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A '''Test Kit''' is a version of the [[Xbox 360]] console designed for developers to test their games and content. This can be done via DVD emulation or dev-signed DVDs. They have test [[Bootloaders]] which prevent remote debugging.
{{Infobox information appliance
| type        = Test Console
| generation  = Seventh
| introduced  = Late 2005
}}
 
A '''Test Kit''' is a version of the [[Xbox 360]] console designed for developers to test their games and content. This can be done via DVD emulation or dev-signed DVDs. They have testkit fuses and [[bootloaders]] which prevent remote debugging.


== Xbox 360 Test Console ==
== Xbox 360 Test Console ==
The Xbox 360 Test Console has a white case resembling a [[Retail]] console, with a matching white [[Sidecar#Type 1|Type 1 Sidecar]]. The Sidecar has the [[Sidecar#Performance Investigator for Xbox|PIX]] covered.
The Xbox 360 Test Console has a white case resembling a [[retail]] console, with a matching white [[Sidecar#Type 1|Type 1 Sidecar]]. The Sidecar has the [[Sidecar#Performance Investigator for Xbox|PIX]] covered. December 2005 Test Consoles alternatively are [[Development_Kit#Xbox 360 Development Console|XDK Development Kits]], with the dark charcoal case and devkit fuses. Instead of using the light gray [[Sidecar#Type 1|Type 1 Sidecar]], they are configured with a white [[Sidecar#Type 1|Type 1 Sidecar]] with PIX covered. During this period the test fuses were not yet implemented and Microsoft defined a Test console by the console's sidecar access to [[Sidecar#Performance Investigator for Xbox|PIX]]. 
{|class="wikitable"
! Introduced
| December 2005
|-
! Motherboard
| [[Xenon (Motherboard)|Xenon]]
|-
! RAM
| 512MB
|-
! Storage
| 80GB [[Hard Drive]]
|-
! Sidecar
| [[Sidecar#Type 1|Type 1]]
|-
! Color
| Console: Dark gray/charcoal<br>Sidecar: White
|-
! Fuses
| Devkit
|}


{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
! Introduced
! Introduced
| Late 2005
| 2006
|-
|-
! Motherboard
! Motherboard
| [[Xenon (Motherboard)|Xenon]], later [[Zephyr]], [[Jasper]], and [[Jasper#Tonasket|Jasper Tonasket]]
| [[Xenon (Motherboard)|Xenon]], later [[Zephyr]], [[Jasper]], and [[Tonasket]]
|-
! RAM
| 512MB
|-
|-
! Storage
! Storage
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| White
| White
|-
|-
! Notes
! Fuses
| Normal 512MB RAM<br>[[Manufacturing Label]] reads "Xbox 360 XDK"<br>[[xShell|Launcher]] reads "Xbox 360 Test Kit"
| Testkit
|}
|}


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! Motherboard
! Motherboard
| Slightly modified [[Jasper]]
| Slightly modified [[Jasper]]
|-
! RAM
| 1GB in 2 512MB pools
|-
|-
! Storage
! Storage
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! Color
! Color
| Console: Deep purple<br>Sidecar: Chrome green
| Console: Deep purple<br>Sidecar: Chrome green
|-
! Notes
| Normal 1GB RAM in 2 512MB pools<br>[[Manufacturing Label]] reads "Xbox 360 XDK"<br>[[xShell|Launcher]] reads "Xbox 360 Test Kit (Mode: 1GB)"
|}
|}


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; Known ConfigIDs
; Known ConfigIDs
* AK1-00078 PV-1
* AK1-00078 PV-2


=== Variant 3 ===
=== Variant 3 ===
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; Known ConfigIDs
; Known ConfigIDs
* AK1-00078 PV-1
* AK1-00078 PV-2
 
{{Consoles}}
[[Category:Developer Hardware]]

Latest revision as of 14:42, 2 December 2024

Test Kit
TypeTest Console
GenerationSeventh
IntroducedLate 2005

A Test Kit is a version of the Xbox 360 console designed for developers to test their games and content. This can be done via DVD emulation or dev-signed DVDs. They have testkit fuses and bootloaders which prevent remote debugging.

Xbox 360 Test Console

The Xbox 360 Test Console has a white case resembling a retail console, with a matching white Type 1 Sidecar. The Sidecar has the PIX covered. December 2005 Test Consoles alternatively are XDK Development Kits, with the dark charcoal case and devkit fuses. Instead of using the light gray Type 1 Sidecar, they are configured with a white Type 1 Sidecar with PIX covered. During this period the test fuses were not yet implemented and Microsoft defined a Test console by the console's sidecar access to PIX.

Introduced December 2005
Motherboard Xenon
RAM 512MB
Storage 80GB Hard Drive
Sidecar Type 1
Color Console: Dark gray/charcoal
Sidecar: White
Fuses Devkit
Introduced 2006
Motherboard Xenon, later Zephyr, Jasper, and Tonasket
RAM 512MB
Storage 80GB, later 120GB Hard Drive
Sidecar Type 1
Color White
Fuses Testkit

Xbox 360-GB Test Console

The Xbox 360-GB Development Console has a deep purple case, a chrome green Sidecar, and matching chrome green DVD bezels. It comes in 3 variants.

Introduced Early 2010
Motherboard Slightly modified Jasper
RAM 1GB in 2 512MB pools
Storage 120GB Hard Drive
Sidecar Type 2
Color Console: Deep purple
Sidecar: Chrome green

Variant 1

These units were released in Early 2010 and are commonly referred to as "EXPO" units. They came with an XNA branded Faceplate and an XNA tribal branded Sidecar.

Known ConfigIDs
  • XDK-GB-2
  • Jasper XDK-PV-2

Variant 2

These units were released in Mid 2010 and were equipped with standard non-branded faceplate. They retained the XNA branded Sidecar.

Known ConfigIDs
  • AK1-00078 PV-2

Variant 3

These units were released in Mid to Late 2010 and had no branding on the faceplate or Sidecar.

Known ConfigIDs
  • AK1-00078 PV-2
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