Want to post something important in here for anyone else who already owns or plans on getting a Kasumi Blue Xbox.
Previously, it was assumed that it was a v1.6 revision Xbox due to its November 2004 release (the v1.6 Xbox revision was introduced in March 2004 and by the end April 2004, all previous revisions had been discontinued), but recently I came upon some info that caused some concern about this Xbox's well being. After this concern came to light, I spoke with some other Xbox enthusiasts about it and we ended up confirming that the Kasumi Blue Xbox is actually a v1.0 console, which makes no sense, as the v1.0 revision had already been discontinued two years prior to the release of the Kasumi Blue. It's possible that Microsoft had a ton of extra v1.0 motherboards leftover and decided to use them for this limited edition.
What does this mean? Well for those who are unaware, the original Xbox suffers from an issue where its clock capacitor (a small capacitor that allows the Xbox to keep its date and time settings for awhile while unplugged) ends up leaking acid onto the motherboard, which causes serious corrosion and eats away at everything until the Xbox eventually dies as a result. Any Xbox that is v1.0-v1.5 is 100% guaranteed to have this issue, though when it occurs is not entirely consistent, so there do exist some Xboxes that have not yet begun leaking, but they will eventually do so over time. This wasn't previously a concern for the Kasumi Blue Xbox, due to it being assumed that it was a v1.6 because the v1.6 is the only revision that does not suffer from this issue.
So with the Kasumi Blue Xbox now being confirmed as a v1.0 revision (as incredibly strange and unbelievable as that is), this means that it suffers from the faulty clock capacitor issue and the capacitor must be removed or else the Xbox will be destroyed. So I had to open mine up and remove the capacitor. Thankfully, mine had not yet begun leaking and the motherboard was extremely clean.
Here are some pics of mine, showing the faulty clock capacitor:
And here is a pic from one of the other guys I spoke with about this, also showing the bad cap:
So yeah, in closing, if you own one of these or plan to own one, open it up and remove the clock capacitor ASAP. Don't let this beautiful piece of DOA and Xbox history be destroyed. And also, if you own any original Xbox at all, find out which revision it is and remove its clock capacitor ASAP if it's not a v1.6.
Previously, it was assumed that it was a v1.6 revision Xbox due to its November 2004 release (the v1.6 Xbox revision was introduced in March 2004 and by the end April 2004, all previous revisions had been discontinued), but recently I came upon some info that caused some concern about this Xbox's well being. After this concern came to light, I spoke with some other Xbox enthusiasts about it and we ended up confirming that the Kasumi Blue Xbox is actually a v1.0 console, which makes no sense, as the v1.0 revision had already been discontinued two years prior to the release of the Kasumi Blue. It's possible that Microsoft had a ton of extra v1.0 motherboards leftover and decided to use them for this limited edition.
What does this mean? Well for those who are unaware, the original Xbox suffers from an issue where its clock capacitor (a small capacitor that allows the Xbox to keep its date and time settings for awhile while unplugged) ends up leaking acid onto the motherboard, which causes serious corrosion and eats away at everything until the Xbox eventually dies as a result. Any Xbox that is v1.0-v1.5 is 100% guaranteed to have this issue, though when it occurs is not entirely consistent, so there do exist some Xboxes that have not yet begun leaking, but they will eventually do so over time. This wasn't previously a concern for the Kasumi Blue Xbox, due to it being assumed that it was a v1.6 because the v1.6 is the only revision that does not suffer from this issue.
So with the Kasumi Blue Xbox now being confirmed as a v1.0 revision (as incredibly strange and unbelievable as that is), this means that it suffers from the faulty clock capacitor issue and the capacitor must be removed or else the Xbox will be destroyed. So I had to open mine up and remove the capacitor. Thankfully, mine had not yet begun leaking and the motherboard was extremely clean.
Here are some pics of mine, showing the faulty clock capacitor:
And here is a pic from one of the other guys I spoke with about this, also showing the bad cap:
So yeah, in closing, if you own one of these or plan to own one, open it up and remove the clock capacitor ASAP. Don't let this beautiful piece of DOA and Xbox history be destroyed. And also, if you own any original Xbox at all, find out which revision it is and remove its clock capacitor ASAP if it's not a v1.6.
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