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gettin xbox chipped - is it risky? are copied games any good?
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anthony10
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16. January 2009 @ 15:15 |
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i have been offered a chance to get my xbox chipped for nothing by a freind but am very unsure about doing it i like the idea about cheap games but will it ruin my xbox? i heard it automatically bans you from xbox live is this true? and is more prone to red lights and rdn whatever that is. does it shorten life of your xbox and scratch disks? hope its o.k to write about this. anyway would like some opinions would be very grateful, all the best
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Donaldo
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16. January 2009 @ 15:25 |
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please there are many threads and this has been answered thousands of times...
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anthony10
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16. January 2009 @ 15:28 |
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well i am asking again why should i spend my time tiredlessly searching through thousands of threads? who made you top dog? no one
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16. January 2009 @ 16:01 |
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Originally posted by anthony10:
well i am asking again why should i spend my time tiredlessly searching through thousands of threads? who made you top dog? no one
you should searach for the thread since as Donaldo stated, its been asked and answered a million times, and more than likely you wont get any help since you cant do anything for yourself like spend 2 minutes and find the answer via searching.
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16. January 2009 @ 16:24 |
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yea good luck getting any help with that pal.
If you send me questions on Live about modding or anything related i will block you. Dont be an idiot.
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scorpNZ
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16. January 2009 @ 16:49 |
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First question you need to ask yourself is what can a chip do compared to just flashing a drive,as far as i'm aware it would be a waste of money unless you were going to get out of region games,in which case it would be worth chipping,i am not aware of any other use for a chip as the 360's have better security so can't do what the old xboxes could,the next question is does this friend do soldering for a job,does he have the correct equipment including magnifiers (they're needed on the old xboxes i assume the solder points on 360 are just as tiny),if he solders every now again my advice take it to a professional unless you can afford another box.If however you are getting localised games flashing is the way to go
To get working copies of 360 games there are tuts here,hardware you need
Kreon Flashed External or Internal samsung dvd-rom reader.
Dual layer burner that has book typing capability lite-on or pioneer.
clone cd by slysoft or there's imgeburn(but have'nt tried it as clone cd sets layer break automatically)
xbox backup creator-Free
Verbatim DL DVD+R from Singapore
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anthony10
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16. January 2009 @ 18:23 |
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thanks skorpnz very grateful for your help, and by the way to the other people who replied i did go through a lot of threads and couldnt find anything, would of took you 2 mins to answer my question like this good man has done
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CawkFour
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16. January 2009 @ 19:32 |
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Originally posted by anthony10:
thanks skorpnz very grateful for your help, and by the way to the other people who replied i did go through a lot of threads and couldnt find anything, would of took you 2 mins to answer my question like this good man has done
it's the point of clogging the front page with threads that are redundant. it's not about being a jerk.
if every single lame thread got answered... all of the good important ones could get burried and lost in the waste.
if people researched... there would be less threads but tons of info in each. think about it.
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leerock
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17. January 2009 @ 12:20 |
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just do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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17. January 2009 @ 12:27 |
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Originally posted by anthony10:
well i am asking again why should i spend my time tiredlessly searching through thousands of threads? who made you top dog? no one
wow, second post and you already have people who will ignore any other question you ask here because you wanted to spout off with a smart mouth to someone who obviously holds the knowledge you need. Smart move.
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scorpNZ
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17. January 2009 @ 13:45 |
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My xbox 360 is flashed & i have been on live with the months free gold membership as well as using the silver to get updates & downloads,the only significant factor is i used original discs to update,if i were to continue with the gold i'd use original discs,however if i had a chip unless i was sure it could be turned off i'd get another 360 that would stay unmodded.Basicly from what i read on my travels BIOS can't be accessed or was it read after operating system software takes over so flashing is safer than chip ??
Prone to red ring of death ?,You'd need to do a search if chips caused this,personally i doubt it so long as soldering was done correctly as well as setup & chip is not faulty & is a good quality chip,my two old xboxes are chipped for two years now & dont skip a beat.
Scratched discs come from mishandling or jostling the 360 while the box is turned on or incorrectly refitting parts inside the dvd drive,perhaps when drive gets worn you'll get swirl marks on disc
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anthony10
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17. January 2009 @ 17:06 |
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thanks everyone for replying to my questions and sorry about asking a question that has been put on here thousands of times but honestly i have gone through many threads looking for an answer and found nothing there is hundreds of pages, i think i will risk getting it chipped im just really worried about what i got told about when its chipped xbox live cant be used if any one has any knowledge about this would be grateful, i just like the idea of buying games at a quarter of the price plus all new titles, all the best
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anthony10
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17. January 2009 @ 17:10 |
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also scorpnz how come if getting localised games flashing is the way? i can get local copys cheap as chips lol, cant see the difference?
