How To Mod an Original Xbox 1.0 - 1.4 - Aladdin XT Modchip plus Cerbios Install Tutorial 

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OMG. This is probably the best explained tutorial of... well anything! 1. Great lighting and camera angles to see exactly what you're doing. 2. Explanations of every step instead of "do this just because". 3. No BS and longwinded talking about things not relevant to the video. Loved it!

As a member of the OLD xbox-scene which well now i gotta relearn some new tricks thanks to Cerbios.. Wanted to thank you for making a really killer video on this. Incredibly well done video and teaching an old dog some new tricks with specifics to xbmc4gamers.

This is the most comprehensive tutorial on this subject, that I have found. Thanks for your in depth explanation of the process.

Gotta agree with all comments here. This is short, sweet and to the point. Perfect vid for someone like myself who's trying to mod an Xbox years after my last mod. Learnt all I had to in 20 mins of video. Thanks!

The exact steps I was missing. Putting things on the C drive. I already soldered in my openxenium and flashed it but, was getting nowhere with the rest. Thank you so much for this video!

I'm flashed this modchip in XBlast OS using HDD flash and ignoring information "unknown chip". Flashed and working perfect.

This is great I am currently looking on marketplace to see if I can pick me up a cheap OG Xbox to mod…such a great console!

Thank you so much for this awesome tutorial! My xbox is now modchipped thanks to you :D

Thanks for such detailed tutorial! I could revive my dead OG Xbox. Unfortunately it got a DVD Drive failure, so the only way to do something was to buying and soldering a modchip, buying a universal programmer and flashing a Cerbios with DVD mode disabled (2- Modern). That way finally I got it working like a charm.

I just watched it because it was so well done! Thanks for sharing.

everything work just as you explained it, I followed ur instructions to a T and it turned out great thanks brother!!!!

OMW! I'm so glad I found your channel. I'm more a retro gamer... Like you and viewing your uploads I'm glad to see there's another brilliant like mind out there. 🧠 Owning a electronics repair shop I have a bunch of OG Xboxes laying around so I'll use your Amazon link to order my Aladdin chips please just keep this awesome content coming. Know it's much appreciated! 😇

If we only had an Xbox!😂 Great video and tutorial! 10/10 👌

I bridge my TSOP points on the 1.0 - 1.4 motherboards, install pin headers, temporarily install an Aladdin modchip, flash the BIOS through the modchip with a TSOP BIOS, then pull the modchip. I find it faster than softmodding the XBOX first.

I had an og xbox modded with a 500gb hdd! I should of never sold it! These definitely make killer entertainment systems!

this is the best tutorial hands down

Does anyone know if this mod gets around the Startech IDE to SATA adapter compatability issue with the Samsung model DVD drives?

Hi! The files that you need to download for your X-Box like the artwork, can you just download those and install it offline instead of re-downloading these things every time you need to reformat your console?

Thanks brother just ordered everything I’ll let you know how it goes

On my Xbox all holes on the debug port are open, can I leave all the pins on the pin header then or should I however remove the one you have shown in your video? Thank you for the great video.

Any idea why my C drive would be empty after formatting it for Cerbios? I'm not seeing the bios files that showed up on yours

Does hard modding require a softmod? I would like to try this because my optical drive is having issues.

Hell yeah brotha great vid! Cerbios is where it's at. They just added 1.6 support as well, been helping test with a 128mb upgraded 1.6 that I put together the other day. Cerbios is king! 👍 I did a vid on upgrading those shitty non flashable aladdins to Xblast Os aladdins with a 512kb and a 256kb bank, it's the same process but you also need to flash the cpld. I'd highly recommend it as it makes flashing a new bios way easier down the line. Cerbios is updating constantly so having to pull it the flash memory every couple of months. it's slightly more work and an extra buck or two for the 1mb flash memory but I think it's worth it.

I got this weird issue with Artwork installer ... for some reason the Download button stays green and I can keep installing it over and over. When it's done instaling, it doesn't seem to do anything and no artwork is loaded ... when I restart my Xbox, Artwork installer seemingly seems to be not even installed yet, anyone know what's going on? I believe my mod chip is a bit of an older one tho ... perhaps that is the problem? But then, I had no problem running Hexen disc and installing xbmc4gamers.

