Opening the Chassis

Lets Crack open the shell and take a look at the sweet nuts inside...

	As I stated before, the chassis itself needs a little clean, but it's essential in excellent condition. I didn't get a snap of the bottom, but there are 6 torx bolts holding it together... Simple enough...
	The Lid is easy enough to remove, and the first thing worth noticing is how well the XBox was put together. Nothing was designed to be upgraded or tampered with (not that it ever stopped anyone). The Optical Drive and HDD are mounted on interlocking brackets. Everything is so snug.
Removing the brackets reveals the simple interior. We're not interested in any of this garbage, so I removed the lot. The board is screwed to the chasis, and removal is simple.
Shown here on the right is the PSU from the XBox. It's of no use to us.
The exhaust fan is in the way, but it just lifts out. Finally, I've removed the left hand controller ports. The right hand ones will remain, these will hopefully be replaced with normal USB ports.