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145 tutorialsXboxXbox:Controller RepairThis page is a work in progress. Please help fill out incomplete sections! Both versions of the original Xbox controller are relativel…Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:DashboardListed below is the latest official versions of each dashboard and how to check the what version of each dashboard you are on. You can…Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:Dashboard InstallationThere are a variety of dashboards available for original Xboxes. If your console is not already modded, head to our Getting Started gu…Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:Dashboards OverviewA menu system application for the Microsoft Xbox is known as a dashboard (or "dash", for short). Such programs are normally installed …Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:DashloaderDashloader Customizer is a separate tool which can create config files for Dashloader.Dashloader is a small tool created by Rocky5 to …Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:DebugDo not run the Xbox Devkit Recovery EXE from the XDK on a retail Xbox. You will brick the Xbox. You only need to load (not necessarily…Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:Drive LockingATA security allows disk drives to be placed into a "locked" state. This is imposed at the drive firmware level, and while actively lo…Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:DriveDroidDriveDroid (archived site) is an Android app that allows you to create virtual hard disks on a rooted Android device. This allows you …Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:DVD Movies with Xbox DemosA handful of DVD movies can be put into an Xbox and it will boot a demo game. Since these XBEs are signed to run from DVD, one can bur…Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:DVD2XboxCircumventing DRM mechanisms and/or creating backup copies of games and media for personal use is a right granted only in some countri…Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:DVDROMOther languages:English español português The DVD drive logic board is a necessary part in order for an unmodified or softmodded Xbox …Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:DVDROM FlashingAny non-Xbox IDE DVD drive can be used in the system, but it will only be able to read burned media and the Xbox will no longer be abl…Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:Eeprogeeprog is a Linux C program designed for reading and writing to 24Cxx EEPROMs. Similar to PiPROM, eeprog depends on the i2C-Tools pack…Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:EEPROMIn earlier consoles, the EEPROM is located between the SMC (upper) and TSOP (lower).In 1.6 consoles, the EEPROM is located directly ne…Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:EEPROM COM ReaderA COM port.An original Xbox EEPROM chip can be read or written to using a PC with a COM port, plus a few additional components. COM po…Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:ENDGAMEENDGAME Information Author gaasedelen Type Dashboard Exploit Version v1.0 License MIT License Links Website GitHub Repo Source GitHub …Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:Enigmah-XEnigmah-X is an application that switches your EEPROM region to either PAL or NTSC. This is useful because using NTSC region allows yo…Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:Error CodesDue to a variety of reasons, an Xbox may display an error screen with an error code number in the top left corner. Below are the meani…Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:EvolutionXThe EvolutionX dashboard (not to be confused with the EvoX BIOS) is one of the earliest custom original Xbox menu application choices.…Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:EyeToy Mod GuideThis guide covers how to modify a PS2 EyeToy camera to function as an Xbox Video Chat camera and how to patch the Xbox Video Chat soft…Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:Factory Resetting a Stock ConsoleA hidden factory reset feature, which reformats the E/X/Y/Z partitions (notably excepting Xbox Live accounts, which reside outside the…Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:Fan ReplacementOriginal Xbox consoles have reached an age where fans often begin to have issues. Fans are mechanical components; they are subject to …Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:FATXplorerFATXplorer Information Author Eaton Type Xbox Storage Tool Version 2.5.4.15047 (Stable) 3.0.0.25903 (Beta) License Proprietary Links W…Updated Oct 9, 2026XboxXbox:Files and DirectoriesThis page describes the file systems used by the Xbox as well as what each directory is on the hard drive. Most custom dashboards have…Updated Oct 9, 2026