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Team number

This number is also located on the same printed label as the lot number. Use the picture below to

find your team number.

DVD DriveThere are currently two different DVD-ROM drives available for the Xbox 360; the first is a

Hitachi-LG drive and the other is a Toshiba-Samsung drive. It's the latter one that is currently the

most sought after drive.

In 2007, a new BenQ drive was also introduced in the Elite and later Premium and Arcade

packages.

You can open the tray and look where the holes are to determine the DVD drive you own.


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Firmware

Every drive has a firmware printed on top of the drive, this requires you to open the console andlook at the topside of the DVD-ROM drive.

picture by llamma.com

HDMI

The new Xbox 360 machines manufactured after July 2007 will most likely include the new HDMI

connector. The pack will be marked to say it includes HDMI and on the site it will say codename

Zephyr.

picture byshacknews.com

Fan model

The fan model can indicate how much fan noise the machine will generate when the temperature

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http://www.shacknews.com/screenshots.x?gallery=8063&id=103383


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The easiest way to find the fan model is to look through the ventilation holes on the back of the

machine, or if possible, open the machine up and remove the fan from the case. The delta and

Sunon fans are known to generate noise, while the Nidec fans are somewhat quieter.

Delta - Black and white/silver label

Sunons - Green and white label

Nidec - All back label

picture by totallyrocks at ps3forums.com

Motherboard model

Microsoft regularly makes new revisions of the motherboard to fix faults, make it more efficient,

and lower the manufacture costs. There are, as of August 2008, four revisions, each has its own

codename. Look at the pictures below to determine your board revision. See the full details here.

The power connector on the back of the console can reveal which motherboard you have by

comparing the details shown in the picture below.
http://beta.ivancover.com/wiki/index.php/Xbox_360_Revisions


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Xenon (launch 2005)

Launch modelRed Ring of Death / heat issues

203 Watt powersupply / 12V rated 16.5A


Zephyr (early 2008)

HDMI output

Extended GPU cooler


More Zephyr details
http://beta.ivancover.com/wiki/index.php/Xbox_360_Revisions#Zephyr


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Falcon (late 2007)

65 nm CPU

Bigger CPU cooler


More Falcon details


Opus (mid 2008)

No HDMI output

Replacements for Xenon repairs, 65 nm CPU175 Watt powersupply / 12V rated 14.2A

More Opus details
http://beta.ivancover.com/wiki/index.php/Xbox_360_Revisions#Opushttp://beta.ivancover.com/wiki/index.php/Xbox_360_Revisions#Falcon


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Jasper (late 2008)

65 nm GPU (the true way to idenfify a Jasper is by looking at the chip)

256 MB internal flash memory


Limited Edition: Modern Warfare model with 250 GB hard drive

More Jasper details

pictures by xbox-scene.com
http://beta.ivancover.com/wiki/index.php/Xbox_360_Revisions#Jasper


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Jasper Kronos (late 2009)

Kronos1 65 nm GPU

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Velje (mid 2010)

Xbox 360 Slim

Smaller casing and new motherboard

45 nm GPU/CPU combined chip


More Velje details

There might be other motherboard configuration, i.e. 16.5A printed on the case of a Jasper

motherboard or a Xenon motherboard with a Zephyr GPU cooler. The sets of details above can

be used to idenfity the 5 major configurations that is manufacturered in large quantities.Thank you

for the effort!

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