... contact the author at the above address or via email TheBlack Book of Forbidden Investments Page There is a Wall of Silence separating you from some ofthe best performing investments in the world ... By the time they get their clearance, it’s too late and the offshore funds have already profited and moved on Yet another major benefit: offshore funds offer foreign currency diversification They ... and the threat of a widening war remains over our heads, gold will continue to surpass the performance of stocks TheBlack Book of Forbidden Investments Page 12 Newmont—King ofthe Gold Hill The...
... start ofthe race The analysis ofthe failure ofthe project concludes the following: “Study after study reveals that sprinters have the most problems in the fractions of a second around the start, ... opposing group of professors never lost the desire to stop the project.) The Achilles’ heel ofthe project was the conceptual conflict between the anonymity ofthe feedback and the security against ... taking into account the promising economic prospects ofthe offshore cooperation, the German company decided to initiate the project, regardless ofthe lack of support on the part ofthe middle manager...
... MSX was the result of a collaborative effort between ASCII and Microsoft The goal ofthe MSX was to produce a standard computer system that would run the same software regardless ofthe manufacturer ... productivity software competitors back in the 16-bit realm Office 97 and later versions dominated the market These are but a few examples, but they represent Microsoft's primary sources of income Microsoft ... versions) Part III: Software Mods The third part ofthe book gives you an overview ofthe aftermarket software that is available for your Xbox, including a tutorial on using the Xenium O/S, EvolutionX,...
... Lifting the hard drive tray out ofthe Xbox case Removing the Hard Drive FIGURE 2.30 The hard drive screws on the left side ofthe tray FIGURE 2.31 The hard drive screws on the right side ofthe ... in the next chapter The six Torx-head screws that keep the Xbox together 29 30 CHAPTER Disassembling Your Xbox FIGURE 2.17 The front ofthe Xbox FIGURE 2.18 The side ofthe Xbox FIGURE 2.19 The ... tray unit Removing the Motherboard FIGURE 2.41 Disengaging the DVD-ROM drive from the tray Removing the Motherboard The Xbox motherboard is the key CAUTION component ofthe console and will...
... is the number ofthe Xbox produced during the workweek • Y is the last digit ofthe production year • WW is the number ofthe week ofthe production year • FF is the code ofthe factory where the ... the motherboard needs to be pulled toward the front ofthe Xbox to clear the video and network ports on the back ofthe Xbox Simply lift the motherboard while pulling it toward the front ofthe ... two ofthe controller ports on the front ofthe Xbox, as shown in Figure 2.50 The controller ports are connected to the motherboard using two small plugs at the inside front side ofthe Xbox The...
... Top ofthe Xbox motherboard (revision 1.3 shown) FIGURE 6.3 Bottom ofthe Xbox motherboard (revision 1.3 shown) The next few figures show the 1.6 motherboard for your reference The top ofthe ... visualize the pin header (in Figure 5.7) tilting down toward you until the pins are facing down, and that is the orientation ofthe pin header onto the LPC Using the heated wire/pin, touch each ofthe ... Figure 6.3 shows the bottom ofthe same Note the position ofthe various chips and locate the LPC The LPC is located where you might have installed a solderless adapter and is the same place where...
... at the bottom ofthe motherboard) Also, note the orientation ofthe motherboard in this chapter, where pin is on the right side in these figures, and make sure yOll orient your motherboard in the ... on the LPC is nearest the back ofthe Xbox, while point 16 is nearest the front ofthe Xbox The pin header is placed into the first 12 LPC holes Because the pin header must be soldered from the ... to fulfill the same purpose as the DO While the DO is a type of ground that causes the Xbox to boot from the LPC (instead ofthe built-in BIOS), the LFRAME is a standard signal ofthe Intel bus...