Install a Wireless Card Into Your XBOX

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Note: Back plate does not need to be removed.

d. Remove the power adapter jack plug using de-soldering braid. Cut the metal tabs off of the plugand solder them back in place. This is where we are going to provide power to the board via themodified power cable in step 4b. Note the polarity of the two tabs on the second pic below.

e. Cover the side of the board that has the plugs installed with electrical tape to prevent it fromshorting out on the Audio/Video Input/Output plug shielding.

STEP 4: Prepare Pow er supply & 8" 4-Pin Power Cable SplitterThis modified power splitter will be the lifeline from the power supply.

note: The wires to supply power to out Wireless adapter are the RED +5v and Black Ground.

a. Using a pair of diagonal cutters, cut the power plug cable going to the HDD so that it isapproximately 2" long from power supply board to end of wire. Noting the order the wires, removeplug from cut piece and place on short wires coming from the PS board.


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b. Looking at the 8" 4-Pin Power Cable Splitter, you need to understand that we need one part ofthe split to be a full plug and the other part to be just a red and black wire with no harness. Cut onof the splits' plug off. Then at the common plug, remove the pins for the red and closest black tothe red wire. Trim the 'plugless' wires off of those pins and reinsert into plastic plug. You should anup with one fully wired 'common plug', one fully wired plug for the HDD; and two wires, one red an

one black, for the wireless adapter.

STEP 5: Install WGE-111 Wireless AdapterNow on to the good part...

a. With both drives out of the XBOX, place the wireless circuit board in the back of the case upside dowuntil you find a good fit. The wireless adapter RJ-45 port will be approximately 7/8" from the XBOXLAN adapter. Mark off where you are going to cut out the holes for the plug, ADHOC/Internet switchand RESET switch. Using a dremel tool and drill, remove the plastic where you need to access thetwo switches and plug.


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Pre-finished back plate. I know it's ugly!

b. With a fine piece of sand paper, dress up your workmanship so that there are no burs.

c. Halfway in between the 'Audio/Video Input/Output' port and the side of the fan opening, drill a3/8" hole for the antennae. Insert antennae, coax first, and snap it into place.d. With the board upside down, re-solder the antennae coax to the board. Again, be careful not tobridge the center and outer solder pads or the antennae will neither transmit or receive any signal.From this point forward, please handle board with care. One hard tug and it may come loose insidethe antennae, making it inop.e. Flip the board over and put it in place. Using 2 small screws, secure it through the back plate othe adapter to the back side of the XBOX. Alternatively, you may also use double-stick cellophanetape without covering the switches and secure it that way. You want to make sure to keep it as closto the back plastic as possible.f. Solder the red and black wires left over from STEP 4 to the wireless adapter board. Red is POS(+) and black is NEG (-). Make sure you have a good clean solder or you will short out your power

supply and blow a fuse. Plug the other end into the short plug off of the power supply we made instep 4a.

STEP 6: Put XBOX back together.Temp install all parts, start her up, test for serviceability, and finish her off.

a. Temporarily install the hard drive and DVD drive. Plug the XBOX in and turn it on.b. If the LEDs on the underside of the board light up, you have successfully installed you wirelesscard into your XBOX. If not, review all your previous steps and make sure you did a good job ofsoldering the coaxial antenna cable and the power supply connections to the board.c. If all has checked correctly, install your DVD drive TRAY (with DVD drive uninstalled), makingsure not to dislodge the board. Check for clearance of the rear left leg of the DVD rack (previously

removed plastic in step 2a.). If there is not enough clearance, dremel out more of the leg so that iis not pushing down on the card.d. Remove the Hard drive from its tray by removing the four machine screws from the sides. Placthe remaining power cable through the underneath of the tray though the opening. Plug in thepower cable to the hard drive and place the hard drive back into the tray. Making sure the 4 power


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wires are lying flat, screw the 4 screws removed back into their holes.

This is the opening in the HDD tray to pass the power cable through. This pic is with the card notinstalled.

e. Finally, finish the install by plugging in the DVD power cable, placing the DVD back into its traythat was installed in Step 6c. Make sure you hear it snap into place, or your case will not close.Install screws removed in Step 1 to secure the drive trays into place.f. PLACE THE COVER ON THE XBOX AND INSTALL ALL SCREWS TO THE BOTTOM EXCEPT THEMIDDLE BACK SCREW. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! INSTALLING THIS SCREW MAY RUIN YOURWIRELESS ADAPTER!e. Make a jumper to go in between your WGE-111 Wireless Adapter card and theonboard NIC by creating a small CAT5 jumper like the one below. It is a simple T568A jumper. Pluthis into both the wireless adapter port and the onboard NIC port.

VIOLA!

You now have a working, internal wireless adapter that will travel with you everywhere you go.Configure the adapter the same way you did before and you are good to go!


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Note: If you install the latest firmware to the WGE-111, you will be able to connect to you network viaa WEP-PSK secure connection!This tutorial brought to you by BrutalByte...The One and Only.Contact me @ [email protected] if you have any questions/comments/complaints.QuickBio: I am a product of a Texas family of engineers (all types) and chemical plant workers. For as longas I can remember I have been tinkering; tearing apart all things mechanical and electrical, trying tofigure out how they work and how I might improve on them. The XBOX is my latest item to 'seriously'mod. I am now in the AF as a Aerospace Propulsion Craftsman (Jet Surgeon as my wife calls it). I havthe honor of tearing apart Dual Spool, Axial Flow, Secondary Bypass Turbofan Engines of the GE andPratt & Whitney make. What a life!

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