Comments on: Use Any DVD-ROM With a Modded Xbox http://www.command-tab.com/2005/04/12/dvd-rom-modded-xbox/ Technology and Mac geekery. One part exuberance, two parts obsession. Sat, 06 Nov 2010 02:41:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: infringster http://www.command-tab.com/2005/04/12/dvd-rom-modded-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-135595 infringster Fri, 09 May 2008 23:01:21 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/index.php/use-any-dvd-rom-with-a-modded-xbox/#comment-135595 by the way i have a xbox 1.1 evox dash m8 bios. by the way i have a xbox 1.1 evox dash m8 bios.

]]> By: infringster http://www.command-tab.com/2005/04/12/dvd-rom-modded-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-135594 infringster Fri, 09 May 2008 23:00:13 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/index.php/use-any-dvd-rom-with-a-modded-xbox/#comment-135594 i recently installed a dvd drive in my xbox and i cant use any filemangers to transfer any file's.the disc just shows up empty on the filemangers but works with every thing else is this normal if you have a solution email me at infringster00@hotmail.co.uk i recently installed a dvd drive in my xbox and i cant use any filemangers to transfer any file’s.the disc just shows up empty on the filemangers but works with every thing else is this normal if you have a solution email me at infringster00@hotmail.co.uk

]]> By: Tim http://www.command-tab.com/2005/04/12/dvd-rom-modded-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-135547 Tim Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:50:44 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/index.php/use-any-dvd-rom-with-a-modded-xbox/#comment-135547 Hi i ma interested in putting a slot-loading drive into my xbox, your tutorial about is very helpfull, however i am just wondering if a slot loading drive would have a "tray in/out" signal or something like it? any help would be well appreciated.... Hi i ma interested in putting a slot-loading drive into my xbox, your tutorial about is very helpfull, however i am just wondering if a slot loading drive would have a “tray in/out” signal or something like it? any help would be well appreciated….

]]> By: Collin http://www.command-tab.com/2005/04/12/dvd-rom-modded-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-135542 Collin Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:00:31 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/index.php/use-any-dvd-rom-with-a-modded-xbox/#comment-135542 Cool idea! Making such a board would be a clever project :-) Let me know if you need any info -- I have a 1.0 Xbox apart in my basement that I can test on. Cool idea! Making such a board would be a clever project :-) Let me know if you need any info — I have a 1.0 Xbox apart in my basement that I can test on.

]]> By: Roland http://www.command-tab.com/2005/04/12/dvd-rom-modded-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-135541 Roland Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:24:54 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/index.php/use-any-dvd-rom-with-a-modded-xbox/#comment-135541 I know this is an old subject and may be dead, though I'm not alone (Ben) in posting nearly 2 years after the last post of the author, but hey, gotta keep good things alive. Anyway, I am in the process of adapting a PC DVD-ROM for use in an XBOX but unfortunately the drive spins down after a while and I'm having difficulty in finding the "Disc In/Ready" signal. I'm thinking that it might be possible to make a device (PIC) that I could attach to the the IDE bus. Then it might be possible to send the command to query the DVD-ROM registers for Drawer In/Out, Disc In/Out and Disc Ready. Hopefully it would also be possible to send the command to eject the drawer down the IDE bus. There may even be the possibility of sending a command to change the power management setting to prevent the disc from spinning down. If the above is all possible then I might be able to design a circuit and code that would make it possible to replace the XBOX DVD drive with any IDE DVD drive without the need to open the new drive and find the signal points and hard-wire it to the XBOX. By the way, I am quite into electronics and programming and am currently doing a degree in robotics, so I have a fair understanding about what I'm suggesting before you ask. Any comments, suggestions and advice is very welcome. I will post back with my progress as the project progresses. I know this is an old subject and may be dead, though I’m not alone (Ben) in posting nearly 2 years after the last post of the author, but hey, gotta keep good things alive.

Anyway, I am in the process of adapting a PC DVD-ROM for use in an XBOX but unfortunately the drive spins down after a while and I’m having difficulty in finding the “Disc In/Ready” signal.

I’m thinking that it might be possible to make a device (PIC) that I could attach to the the IDE bus.
Then it might be possible to send the command to query the DVD-ROM registers for Drawer In/Out, Disc In/Out and Disc Ready.

