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Making Xbox games load faster, 30% faster ?

  • 20-05-2006 2:14pm
    #1
    Bu11et_Proof
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    http://www.llamma.com/xbox/Mods/ata_100_mod.htm

    simple mod to improve game load times by 20-30% by replacing the standard xbox ide cable with an ATA 100 cable


    I seen this post from last year, just wondering does anyone know where i can get one of these cables from, the one from the the link works out to be 26 Euro. I know the cable aint worth that much. I have seen some on the net but aren't the right length.

    Also has anyone tried this, does it work ?


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  • #2
    Bu11et_Proof
    Closed Accounts Posts: 163 ✭✭Bu11et_Proof


    Just found another link :

    http://web-nine.com/projects/xbox/ide/

    says you can use a standard 24" Dual Device ATA100 or ATA133 IDE ribbon cable.

    so gonnna get one and give it a go.


  • #3
    po0k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,817 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    has to be cable select though.


  • #4
    Bu11et_Proof
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    what decides if its is cable select ?


  • #5
    GrumPy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,566 ✭✭✭GrumPy


    Bu11et_Proof wrote:
    what decides if its is cable select ?

    jumper. I av that cables, cant say it made a huge difference, but still good value.


  • #6
    Bu11et_Proof
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    so i jsut set the correct jumpers on the hard drive and cd drive on xbox ?


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  • #7
    silverlining
    Closed Accounts Posts: 425 ✭✭silverlining


    For Cable select both the cable and drives have to support it. All IDE drives support it now but a lot of older cables dont support cable select.
    On the xbox both drives have to be set to cable select or it wont boot so just leave them the way they are. I think that most 80pin IDE cables are cable-select compatible cables as standard but you'll really have to check either the box it comes in or check cable manufacturer's websites and look to see if they mention either cable-select, CS or CSEL in the cable specifications.


  • #8
    zAbbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,987 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo


    Was nearly sure I'd posted on this already.

    You will notice the speed difference on playing games from the hdd, and loading save games from cache/hdd.

    Half Life 2 for example from a cold boot, loading save game was around 65 seconds, wit the cable mod it was under 40 seconds, the same holds through for moving between levels.

    Such a simple mod.


  • #9
    po0k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,817 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    Cable-select use the same method used by floppy cables - position of the drive on the cable selects whether it's master or slave.

    Wiki.


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