Soft Modding my Xbox?

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vb_master wrote:
Jongamer wrote:ackkk help!!!!!
I tried to Install a Harddrive Activity LED and now my Xbox wont even boot with the Hardrive plugged in, I acidently bridged a few pins and now they are un bridged, and the one chip on the HDD was extremly hot (I didnt go any where near it with the Soldering Iron.

Dont tell me that Now I do have to get a modchip and Replace the HDD (Well I have a spare HDD but not as big)
I Need help!!
Because this Xbox Is not even mine.

Right now I'm letting the Harddrive cool and see if that helps at all.
You might of fried it, does the LED flash red and greed (called fragging/christmas colors).
Yeah I got the Error screen, welp now I cant soft mod it, so Im gonna buy a Cheap and Easy Modchip and Swap the Hardrive for a New one.

What Modchip would you suggest?
I think I pretty Much Have my Mind set on Xenium Gold SP with Solderless adaptor for 54.99, but I'll have to bring that up with my friend because he said he would pay for it.

And I noticed that the Xenium Bios has a HDD lock/Unlocker, could I use that to Swap a Normal Computer HD into the Place of the Xbox one?
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Jongamer wrote:What Modchip would you suggest?
I think I pretty Much Have my Mind set on Xenium Gold SP with Solderless adaptor for 54.99, but I'll have to bring that up with my friend because he said he would pay for it.

And I noticed that the Xenium Bios has a HDD lock/Unlocker, could I use that to Swap a Normal Computer HD into the Place of the Xbox one?
I generally use a DuoX2 GS Cromwell/FlashBIOS. But it seems like you want a solderless chip, in that case I would get a Xecuter 2.6 Lite + solderless.

But what I am not sure of is if you MIGHT of fried something on the Xbox, in that case the modchip would not help at all.
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Well My Computer Wont even reconize the Hardrive so I think its just the Hard drive, because when I unplug the Hard drive the Xbox Logo appears and with Harddrive it doesnt do anything.
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Jongamer wrote:Well My Computer Wont even reconize the Hardrive so I think its just the Hard drive
You don't get the harddrive is locked right now, and will only work for your Xbox.
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If you old HD is fried, read the XBOX's EEPROM to get the HD-Key, then use that key to format the new hard drive.

HINT: USE GOOGLE
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Well thanks to Harshboy and joevenix I now have a softmodded xbox and am now thinking of doing a new HD. Its easy...kinda
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vb_master wrote:
Jongamer wrote:Well My Computer Wont even reconize the Hardrive so I think its just the Hard drive
You don't get the harddrive is locked right now, and will only work for your Xbox.
Yes I know!!!!
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Jongamer wrote:
vb_master wrote:
Jongamer wrote:Well My Computer Wont even reconize the Hardrive so I think its just the Hard drive
You don't get the harddrive is locked right now, and will only work for your Xbox.
Yes I know!!!!
Why do you keep trying to use it with your computer then?
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gamemasterAS wrote:Well thanks to Harshboy and joevenix I now have a softmodded xbox and am now thinking of doing a new HD. Its easy...kinda
No problem mate, it's what i do :D If anyone else needs help softmodding, AIM me and i'll help ya out.
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vb_master wrote:
Jongamer wrote:
vb_master wrote:
Jongamer wrote:Well My Computer Wont even reconize the Hardrive so I think its just the Hard drive
You don't get the harddrive is locked right now, and will only work for your Xbox.
Yes I know!!!!
Why do you keep trying to use it with your computer then?
For the Hot-swapping Technique, Turn on the Xbox with the HArdrive in, and wait for the HDD to unlock then Very Quickly swap it to a booting Computer, and then using the Right programs Look into the Info on the HDD and place the Soft modding file into the HDD and boom soft-modded, but like I said I'm just gonna install a Modchip, dont have to worry about bricking my Xbox with failed Soft-modding.
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Post by Tromoly4130 »

Hey Jongamer, I have a 160gb hard drive that was being used in my xbox with a Xenium modchip, it has EvoX installed on it, and emulators for NES, Genesis, etc. If you're interested let me know.

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Post by Jongamer »

Nah, I dont really need it. Unless you selling really cheap which I dought ($10 Cheap =P)My friends Dad works with Computers all the time so hes gonna get a 10 GIG HDD for free and I'll format that to run on the Xbox.
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Reminds me that i should be getting one.....cant wait for that 320 GB baby :shock: :D
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Tromoly4130 wrote:Hey Jongamer, I have a 160gb hard drive that was being used in my xbox with a Xenium modchip, it has EvoX installed on it, emulators for NES, Genesis, etc., and has a bunch of Xbox games saved to it. If you're interested let me know.
Thats kinda less than legal.
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Depends on if he already owns said games.
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