Xbox Trace Repair & Modchip - Retro Console Repair

In this video I repair a parts Xbox from eBay with the intention of hard modding it and installing a larger hard drive. I restored an original Xbox about a month prior to this repair and it was my first time experiencing the original Xbox. Growing up everyone I knew had a PlayStation, and not one person in my group of friends owned an Xbox. It was amazing to play some original Xbox titles and see what made the system popular when it was released.

I knew I wanted to mod the system, but I also wanted an unmodified system in my collection. I set about finding a parts unit to repair and buying everything else I needed for the mod. This was probably on the more challenging side for my experience level, but when I'm committed to something, I'm patient and I give it 100%. The first part of the restoration went flawlessly and I even impressed myself with how much my soldering has improved over the past year.

Given the amount of work that needed to be done I decided to pause after completing the mod and will pick up the restoration in an upcoming video by installing a large SATA hard drive. My intention is to put the entire library of Xbox games on the disc and set this system up in my living room where I can play it more regularly. Thats the plan, we'll see how it goes.

Stay tuned for the next part and thank you for watching and all the support.

🎵 Music
Birds - Scandinavianz https://soundcloud.com/scandinavianz
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Affiliated links below to some of the tools I use if you'd like to support the channel:

🖥 Composite and S-Video on my Mac
USB Capture Card: https://amzn.to/2YM4TT7
(Catalina 64-bit drivers can be found on the manufacturer's website)

🎮 Modchip
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Installation Guide: https://bit.ly/30Wg0tu

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🖌 Soldering Essentials
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🔍 Soldering Add-ons
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