After reviewing Xbox 360 Slim , today we will have a look at  Xbox 360 slim internal structure.

In addition, Microsoft has has 20 thousand  Xbox 360 Slim for sales. Gamers who are interested in it can buy a Xbox 360 Slim  right now.

Codename as “Valhalla” for Xbox 360 slim, comes from a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin. Xbox 360 slim has dazzled black casing, touch sensitive control of power and eject button, 5 USB ports and a built-in 250GB HDD. Inner processor and graphics chip have been updated to 45 nm craft. The host features 802.11 n WiFi wireless technology and optical cable output in the rear. Xbox 360 slim provides better performance by smaller size, lower power consumption and a big large quiet fan instead of two fans in the heat elimination system.

Xbox 360 Slim is  smaller and lighter than the original.

The rear part comparison between Xbox 360 Slim and Xbox 360

Xbox 360 slim casing is black Piano baking varnish craft, but can it become a host that is full of  fingerprints?

The AC Adapters comparison between Xbox 360 Slim and Xbox 360

The oringinal Xbox 360 rated power consumption is 175W, while Xbox 360 slim only 135W, indicating that new host saves 30% power consumption.

The diffenent plug of Xbox 360 Slim and Xbox 360

The inner HDD can be seen after removing the bottom cooling fence, which is much thinner than the original.

250 GB HDD

HDD comparison between Xbox 360 Slim and Xbox 360

Remove the larger cooling fence, the rubber washer below and screws. The bottom part disassembly completes.

The bottom part

Back to the top, we can see the Marell WIFI after remove the whole cooling fence and rubber washer.

The top

Take out the metal fixed support to continue.

Marvell 88W8786U is a highly intergrated wireless WLAN Soc chip, supporting USB 2.0 interface and IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless technology with the max speed of 150Mbps .

Unscrew the screws

We can see that a USB port has been designed at the Marvell Chip,  which is only to make  maintain and update easier.

The whole casing can be removed after the front panel is off, and the inner structure comes out.

Xbox 360 Slim without casing

Wireless module is located at  side.

The front panel PCB

Take off the metal case, and then optical drive and large fan can be seen.

After removing the fixed support, fan and cooling foundation, the key PCB with new craft processor and graphics chip comes out.

The optical drive noise in Xbox 360 slim is much lower than the original.

After  optical drive and HDD are detached, we can clearly see PCB  which is quite brief  without too many cooling fins.

The larger and quieter  fan of Xbox 360 Slim

Cooling system Comarison between Xbox 360 Slim and Xbox 360

The new cooling fins are mini, while the oringinal one is bigger and connected with heat pipe . You can see that Xbox 360 Slim definitely make a great improvement in reducing calorific power comsumption.

Xbox 360 Slim is powered by HANA video processor as same as Xbox 360.

The south bridge chip has been changed a bit for incresing USB interface number.

The PCB of Xbox 360 Slim with CPU/GPU core named as XCGPU Design

New CPU/GPU mixed chip is produced by GlobalFoundries 45 nm craft, marking an improtant change and new development trend in whole system design. Either Intel or AMD  stresses  high intergration. The processor core is collaborative researched by IBM and ATI.

The modern mermory particles around the processor provide 512M storage.

You can also read:

Xbox 360 Slim Review(Pictures)

Xbox 360 250GB Kinect Bundle Revealed

XBOX360 Wireless Game Controller Disassembly

XBOX 360 Disassembly

We share Sony PSP error code collection with you.

