How to install lights in you Hdd

[jmdalmighty]

This part of the tut is how to cut the window.

 

 

 

I started with the HDD enclosure today. So, we all know what the HDD looks like in it's default form:

 

 

 

 

After opening it up, i pulled the top piece apart from everything else, and then I masked it up:

 

 

 

 

Almost done cutting:

 

 

 

 

Done sanding. Just have to make the edges smoother:

 

 

 

 

Now, the 360 HDD enclosure has a nice chrome side:

 

 

 

 

That fits like this:

 

 

 

 

But that little bridge in the middle is in the way, so it needed to go:

 

 

 

 

All done, no plexi yet though:

 

 

 

 

And then, finished!! All pimped out with a nice 1.5mm clear plexi window

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This part of the tutorial will show you the proper way to install lights in your hdd.

 

 

How to install lights in Xbox 360 HDD

 

 

 

Items needed:

 

LED's of your choice (leds)

Wire

Hot glue gun

A Soldering Iron

Solder

For this tutorial we will be using a HDD that has been modified so we can see through it.

 

 

Step 1: Take apart the HDD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 2: Take out the HDD cables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 3: The wires we will be modifying are the yellow and black cables

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 4: Strip a small section of the Yellow (5v) and Black (Ground) wire

 

 

 

 

Step 5: Solder all the leds to the wires you have.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 6: Solder a wire to the Yellow and Black wire and hot glue it to the side of the case. (resester is not required but you could place one if you want)

 

 

 

 

 

Step 7: Hot glue all the leds in the spots you would like them to be

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 8: Solder all the wires and leds together. Make sure that each led is attached to a wire coming from the yellow wire, and the other part of the led coming from the black wire. then reassemble your case.

 

 

 

 

 

All credit goes to DAE_JA_VOO

Edited May 7, 2009 by jmdalmighty

[.MeLo♥]

Hey sweet tut man

Thanks for the share!

 

Id try this if i could do it haha

[Korupt Data]

Theres something you left out, hint 6th pic.

[yungbol]

Nice, I myself would never go through with this for LED's lmao.

[Korupt Data]

Thank you for improving the tut :]

[jmdalmighty]

Thank you for improving the tut :]

 

no prob if it get sticked ill put up another how to case mod ur 360

[lostmodz26]

Nice tut, I might try this. I want my 360 to be asap (as sexie as possible).

[jmdalmighty]

Nice tut, I might try this. I want my 360 to be asap (as sexie as possible).

 

no problem im going to post another tut to make ur 360 look like this

 

[Korupt Data]

no problem im going to post another tut to make ur 360 look like this

 

Its called a window and btw did the guy who wrote this tut put plexi glass in?

[jmdalmighty]

Its called a window and btw did the guy who wrote this tut put plexi glass in?

 

yes he did put glass in and tht tut is not how to put glass it the hole thing including the neon

[Korupt Data]

yes he did put glass in and tht tut is not how to put glass it the hole thing including the neon

It just looks like a clear wind tunnel and whisper fans...

[Pargy]

...the neon is just a talismoon fan

[jmdalmighty]

...the neon is just a talismoon fan

 

no

there are led strips

[Decatur]

stickied;

where would you buy plexiglass?

[Decatur]

stickied;

where would you buy plexiglass?

[jmdalmighty]

stickied;

where would you buy plexiglass?

 

big hard ware shop

[Pargy]

FE here http://www.estreetplastics.com/

 

JMD, telling by that picture, that is a talismoon fan

[jmdalmighty]

FE here http://www.estreetplastics.com/

 

JMD, telling by that picture, that is a talismoon fan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 7, 2009 by jmdalmighty

[Pargy]

 

aww ****, those things suck, my friend put those in his xbox and you can barely notice them

Its better just to solder in leds

[Korupt Data]

I rather just get a clear windtunnel and use whisper fans (like what i have in my 360)

[yungbol]

I don't think this topic is sticky worthy. You should of let it get popular first... The tut isn't his, it is a rip, no one likes ripped tuts, original ones are sticky worthy. I can't go against your decision, but an admin can. Honestly, how many people do you think want to mod their HDD with LED's? jmdalmighty, this isn't against you, this is a great post.

[jmdalmighty]

I don't think this topic is sticky worthy. You should of let it get popular first... The tut isn't his, it is a rip, no one likes ripped tuts, original ones are sticky worthy. I can't go against your decision, but an admin can. Honestly, how many people do you think want to mod their HDD with LED's? jmdalmighty, this isn't against you, this is a great post.

 

well im going to do it but im wating to come back from holiday plus if you wann unsticky it then its really ur choice