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Revision as of 15:03, 16 July 2017
There are 7[citation needed]retail Xbox revisions
Contents
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 Encoder
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[citation needed].
1.6
Same as 1.4, except:
- Made in China or Taiwan
- Removed data and power lines from LPC port
- Xcalibur video chip
- Xyclops chip (includes ROM instead of flash = BIOS no longer flashable)
Microsoft later switched to lower quality Hynix RAM. These Xboxes with non-Samsung RAM are sometimes referred to as 1.6b by the modding community.
Identifying
While not definitive, here are some ways to help identify the revision of your Xbox.
Manufacturing Details
| Date Range | Revision | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 01/2001-10/2002 | 1.0 | Hungary |
| 11/2002-04/2003 | 1.1 | Hungary, Mexico |
| 05/2003-03/2004 | 1.2 | China |
| 04/2004 Onward | 1.6 | China, Taiwan |
Serial Number
The serial number looks like this:
LNNNNNN YWWFF
- 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.
| Factory | Location | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | Mexico | 1.0 or 1.1 |
| 03 | Hungary | 1.0 |
| 05 | China | 1.2 or later |
| 06 | Taiwan | 1.2 or later |
| Serial Number | Revision |
|---|---|
| LNNNNNN 20WFF | 1.0 |
| LNNNNNN 21WFF | 1.0 |
| LNNNNNN 23WFF | 1.0 or 1.1 |
| LNNNNNN 24WFF | 1.1 |
| LNNNNNN 25WFF | 1.1 |
| LNNNNNN 30WFF | 1.2 |
| LNNNNNN 31WFF | 1.3 |
| LNNNNNN 32WFF | 1.3 |
| LNNNNNN 33WFF | 1.4 or 1.5 |
| LNNNNNN 42WFF | 1.6 |
Video encoder
| Video Chip | Revision |
|---|---|
| Conexant | 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 |
| Focus | 1.4, 1.5 |
| Xcalibur | 1.6 |
BIOS Version
| Kernel Version | Revision |
|---|---|
| 3944, 4034, 4036, 4627 | 1.0 |
| 4817, 4972 | 1.1 |
| 5101, 5713 | 1.2 - 1.5 |
| 5838 | 1.6 |
