Gebby's Slim Xbox Laptop
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Been doing some work on my case and experimented with the PSU some. I figured out you can run the xbox without 3.3v.
So you only need 5 wires to the xbox: 5v standby, 5v switched, 12v switched, ground, and powerON
Meaning you can theoretically run it off of a 360 slim PSU with a few transistors and a 12v to 5v step down regulator.
Awesome.
So you only need 5 wires to the xbox: 5v standby, 5v switched, 12v switched, ground, and powerON
Meaning you can theoretically run it off of a 360 slim PSU with a few transistors and a 12v to 5v step down regulator.
Awesome.
Hermaphroditus
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I'm with Tim and just read that.
Doesn't need -12. And he can't measure the draw because his multimeter is flax.
Doesn't need -12. And he can't measure the draw because his multimeter is flax.
Got some TI Samples ordered to play around with, and throwing a couple of links at myself so I can remember
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Microsoft-Xbox- ... 1242137911
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 0U00925215
The goal here is to make it so I don't need an especially fancy external supply to run it. If it can run off of a stock 360S psu, I think that would be sexy as Heck, so that's what I'm going for.
While we're here,
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4x-TRANSISTOR-2 ... 1884695%26
I thinking these should work for turning power on, but I don't know enough about transistors to be sure.
I have to use a 3.3V signal to switch on a 5v 3.6A line and a 12V 0.8A line. Should one of these on each line work, or am I stupid?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Microsoft-Xbox- ... 1242137911
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 0U00925215
The goal here is to make it so I don't need an especially fancy external supply to run it. If it can run off of a stock 360S psu, I think that would be sexy as Heck, so that's what I'm going for.
While we're here,
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4x-TRANSISTOR-2 ... 1884695%26
I thinking these should work for turning power on, but I don't know enough about transistors to be sure.
I have to use a 3.3V signal to switch on a 5v 3.6A line and a 12V 0.8A line. Should one of these on each line work, or am I stupid?
Hermaphroditus
Well-Known Member
Go with a power MOSFET. They're prettier.
Hermaphroditus
Well-Known Member
If you wanna go that route use vacuum tubes.
In yet another "I ordered parts and that's totally progress!" Update...
I ordered headers and flax so that I can have a sexy inside...
I also just noticed that I completely forgot to order like 6 other things from mouser that I needed as well... damnit. I'll make do without or wait until I feel like paying for shipping again, I suppose...
In the meantime, I can't quite figure out how I'm going to fit everything. The hard drive is just painfully big and I refuse to do a softmod or install a chip... this time around, anyway...
I ordered headers and flax so that I can have a sexy inside...
I also just noticed that I completely forgot to order like 6 other things from mouser that I needed as well... damnit. I'll make do without or wait until I feel like paying for shipping again, I suppose...
In the meantime, I can't quite figure out how I'm going to fit everything. The hard drive is just painfully big and I refuse to do a softmod or install a chip... this time around, anyway...
I think that I suggested this on the other forum once upon a time, but have you considered extracting the EEPROM from your box and just locking a laptop HDD with stock everything and the EEPROM from your motherboard?
I remember that this project was to try to keep it as stock as possible, and in that spirit I am not suggesting a softmod or hard mod, but a new "stock" hard drive that would be physically smaller.
It is possible to extract the EEPROM without modding it as well....
I remember that this project was to try to keep it as stock as possible, and in that spirit I am not suggesting a softmod or hard mod, but a new "stock" hard drive that would be physically smaller.
It is possible to extract the EEPROM without modding it as well....
FALSE ALARM! Just leaving notes for myself. 
http://www.mouser.com/Wire-Cable/FFC-FP ... =Default|0
As far as putting a new drive in, I just flat out refuse. I'm not going to try to find loopholes, especially when they are as stupid and expensive as that would be.
I can still make this work, it's just going to be a challenge... Oh no, not a challenge in fitting everything...
In other news, I got the 360S PSU in, and I've done a little more research into how I'm going to wire up power. I've done the easiest part of it all: Figuring out what resistors to use with my regulator... Now I need to figure out what transistors to put where to make it all turn on right. I get bonus points if I can make the light on the PSU behave like it would for a 360.
However, my weekend is over and I have a few other projects to be working on, so no telling when the next update will be.
http://www.mouser.com/Wire-Cable/FFC-FP ... =Default|0
As far as putting a new drive in, I just flat out refuse. I'm not going to try to find loopholes, especially when they are as stupid and expensive as that would be.
I can still make this work, it's just going to be a challenge... Oh no, not a challenge in fitting everything...
In other news, I got the 360S PSU in, and I've done a little more research into how I'm going to wire up power. I've done the easiest part of it all: Figuring out what resistors to use with my regulator... Now I need to figure out what transistors to put where to make it all turn on right. I get bonus points if I can make the light on the PSU behave like it would for a 360.
However, my weekend is over and I have a few other projects to be working on, so no telling when the next update will be.
