Xbox Noobie

[Neipas02]

Originally Posted by stan1975

Hi, I am making the switch from PS2 to Xbox, but would like some advice on what to buy, which chip to get etc and what software is needed. I want to be able to backup games to my pc if possible and play emulators and play online aswell. I am based in the UK if any one has any good recommendations on which sites to buy from aswell. So i need a complete list of bits and pieces that i will need.


Thx

You're going to need an EvoX Bios (or something else compatible with your chip).. Legally the chips can't be sold with bios that would enable playing backups.. You have to flash it with a bios that has the capability of running unsigned code (backed up games). It's not quite as difficult once you get your hands dirty. If you're into PC's than you should have fun with it.

The EvoX Dashboard, and EvoX Bios are two different things.. Bios is necessary and the dash sure as hell makes things easier.. You could use a different dash if you wanted.. Some people have different preferences but the common one seems to be EvoX

The built in OSs on most chips have cool little utilities you can use.. For instance my Xenium ICE has a network option, A utility to lock and unlock your hard drive, a utility to clone your old stock hard drive to a newer bigger one. Nice little tools that sometimes come in handy.

Quall will no doubt correct me if i'm wrong.

[tonydead]

Thanks a lot for all the info. I think I have everything I need gathered up, dashboard, v3108 bios......sorry for all the noob questions, one more:

Is it easier to do a HDD upgrade before or after the chip/EvoX install??

Thanks again

[kosmiq]

Get the chip in first, change hdd, use SlaYers install disc as it is really good and will do all the formatting and installing for you. Sure you can do it all by yourself but I prefer using SlaYers as I like it and it is real simple.

Without the chip you will not be able to switch hdd or use SlaYers disc. The disc also has an option for formatting drives larger than the original one.
A little note, if you do choose the X3 use any good X3 bios from teamxecuter. Otherwise if you go for any cheapmod chip (such as aladdin or DuoX2) use EvoX M8+ if you have an 1.6 xbox and the X2 4983 if you have any earlier version.

Good luck and happy modding.

[tonydead]

Thanks, gotcha, HDD later.... Ok I have SlaYer & XBOX-HQ Auto Installer & a damn good tutorial with EvoX+., whitch would you start off with when my X3 arrives.. This is my first xbox mod... Again thanks everyone!!