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MaGiC9669

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22. March 2004 @ 05:58

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Hello to all! I am going to apologize for my long thread right off the bat.

I am interested in chipping my xbox and getting starting backing up my games. I read many of posts but for the experts, i have a couple of questions. Now please note, i an not computer illiterate at all but when it comes to this i have ABSOLUETLY no clue so maybe many of you people can help me out.

Ok i understand first thing i have to do is buy a chip. Now i ask, WHAT SHOULD I BUY? I want a solderless chip. I have a v1.0 xbox. What do you guys recommend. All i am looking to do is INSTALL THE CHIP, backup games. Thats it really. I am confused on this FLASHING the chip and all of this stuff. Is it easy? Do i have to buy anything seperate to FLASH a chip and put on a DASHBOARD on the hard drive of my xbox? I dont quite understand (hence the illiterate part ;). I am not too concerned about extras nor do i want to go through any other UNNECCESSARY steps like installing switches or something that i saw (with xlite 2.3? or something like that). So i ask what is the best chip for my preferences?

Secondly, do i need a DVD BURNER or could i just use a regular cd burner? I would assume i would need the dvd to hold more info but i am unsure and i cant find any info EXACTLY to that on here. Any help would be appreciated on that.

Lastly, but im sure no where near least, how EXACTLY do i ftp to my xbox. I am so confused on this and i read so many posts but to be honest, just so lost. If someone could help me out on that that would be perfect. Thanks

I would ask what is the best and most reliable place to get the chips recommended but from what i understand, its illegal to list them here. If possible, if someone could email me that would be great but if not no big deal. I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE HELP. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!

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MaGiC9669

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22. March 2004 @ 06:03

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HELLOOOOOOOOOO ANYONE!!! No just kidding haha i notice a lot of people wait like a minute and expect 50 answers. I forgot to ask, what other PROGRAMS or anything else do i need for me to play backed up games? Do i need a new hard drive or a new cd rom in my box? What programs for my computer do i need? I see this evox this everywhere but dont know exactly what it is. Thanks a lot!

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Daskins

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22. March 2004 @ 12:43

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well if you want a solderless chips a good chip would be the xecuter 2.3blite+, very easy to install. you'll have to flash your chip with the latest bios (4981). a good lace to buy the chip would be (www.modchip.ca). You'll also need to intall evolutionx this is a replacement dashboard the lets you FTP to your Xbox. You do not need a bigger Hard drive, UNLESS you want to backup games to you Hard drive, and no you do not need a new DVD rom in your xbox. Finall you will need a DVD burner!! games burned to CD-R are just plain slow.

for more in depth info on modding go to http://www.xbox-scene.com

also search for seamonkey's guides for FTP instructions on google

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DaOsT

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22. March 2004 @ 19:05

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http://www.geocities.com/seamonkeyguides/main.html

eres seamonkey's guides

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singler3

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22. March 2004 @ 21:50

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I would get a dvd burner if i was you but you don't have to. I have a version 1 xbox with a thompson drive, i tried for weeks but it wouldn't even read a cd-rw. I tried dvd-r and have never had any problems.

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MaGiC9669

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23. March 2004 @ 06:34

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Guys thanks for the quick response. I just bought xecuter 2.3b lite+. I guess i have no choice but to buy a dvd burner as well. Where can i get a new DVD for my xbox? Are there faster ones? I thought i saw instructions on how to replace the one in your xbox but cant seem to find it anywhere anymore.

Ok let me see if i did this correctly. I downloaded evolution x 3935 to my pc. I used xiso to create an iso file of that WHOLE folder (i renamed evox.xbe to default.xbe and evox.ini modified to my liking and made sure those were in the root). I wanted to use craxtion but it comes up with an error. Maybe someone can assist me with that. The error reads

"Invalid Arguments Passed! IsoCraxtion Usage: IsoCraxtion -x iso_namedirectory_to_extract_to"

This is all when i am trying to open up the IsoCraxtion.exe file. Dont know why.

So anyways i created this xbox.iso file. I also Downloaded evoxm7. Am i on the right step so far?

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se7en11

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23. March 2004 @ 13:19

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Magic9669
Why do you feel the need to buy a DVD player? Im no expert on modding but wouldn't you only need a DVD player if you plan to make backups of your games on DVDS? You can make backups on your hard drive instead and save yourself the money of buying a DVD player.

Can I ask where you found the EvolutionX software? I know its against forum rules to post a link but can you email me? nvh711@yahoo.com

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MaGiC9669

Newbie

25. March 2004 @ 06:19

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Well i am looking to buy a dvd player to back up my games. I dont plan on buying a new hard drive YET, so there is one reason. Another would be because i get free dvd r discs. We will see how this works

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G4MERZO1D

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25. March 2004 @ 06:41

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get a dvd-rw i say ;)
im still saving up as im still a sodding 16 yr old skool kid :P who is still around £400 in debt :/
although i have a 120GB in my box i would still like a dvd-rw as i can use it to then backup not only my games, but my dvd's aswell so i can take them round friends houses without worrying about damaging them ;) although i dont go out intentianally to do that!
good luck

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MaGiC9669

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25. March 2004 @ 14:21

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Wait is there a difference between dvd r burnere and a dvd rw burner? Is there such a thing/difference? Well i would know what the difference is but isnt there only just one?

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G4MERZO1D

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28. March 2004 @ 00:59

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yea there is only just one, dvd-rw writer/burner whatever u want to call it

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