Hopefully it would also be possible to send the command to eject the drawer down the IDE bus.
There may even be the possibility of sending a command to change the power management setting to prevent the disc from spinning down.

If the above is all possible then I might be able to design a circuit and code that would make it possible to replace the XBOX DVD drive with any IDE DVD drive without the need to open the new drive and find the signal points and hard-wire it to the XBOX.

By the way, I am quite into electronics and programming and am currently doing a degree in robotics, so I have a fair understanding about what I’m suggesting before you ask.

Any comments, suggestions and advice is very welcome.
I will post back with my progress as the project progresses.

]]> By: Ben http://www.command-tab.com/2005/04/12/dvd-rom-modded-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-134765 Ben Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:24:11 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/index.php/use-any-dvd-rom-with-a-modded-xbox/#comment-134765 If the xbox dvd drives are like ps2 drives, then the laser comes closer to the center of the disc because of an added track that detects genuinity, which would explain why retail games wouldnt run on pc drives. which im sure is why theyre not live compatible either, cuz it checks too. If the xbox dvd drives are like ps2 drives, then the laser comes closer to the center of the disc because of an added track that detects genuinity, which would explain why retail games wouldnt run on pc drives. which im sure is why theyre not live compatible either, cuz it checks too.

]]> By: Collin http://www.command-tab.com/2005/04/12/dvd-rom-modded-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-13930 Collin Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:43:24 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/index.php/use-any-dvd-rom-with-a-modded-xbox/#comment-13930 The process should be similar. You could solder wires to the (accessible) back of the Xbox eject button, then run those to the button on the front of the PC DVD-ROM drive. It would make a great little mini-itx case. The process should be similar. You could solder wires to the (accessible) back of the Xbox eject button, then run those to the button on the front of the PC DVD-ROM drive. It would make a great little mini-itx case.

]]> By: jack http://www.command-tab.com/2005/04/12/dvd-rom-modded-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-13929 jack Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:39:49 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/index.php/use-any-dvd-rom-with-a-modded-xbox/#comment-13929 this process would also work if i were to use the xbox case as a pc, right? i mean, i want the eject button to eject the dvd burner i would put in. of course there would be a whole different motherboard in it. i don't want to use this as an xbox, just the case to hold the pc in. but it should work the same, right? this process would also work if i were to use the xbox case as a pc, right? i mean, i want the eject button to eject the dvd burner i would put in. of course there would be a whole different motherboard in it. i don’t want to use this as an xbox, just the case to hold the pc in. but it should work the same, right?

]]> By: Collin http://www.command-tab.com/2005/04/12/dvd-rom-modded-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-10011 Collin Wed, 01 Feb 2006 01:32:43 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/index.php/use-any-dvd-rom-with-a-modded-xbox/#comment-10011 The spindown, I imagine, is the time between the last bit of activity and when the motor stops spinning the CD when it goes idle. Bascially, the drive is saving energy and cutting down on wear-and-tear by slowing or stopping the spin since it hasn't been accessed in a given period of time. As far as I know, all drives have it. I've never used a CD or DVD drive for a while that didn't slow or stop after a period of inactivity. As for the combo drive, I bet it would work. Essentially, it just has to be able to read DVDs. Any other features would go unused. The spindown, I imagine, is the time between the last bit of activity and when the motor stops spinning the CD when it goes idle. Bascially, the drive is saving energy and cutting down on wear-and-tear by slowing or stopping the spin since it hasn’t been accessed in a given period of time. As far as I know, all drives have it. I’ve never used a CD or DVD drive for a while that didn’t slow or stop after a period of inactivity.

As for the combo drive, I bet it would work. Essentially, it just has to be able to read DVDs. Any other features would go unused.

]]> By: Saulo Gonzaga http://www.command-tab.com/2005/04/12/dvd-rom-modded-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-9995 Saulo Gonzaga Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:03:52 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/index.php/use-any-dvd-rom-with-a-modded-xbox/#comment-9995 What is the SPINDOWN af a DVD drive? How can I know if a drive have this feature or not? Can I use a COMBO DVD/CD-RW instead a DVD drive? (since is very difficult to find a DVD-ROM where I live) Thanks for the attention. What is the SPINDOWN af a DVD drive? How can I know if a drive have this feature or not? Can I use a COMBO DVD/CD-RW instead a DVD drive? (since is very difficult to find a DVD-ROM where I live)
Thanks for the attention.

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