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lukej101
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_ 		15. August 2005 @ 09:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have heard that by replacing the drive in your XBox for one of the special ones of eBay you can play backups. Does anyone know if this is true?
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nevwst
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_ 		16. August 2005 @ 07:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
first time i hear that but .......... i would also like to know the answer .......so i guess we've all wasted our time and money modding
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selivus
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_ 		16. August 2005 @ 08:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
To my Knowledge, You can't simply replace your dvd drive and play backups. you have to install a modchip, or softmod your box.
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I Install Xbox Modchips and the Viper GC modchip for the Gamecube. If you are interested PM Me.
lukej101
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_ 		16. August 2005 @ 08:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
whats a softmod?
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selivus
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_ 		16. August 2005 @ 11:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if you go to this link there are a lot of tutorials on this. However I do not recomend this if you are new to the scene. You can really screw up your xbox if you do this wrong. I would recomend soldering in a chip. But, this is up to you. here's the link for a lot of the tutorials.
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=165336
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PimpDawg
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_ 		19. August 2005 @ 17:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sorry guys, the drives on eBay will not be able to play anything but original games. The reason why they sell those drives is because they read all types of media flawlessly, and if you have your Xbox modded that comes in handy. For example one of my modded Xbox's has an LG drive in it, which can play plain backup CD-R's and every other type of media perfectly. Before I had an Thomson drive, and it could not read backup cd-r's or dvd-r's what-so-ever.

lukej101, here is a little guide on softmodding:

http://minnwild.8.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=858
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