ok...this is my first tutorial and you will have to pardon the craptastic picture, but in the end, i think this is a pretty sweet mod.
oh and by the way this mod worked for me. if it doesnt work for you and you botch your box, it is not my problem and you might want to not botch your box next time.

this mod allows you to have rca jacks on the back of your box, for composite video and left and right stereo. i am working on adding svideo out.

my box is a:
v1.5
40gb 7200rpm maxtor
tsop flashed baby
and no more a/v cable!

to start open your box and remove all components (i.e. hd and dvd drive, as well as cables and anything attached to the motherboard)

it should look like this



next remove the board from the box and place it on an est bag. flip it over and you will notice the bottom side of the a/v connector to which you will be soldering



here is the pinout and wiring diagram for the A/V connector. the color coded lines indicate where you need to solder. the right audio channel attaches to pins 1 and 2, the left channel are pins 14 and 15, the video jumper are pins 7 and 17, and the NTSC video is pins 23 and 24. make sure you have the wires connected correctly and there are no jumps because will probably short the board when you turn it on.



once you have your wires all soldered on, fish them through to the topside of the mobo. like this! YAY! learning is fun!



now flip the board over and solder on your rca female phono jacks, LIKE THIS!



at this point i put my box back together and remounted everything with all the screws and powered on the box, now this part is what is going to determine whether or not you screwed up, so cross your fingers. if all goes well continue on, otherwise you might want to figure out where the short is and try again, and again it is not my problem and you do this at your own risk.

next, remove everything, including mobo from the box and map out where you are going to mount your rca jacks. use a drill or a knife to make the holes to mount the jacks. mine looks like this.



finally put everything back in the box, screw it all down, and bam....you are done. this is what mine looks like, feel free to comment and ask questions.

Nice.. write a full tutorial on the s-video once you figure it out

whats the point of this? i dont get it, what does this allow you to do

nice tut! i rekon youve dun a good job there, an i may well do this mod!!!
PIN!

Great job man, thanks for posting this, quick question though; what does the video jumper do? I'm assuming that this is the jumper that determines that an A/V cable is attached to the box (Box usually flashes when no A/V attached), is this correct? Also, after doing this mod, I’m assuming that you are still able to use the MS cable just as before?

yeah the jumper tells the box that the there is an a/v cable attached.....i will post about how to connect the svideo connector when mine comes in the mail......oh...to XxmutinyxX yah umm..the point of this is to never have to worry about having your ms a/v cable anymore, but mainly.......the point of this tutorial is to mod your box in a way that ms doesnt want you to. plus it saves you about 10 bucks, and once i finish the svideo it will eliminate the need for the "advanced" a/v cable.......saving you another 20 duckets.

QUOTE (XCopy @ Jan 17 2004, 11:59 PM)

this mod allows you to have rca jacks on the back of your box, for composite video and left and right stereo. i am working on adding svideo out.

You said "composite video". I only see the typical yellow video. Not the composite, Red, Green and Blue.

th3gh05t, the yellow one IS composite. you're thinking of another type of connector, though i can't remember the name atm...

*EDIT*
it's rgb video (hence the red, green, and blue connectors)

This is the w00test thing ive ever seen in my life. Now construct a tut!

i wouldnt do this tut, because i used HDTV and not the regular av pack, sure you could rig up an easy switch to ground out the different pins, to switch between component and regular composite, hmmm... i think ill do that this weekend, cheers to the idea!

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th3gh05t, the yellow one IS composite. you're thinking of another type of connector, though i can't remember the name atm... *EDIT* it's rgb video (hence the red, green, and blue connectors)

Also known as component video, which is likely the term you were thinking of, th3gh05t.

XCopy, that's awesome!

Good job

Excellent idea I may have to try that myself - keep us posted with the s-video also

Good stuff

I have to do this. But I don't think It will save me 10 bucks cuz I'll want to see if thouse expenseve video cables would make a difference in pic quality.

Only one comment:
That is sick man, might or might not do it. I'm not that good with soldering.

Only one question:
What the hell is that in your sig?

this brings up something ive been wanting to do for a while now...
could you simply connect the jumpers perminently so then you can run the box with no a/v cable in, this would be usefull for me as my xbox is a long way from my computer and when wanting to transfer stuff between them i need to move it and bring the a/v cable with me which is a pain in the ass
i may do this whole mod, i will wait till the s-video one is done, then do that at the same time, so i can see if both mods will fit in my box...its getting pretty full now, i may have to do USB ports in my controller instead so i can fit this in the back.

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the NTSC video is pins 23 and 24

whats the PAL ones?

QUOTE (ProSam @ Jan 18 2004, 08:53 AM)

Only one comment: That is sick man, might or might not do it. I'm not that good with soldering. Only one question: What the hell is that in your sig?

my guess would be doom 3 alpha

o and btw xcopy, what kinda heatsink u got on ur gpu? or is that what they look like stock without fans on em?

