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> Tutorial : Hdd Activity Led Internal To 360 Unit, (Info courtesy of Allentron for original SATA pinout.. :) )
RBJTech
post Jan 26 2007, 10:22 PM
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All,

Another tutorial - this time for a HDD Activity LED in your main 360 unit via the existing HDD connector smile.gif

This is an expansion of the 'HDD unit' only Activity LED tutorial posted by Allentron a while back - so many thanks for giving me the info about Pin 11 on the SATA smile.gif

Link below - enjoy ...

http://www.rbjtech.net/xbox/hdd/HDDActivityLEDInternal.htm

Richard (RBJTech..)

PS - For those also waiting, I did the AS5 today so will get the cooling temp info updated soon ... biggrin.gif
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post Jan 26 2007, 11:32 PM
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This is gonna be bad ass!
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post Jan 27 2007, 01:50 AM
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post Jan 27 2007, 09:59 PM
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Wow that is excellent
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post Jan 27 2007, 10:04 PM
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adding to tutorials
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post Jan 28 2007, 12:48 AM
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That's really nice. Also can't wait for the AS 5 data. Did you lap the heat sinks?

Because I just finished mine with AS5 and lapped sinks.
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post Jan 28 2007, 09:13 PM
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if you connected pin 11 to the NC on the plug (with no resistor) - it would be fine cause that is kinda what happens to it when the LED is set for off during activity. 5v comming both ways, causing 0v movement - thus LED is off.

anyways my plan was to do this but mount my LED in my XSATA.
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post Jan 28 2007, 10:22 PM
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QUOTE(Morlok8k @ Jan 28 2007, 08:20 PM) *

if you connected pin 11 to the NC on the plug (with no resistor) - it would be fine cause that is kinda what happens to it when the LED is set for off during activity. 5v comming both ways, causing 0v movement - thus LED is off.

anyways my plan was to do this but mount my LED in my XSATA.


IMO the resistor is VERY important - it's not required in the shown position for people that do the entire mod (ie break the 5v track) - but what would happen if you then took your modded hard drive and plugged it into a standard xbox ? You'd then get unrestricted 5v supply (coming from Pin 14 on the m/b / hdd connector and now going straight into Pin 11 on the SATA drive) being 'shorted' every time you had HDD activity - that's what Pin 11 does as you say. In my book, that is bad, and liable to either blow the 5v regulator on the mobo or blow some of the SATA circuitry due to excess current - the resistor lowers this current to a safe level for both 'modded and unmodded' scenerios, thus that's what I have designed in my tutorial.




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post Jun 26 2008, 06:13 AM
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i don't get it! i just did this mod, pin 9 for power, and 11 for ground and leds are all set up parallel with one 22 ohm resistor(which is connected to powerthe wire coming out of pin 9). it blinked twice when the 360 turned on and now the leds won't blick even if i delete a demo or access any harddrive content, or even if i try to turn on the 360 again!! AM I DOING SOMETHING WRONG?

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post Jan 31 2013, 01:02 AM
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Hi is there a new internal hdd activity led I've seen ones inside the hdd but am wondering of there is one onside the 360
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post Feb 12 2013, 09:38 PM
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anyone still go t this guide or no how to do it
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post Feb 14 2013, 02:52 AM
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=xbox+360+hard+drive+activity+led
3rd link down has pictures
the allentron.tripod link
Was that so hard?
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post Feb 15 2013, 04:58 PM
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QUOTE(lilhaywood @ Feb 14 2013, 02:52 AM) *

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=xbox+360+hard+drive+activity+led
3rd link down has pictures
the allentron.tripod link
Was that so hard?



do you know how to read? this thread the title is "Hdd Activity Led Internal To 360 Unit" that guide you put isnt internal to the 360 ive seen that guide a hundred times so before you get all "intelligent" learn to read
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post Feb 15 2013, 11:44 PM
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http://dwl.xbox-scene.com/tutorial/Xbox_360-HandC-V1_4.pdf

Data sheet page 17 HDD SATA connector. Not 100% on which pins to wire but the pin outs are correct. Pull out a multimeter and take some measurements. I never actually tried an internal activity led on mine so please let me know how it turns out.
Sorry I can't be more help, have a spare may play around with this when I get some free time.
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post Feb 16 2013, 03:48 AM
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QUOTE(DragonSlayer1987 @ Feb 15 2013, 11:44 PM) *

http://dwl.xbox-scene.com/tutorial/Xbox_360-HandC-V1_4.pdf

Data sheet page 17 HDD SATA connector. Not 100% on which pins to wire but the pin outs are correct. Pull out a multimeter and take some measurements. I never actually tried an internal activity led on mine so please let me know how it turns out.
Sorry I can't be more help, have a spare may play around with this when I get some free time.



thanks for the link, unfortunately ive seen this before and i dont have a multimeter to check the point, thats why i was hoping someone still had this guide handy... let me no if you get a chance to try it though ive been trying to get this for a while now last mod for me... i used to have one in the hdd shell but put a custom 1tb hdd in and now the led doesnt blink bright enough
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