Controlling the noise and temperature of your Xbox (v0.1)
Tutorial
written
by : Jukka
This
tutorial
shows
you how
to install
a potentiometer
(an adjustable
resistor)
and a
thermometer
in your
Xbox.
When I
first
got my
new console
I was
really
shocked
of the
noise
that Xbox
was making.
Most of
this sound
comes
from the
fan (Xbox
v. 1.1
only has
one).
What
you need:
1.
A potentiometer
-linear
-should
handle
at least
4 W
(so
that
it doesn’t
overheat)
-100
or 200
ohms
should
be enough
2.
A thermometer
-with
a wire
sensor
you
can
put
inside
you
Xbox
3.
Misc.
stuff
-soldering
iron
and
some
solder
(optional)
-some
wire
-tape
-some
tool
to strip
the
end
of wires
Now
you need
to open
up your
Xbox.
You can
find a
good tutorial
at http://www.xbox-scene.com.
Once opened,
plug out
the wire
that goes
to the
fan. It
shouldn’t
be too
tight.
Cut the
red wire
and strip
the wire
ends.
Using
additional
wire,
connect
the potentiometer
between
the red
wire.
Use the
potentiometers
middle
connector
and one
of the
others.
It doesn’t
matter.
Remember
to make
the connection
long enough
so you
can place
the potentiometer
freely.
If you
like,
you can
make a
neat hole
and plug
it in
the chassis
itself.
I just
made the
wires
go through
a hole
at the
back of
the Xbox.
Tape up
all the
connections
so that
they don’t
short
circuit.
I used
hot glue
to make
the wires
stay in
place.
Now
that we
have the
potentiometer
installed
we can
go on
installing
the thermometer.
In
the above
picture
you can
see that
the censor
wire goes
over the
fan, glued
to the
side of
the DVD-chassis
and finally
glued
to the
little
plastic
thingy
that holds
the CPU
cooler
in place.
Once
I got
everything
connected
and working,
I was
able to
test my
new controllable
Xbox :)
When the
fan was
set at
full speed
the gaming
temperature
was about
36 degrees
celcius
and the
noise
of course
was still
terrible.
When I
used the
potentiometer
to slow
the fan
my Xbox
became
amazingly
quiet!
And what
is best
is that
the temp
didn’t
even go
to 42
degrees!
Now I
can watch
movies
with my
setup
and don’t
have to
listen
to the
god awful
fan.
Tutorial
written
by : Jukka
