Tag Archives : xbox 360

Microsoft has a strategy to sell their Xbox 360 consoles at throwaway prices and make it up by selling overpriced accessories. I wanted to get a VGA Cable by which I could could connect my Xbox 360 to my monitor (Fights over the TV is quite normal in my place). I looked at the price tag of the Official VGA cable ($40!). At the end of of the its just a cable and it doesn’t deserve $40. So, I got myself [...]

How it works? Primarily, as the heat increases near the CPU, the RPM (Rotations per Minute) of the fans increases. So, lesser the voltage –> slower the fans –> Rapid heat buildup. In this mod, we will make sure that the fan gets 12 V all the time. Materials needed: * Some spare wires * A cutter * Soldering Iron (Optional) Procedure: Assuming you already know to open an Xbox 360, if not one [...]

If you have an old (read ancient) computer, you might be having problems getting the CD/DVD tray out of the drive (It sometimes does, sometimes it doesn’t). This is a very simple fix. 1) Press the eject button repeatedly and somehow eject the tray. 2) You can find this belt wound around this disc like thingy. 3) Use a forceps or some pointy instrument to pull (carefully) out the belt. You’ll [...]