# Identifying your xbox

Use this PDF to identify your XBOX revision

Identify using your serial number

Identify using your video encoder revision (sometimes board might have been swapped)

# Things to consider

# Power supplies and motherboards are not always swappable

• v1.0 and v1.1 have a 12-pin x 1-row power supply (PS) connector.
• v1.2-1.5 have a 10-pin x 2-row ATX-style PS connector. (NOT PC ATX Power supply compatible!)
• v1.6 also has a 10-pin x 2-row ATX-style PS connector but some of the voltage levels are different. You can't use a 1.6 power supply in older systems and older system power supplies cannot be used for a 1.6 console.
• v1.6 motherboard (MB)/case has a slightly different mounting configuration than the older versions so you can't directly swap a 1.6 MB into an older case.

# Capacitors near the power supply needs change

I was able to fix an XBOX v1.6 by replacing 5 capacitors (6.3V, 3300uF, 105C)

You can see the capacitor is leaking here.

Once replaced with new capacitors obtained from digi-key, xbox booted and worked beautifully

# Issues

Make sure the yellow wire going into the optical disk drive is connected correctly. Connecting it in reverse will make the system shutdown or reboot right after startup.