Name: Make Your Own Skeleton Key from Scratch for the Original Xbox!
Uploaded: 2025-09-06T23:00:00+00:00
Duration: 22 min 5 s
Description: Get $5 towards your first order on PCBWay by joining here: https://pcbway.com/g/3WcBa9 After recently covering the Skeleton Key project for the original Xbox, many people were excited to set it up for

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After recently covering the Skeleton Key project for the original Xbox, many people were excited to set it up for themselves with a compatible USB drive and adapter. Although this can all be done with off-the-shelf components, several people saw the customized USB drives and adapters specifically made for Skeleton Key. After several people asked how to get them... Well, the open-sourced secret sauce is being revealed! Watch and see how you can build your own Skeleton Key setup from scratch, complete with the logos and branding to really make it stick out.

Once you have Skeleton Key running you can keep your console stock, perform any needed maintenance, softmod your console, or maybe even do a combination of those options. Skeleton Key boots into the PrometheOS launcher which contains several utilities such as FTP access, EEPROM backup ability, and a DLC / Update content signer. The real magic here is the included applications, which at the time of recording are:

- Xbox Content Archive Tool (XCAT)
- Insignia Setup Assistant
- Gamepad Tester
- MemCheck Memory Tester
- Xbox Softmodding Tool
- Xbox Disk Over Network (XDON)

Sponsorship Disclosure: This video has been sponsored by PCBWay. The Slim PLL QSBs were provided for free by PCBWay in order to make this video.

#Xbox #OGXbox #XboxModding

This video has been made with Fair Use in mind and has been created as an educational piece of media.

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Timestamps!

0:00 - Introduction
2:32 - What's up with those adapters?
4:13 - Video Sponsor: PCBWay
6:59 - Gathering the Parts
8:38 - USB Adapter Assembly
12:17 - Setting Up Skeleton Key
14:28 - Launching Skeleton Key
16:35 - Why is Skeleton Key So Important?

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Product Affiliate Links:

Original Xbox Console:
Amazon - http://geni.us/tQUtt9
eBay - https://ebay.us/VgCKjw

USB 2.0 Type A Female Connector Ports:
AliExpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oDvuiGv
Amazon - https://geni.us/bC8NS
eBay - https://ebay.us/XBHRTb

128MB USB Flash Drives:
AliExpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_olK7Ee5
Amazon - https://geni.us/hVKXHy
eBay -https://ebay.us/aucxBU

Audio & Video Hardware I Use:
US - https://www.amazon.com/shop/mrmario2011
UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/mrmario2011

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Downloads & Links!

Skeleton Key:
https://digiex.net/threads/skeleton-key-payload-for-original-xbox.16877/

Skeleton Key Adapter:
https://github.com/OGXHarcroft/Xbox-Skeleton-Key-USB-Adapter

USB Device Compatibility List:
https://consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox:USB_Device_Compatibility_List

Etcher:
https://etcher.balena.io/