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Search Tech-Forums - link takes you to our Forum's search page. Note: The following is only a text archive! To view the actual forum discussion, please visit our website at http://www.tech-forums.net Pages:1 Who's modded an xBox?(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: DMo224 This is not a "how" question, nor thread. The question is: [b]Have you installed a mod to an xBox?[/b] It seems that more and more people are talking about it, but I'd like to know how many (that read this) have actually done it. Dave :D Posted by: DMo224 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Mx-Chris [/i] [B]What if you've modded 20 Xbox's? lol Can I enter the poll 20 times..... [/B][/QUOTE]I'm impressed! It's good that you don't live close to me. I'd be dropping by and saying, "Hey Chris, I just happen to have my xBox......" Hehe! Dave :D Posted by: Kortex just bought a crome facia for it off ebay :P Posted by: Wartorment Modded many, have my own service. Posted by: NeO3k Got new LED's, New Personalised Jewel & Nice Blue/Silver paint/Sticker job. Aswell as an Xecutor 2.3 lite chip inside. And a 40Gb Hdd inside. :D . xBox's rule>!!!. Also i know a friend whose got Unix (like LinuX) on his xBox, with keyboard/mouse. Its a word processor lol :S. Posted by: haddorh I modded my xbox......I put an Executer 2.3b lite in it...am thinking of putting a 120gb hard drive in. did u know u can mod halo maps? its freekin awesome......go to [url]www.halomods.com[/url] a lot of awesome mods for halo xbox. good luck in modding...it really isnt that hard if u are really good at soldiering. Posted by: Crypty executer 2.3 lite, 200gb hdd, cleared out cold cathode jewel, front button and controller port LEDS. All blue lights, painted silver and blue. Posted by: Edgar Ive seen a modded X box and that shi@t is cool. I want one so bad but I have other stuf I need to pay for before I do one. I like how you dont have to like change Cd's to play a game,watch a movie etc. Posted by: csw3190 custom paint! check it out at [url]www.imagestation.com/members/csw3190[/url] use "guestoferik" as a username and "guest" as password I also painted my speakers monitor, computer, palm pilot, keyboard, and like it's crazy!!!! Posted by: JP350 I have also modded a few xboxes without a modchip. Posted by: sananpah I want to mod my xbox. Any one from Singapore here. Please help me modding my X-box. Posted by: Brisky Nahh, I don't want to contirbute to what was the partial downfall of the Dreamcast. People copied the games like crazy and no one bought any. You can do the same with mods. Simply rent the game and copy it to your hard drive. I think the industry's game prices are high enough as it is. Though I do agree it can be neat to install all the Super Nintendo games for free and all, but I don't know. If you want that they do have emulators for old games. Not to mention I don't want to have my xbox fried cause micorsoft some how detects that I have one. Lets just say I have very mixed feelings about it. Posted by: michaelmjc [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Brisky [/i] [B]Nahh, I don't want to contirbute to what was the partial downfall of the Dreamcast. People copied the games like crazy and no one bought any. You can do the same with mods. Simply rent the game and copy it to your hard drive. I think the industry's game prices are high enough as it is. Though I do agree it can be neat to install all the Super Nintendo games for free and all, but I don't know. If you want that they do have emulators for old games. Not to mention I don't want to have my xbox fried cause micorsoft some how detects that I have one. Lets just say I have very mixed feelings about it. [/B][/QUOTE] How do you copy a game to your hard drive? thanks, Michael Posted by: ablack6596 I bought a mod chip, havn't gotten it working yet :confused: Posted by: $|!m Any1 wants any help with their Mod chips, or how toos, ill help, or point u int he right direction :D Posted by: $|!m whoops, me e-mail [email]Angry__blond@hotmail.com[/email] (2 underscores) i got MSN aswell (also moddin me PS2, and Gamecube, he he he) Posted by: gizmo90 Quote: originally posted by ablack6596 Free iPod proven to work by Wired, NBC, and CNN quick and painless. Please help me [url]http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=8466793[/url] is ther anybody that is gettin FREAKIN TIRED of thez RETARDED offers! IM TIRED OF IT! omg! Posted by: EricB