UKN9000001 = The update cannot be started. The data is corrupted.
FFFFFED3 = unknown (might be decryption error)
ffffffff = PSP update failed PSP
8001XXXX= libc (and the error numbers correspond to the POSIX errno.h constants).
8002XXXX
80000025 = The system cannot be updated. the update program is not applicable for the system.
80010002 = The game could not be started
80010013 = device / media not found
80010087 = The game could not be started
8001B002 = unknown
80020001 = kernel errors
80020001 = generic kernel error (default)
800200D9 = failed to allocate the memory block
800200E4 = The game could not be started
80020130 = file read error
8002032c = unknown
80020148 = PRX type unsupported PRX
800244C = kernel errors
80100D00 = The Channel could not be added (Adding RSS in browser)
80110305 = Load failed.The Memory Stick” could not be acessed.
80110482 = occurs when test of wlan infrastructure connection fails.
80220087 = unknown
80220180 = Format failed.
80410001 = network errors
80410410 = Cannot connect to the given acess point
80410A0B = Internal Error.
80410D07 = unknown (possibly wlan)
80410D09 = A connection error has occured.
80410D11 = A connection error has occured (during test connection)
80410D16 = network errors

Sony PlayStation 3(PS3) Slim has on sale for a long time. We dismantle Sony PlayStation 3(PS3) Slim to see its interior structure and to find what kind of improvement of chip. Let’s explore the truth about PS3 Slim throughly.

Sony PlayStation 3(PS3) Slim

Sony PlayStation 3(PS3) Slim console and accessories.

Sony PlayStation 3(PS3) Slim USB interfaces

The back of Sony PlayStation 3(PS3) Slim.

Sony PlayStation 3(PS3) Slim Hard Drive.

Sony PlayStation 3(PS3) Slim Disassembly

Remove the cover of Sony PlayStation 3(PS3) Slim.

Sony PlayStation 3(PS3) Slim after removed the cover.

Sony PlayStation 3(PS3) Slim cables

Remove the cover

Sony PlayStation 3(PS3) Slim board.

Sony PlayStation 3(PS3) Slim Fan

All parts of Sony PlayStation 3(PS3) Slim.

The motherboard of Sony PlayStation 3(PS3) Slim.

Sony PSP retread production methods and Identification Methods are as follows:

Now retread Sony PSP are divided into three kinds: original renovation, Retread the whole Sony PSP,
Half Sony PSP Retread.
Original renovation: the Sony PSP are recalled consoles, such as too much dead pixels, drive problems and so on. These game console are basically no problem,but packing boxes are different from the normal boxes of game consoles. There game consoles boxes are white and no pictures, only PSP serial number and some text messages, and packaging is poor.

Half Sony PSP Retread: these consoles only retread cover, and front panel is the original or assembly is unknown, but workshipman is the same as new console. Identification Method is open the front panel, remove the joystick and keys(some covers come with light while other are not), then use tools to blow off the dust and install. Such retread consoles have screws traces and rear panel scratched, and rear panel aperture-attached is formed. There are seams between front panle and rear panel. The color of HOME,VOLUME control keys do not match with the panel. There is wear and tear or dirt in USB interface. Within panel has dust or fingerprints(of course, some new consoles have a very small amount of dust). The two stickers of battery compartment color of light to see are not the same. LR keys have worm, and power indicators and memory stick lights transmittance is low.

Retread the whole Sony PSP: this console uses a full set of shell to retread, including the aperture and the rear panel buttons, switches and so on. The methodology is replace all shell. Identification method is to see whether the color of the battery compartment sticker consistent from top to bottom, screws whether the traces, the rear panel is attached aperture formation, before and after  panel seams is stricted, whether there is dust on the screen.

The U.S. version  after retreaded The back of Sony PSP.

In battery compartment, the color of two stickers on the buttom are different. The color of big sticker is dark, below is lighter.

Wheel is not very smooth, and there is a larger gap.

Fake bar code, fonts are very small and poor quality printing.

Front cover of Sony PSP Hong Kong edition effect after retread.

Cover seams are not stricted.

The packaging of United States version original retread console.

Fake Sony PSP packaging box.

True and fake packing contrast, the top is true, the buttom is fake. Do you see the differences?

Packaging box comparison, the left is true and the right is fake. It is clear that fake box printing is no so good.

Important information: Joystick cap of Sony PSP is difficult to removed which are produced after March 2006. The column is white if you remove the joystick cap. If the column is black, it is very easy to remove and that is retreaded console. Factory date is in the UMS hatch.The retread Sony PSP does not come with factory date.

