Xbox Live/Road Runner/Xecuter 2.3b

[Lee_5]

i've figured out the problem, i just don't know the solution.

according to the forum i posted above, it has something to do with the EEPROM. when you try to connect to Xbox Live!, and it fails, you can hit the B button, and then the Y button. it will bring up a screen with some codes on it.

there are W, X, Y, and Z lines, each one has an XXXX-XXXX code next to it. as far as Xbox Live! goes, the Y line is what is most important.

my Y line is 00C2-0002. the 00C2 specifies that there is a hardware change inside the box, and that is what is preventing me from connecting. it can be 00C1, 00C2, or 00C3...all specifying a hardware change. it should read 00A8.

the second part of that line is where you can find out if you've been banned or not. 00A8-6480 is an example of a banned Xbox. the 6 at the start of the second set of numbers means you've been banned.

therefore, i know the system hasn't been banned, it just won't connect because i've changed the hard drive, and i didn't backup my original files properly. i need to get an EEPROM from a "non-modded" Xbox, and then put it on my Xbox to get my code to go back to 00A8. the only thing is, i'm not sure if it will stay that way, or once i turn the mod chip off, will it see i have a different HD, and change back to 00C2?

nobody seems to know the answers to these questions. i'm going to continue to work on it. if i don't get something figured out before NCAA 2005 and Madden 2005 come out, then i'll just purchase another Xbox.