Courtesy of the AP MICROSOFT KICKS XBOX TINKERERS OFF ONLINE SYSTEM Published: Monday, November 22, 2004 BUSINESS - CONNECT 04E By Allison Linn Associated Press QUICK CLICK [url]www.xbox.com[/url] SEATTLE -- In the days before the release of the hotly anticipated Halo 2 video game for the Xbox game console, some gamers noticed a sudden spike in the number of people being kicked off Microsoft Corp.'s online game service. That was no coincidence. The company said it increased its crackdown on those suspected of making unauthorized modifications to their Xboxes to ensure all players can blast away on an equal footing when joining the Xbox Live online gaming community. People usually modify Xboxes so they can either cheat on games or use pirated copies, although some also have made changes so they can use the Xbox for other functions, such as a music player. Cameron Ferroni, general manager of the Xbox software platform, said Microsoft has no interest in taking legal action against individual users. But the company does want to banish cheaters from its online service. "We want to preserve the experience of Xbox Live,'' he said. It's hard to know how many of Microsoft's 15.5 million Xbox users have actually modified their game consoles, although analysts and those at Microsoft say it's a small percentage. Microsoft has a unique glimpse into the 1 million Xbox Live users' computers because those users agree Microsoft has the right to gather certain information. Ferroni declined to go into specifics of how the company can check Xbox Live users' machines for suspected modifications but said Microsoft has no way of checking to see whether players who don't use Xbox Live have modified their machines. Neil Smith, an intellectual-property lawyer in San Francisco, said there's little legal risk in modifying a game system for relatively benign personal use, such as to give your character infinite lives or to more easily advance to another level. But Microsoft said it wants to guard against such cheating on Xbox Live, where multiple players can take part in games together. Ferroni said the goal is to make sure there's a level playing field. Smith, who has represented several video-game companies, said users face more legal risk -- and companies have more leverage -- if a person is modifying the system to play pirated or other unauthorized games. That's especially true if the person is altering his or her system's security codes or settings. Companies are much more eager to go after potential pirates, because stolen copies can lead to lost sales. Microsoft said it has focused its legal efforts on those it thinks are manufacturing pirated games or mass-producing Xbox modifications. Smith said the legality of modifying other people's technology remains hazy. Other tech firms have grappled with how much can be done to their systems without their consent. This year, Seattle-based RealNetworks caused a stir when it said it had developed software that allows songs purchased from its online music store to transfer to Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod, by skirting internal copy protections. Apple responded by saying that RealNetworks "has adopted the tactics and ethics of a hacker.'' Other video-game consoles don't seem to face as much tinkering as the Xbox, said PJ McNealy, an analyst with American Technology Research. Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 2 doesn't have complex antipiracy measures, he said, and Nintendo Co.'s cartridge-based games are much more difficult to pirate than the CDs that Microsoft and Sony use. Posted by: EricB you probably shouldn't go to microsoft's site as they will try to lock your Xbox up Posted by: ablack6596 Well I tried to mod mine, but can't seem to get it to work. :( Posted by: scott_madison1 i havent ever done it, is it true that you can like download your games to the hd and never have to use the disk? Posted by: ablack6596 Yes :) Posted by: fu77ier Yes Xbox does rock ive got : Seagate 120gb HDD Xecuter 3 with X3 bios which is unreal done a few case mods new fan and a clear jewel xbox logo with a cathode light beneath it which looks pretty smart but not as good as the new crystal xbox which is awesome id love to know if anyone knows where i could buy one of them! Posted by: majistic I never have. I would like to, but don't know how or where to buy the parts. Posted by: Falls Included got a crystal xbox with a 1.0 motherboard, and a 200 gig seagate and a new philips dvd drive. its a kick *** system. oh, and a smartxx modchip and soon to be is a swapable led system, on breadboard if any one needs an xbox modded, gimme an email. i do it all the time. Posted by: OIDanTheManIO I wonder if they make cases for your Xbox...hmm... -Dan The Man Posted by: bothejoker so u said u would help anyone? i live in utah and im a newb at modding xbox's. But where would i find the mod chips and the hd's at? please email me if u know where i can buy mod chips. [email]bothejoker@hotmail.com[/email] Posted by: NappyChan Just curious, someone mentioned, it's not hard if you're good at soldering. Do you HAVE to solder to mod some of the goodies in there? Or is that just for the modchips? Posted by: GrimReaper23 I wanna put a chip on mine but. Cost too much. Posted by: str8lazy [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Brisky [/i] [B]Nahh, I don't want to contirbute to what was the partial downfall of the Dreamcast. People copied the games like crazy and no one bought any. You can do the same with mods. Simply rent the game and copy it to your hard drive. I think the industry's game prices are high enough as it is. Though I do agree it can be neat to install all the Super Nintendo games for free and all, but I don't know. If you want that they do have emulators for old games. Not to mention I don't want to have my xbox fried cause micorsoft some how detects that I have one. Lets just say I have very mixed feelings about it. [/B][/QUOTE] that would be the most hilarious thing ever if they could detect it and fry your xbox. Yeah if anyone needs somehelp with modding their box you can ask me. Also a nice little place to look is [url]http://www.xbox-scene.com[/url] they have plenty of tutorials and helpful information as well Posted by: SILVIA_FREAK Im modding Posted by: sbstechy369 blue LED's biotch. Posted by: MAC101 I've modded two Posted by: Lonewolf5460 not yet but people know i am a techie in school my friend needs me to do it i am ok with soldering. Two questions are there solderless solutions for mod chips? Isnt there a specific wattage for soldering guns you have to use 15-20 watts any higher and it damages your xbox mobo right? Posted by: bonecrusher not worth the money save it for xbox 360 Posted by: FlynN i have not modded my xbox i feal that you should buy the games not download or copy, it will have some effect on the console and games market if people continue. ;) Posted by: Greg I have softmodded mine, so I haven't actually seen the inside. It is alot cheaper and its almost as good as a mod chip. I do plan on adding a bigger hard drive too, since I only have about 2.5 gigs left on the E drive. I use EvoX, and I also have Xbox Media Center (which I love - you can stream movies/music/pictures off of your computer, and also alot more). EvoX - [url]http://evox.xboxhackz.net/[/url] XBMC - [url]http://www.xboxmediacenter.de/[/url] General Modding Help - [url]www.xbox-scene.com/[/url] Posted by: Seitaro [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by FlynN [/i] [B]i have not modded my xbox i feal that you should buy the games not download or copy, it will have some effect on the console and games market if people continue. ;) [/B][/QUOTE] Not everyone who mods their xbox does so just to copy games. (Although it is tempting.) Think of it like a car. Fanatics add all these things like better rims, or a new paint job to make their car look awesome. Sort of like the xbox. Being able to change the dashboard or turn off your xbox with a few button presses on your controller. Not the best examples but you should get the idea. Back on topic.. I've softmodded three xboxes. It was hard trying to find the stuff to do it rather than the actual modding part. Posted by: str8lazy [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by matt2m [/i] [B]not yet but people know i am a techie in school my friend needs me to do it i am ok with soldering. Two questions are there solderless solutions for mod chips? Isnt there a specific wattage for soldering guns you have to use 15-20 watts any higher and it damages your xbox mobo right? [/B][/QUOTE] not u wont hurt your box, if you set it on the mobo(for some stupid reason) and leave it there for a couple seconds it will damage it. If its to high a voltage. It all just depends on how lucky you are. Just dont do anything stupid like that and everything will be alright. EDIT: After about 30 watts its useless. But it will heat up quicker! LOL Posted by: stef290175 got mine from [url]http://www.modchip-store.co.uk[/url] :) Posted by: TheSiege Is it illegal to sell a modded xbox on ebay? (assuming that you advertise that it is modded) Posted by: FangedEclipse I've never modded one, wouldn't know the first thing, but I did purchase one that was a Halo limited edition with a green lightning skin and the Xecuter 2 chip with an additional 240 something GB hardrive. Best system ever! Haha. Now if I could just figure out how to delete the games I no longer want I'd be golden. Posted by: Greg [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by FangedEclipse [/i] [B]Haha. Now if I could just figure out how to delete the games I no longer want I'd be golden. [/B][/QUOTE] PM me if you want me to explain how, or just Google 'FTP to Xbox.' Posted by: retroxiii i got my xbox modded about 2 years ago. it has an xecuter 2.6 lite with x-disk installation setup. i hardly use it for games nowadays, every now and then to play some fighting games on "final burn alpha xxx pr".. but most of the time i use XBMC for my mp3's and video files. [QUOTE]Now if I could just figure out how to delete the games I no longer want I'd be golden.[/QUOTE] you wouldnt need to FTP to delete anything from your xbox. you can do it directly by going to "XBMC" aka xbox media center. go to "my files", then your "f:/" and find the game or file you want to get rid of, press "y" to highlight and on the left side of the screen select delete. Posted by: panlflzs Wow. I don't think the moderators would like angry emails from Microsoft and other game publishers because people are telling how to copy games on here. I have a custom see thru blue case with a clear jewel lighted by 8 white leds, a 250 gig hd, an Xecuter 3 ce mod chip with custom front panel with buit in XLCD. W00t. I'll get pictures as soon as possible. Posted by: Greg [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by panlflzs [/i] [B]Wow. I don't think the moderators would like angry emails from Microsoft and other game publishers because people are telling how to copy games on here. [/B][/QUOTE] Yeah, except he is telling him how to [I]delete[/I] them. Posted by: theillestg69 I've done about 15 Posted by: monaro_man_91 I'm getting an Aladdin XT Modchip for my bday on Friday and I'm putting it in with some assistance then! Posted by: Ronnen I plan to in college, I have two. So one mod, one reg.... Posted by: doC47 I softmodded my xbox with Splinter Cell and Action Replay. I now have EvoX running on it. Posted by: Raven Omega I've modded my xbox a number of times, I've done a few presentantions for a class in college last semester where I had to un-mod and remod my xbox, esentially I've only modded one, but I've done it several times. Posted by: tech_101 Freinds had me mod all theres. so I made a buisness out of it. lol Posted by: JoshuaXB Microsoft XBox v1.5 -2x 200GB WesternDigital HDDs -OEM XBox 10GB Seagate HDD -Phillips DVD-ROM -Xtender Kit(With Custom Air Flow Vents) -Custom Blow Hole Fan Mod -Oversized OEM Cooling Fan -Xecuter 3 ModChip -X3 Control Panel -Running XBox Dashboard, Avalaunch, and GentooX Other then hardware mods, performance wise I have a couple other mods. -Customized Case Paint Scheme(Fins,Non-Textured Surfaces Chrome. Textured Surfaces Yellow. Protective Clear Coat) -Power On/Off for S Controller, and DVD Remote -LEDs that match the color of the eject button LED depending on its active color(LEDs located in Active Controller Ports, HDD activity light) Thats it, its rather simple and customized to my needs, which are Gamming, and occational need to play with linux on a xbox, and live for map updates. ----- But I gotta tell you about the blow hole, because I dont think many came up with this idea for xbox yet, or made it look near stock. Asfar as what I did I dry sanded the jewl, then wet sanded it till back to transparent. Then dremeled a hole in the top leaving a 1cm lip(I had planned on glueing the jewl back on till I got this idea) Then I got a sheet of 1cm thick plastic and heated the plastic into a curve that fits the lip and let it chill back to solid instead of a flexible solid. After making 5 of them that left enough room for air to escape. Glued these to the lip and jewl using epoxy. Then for the fan I found 4 srew holes that I was able to glue to the lid of the xbox after cutting away enough of the heat shield to fit a 80mm fan. After that and everything is secure youre done, and just connect the fan into the same power drawl as the stock OEM fan. Now you have a fan