XBox Can Now Be A Mini Rack Mount Server

An anonymous reader writes "The X-Tender Case Mod for Xbox is a complete kit that will allow you convert your Xbox into a mini rack mount server or media center with activity LEDs and expanded space for two internal hard drives. Molded to perfectly integrate with your Xbox, this kit comes with a custom front panel, a 3 activity LED, a custom made hard drive mounting plate to accommodate one or two additional drives, and a custom molded rear panel. Specially designed X-Tender rods are included to internally support the expansion, allowing you to securely reassemble the machine. Additional space on front panel will allow the support of one LCD display on each side of the system, or additional LEDs or cold cathode lights. You can switch between the newly added drives via the buttons at the front."

Comments

Cool But

[Mr.Dippy]

Okay it was cool when people were running linux and what not on this but Jesus Tap Dancing Christ people! Just play the damn games and buy a real computer to do your computer needs.

How big?

[GrassMunk]

Isnt the Xbox big enough? This looks like it adds 2 inches to the damn unit, who has that much space? I remember when it came out people were mocking it because it was so big. This just makes it even bigger, i thought it would streamline it a bit, like a case replacement.

Re:How big?

[ezzzD55J]

Isnt the Xbox big enough? This looks like it adds 2 inches to the damn unit

From elchuparoashdgajksdasa@earthlink.net Sun Apr 20 21:48:33 2003
Subject: Gain 3+ Full Inches In Length

A new twist

[StevenHenderson]

Worker 1: Lemme configure this database...hey, why isn't it working?

Worker 2:You forgot to press Up, Down, Up Down, Left, Right...

Seems like a bogus claim to me

[@madeus]

"is a complete kit that will allow you convert your Xbox(TM) into a mini rack mount server"

In what way does it allow you to convert one into a 'mini rack mount server'?

There is no rack mounting kit with this that I can see, nor does the mod do anything that would aid in rack mounting an X-Box as far as I can see (I had assumed some kind of side bracket to effectively make it wider, or possibly to allow two to a rack).

Am I missing some element of the kit here, or is it just poor phrasing on their part?

Re:Seems like a bogus claim to me

[Computerguy5]

I wish I had mod points because I was thinking the exact same thing and no one else seems to get it. Goodness, all you have to do is say "rackmount" and the beowulf, toaster computer people come out humping.

I'll ask the parent's question again: how does this turn it into a *rackmount* device? Sure, it allows you to add storage, but that has nothing to do with rackmounting it.

On another note, did it say that it allows you to switch between the hard drives?

You can switch between the newly added drives via the buttons at the front.

This implies to me that only one of the drives can be active at any one time. Lame, and practically useless.

Not just $150

[CMiYC]

XBox -> $150
Modchip -> $50
This Kit -> $50
New Harddrive -> $50
2 USB XBox Adapater -> $40
USB Keyboard -> $20 (no sharing components, right?)
USB Mouse -> $20

So for about $380 you can turn an Xbox into a PC. Not $150. I'm baffled why everyone uses your argument. "You can't build a PC for $150!" Well you still can't if you use a Xbox.