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XSB
Xbox 360 Engineering Sample Southbridge
| Type | Internal/Beta/Retail |
|---|---|
| Purpose | SPI Flasher/controller for Xbox 360 and Argon boards |
| Rarity | Common |
The Xbox 360 Southbridge (XSB) is the chipset present on the Xbox 360 motherboard. It is responsible for many management tasks between the XCPU and different I/O present in the system.
History
Hardware
The Xbox 360 Southbridge is a Ball Grid Array (BGA) soldered chip that was custom designed by Microsoft for the Xbox 360.
The XSB handles many important hardware features by acting as a SATA controller, USB controller, System Management Controller (SMC) and NAND controller. It also handles smaller devices such as the eject, bind, tilt switches and IR sensor on the console.[1]
References
- ↑ XENON_FABK Schematics, Microsoft, 24 August 2005
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