that blows hot air out the top of the lid while keeping the jewl in its same location. If this wasnt a big enough of a tutorial feel free to send me a pm, and Ill help you out. Posted by: thebleakness [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by JoshuaXB [/i] [B]Microsoft XBox v1.5 -2x 200GB WesternDigital HDDs -OEM XBox 10GB Seagate HDD -Phillips DVD-ROM -Xtender Kit(With Custom Air Flow Vents) -Custom Blow Hole Fan Mod -Oversized OEM Cooling Fan -Xecuter 3 ModChip -X3 Control Panel -Running XBox Dashboard, Avalaunch, and GentooX Other then hardware mods, performance wise I have a couple other mods. -Customized Case Paint Scheme(Fins,Non-Textured Surfaces Chrome. Textured Surfaces Yellow. Protective Clear Coat) -Power On/Off for S Controller, and DVD Remote -LEDs that match the color of the eject button LED depending on its active color(LEDs located in Active Controller Ports, HDD activity light) Thats it, its rather simple and customized to my needs, which are Gamming, and occational need to play with linux on a xbox, and live for map updates. ----- But I gotta tell you about the blow hole, because I dont think many came up with this idea for xbox yet, or made it look near stock. Asfar as what I did I dry sanded the jewl, then wet sanded it till back to transparent. Then dremeled a hole in the top leaving a 1cm lip(I had planned on glueing the jewl back on till I got this idea) Then I got a sheet of 1cm thick plastic and heated the plastic into a curve that fits the lip and let it chill back to solid instead of a flexible solid. After making 5 of them that left enough room for air to escape. Glued these to the lip and jewl using epoxy. Then for the fan I found 4 srew holes that I was able to glue to the lid of the xbox after cutting away enough of the heat shield to fit a 80mm fan. After that and everything is secure youre done, and just connect the fan into the same power drawl as the stock OEM fan. Now you have a fan that blows hot air out the top of the lid while keeping the jewl in its same location. If this wasnt a big enough of a tutorial feel free to send me a pm, and Ill help you out. [/B][/QUOTE] Thats cool. Post some pics of that. I meet someone who had built his own xbox somehow. Myself, ive never modded anything. Might someday though. Posted by: JoshuaXB The second my phone line gets repaired Ill up them to a host. Other then that my connection is limited due to radio interference and a unbalnced phone line so I got a max up and down of about .5kb/s. Also I cant hold a stable connection long so Im SOL. Posted by: wiggy i have not personally!!! but my friend has, he is still in the process but i feel that it will be a sucess when it is completed!! go have a look: [url]http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=485224[/url] also check out their main forums on x-box modding! they have some really good ones!! wiggy Posted by: hofulstrof $|!m i sent you a pm :) Posted by: Atrusthegod I wanna mod my xbox sometime, I just hate people that use mods on xbox live. They need mods to win. Now I dont mind if you use your mods to mess around and have fun in a custom game or something but when im playing a ranked match and people use there mods to make it where my team mates and I are falling from the sky and getting snipped... thats bogus. People need to learn how to play the game and not mod during ranked games. Whats worse is they talk trash to you when you cant do anything about it. Its sad when people resort to cheating. Posted by: xenium Ive got 2 personally but ive installed modshipds and softmods numerous times on other xboxs. Here are mine. xbox 1: -1.0 xbox -200gb maxtor -xenium spice (quick solder method) -evox m8+ bios -unleash x -blue leds in the controller ports, replaced green eject leds with blue/red leds, 80mm blue led fan install -dvd and jewel cutout but no dvd drive or clear jewel lol xbox 2: -1.1 xbox -x3ce install -x3 bios (of coarse) -xbmc as dash -160gb seagate -samsung 605b -cleared jewel and working dvd window -blue/UV controller port leds, 80mm blue fan install, lots more blue and UV leds to be installed for this project "burple" im calling it. It will be half purple and half blue everywhere. paintob, leds, etc. -its still a WIP right now but its coming along good so far..... - when I bought the xbox it had a very messed up paintjob on the front faceplate. look in the pics to see what I mean.... Pics are [URL=http://photobucket.com/albums/a74/Soad179/xbox%20pics/]here[/URL]. the last 4 pics in that album are all xbox 1 pics, while the rest are all xbox 2 pics. more to come soon! Posted by: jrh2008 I have soft modded my Xbox but not actually moddded it i think the soft mod was good enough Posted by: hmammen xecuter2 chip evoultion X dashboard avalaunch dashboard updated bios latest xbox mediacenter latest dvd2xbox copy module 80 gig maxtor 50mm rear fan mod, so you can keep everything cool side 80mm fan next to hardrive with blue leds front blue and green leds, shows hdd activity [url=http://img482.