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anthony10
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17. January 2009 @ 17:17 |
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and by the way mikieismad go suck a lemon, keep your nose out of something that doesnt concern you
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17. January 2009 @ 18:23 |
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Originally posted by anthony10:
and by the way mikieismad go suck a lemon, keep your nose out of something that doesnt concern you
Uh, considering, i could answer you question, it does concern me. You should really learn a bit of respect, you come here and you ask someone something, and when they give you an idea that you should have done when you registered here, you get mad. Read the rules, you said you did when you registered, so I don't see why you cant just be a normal person, and use the search box. It's there for a reason, and its not to look pretty.
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scorpNZ
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17. January 2009 @ 19:10 |
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Originally posted by anthony10:
also scorpnz how come if getting localised games flashing is the way? i can get local copys cheap as chips lol, cant see the difference?
Because my understanding is the only advantage a chip has is enabling to play games that are not of your region,i.e: if you own a PAL system a chip will let you play an American region game or Asian etc,where as flashing a drive only lets you play backups of your PAL region games only,so unless there's some other advantage a chip has that i'm not aware of then it'd be a waste of money otherwise i would've chipped mine,you'll have to do a bit more research in comparing the two & then decide which way is for you,only reason i did'nt chip is the 360 ain't as good for hacking & doing shit like the first xbox so to me it's strictly a gaming machine
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anthony10
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18. January 2009 @ 05:14 |
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my understanding was if i get it chipped i can buy copied games for £5 instead of £44 and i am sure there the same region, all my freind does is buys a game brand new then copies it and sells it to people who have chipped xbox's
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18. January 2009 @ 06:45 |
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Originally posted by anthony10:
my understanding was if i get it chipped i can buy copied games for £5 instead of £44 and i am sure there the same region, all my freind does is buys a game brand new then copies it and sells it to people who have chipped xbox's
Pfft...he downloads them and sells them to people with flashed drives.
I wish him the worst.
Even if he does actually buy the game.
Edit: Also, you don't have to "chip" the 360...just flash the drive to read backups.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 18. January 2009 @ 06:47
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18. January 2009 @ 09:24 |
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lol yea the chip is not needed at all to do what he is telling u, he is probably charging u way too much for something u dont even need to lol.... go ahead get it chipped.
If you send me questions on Live about modding or anything related i will block you. Dont be an idiot.
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18. January 2009 @ 09:35 |
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Originally posted by anthony10:
and by the way mikieismad go suck a lemon, keep your nose out of something that doesnt concern you
You're not off to a good start are you ?. One of the reasons there are hundreds of pages (in the various forums) is due to people posting without searching (or searching properly) first.
Anyways, masses of info is what this place is about, let's please just try and fit in and cease with the unnecessary comments..
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leerock
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18. January 2009 @ 10:11 |
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i reckon the guy who is doing ur 360 for you is just flashing it for you and not actually "chipping it" for you. it is easier for him to say that to you than try to explain to you what flashing is. also if you knew how easy it was to do you would probably do it urself and then he wont get paid ;) good luck!!!!!!!!
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anthony10
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18. January 2009 @ 15:00 |
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thanks again to all people who are helping me and i am sorry if i was rude or upset any one it wasnt my intention, i would flash it myself but i am not computer no how aint got a clue about this stuff only just know what a harddrive is lol, all this mods and chips and a falcon and things like that i really do not know, what is flashing it?
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anthony10
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18. January 2009 @ 15:03 |
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it is costing me £70 to get it chipped which in u.s dollar is around $103 i think
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18. January 2009 @ 15:28 |
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You don't want to get it chipped. What you want to do is to get your Xbox 360's DVD Drive flashed. Flashing means taking a firmware and changing it to a new one. The new firmware will be iXtreme 1.5. If you have a Hitachi drive then you will have to wait until the iXtreme 1.5 comes out which should be soon. You can still use iXtreme 1.4 if you have a Hitachi drive.
To find out what drive you have check here-
http://www.360drives.com/list
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anthony10
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18. January 2009 @ 15:42 |
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thanks, i checked that website and manufacturing date only goes back to 2007 mine is 2006 so cant find out what drive it has, so flashing is better i understand but how much will it cost to get flashed? is it cheaper than chip? when flashed can i still go on xbox live and get achievements? and how easy is it to flash it myself bearing in mind i have no knowledge what so ever, what items will i need to flash it? thanks i am very grateful
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