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This is the replacement guide for the motherboard in the Microsoft Xbox.
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Use a metal spudger to pry off the four rubber feet.
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You can either remove the labels or simply feel for the screw holes through the labels and then cut or punch a hole through them.
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Remove the six T20 Torx screws securing the top cover to the bottom cover.
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Once the bottom and top shells are no longer attached, carefully turn the Xbox right-side-up, lift and remove the top cover.
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Remove the three 3 mm T10 screws securing the hard drive to the Xbox.
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Free the hard drive power cable from the carrier for sufficient slack to lift the hard drive out.
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Lift the plastic hard drive carrier out of the Xbox case.
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Remove the four 3.4 mm T15 Torx screws from the plastic hard drive carrier (two screws per side).
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Carefully remove the hard drive from the plastic carrier. Gentle rocking will see the hard drive come out quite easily.
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Pull both the hard drive data ribbon cable and the power cable straight up from the hard drive.
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Remove the disk drive. It should come right out.
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Unplug the ribbon cable and yellow cables from back of disk drive.
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Pry back the black plastic tabs around the disk drive in order to remove it from its housing. Once removed, set the drive aside.
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Unplug the multi-colored power cord from the motherboard. It is in there pretty tightly, so it may take some effort.
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Using T10 Torx screwdriver, remove two 3mm screws from the tan power supply board.
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Remove the power supply and set it aside. It should lift right out.
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Unplug the bundle of yellow cables as well as the rainbow cord from the motherboard.
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Remove eleven 3mm screws from motherboard, using a T10 Torx screwdriver. Refer to the picture to find all eleven.
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Unplug the power cable attached to the fan.
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Remove the motherboard from the Xbox. As long as all of the screws are out and the fan is disconnected, it will lift out easily.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Utilize the information on this website to determine what Xbox version you have so you know what replacement parts to look for.
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What about the key lock between the HDD and original motherboard? Wouldn't you get an error message installing a new motherboard?
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Yes, this would result in an error. An exception exists where the owner has modified the console and taken a backup of the EEPROM key.
If I need a new motherboard where can I find one
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Do you still need a motherboard?