Today we show you game consoles disassembly. This is Nintendo game console.

Super Nintendo in 1990

N64 in 1996

NGC construction is very simple

Nintendo Wii is the latest home console currently.

PS(PlayStation), listed in 1994, can be expressed 3D images.

PS2(PlayStation 2) comes with DVD playback function.

Microsoft Xbox, CPU heat sink and fan specifications close to PC.

Xbox 360 has a certain market status in Europe and the United States

We have dismantled Sony PS3 before, this time to introduce the most attention part of Sony PS3 Blu-ray drive. Sony PS3 Blu-ray link together lens while the semiconductor laser is also using three-wavelength laser. A shaved head can issue laser which is used in CD.

Blu-ray in the past always uses lemse and laser elements as a group, and is intended for using either CD/DVD in one group. Although the number of components will increase, CD/DVD components are cheaper also can bring better protection for Blu-ray stability.

The future trend is certainly developing into a oombination of small size laser device with the development of technology and components to upgrade production technology. And in addtion  volume production and cost will be advantages.

In fact, Sony PS2 has also taken the same approach when lanuched PS2. Sony developed a “two-wavelength laser” combined two parts. The requires technical ability can not compared to front though the way is the same. I believe that this is in order to reduce the cost of future, as well as do a preparation for miniaturization of optical thin.

On the other hand, the distance between HD DVD signal layer and disk surface is 0.6mm. So it is easy to put together with the optical system. It is expected to take into account the future co-designed lighting system.

Rotator and skinhead, one skinhead corresponds to CD,DVD and Blu-ray disc. Like Blu-ray combined together with CD/DVD lens is relatively rare so far.

The movable part of the drive are supported by four wire.
You can see three-wavelength laser by turning around the bald-head.
To further dismantle the metal sheets and other things that can be dismantled.

The whole appreance of optics. The innermost is the three-wavelength semiconductor laser.

Movable lenses hava sphcrical error correction role. Double ways is the first recording surface by reflecting light back through the lens material and lens twists and turns.

Blue bruises which is corresponding to blue light is turned to 90 degrees and into Blu-ray detector by laser splitter twists after the usual back and forth. Near-infrared or red light of CD/DVD will be turned 90 degrees by another optical splitter twists and into CD/DVD optical detector.

The power supply of Sony PS1 (PlayStation 1) Console is 110V, and comes with a adapter from 220V switch to 110V.

Sony PS1 (PlayStation 1) Data: CPU: R-3000A 32BIT RISC CPU (33.8688 MHz) (computing speed: 30MIPS) Memory: 28Mbit (the main RAM16Mbit, VRAM 8BIT, the sound RAM 4Mbit), expansion memory card.

Sony PS1(PlayStation 1) Console motherboard.

The largest features of Sony PS1(PlayStation 1) Console is its superior image processing capability. Sony PS1(PlayStation 1) Console adds a dedicated 3D processor, so that the speed of image computing up to 30MIPS (millions of calculations / sec), can be carried out 36 million calculus a second. Sony PS1(PlayStation 1) Console 3D chip is the advanced special graphics standard in workstations.

Sony PS1(PlayStation 1) Console controller output.

Output jack, power socket and extension socket at the back of Sony PS1(PlayStation 1) Console.

Sony PS1(PlayStation 1) Console CD store.

Sony PS1(PlayStation 1) Console working principle is the same as workstation, just send image processing work to the special 3D geometry coprocessor(GPU) while CPU can concentrate on data computing.

Sony PS1(PlayStation 1) Console memory to read games.

The bottom of Sony PS1(PlayStation 1) Console.

All parts of Sony PS1(PlayStation 1) Console.

Sony PS1(PlayStation 1) Console nameplate.

Sony PS1(PlayStation 1) Console decorder chip.

Sony PS1(PlayStation 1) Console motherboard shielding box for preventing outside interference.

