How to Identify an Xbox 360 with Jasper Chipset
In their bid to make the Xbox 360 quieter, less power-consuming and more reliable, Microsoft have been slowly rolling out new chipsets. The latest revision to the silicon inside the Xbox 360 is code-named "Jasper". It replaces the second generation "Falcon" chips that many credited with reducing the Red Ring of Death problem. Hopefully Jasper can eliminate this deficiency altogether.
Consoles with the new Jasper chips are already on sale in some stores. They are distinguishable by their new power bricks, which look exactly the same as the bulky old ones, but draw only 150 Watts of power instead of the usual 175. Of course, that doesn't help shoppers who want to know if the box they are looking at contains a Jasper or an older model. The way to determine whether the console has the new chip is by looking at the Lot Number on the outside of the box. The first Jasper models have a lot number of 0843, so if yours is equal to or higher than that number, there is a stong chance that it contains a Jasper, rather than a Falcon equipped Xbox 360.
Early reports suggest that the new console is slightly quieter than early versions, but other than that there are no other obvious signs that it has the new chips. We will have to wait and see if Microsoft have solved the Red Ring of Death problem once and for all.
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Comments
Ryan
- June 23, 2009 12:20 AM
u can also tell if u have the jasper by looking on the back of the xbox by the bar code if it says 12V 12,1A its the jasper if it say 12V 14,1 or 16,5 its the falcon
Jeff
- November 7, 2009 12:22 AM
What Ryan is referring to is the AMP rail. But the most accurate way to tell is to simply look at the power input on the back of your 360 (where the power supply plugs in). It has several 'nubs' and a thin bar below them. If the bar is solid, it's a Zephyr or a Falcon. If it's broken (ie there's a space in the middle making two smaller bars) it's a Jasper. I've seen mismarked systems, so I always go by the bar.
Ryan
- December 31, 2009 9:51 AM
This is a different Ryan from before btw.
My power supply socket has (as you said) a solid line with little 'nubs' (and mine is a first generation Xbox360) - this just means AC input, and all xbox360 systems should have them, unless you live in a country with a DC mains line.
Sam
- January 18, 2010 2:43 AM
To Ryan (December 31st),
I think you misunderstood what Jeff was saying. He was not talking about a picture but about the actual shape of the plastic of the socket. Your console cannot have "a solid line with little 'nubs'". It can either have a solid line (of black plastic) or it can have 2 'nubs' i.e. a broken line.
Look into the socket at the back of your console. There should be 6 'holes' with either a bar above them or 2 'nubs' above them.
Sam
- January 18, 2010 2:54 AM
P.S. see here for a detailed explanation and a photo of a jasper units power socket: http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/10/inside-an-xbox-360-jasper-ben-heck-dissects-the-mythical-consol/
James
- March 14, 2010 4:17 PM
I would say an easy way to identify a Jasper would be to look at the size of the power supply itself. It is about half the size of the Falcon chipset's power supply.