"X-Top" How-To #5 - Monitor Setup and Testing

The fifth part of the How-To series showing you how to make your very own X-Top!

This video deals with the setup and wiring of the final components of the monitor in order to test all of the work we've done in the videos up to this point.

VGA pinout: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N66od8KlQks/TD-St9qyYEI/AAAAAAAAAVU/K5fH6O4jx-o/s16...

WARNING: Working with electricity can be dangerous. Always make sure that you aren't working with live current. We also cannot be held responsible to any damage you incur to your property by following these videos. They are for informational purposes only and any attempt to follow them is taken at your own risk.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• xbox 360 laptop
• xbox laptop
• x-top
• xtop
• 360 laptop
• xbox 360
• xbox 360 slim
• 360 slim laptop

[rougeshadow5]

You know, it is actually kind of funny, it took me about two weeks to get this far, the only thing holding me back and forcing this project to take so long, is how long it is taking thetwoj to upload these videos. Still, I'm greatful that he is kind enough to upload these videos at all. Without your help I'd still be sitting up in my room watching film clips on Halo Reach with my thumb up my bumb trying to figure out what to do. Thank you.

[thetwoj]

@rougeshadow5 There are many other resources out there if you're stuck waiting for more videos. Ben Heck wrote an article for Engadget about two years ago that is very informative, find it by googling "how to build 360 laptop". Also, he has been making TV webisodes lately and in episodes 1-9 (I think) he shows in great detail how he makes his 360 laptops which are very similar to mine.

[wcgultimategamer324]

What about the actual xbox part of this

[silverbrendan]

THUMBS FOR PART 6!

[GAME0LOGY]

DOES IT HAVE TO BE A XBOX360 SLIM.please reply its important ?

[WillowierRatX21]

just get a slim monitor that supports hdmi (Dell ST2420L 24-inch Full HD Widescreen Monitor with LED)

[HasteInTime]

I know this sounds a bit like a smart a**. But hey; your making another, X-Top? or are you re-using a finished one and putting it back together? Technically your making/remaking the very absolute last one for the informational purpose of a video "step, by step, day, by day". who gets it the X-Top? or its for sale? is what I'd love to know.

Also where is the video for the "how-to" for the Komatex monitor case? That should have been the second video maybe. Just saying. Look at all the wiring.

[TheSmrtMouth]

this is very nice and these videos are very helpful. I will attempt this with my brother in about 2 years when we have more money to blow off and so I can gain more knowledge on circuit boards, electricity, and similar things. thank you so much :)

[zero5590]

Finnish the videos IV been waiting on the rest I started and iv got a monitor tht i took apart n flowed every step now finish the video so I can finish my xtop

[Jr435407]

How do u put it all together like the case?

[rougeshadow5]

An example of something that seems totally mind numbing is the creation of the case that Ben Heck made in episode three. I think that you also seem to know what you are doing better than he does.

[rougeshadow5]

@thetwoj OK... I have just spent the last few hours watching and finding episodes 1-9 of the Ben Heck show, and reading the articles he wrote, and have come to the conclusion that waiting for your videos while eating at more time would most likely make more sense, and help me to successfully create this thing. I would also have a lesser chance of totally f-king something up. Thanks for suggesting Ben Heck, but I think it would be smarter to follow your instructions.