Quoted: You guys with an Xbox ever look into modchips? I found some package deals that incude the modchip and a 120GB hard drive. Id like the ability to store all my games on my harddrive and let my friends use the original disc for system link games. Im not afraid to solder but flashing the bios and setting it up seems pretty involved. Anyone have any recommendations or thoughts?
Heres a setup I was looking at:
www.modchipstore.com/Xbox-Xecuter-3-CE-ModChip-120GB-160GB-Hard-Drive-Combo-Official-16216.html
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Got mine from the same store. Go with the spiderchip or other solderless chip. They use a screw and pogo pins make contact with the board. You do however need to know what version your xbox is because the little holes in the circuit board are in different places on different versions.
I got the 120gb and solderless spider and have never had a problem and i recently traded it on the boards here.
As far as the operating system(EVO X) it is ok but kinda retarded to navigate. Its best to wipe the hd and ftp Avalaunch onto it which is alot easier to run. DVD2Xbox is the default game saving program and works pretty slick. I had 17 games on it when I sold it with room for 5 or so more depending on size. You can also erase them at any time.
As far a Xbox live goes it is true that you cannot use a modded box. All/most chips come with an external toggle switch that activates/deactivates the chip and uses the corresponding bios. The disadvantage is you need the hard copy to play on LIVE. I sure as hell didnt just back up my games and keep them. I backed up my games, sold what I had, and rented the rest to save money. So thats kinda out of the question unless you are going to keep the originals around(stupid
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So whats the cure you ask? Well I downloaded KAI XLink which is a free online game server. Its not quite as good as LIVE but its free, allows modded counsils, and is easy to use. At any given time there were 300-600 Halo 2 users which was awesome.
So get a solderless chip if you cant solder. They work just as good as any other chip for what you will ever use it for. A 120gb HD held 20-25ish games depending on size. Get KAI XLINK if you want free online gaming.
the mod chip store is a good company to deal with and ships very fast also. Like I said I got my stuff from there.
I will try and check back for any questions. You will need to be computer friendly to do some of this and the rest you will pick up as you go. I am by no means a geek and did just fine.........