A brand-new sealed XBOX, complete with a mailed Xecuter 2 and TUX at the ready Tux finds the barcode window on the XBOX Tux checks the XBOX manufacture date is before August 2002, so it’s a V1.0 Tux opens the xbox from underneath (to keep the seal at the top intact)

Tux makes a note of the way it’s been packaged Out comes the controller, and there’s the SCART connector Tux notices the coiled-up video cable Tux lifts the clear polythene wrapper

Tux removes the polythene wrapper Tux poses on the XBOX’s sticky plastic wrapper Tux bends up one corner at a time, being very careful ...and lifts off the wrapper in one (and keeps it away from the cat)

One more sticky cover on the XBOX power button Tux peers into the V1.0 XBOX This XBOX is fitted with a 8Gb Western Digital hard drive Tux begins to take it all apart...

The main visual difference of this V1.0 XBOX (to the V1.1) is that there is only one horizontal fan. Tux removes the connector off the PSU fan ..then takes off the processor fan connection ..then removes the yellow lead connector...

Tux then wiggles-out the USB board... ...and “hey presto” here’s the motherboard (oh, forgot to mention that the large power connector was difficult to remove without Mrs Tux’s kitchenware) Tux notices that all the solder holes are filled-in on the V1.0 XBOX, so he uses a desolder pump to remove the solder (Mrs Tux helped on this one)

Tux poses showing the de-soldered pads on the XBOX motherboard The alternative point for “D0” (gray wire) is on the underside of the XBOX motherboard