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10004297sr.jpg][img]http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/9880/10004297sr.th.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://img482.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10004305mj.jpg][img]http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/4291/10004305mj.th.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://img482.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10004313ek.jpg][img]http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/1691/10004313ek.th.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://img482.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10004324ju.jpg][img]http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/4443/10004324ju.th.jpg[/img][/url] ITS FOR SALE with 25+ games..... PM ME Posted by: fr34ky Xbox 1.6 EvoX Avaluanch (My favorite) Unleash X XbMc Green CC with whit modded case DvD2XBox Posted by: Spartan [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by hmammen [/i] [B]xecuter2 chip evoultion X dashboard avalaunch dashboard updated bios latest xbox mediacenter latest dvd2xbox copy module 80 gig maxtor 50mm rear fan mod, so you can keep everything cool side 80mm fan next to hardrive with blue leds front blue and green leds, shows hdd activity [/B][/QUOTE] Wow, that's pretty impressive. Nice pics, btw. Myself, never even touched the inside of my Xbox and really don't plan to. I only play games on it occasionally. Posted by: mikepg I want to get an xbox ASAP and want to mod it so I can us XBMC (meda center) also what is dvd2xbox copy module? I used to chip PS1's back inthe day with the soldering and such. are these the same way or what. I'd like a step by step of how to do this if anyone knows a site. Also, Iwant to hook it up to my network and stream movies from a server, that's possible right? I'm meaning DVD rips (iso's, VOB's or which format for this?) Posted by: Streetz I'll post pics tomorrow after work of my setup. Hardware: X3CE Chip X3 Control Panel (4 bios banks, LCD, 2xUSB) Xbox100 Jewel w/ blue LED Blue LED fan and controller ports 180GB HD (for now, going to be adding another 200) Blue eject light Software: DEFAULT: EvolutionX Avalaunch DVD2XBOX XBMC [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by mikepg [/i] [B]I want to get an xbox ASAP and want to mod it so I can us XBMC (meda center) also what is dvd2xbox copy module? ... Also, Iwant to hook it up to my network and stream movies from a server, that's possible right? I'm meaning DVD rips (iso's, VOB's or which format for this?) [/B][/QUOTE] DVD2XBOX is an application for the xbox that copies games to it's harddrive. Yes, you can network them and stream movies from a server. Posted by: nick89gtstang My x-box is modded, I got a red flame graphics and I took out the jewel sanded it down and painted it red. I also installed a 300 gig hard drive, I had to partition it so could use all 300 gigs. Posted by: StumpyXL [url]www.llamma.com[/url] is a great website for XBOX modification. Posted by: PeediCracker631 if u got an xbox 360, its easy to flash your dvd drive, to play burned games, u just have to take it apart =P Posted by: GTAps2SanA I haven't modded my 360 and don't plan on it. It's doing me just fine! Posted by: IMCmellowman ive done almost everything to a 360 and xbox and i have modded a xbox and 360 and ive modded like 20 games in both systems and i already have put a laptop computer in my xbox and im trying to slem down a normal xbox with a desktop up its ok right now but i havent worked on it in a good amount of time so if you want to contact me my aims=imcmellowman [IMG]http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r286/mellowman1111/01-22-07_1803.jpg[/IMG] thats when i first started off but im going to post a new pic soon^^^:D vBulletin Copyright ©2000 - 2003, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited. PPC Management vB Easy Archive Final - Created by Xenon |