SONY chips, the heart of Sony PS1(PlayStation 1) Console

Open the Sony PS1(PlayStation 1) Console cover to see its inside location, and also can feek its workmanship, patch cables have magnetic ring for anti-tampering.

(1): Xbox360 console and its accessories list
Game console has its charm which PC does not compare and is gradually accepted by gamers. People are more and more concerning about console of the era with the three major console manufacturers competition.

Microsoft as the giant of software industry, Xbox it lanuched earlier is considered as a PC in essence, and it comes with mobile Intel processor NVIDIA chipsets, Western Digital hard drive and a standard PC DVD-ROM drive, but Xbox did not gain more successful in the business for the reasons about timing and so on. It is undoubtedly that laid an excellent foundation for launching of next generation console.

Xbox360 and Xbox contrast, Xbox 360 is more slender

『Xbox360 include additional hard drives, headphones and remote controller』

Xbox 360 is more compact than Xbox and with Xbox 360 console, 20GB removeable hard drive, remote control, wireless controller, headset, Ethernet cable, AV video cable, external power supply .

It is speculated that Xbox 360 higher in power consumption than the previous generation, and in order to take into  account the size of the console should use an external while Xbox is a built-in power supply.

(2): Xbox360 use free screw design, greatly increased difficulty in dismantling

Microsoft has made some experience in the design of Xbox, because Xbox use ordinary screw fixation for easy to be opened by commonly tools, and change Xbox’s hardware or crack . Microsoft has been to prevent this happen through BIOS initialization state certified by Xbox Live, but hacker easy to crack this and allow users to easily switch between the normal state of BIOS and state after cracked.

『Xbox360-free screw design, is difficult to open for ordinary users』

Microsoft has clearly pointed out that this system would not be opened by ordinary users, Xbox 360 use the non-screw design, full use fit shell, which is difficult for opening Xbox 360 behavior.Therefore, we recommend you use following tools if you want to open Xbox 360:

• T6, T7, T12 specifications triangle screwdriver
• a flat head screwdriver or a thin wedge
• a 2-inch long thin metal rod, the most thickness is not more than 1.5 millimeters
• a 2-inch long flat metal rod, the most thickness is not more than 1 millimeters
• Two sharp mouth pliers

(3): First remove panel and chassis side cover
Open Xbox 360 console front panel firstly for Xbox 360 using removable panel design, it is relatively easy to remove them. You can stretch thumb to the console USB interface and gently take off.

The next is to remove the metal panel upper the console, do not try to use wedge, take advantage of pressure will be able to let it fall slowly.

Remove the upper cover of Xbox 360.

Then open the side cover of Xbox 360.

After open the side cover, you will see there is metal panel to protect Xbox 360, and there are 14 silver screw and 8 black screw, they can be removed by using different screwdriver.

The internal of Xbox 360 has been exposed completely in front of us, and similar with the computer, drive occupy a great deal of size and processor does not use fan cooling instead of using heat sink to overall heat cooling.

(4): Remove the DVD drive, we can see Xbox360 motherboard layout

The following removal is CD-ROM, which occupies a large portion volume of console, you can take off CD-ROM easily after unplug SATA cable and 12-pin power cord.

The appearance of Xbox 360 motherboard has been glanced, processor and graphics core are protected by heat sink, as well as chip group can be seen in motherboard while motherboard also integrates with other chips.

Xbox 360’s RF radio frequency modules, remove it with screwdriver. Static electricity may cause the hardware demage, so your motion must be gentle.

(5): Remove the heatsink and motherboard, CPU and GPU are dominate
You must be patient while disassembly of GPU and CPU cooler for we can see everywhere reflect “X” feature in the thermal design.

『Integrated thermal design』

We can see more clearly about chips after removed the motherboard, CPU and GPU, also memory near the GPU.

(6): CPU core preview, 3 PowerPC cores play a strong role
Xbox 360 uses the IBM’s PowerPC core, we know that the previous PowerPC instruction set is different from previous, so can not be transplanted directly in games.