Just finished installed the aladdin. So with the new hard drive it only flashes green and red with the new hdd. Boots fine with stock xbox hdd woth the exception that it skips the Xbox boot animation. I flashed using a programmer. Could it be a bad chip or flash?

Can you flash Cerbios with the TSOP method and just overwrite the xbox stock bios ?

If you’re using a solderless adapter that has ground d0, would that pass through the header on the Aladdin or would I need to connect directly to the chip?

Had some problems with the mod ... turned out I was using and old EvoX bios, the old ide cable with a 2tb sata drive ... finally fixed it tho. now trying my second mod, but have some different issues. The chip installed just fine, the Evox logo shows up on startup ... but does not work with any other hdd other than the stock one. Also only still reads original discs, not burned discs ... it just shows up as Unknown in Unleash X (original hdd has softmod).

Having a weird issue when I go to the downloader in the Xbox settings menu. It doesn’t load or start and downloads to update it.

So I have to program the chips myself? I almost bought one of these chips.

hi i you a link to the Cerbios v2.1.0 download please as the one ive tried have been taken down

Why do people remove the rubber feet from under the xbox? I'm curious cause I've always just peeled them back just to get the screw out and placed them back over the screw hole. I'm assuming because it's not always a clean peel. But I like to keep those rubber feet hahaha!

Yeah the Best Mode Video thx 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Is it possible to change og Xbox hardmod into softmod ? So we can use the chip to repair other broken/error code xbox

Why do we need a new optical power and ide cable?

can i flash aladdin xt chip without programmer? direct on console? i have 1.6

Don’t have an Xbox, but the way you described everything was perfect. not super rushed either Subbed !

You said at the end, what console you want to be modded next. I want you to show us Playstation 2 & 3 and X-Box 360 with 16TB.

How much heat can be used so that way im careful I don’t burn the motherboard

Howcto change bootanimation and remove ceebios logo on startup

i got a oler vercion of alladin mod chip is a way to mod like usb or other way thanks so much

I would first use distilled white vinager to stop the capacitor juice and then clean with ipa

Is there any preparation to the xbox software before hand or just follow this in it's stock state without any softmod for hand?

Great video. Question 🙋🏽‍♂️ where’d you get the dash from? Could I extract it from a soft modded xbox by ftp then load it strait to the new hard mod hd? Question #2 why would you hard mod then put xbmx4gamers when you could do that with a soft mod? I was hoping you show us how to install coinopps or something diff than a soft mod.

When I go to the Cerbios github, the downloads there don't include a .bin file... otherwise great video

awesome tutorial, question, what is the extension of the games that you need to have if not on a .iso? Thanks

Great tutorial, straightforward and detailed! Question: what if I only install the modchip without upgrading my hdd? I leave the original hdd as is. What advantages or any extra features will I get?

Amazing tutorial. 🎉 You deserve a medal 🏅 With the mini pro, do you need an adapter to read and write the SST chip?

Awesome video!!! Can I use the XGecu T48 [TL866-3G] Programmer TL866CS TL866II Replacement Support 31000+ ICS for EPROM/MCU/SPI/Nor/NAND Flash/EMMC instead of the 34000+ you suggest? Thanks!

hello friend, which camera do you use to record your videos i really liked the video i also have several tutorials of the original xbox

Quick question though, can this modchip make the Xbox work without a CD drive?

What about 1.5 revision?

I’ve heard it’s not wise to remove the original thermal compound, as it’s not an ordinary paste.

I ripped the DO pad off with ease, is the board toast or could I still softmod it?

80 wire IDE cable and SSD do not increase speed in a soft modded Xbox with a hard drive formatted to FAT32. Which has about 15mbps read speed on average. You need a drive formatted to nxFAT or NTFS to achive max drive speeds. People use to upgrade the Xbox original hard drive with a faster one and 80 wire IDE, but they had the original Xbox formatted drives, and not a modded drive.

Great video. I purchased everything and tried as you stated but all I got was a green and red flashing light. Is there a setup in the program other than changing the chip model number?

