Xbox Original - Pure White - X & HDD Window Mod

A console, rebuilt as an object

Pure white from face to ridges, with the iconic Xbox X cut open and covered in clear acrylic. The X stops being a logo and becomes a window — DVD drive on one side, hard drive on the other, the Xbox jewel glowing through the middle. A 2001 box that already looked deliberately industrial, now reframed as something closer to lab equipment.

The build, step by step

• Full teardown. Every layer separated on an anti-static mat. Two decades of dust removed from a console that was already over-engineered when it shipped.
• Clock capacitor service. The original Xbox clock cap is notorious for leaking and damaging the motherboard. Replaced as standard — the difference between a console that survives another decade and one that quietly destroys itself.
• Motherboard cleaning. Full isopropyl alcohol scrub on the main board, capacitor inspection, fresh thermal compound on the CPU and GPU.
• DVD drive service. Drive disassembled, laser pickup cleaned, mechanism tested with multiple disc types.
• Hard drive service. Original HDD cleaned and tested; left at factory capacity.
• X-window mod. The iconic Xbox X cut into the top shell and covered with a sheet of premium clear acrylic, cut on a CO2 laser. The DVD drive and hard drive become visible through the cutout — not stickers, not prints.
• RGB lighting. Multi-color LED array behind the acrylic, controlled from a phone app. Pick the color, dial in the brightness, set the speed. The Xbox jewel glows through the center of the X.
• Shell refinish. Original casing wet-sanded between coats, with the white finish laid down in multiple passes and sealed under an acrylic clear coat for depth and chip resistance.
• Reassembly under spec. Every screw torqued, every panel aligned with a caliper before it leaves the bench.

What's in the box

• A console built to match this exact finish — each unit handcrafted to order
• Original Xbox "Duke" controller, fully stripped, cleaned, and color-matched to the build
• Power cord
• Composite AV cable
• StudioFR Certificate of Authenticity — signed and numbered
• 30-day functional warranty

Finish quality

Studio-grade. Wet-sanded between coats, finished with an acrylic clear coat for depth and protection. The acrylic window and any engraving are cut on a CO2 laser — geometry impossible to achieve by hand.

Watch the build

The full restoration filmed end-to-end, from teardown to first boot: https://youtu.be/eesG3i5kMdg

Compatibility & specs

• Region: NTSC-US
• Plays: All NTSC-US Original Xbox titles
• Power: 110V US standard (internal PSU; US plug power cord included)
• Video out: Xbox AV Multi Out — composite cable included. Component AV (sold separately) supports up to 1080i in compatible titles.

Made to order

Each console is built one at a time. Production timeline is approximately 15 business days from order confirmation. Ships double-boxed with custom-cut foam protection. Full insurance included on every shipment.

Warranty

30-day StudioFR functional warranty covering defects in restoration work. Because each build is custom and non-recoverable, these are non-refundable for buyer's remorse — full terms in our Refund Policy.