Difference between revisions of "Hardware Revisions"

Revision as of 14:21, 23 March 2017

There are 7 Xbox revisions

1.0

• Made in Hungary
• USB controller is on a separate PCB
• GPU has a fan on the heat sink
• MCPX 1.0 ROM
• Thomson DVD Drive
• Seagate Hard Drive
• Conexant [Video Chip]

1.1

Same as 1.0, except:

• Made in Hungary or Mexico
• USB controller moved onto the motherboard
• Fan removed from the GPU heat sink
• MCPX 1.1 ROM

1.2

Same as 1.1, except:

• Made in China
• Philips DVD Drive
• Western Digital Hard Drive

1.3

Same as 1.2, except:

• Samsung DVD Drive
• Seagate Hard Drive

1.4

Same as 1.3, except:

• Western Digital Hard Drive
• Focus video chip

1.5

Same as 1.4. Possibly never existed, but will otherwise be very rare. Production was halted and 1.4 was produced again.

1.6

Same as 1.4, except:

• Made in China or Taiwan
• BIOS no longer flashable
• Removed data and power lines from LPC port
• Xcalibur video chip

Identifying

While not definitive, here are some ways to help identify the revision of your Xbox.

Manufacturing Details

Serial Number

The serial number looks like this:

LNNNNNN TWWFF

L is the production line NNNNNN is the number produced that week Y is the last digit of the production year WW is the number of the week FF is the factory code

Note, this table contradicts the previous table.

BIOS Version

References

• InformIT Methods of Identification
• InformIT Identifying your Xbox Revision