Xbox360 microprocessor designed based on IBM 64 bit PowerPC microprocessor, and composed of 165 million transistors, can improve the implementation of performance and reduce power consumption by using IBM’s 90nm SilicononInsulator, SOI.

The processor has three symmetrical microprocessor core, operating at frequencies up to 3.2GHz, each core are a dual-thread processing capability, a total of handling six threads simultaneously. Each processor core for the Microsoft Xbox360 needs, equipped with improved version of the VMX-128 vector computing unit, with 128 of the buffer 128bit, is 4 times of the standard VMX, while also adding new instructions required for gaming applications and strengthen the implementation of the performance and reduce bandwidth requirements.

The processor includes 1MB second-order memory for three core share, and join with high-speed streaming data special logic processing unit for graphics applications and system appilcations to improve data transission efficiency and bandwidth utilization.

(7): GPU Architecture using a unified pixel and vertex

Xbox360′s graphics chip designed by ATi, Microsoft has this graphics chip IP rights, but Microsoft can not sell to the public this graphics processor card.

This graphics processor also play a role of motherboard Northbridge chip. GPU will adopt a unified Shader architecture, different from traditional PC graphics processor which using separate pixel and vertex units, while Xbox 360 use unified command structure and logic to accomplish these two operations. This unified design more effieient, it can use less number transistors to achieve a amount of additional functionality.

Xbox360′s graphics processor with 48 shader processor units, as mentioned above, because it uses a unified shader units, so it can not simply contrast 7800GTX graphics cards, we have a rough estimate it’s performance should be similar to 24 pipelines R420 (Note: ATi does not have 24 pipeline R420, here is simply estimating).

Another most important features of graphics uses a dual-Die package, a total of 332 million transistors, the larger Die equivalent of conventional sense of GPU, while the smaller one Die is a 10MB capacity DRAM, to meet the needs of GPU processing z-axis, template processing, color,alpha treatment and anti-sawtooth processing.

Because uses a completely different processor, and a new graphics processor, so Xbox 360 achieve games support by software simulation.

Xbox 360 is first step for Microsoft support high-definition output, which support the game 720p (1280×720) high-resolution output. Xbox 360 supports all popular output formats, including: 480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i.

Microsoft did not provide DVI or HDMI output, if you do not have high-definition TV, you can via VDA connector to link PC monitor, or through S-Video AV terminal output.

(8): Chipset interpretation, integrated GPU to enjoy 22GB / s bus bandwidth
We mentioned earlier the NorthBridge Xbox 360 has been integrated into the GPU, and similar to PC integrated graphics chipsets.

On the other hand Northbridge CPU FSB interface is also integrated to provide up and down along the 10.8GB / s total of 21.6GB / s of bandwidth!

At the same time North Bridge also provides up to 500MB / s and the south bridge of communication, while the South Bridge designed by SiS! South Bridge is used for a variety of storage devices, audio chip, USB devices and other I / O devices coordination.

(9): wireless controller introduction, the console can support four handle connections at the same time

Remote control and other input device are key in game console, while Xbox 360 with the use of 2.4GHz RF wireless controller, but that not everyone can easily have, and only $ 399 suite, while the $ 299 suite is only with the line, it can be sure that Xbox 360 will support four wireless controller.

It is still very light even wireless controller installed the battery. This is a very innovative design w that RF transmitter and receiver in the back of the power button.

(10): Memory analysis, built-in dual-layer DVD drive and external Hard Drive

Xbox 360 comes with a dual-layer DVD-ROM, this produced by Hitachi-LG, we mentioned before Xbox 360 equipped with a standard SATA interface, also with a dedicated power supply interface for the dual-layer DVD-ROM can bring a greater storage capacity.

Xbox 360 with a removable hard drive, which for game developers, can through Cache to reduce the disk unnecessary load time, but also through Xbox Live to download the content they need. If you want to run pre-generation Xbox game, it must need help from hard disk.

Because the previous generation games are not compatible with existing hardware and can only be achieved by simulating.

