Welcome to Valhalla: Inside the New 250GB Xbox 360 Slim
by Anand Lal Shimpi on June 18, 2010 1:59 AM ESTThe DVD Drive & Motherboard
I pulled all 12 screws out but left the four heatsink screws in place since I wanted access to the motherboard. With all four removed I could pull off the bottom cover leaving me with this:
The DVD drive lifts right out and you can disconnect the power and SATA cables from the unit easily just like on the older models.
This is a newer version of the Lite-On drive found in the newer Jasper Xbox 360s. They use the DG-16D2S while the Valhalla uses the new DG16-D4S.
Microsoft also outfitted the drive with a strip of rubber to help dampen vibration:
You can also remove the CGPU heatsink fan shroud at this point, it is a snug fit but it should lift straight off:
The piece of aluminum shielding in the lower left of the picture above lifts straight out, you can remove that if you want to pull out the motherboard.
The black piece of plastic in the upper right hand corner of the picture above is the HDD carrier. It’s actually mounted on a flexible mount to allow for some vibration dampening and shock resistance. There’s a single large T8 screw holding it in place, remove this screw.
The drive tray isn’t completely free yet, there’s one more T8 screw at the back of the Xbox 360 that has to be removed. It was hidden by the casing but with that off you can now access it. Remove that screw and the drive tray is free:
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Rafterman - Saturday, September 25, 2010 - link
Was looking at the new X-Box S. The guy in the shop said it outputs 720p/1080p. Afterwards I'm thinking how does it do this if it does not have a blu-ray dvd drive and it got me thinking, are x-box games not HD(blu-ray) alla PS3 games. I understand you can run DLC at HD(1080p ect) but how does it work with games bought in the shop on DVD.xboxer - Monday, November 1, 2010 - link
Does anyone know if there is any speed difference in the CPU in the new slim versus the original?tipoo - Thursday, June 30, 2011 - link
Its the same speed. Same architecture, same frequency, same buses. Just smaller.ordine - Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - link
Bring back the old Cartridge was nice and fast,wonder if it would work these days .tipoo - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - link
It would cost more per gigabyte. The PS Vita is sort of using them - if you count SD-like memory cards - but that can get away with less storage per game, most likely.jigglywiggly - Sunday, October 9, 2011 - link
It's uglier, why does everyone think it's prettier?Second, you could have done the x clamp fix to fix your old xboxes or just give them to me :P
VenomousTBag - Thursday, September 19, 2013 - link
Absolutely awesome. XBOX360 + Strawberry milkshake = f**ked? NO - thanks to this guide, I have just fixed the unfixable :) Thank you sooooo much :):):):)justammad - Monday, December 16, 2013 - link
So the best xbox 360 console is jasper? To enjoy longtime gaming?justammad - Monday, December 16, 2013 - link
And whats about The gaming and problems experience of the 2013 xbox 360 e slim?