1) There are three ways to do this.
Buy a modchip and solder it in
Buy a solderless modchip that you dont have to solder. (this also depends on your XBox ver)
Or flash your XBox's TSOP (still need a modchip)
2) I don't think its
unstable. I've only had it frezze on me once. And that was long befor I chipped it.
3) Look at
xbox game size list post for game sizes.
4) No
5) Yes
6) I'm really not in to that, but I bet some one here will be able to tell ya.
7) No, a PC DVD-Rom can not read the XBox game format.
6) Are you talking about macro-vision? My chip dose not trun it off, but I'm told the X2 dose.
9) I'm sure our member DUDE can help you with UK suppliers.
10) Yes