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Anyone tried hotswapping?

  • 06-06-2005 9:56am
    #1
    Lord Oz
    Registered Users Posts: 531 ✭✭✭


    Hello all - this is my first post! :D
    Anyway I've read on the net about softmodding the xbox, mainly by hotswapping the hard-drive with a pc and softmodding the xbox that way. Has anyone tried this before?Iit looks to be the easiest way but my gut says it's quite possibly a stupid thing to do. Or would it be worth getting a modchip rather than softmodding?


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  • #2
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Lord Oz wrote:
    Hello all - this is my first post! :D
    Anyway I've read on the net about softmodding the xbox, mainly by hotswapping the hard-drive with a pc and softmodding the xbox that way. Has anyone tried this before?Iit looks to be the easiest way but my gut says it's quite possibly a stupid thing to do. Or would it be worth getting a modchip rather than softmodding?

    Bill Gates sez:

    Oh you are SO bold


  • #3
    GrumPy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭GrumPy


    softmod, its really easy, and lets you do everything a modchip can, try "krayzies UXE softmod installer" it has an off function for xbox LIVE too.


  • #4
    silverlining
    Closed Accounts Posts: 425 ✭✭silverlining


    I'd go with grumpy on this one (that's the best installer available at the moment). I've tried hotswapping several times and could not get it to work with the BIOS on my old PC, lots of things can go wrong and if you dont have a backup of your eeprom you wont be able to fix the xbox without a chip. I've never killed an xbox by hotswapping but I had to resort to a gamesave exploit to do the mod, Harddrives are not designed for this purpose and the harddrives in xboxes are typically very cheaply made. Also, if you ever have to fix a problem with your install then you'd have to take the risk of hotswapping again. The softmod mentioned by grumpy uses UXE + nkpatcher + Unleashx so make sure you know how these work before trying them.


  • #5
    Lord Oz
    Registered Users Posts: 531 ✭✭✭Lord Oz


    Thanks guys for the help - I'll go with softmodding so.


  • #6
    zzap64
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭zzap64


    Hot swapping the HD is bad.

    I tried it a couple of years ago and after a few times of doing it and realising it didn't work and I had to copy over more files... I fried the XBOX HD :((

    Just get a mod chip, it's easier in the long run!


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  • #7
    GrumPy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭GrumPy


    go for the softmod installer i mentioned, chip is waste a money, i have modded over 15 xboxes recently, some with chips some with krayzies installer and the softmod is the best, and free. (my opionion)


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