Dismantling and presentations by the above, I believe you have a comprehensive understanding of Xbox 360.With the games continuous introduction, it will go to show it has value for us to expect.

Hacker pspjoke released two archive vulnerability data profiles which can come into effect in 6.20 system, and immediately aroused many people passion active in the field of PSP cracked. The real play has begun after experience a lot of 6.20 cracked false news. They do not come up with a home-made system are not willing to give up.

The 6.20 archive loopholes summarized as follows:
(1)    can work on any console
(2)    Hello World based on this vnluerability has been completed and tested
(3)    Above this basis eLoader being jointly developed by several hackers
(4)    The name of game which exposed this vulnerability is not publicly(it will be nipped in the bud by Sony if public)

People who focus on this matter and give pspjoke help are follows:

SilverSpring: who found TA-088 v3 motherboard, and done a lot of work for helping pspjoke.
MaxMouseDLL: mfm forum administrator (mfm forum was break ground of PSP3000 cracked last year)
Wololo: well-known PSP crack commentator (there are forums gamers think that this person is Sony’s spy … …)
n00b81: former DA forum moderator, participated and helped a lot of work on cracking.

The biggest characteristic of Sony PlayStation 2 SCPH-70000 is volume and weight reduced drastically. Game console can not remain entirely static hardware configuration, improve the appearance or configuration of hardware when the technology not only can access consumer acceptance but also reduce cost.

Sony has launched over scaled-host “PSone” as early as PlayStation generation products, greatly extend the sale life of console. Due to the volume of Sony PlayStation 2, so can no longer built-in hard drive components in the host, in addition to DC-AC switching power from host internal transfer to the outside.

The front, side, back of Sony PlayStation 2 packaging.

The Sony PlayStation 2 packaging is very compact, the size is 310x110x260mm, packaging style also a slight change, is different from previous blue and white background.

The size of Sony PlayStation 2 is 230x152x28mm, you can easily pick up, carry and move.

There are Sony PlayStation 2 console, a DC-AC power conversion, controller, two video lines, and a introduction. As Sony PlayStation 2 has not built-in power converter so power conversion needs converter, Sony PlayStation 2 itself needs 8.5V supply voltage. Plug power converter box into PS2 console, the red LED in front of console will light up, press RESET button to start the machine, LED will turn green. Sony PlayStation 2 has not other power switch.

Sony PlayStation 2’s front has memory card slot, controller port and USB interface, CD-ROM open button is also in positive, the vents in below. The back contains network interface, optical output and AC power port.

Sony PlayStation 2 console’s DVD drive from previous pop-up to current style, but the console can still be placed vertically. The positive of Sony PlayStation 2 badges can also be rotated 90 degrees. Although the game has music, from the point of view in use, CD-ROM drive access voice seems to become slightly bigger than ever before.

There is a seal in the back of Sony PlayStation 2 indicate do not open the console without permission, otherwise will be refused to free repair in warranty period.

The seals to prevent teardown.

The next we have do some disassembly on Sony PlayStation 2 to see the changes in internal.

There are four visible screws and two hidden in rubber, total of 6 screws. Screws are ordinary common parts and can be opened from the back cover.

You can see only one main circuit board when open the console, CD-ROM equipment give you  a deep impression. We can see the exquisite substrate design after placed CD-ROM, fully guaranteed ratating disc space.

Open the console and place the CD-ROM.

Drive equipment.

To see the host positive from the rear.

CD-ROM device gasket

Green objects in the picture is CD-ROM gaskets to prevent shock when read the disc. You can see total of three cables connect with drive and motherboard when flip the drive over.

The model of circuit substrate is “GH-035-11”. CPU EE and GS graphics processor integrates for a chip,using 90nm process.

The front and back of circuit board. A variety of chips in board.

Integrated chips, circuit boards to simplify and reduce the size of the host are very beneficial for cost reduction.

PS2 for sale in North America is SCPH-70011CB/70012CB, European sale model  is SCPH-70002 ~ 4CB.