Is the D0 soldering point on the top and bottom of the chip or should be soldering on the top of the chip/board only?

Pro TIp. Turn the XBOX on for 10 minutes and then take off the GPU Heat sync. Then use WD-40 to get the residue off.

Now what would be the chances of you selling a fully modified Xbox?

The GPU adhesive will soften up with a hairdryer just enough. And WD40 is the best way to get rid of that glue thingy. ;) Also, which is the best bios to use for a bigger, at least 3TB hdd with? This, or evoX, in your newer video?

totally easy 😀

Please refresh bios links

is this process the same for a 1.6 xbox ?

감사합니다.

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Next, upgrade the ram to 128mb!

just have a couple things i want to comment on. if you like me like replaceing the clock capacitor tge original clock capacitor is a Super Capacitor. Idk how exactly it differs internally from a normal electrolitic capacitor but i don't think it's the same thing. the oem super caps Microsoft used are 2.5V not 2.7 but 2.7 is far easier to find these days and they work fine as a replacement for 2.5V. 1Farad is the oem capacitance but you can increase the Capacitance in theory keeping the time after unplugged longer than the original 1F in fact I fit 15F super capacitors in giving it in theory 15 times longer before the xbox can't keep its time after unplugged. Secondly their is or has been a lot of debate if the og xbox should be replace the thermal compound or not, in my opinion i don't think they need it, it's just nice if you can BUT, if you attempt to replace the compound you need to have caution because if you apply to much force the CPU and especially GPU can detach from the board and i hear it's near imposable to lign up the CPU or GPU and reflow the solder correctly. So basically if you pull to hard the board is bricked and practically unfixable. In regards to the thermal paste from personal experience and conversations with someone with much more experience than I have. The Thermal Compound Microsoft used isn't thermal paste and maybe not even a pad, whatever they used is soft enough to have spread when the heatsink was put on the FIRST time but is and probably never was a paste. The thermal compound does appear to be different for Version 1.0-1.1 so that may not aply but as you can see in this video the Thermal compound judging from it's near perfect square shape and how it covers far more area than the actual component it is not a Paste but a Thermal Pad or something like it. What they used performs optimally ,at least enough to keep the CPU and GPU from getting to hot, to this day. So if you don't feel comfortable taking off the Heatsinks I personally feel you then shouldn't try replacing the original thermal compound. If you ,like myself, do repasted your OG Xboxes be aware that the thermal paste YOU use will most likely have a expect performance lifespan of 5 or so years so i advise you change the New thermal past in 4 years or less. Unless you have a reliable way to compare how the paste performs in 4 years and it performs almost as well as the day it was applied. BTW you should not use a Thermal Pad because to my knowledge they don't thin down much so it would probably perform worse than the original Thermal compound does. Generaly speaking the thicker the layer of Thermal compound after applied and pressed the worse it performs at keeping the CPU/GPU cool. None of this is ment to come across as an attack to Mad Mod Labs, I think this is a great channel i simply am responding to some bits of the information in this Video. And Thank you to the Mad Mod Labs for the video it's been entertaining to watch and has useful information to use. Sorry for any typos or Grammar isues i have probably made.

fair rad?

Use an OpenXenium, they don't need to be flashed externally at all

Literally just bought a launch console with the duke for $50 lol

"Careful not to lift up this trace" Sounds like someone's had past experiences or knows someone who has. I did that, with my first ever mod, used far to thin a wire just cos it was all I had, & it worked just fine for about 6 months before the wire snapped, & then the resolder, well that didn't go so well, pad came away, the trace is ever so slightly lifted, & I just stopped there before it got entirely destroyed. Christ, that was almost 2 years ago now.

That's not thermal paste, it hasn't "hardened", and it does not need to be replaced. It is a PCM (phase change material) which is dry when cool and soft when warm. It can last for many decades because it's not thermal paste and has completely different properties. Also, Arctic Silver 5 is an ancient formula at this point and far from the best.

This is not the best or ultimate 😂😂😂 my 4gb build is way better

Meh. I'm cool with simply changing my game discs like we've always did .....

I just purchased one already modded how can I add games to it

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