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* Full development [[Test/Dev Bootloaders|bootloaders]] | * Full development [[Test/Dev Bootloaders|bootloaders]] | ||
*[[xShell|Launcher]] reads "Development Kit" | *[[xShell|Launcher]] reads "Development Kit" | ||
*Lacks motherboard headers for SPI (J1D2), and Debug (J2B1) used by the [[Lamprey Board|Lamprey Board]] and [Sidecar|Sidecar]]. | *Lacks motherboard headers for SPI (J1D2), and Debug (J2B1) used by the [[Lamprey Board|Lamprey Board]] and [[Sidecar|Sidecar]]. | ||
**Lacks 5v Standby header (J9A2) used by [[Sidecar|Sidecar]]. | **Lacks 5v Standby header (J9A2) used by [[Sidecar|Sidecar]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:32, 31 December 2022
Early in production developer hardware, Microsoft would loan a specific unit to game journalists. These units would be used by the journalists to review a game months or weeks before the game reaches its retail product milestone. They came in the same charcoal gray case as Development Kits but lacked a Sidecar, having a standard 20GB HDD in its place. These units also had a small square sticker around the rear I/O that reads "Reviewer Kit". Although being only production Xenon motherboards, they could also be sometimes seen with a secondary serial barcode sticker that would commonly be found on Beta Hardware. These units were quickly phased out because of Demo Kits.
Notes
- The Manufacturing Label reads "Xbox 360 Console"
- Full development bootloaders
- Launcher reads "Development Kit"
- Lacks motherboard headers for SPI (J1D2), and Debug (J2B1) used by the Lamprey Board and Sidecar.
- Lacks 5v Standby header (J9A2) used by Sidecar.