The Black Art of Xbox Mods- P10:This book would not exist without all the incredible amount of diligence by individuals who freely gave their hard-earned knowledge to others. This book is not a unique work by any means, and although everything described herein was performed by me, I do not take credit for figuring out anything on my own. | 256 CHAPTER II Replacing the Xbox Case Installing the Power Supply The next step is to reinstall the Xbox components that you have come to know intimately thus far from previous chapters of this book. Let s start with the power supply which needs to be in place before the motherboard is installed. The power supply is installed on the right inside of the case. There are indentations that keep the power supply up above the liner and tabs on the right edge that the power supply circuit board slides into. Make sure the screw holes line up then replace the screws and tighten them. Figure shows the power supply in the new case. FIGURE Installing the power supply into the new case. Installing the Controller Port Assemblies Next install the controller port assemblies by placing each one in the port openings inside the front panel of the case and push down. Replace the two screws to hold down each assembly as shown in Figure . Installing the Motherboard The motherboard comes next see Figure . You install the motherboard with the rear side first positioning the LAN video and power ports in their respective openings in the back of the case and then gently lower the front side of the motherboard down into the case lining up the screw holes. Install the screws and tighten them to keep the motherboard firmly in place. Aftermarket Cases 2 57 FIGURE Installing the controller port assemblies. FIGURE 1 Installing the motherboard into the new case. 258 CHAPTER I I Replacing the Xbox Case Installing the Remaining Components You are now ready to install the drives which should be intimately familiar to you at this point if you have read the previous chapters followed by the case cover. The new case cover fits snugly so you will want to make sure the drives are screwed in firmly so the case will fit properly. The final result is shown in Figure don t know about you but I think it looks spectacular E . The new Xbox looks terrific with the case .