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o and btw xcopy, what kinda heatsink u got on ur gpu? or is that what they look like stock without fans on em?

yeh they all look like that these days...fan ones are better
why?...i dunno, cos i got one lol

http://mypage.bluewin.ch/cqd/pinout/

use that and it will help you with any output you need/want and hopefully save you some cash on cables

Good job!
No more m$ cables.....

thanks for the great posts, yah i am working on that svideo....as well as possible bnc because my sony trinitron monitor has 5 bnc connections.....mabye i could get some serious high def output....

ohh...yeah my sig is a screenshot i took on my comp while playing the doom3 beta CRAZY CRAP!

umm...deviation56 yah it is the stock gpu heatsink that comes with a 1.5 although i am planning on adding a bit more coolling for it

QUOTE (XCopy @ Jan 18 2004, 05:12 PM)

umm...deviation56 yah it is the stock gpu heatsink that comes with a 1.5 although i am planning on adding a bit more coolling for it

yah... i've just never seen pics of an xbox without a fan on that heatsink... lol... anyway is that doom3 in ur sig?

QUOTE (nobodyimportant @ Jan 18 2004, 07:26 AM)

QUOTE th3gh05t, the yellow one IS composite. you're thinking of another type of connector, though i can't remember the name atm... *EDIT* it's rgb video (hence the red, green, and blue connectors) Also known as component video, which is likely the term you were thinking of, th3gh05t.

Thats what is was. Sorry for the mistake.

rekphour i dont think i agree with the link you posted......i used a continuity tester and found that my pinout matched the one i posted is what i found to be correct.

2 4 6 8 10 12

1 3 5 7 9 11

14 16 18 20 22 24

13 15 17 19 21 23

I dont mean to be a nag but this really belongs in the A/V forum...

not to mention if you've ever ventured over there this has got NOTHING on the case mod by spillage...

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?act...T&f=60&t=117473

what about optical or coaxial audio?

thats the reason i would need an advanced av pack

nice mod by the way

Wow now that's a spiffy mod, i might have to do this one

eh i might add digital out.....the way i see it....until i get a surround system that can handle digital out i am going to stick with good 'ol analog rca's. as far as spillage's mod goes it is very very very bad ass....although i am a little skepticle about some of the outputs unless he has one hell of a circuit inside. my main goal now is making a circuit for vga. cause i dont want to buy a x2vga....i will keep everyone posted

QUOTE

this brings up something ive been wanting to do for a while now... could you simply connect the jumpers perminently so then you can run the box with no a/v cable in, this would be usefull for me as my xbox is a long way from my computer and when wanting to transfer stuff between them i need to move it and bring the a/v cable with me which is a pain in the ass i may do this whole mod, i will wait till the s-video one is done, then do that at the same time, so i can see if both mods will fit in my box...its getting pretty full now, i may have to do USB ports in my controller instead so i can fit this in the back.

Just to let you know that Xecuter bios's have let you use your xbox without an a/v cable for ages now. the light still flashes green/orange, but it works fine....

well, I would really love to know how to hook up optical audio, thats the only thing I need to know.

id greatly appreciate some advice on where to start for it

aight you can get spdif from pin 3 and a ground source like pin 8 but that should work for you

http://www.wieson.com.tw/cgi-bin/productfn...SerialNum=64,68

a connector like that would work right? and i just solder that to the points?

humm...not to sure...i know for a fact though that the rca type spdif connector will work....hope that helps

you mean the digital coaxial connection? the one thats like an RCA connector?

it doesnt really matter....whether it is rca or the coaxial.....the optical should work as well...but i think you need a seperate power source.

QUOTE (blackout_19 @ Jan 18 2004, 05:48 PM)

QUOTE this brings up something ive been wanting to do for a while now... could you simply connect the jumpers perminently so then you can run the box with no a/v cable in, this would be usefull for me as my xbox is a long way from my computer and when wanting to transfer stuff between them i need to move it and bring the a/v cable with me which is a pain in the ass i may do this whole mod, i will wait till the s-video one is done, then do that at the same time, so i can see if both mods will fit in my box...its getting pretty full now, i may have to do USB ports in my controller instead so i can fit this in the back. Just to let you know that Xecuter bios's have let you use your xbox without an a/v cable for ages now. the light still flashes green/orange, but it works fine....

omg!
damn i feel stupid
thanks anyway

hey if u guys r still looking to put digital coax or optical here are some links to tut:
digital coax
optical (toslink)

here is for the s-video:
s-video

Nice

can u pulg ur shit into HDTV or projectors?

quick question - i'm going to attempt this mod soon, but i can't find an s-video header. anyone know where i could pick one up at?

radio shack, or jaycar if you are in Australia or New Zealand