XBOX BLUE LED MOD + HDD & LAN ACTIVITY LIGHTS

This was a very time consuming project for me, but it was simple, n easy to do. Anyone who remembers basic highschool electrics can do this. Just remember LEDs DON'T LIKE HIGH VOLTAGES, 3V TOPS!!

Always use resistors for the LEDs, and try to avoid grouping them together or connecting multiple LEDs to the same resistor. Any questions about doing anything like this message me, I know alot about electronics.

PS. PLEASE EXCUSE THE CRAPPY CAMERA WORK!

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• LED
• XBOX
• MOD
• BLUE
• LIGHTS
• ORIGINAL
• CUSTOM
• HDD
• LAN
• ACTIVITY

[450greetz]

im about to mod my xbox, just added led to nintendo n64 and dreamcast and everything went fine with my "high school basics" i remembered :P

2 questions :/

1 : anything the mobo already has (3mm leds for this vid) if you add extra you don't ever need resistor?

2 : what's ur ebay seller :)

[plasmadan1990]

@450greetz If you try to connect new LEDs directly to existing outputs (in parallel) then in theory you don't need resistors. However, doing so would be more tedious than just using your own resistors fed from a power cable instead. Plus there is a limit on the amount of power you can take from pre-existing devices

as a general rule of thumb, i'd say use 470 - 560 Ohm for a 12V supply,

or 100 - 200 Ohm for 5V supply. Depending on how bright you want the LED to be.

[plasmadan1990]

I don't sell on ebay myself, but if its just LEDs and resistors you're after, then just go for the cheapest ones you can find.

[stupiddarkness]

okay cool thanks man.... but im going to ask 2 more questions haha..... how did you get the middle buttion light blue... did you buy it like that? i cant find them and i dont know the name for them..... and the controller ports how did you get them like that.... did you buy them like that i dunno..... but thanks for your help...

[plasmadan1990]

Hi, No I did not buy the eject button light blue. I took it apart and swapped out the green/red 3mm Tri-color LEDs for some blue/red ones. You can find those on ebay.

If you just want the blue, without having a "warning" flash, such as the orriginal (red), then just go for some blue 3mm LEDs. They will not reqire any resistors; as the motherboard allready has them.

I beleive you can still buy the old XBOX eject light kits off ebay. But it would be cheeper to mod it yourself.

[plasmadan1990]

As for the controller ports, I was one of the first to do that mod. I decided to use 10mm LEDs rather than the standard 5mm. All I did was drill a nice fit hole over each port, then glue in some 10mm LEDs!

[450greetz]

@plasmadan1990 thanks alot, appreciate quick response

[denverbronco27]

@plasmadan1990 you can also actually wire (2) 3mm leds to change the front ROL instead of buying tri color 2 anode leds. Either way works just trying to help.

[stupiddarkness]

well that pretty much tells me everything i need to know haha... thanks.... :) so i was looking at the leds on the power button and it has a 3 prong thing haha i dont really know what that is called but..... do i need to get a led with 3 prongs or will just a 2 prong work? thanks dude again your alot of help

[plasmadan1990]

Ebay... I buy them in bulk really cheap, with resistors.