ninja mod

[Technitian3]

You dont have to lift the leg, but as you have a NTSC 'cube you will want to. The ninja modchip defaults to PAL, and without lifting the leg you cannot save your settings. This means every time you fire up your 'cube you will be greeted by a rolling black and white screen. What worked for me was taking a large safety pin and bending the very tip of it over (about the width of the bios leg), then, with the pin hooked under the leg, apply heat (15 watt soldering iron) to the leg and simultaneously pull on the pin (pull parallel to the motherboard, not straight up, as you risk breaking the leg off that way). The pin should slip under the leg, breaking the connection to the board. Once accomplished, gingerly lift the leg a little more and make your connection.

[StartingLine]

and what about the viper?
would that be a better mod?
is there anby king of mod that can play pal and ntsc games

[Technitian3]

The Viper is overpriced and dated, the Ninjamod is cheap and crude. Best one on the market so far is Qoob, either their SX or Pro model, and is the only one that will let you force PAL/NTSC so all region games can be played. The Ninjamod will do this as well, but only with the pre-flashed bios the chip comes with. Problem is these bios are so crude they have trouble reading anything and I found games crashed frequently or wouldnt load at all.
If I had to buy another chip, Qoob would be my first choice. If you visit their website, dont believe what they say about their bios not booting backups, they do (the latest ones, ver. 1.3 and up, I believe).

[StartingLine]

Originally Posted by Technitian3

The Viper is overpriced and dated, the Ninjamod is cheap and crude. Best one on the market so far is Qoob, either their SX or Pro model, and is the only one that will let you force PAL/NTSC so all region games can be played. The Ninjamod will do this as well, but only with the pre-flashed bios the chip comes with. Problem is these bios are so crude they have trouble reading anything and I found games crashed frequently or wouldnt load at all.
If I had to buy another chip, Qoob would be my first choice. If you visit their website, dont believe what they say about their bios not booting backups, they do (the latest ones, ver. 1.3 and up, I believe).

thank you for you answer..
one last question...
are there any hacked bios for this Qoob that you recomend
like there is on ps2 with the toxic ones..
or do i just go with the default one...

and finally any realiable place i can buy the mod?
in usa..

i checked divineo and they dont sell it..

thnx!

[Technitian3]

xbox-modchips.com or modchipworld.com
Not sure about hacked bios. Somebodys probably working on them, but I havent heard of any yet.

[Technitian3]

Just tried out the new ver. 2.0 bios for the ninjamod, and they are a BIG improvement over previous ones. Streaming audio fix, multi-game disc support, auto reload (no more DRE's), etc... I'm starting to have less regrets about buying this chip, seems to be a real diamond in the rough.

[bjgames]

Originally Posted by Technitian3

xbox-modchips.com or modchipworld.com
Not sure about hacked bios. Somebodys probably working on them, but I havent heard of any yet.

Do not buy from modchipworld.com they are a ripoff. They'll take your money and never ship the merchandise. They will also use stalling tactics, hoping to get you to wait a long time so that you can not dispute the charges in a timely manner. Some credit card companies require that disputes be made within 30 days of receiving the statement.