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flashing xbox on macbook pro (late 2011)
#1
16 Nov 2012 @ 0:00
yucafien2
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hello people,
this has probaly been answered already but i couldnt find anything recent on the topic so is there any way that i can flash my xbox using my macbook pro late 2011 i have a boot camp set up already but i dont know what hardware i need.
thnks
ps. i have a benq phat xbox
this has probaly been answered already but i couldnt find anything recent on the topic so is there any way that i can flash my xbox using my macbook pro late 2011 i have a boot camp set up already but i dont know what hardware i need.
thnks
ps. i have a benq phat xbox
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#2
16 Nov 2012 @ 9:09
I've not talked to anyone who's ever used an Apple product to flash a drive, and even less people who try with a laptop. I'm not sure it's even possible. You're probably going to need a desktop computer! The problem is, you need to hook your XBox drive up to your computer's motherboard via SATA and you also need to have a compatible motherboard. I don't think flashing via laptop is really even an option. If it is, it's not an easy one, at all!
#3
16 Nov 2012 @ 21:26
yucafien2
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ohh ok that sucks lol is there a service that can mod it for me
#4
16 Nov 2012 @ 21:45
after watching vid check comments hardware required listed there
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_EHov-emKw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_EHov-emKw
#6
17 Nov 2012 @ 16:23
yucafien2
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what the safest way to not get banned should i get a xkey or should i just flash it and be done with it. srry for all the questions
#7
18 Nov 2012 @ 4:32
Originally posted by yucafien2:Now the xK3y fanboys will all claim that an xkey is safer, but seriously, noone knows, there hasn't been a banwave in years and the only reported bans were due to playing games early (Halo 4 one month before the release date for example) or doing other stupid things, and then it doesn't matter if you're using an xkey or a flashed drive. So if you are able to do the flash yourself and don't want to play EVERY game released you're way cheaper when you just flash your drive. You might have to reflash once or twice a year though due updates for the flashed firmware.
what the safest way to not get banned should i get a xkey or should i just flash it and be done with it. srry for all the questions
Xbox 360: Slim untouched with a faked 320 GB harddrive for XBL, phat with LT 3.0, played Halo early, so going on live would be an instand ban, also with a faked 320 GB harddrive
PS3: Recently updated to PS3 slim 160 GB (60 GB phat still working)
PSVita: hardly ever play it
GameCube: DOL-001 model put in a DOL-101 case. Otherwise unmodified. With gameboy player. Trying to get a Wavebird controller.
PS3: Recently updated to PS3 slim 160 GB (60 GB phat still working)
PSVita: hardly ever play it
GameCube: DOL-001 model put in a DOL-101 case. Otherwise unmodified. With gameboy player. Trying to get a Wavebird controller.
#8
18 Nov 2012 @ 9:24
The only reason I've ever thought an xkey might be safer is you're not running any custom firmware/software, you're simply emulating the DVD drive. Now, whether MS can detect that or not, I don't know. However, flashing or an xkey both require a little know-how to install, but at the end of the day, I think the xkey is just easier to maintain and update, not having to open your XBox to reflash, etc... Not to mention, it's nice just dragging and dropping ISOs onto a hard drive, versus having to burn games and worry about messing up discs, etc...
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#9
18 Nov 2012 @ 15:21
Originally posted by Joe_1981:
I think the xkey is just easier to maintain and update, not having to open your XBox to reflash, etc...
Which hasn't been neccessary since Christmas last year...
Originally posted by Joe_1981:
Not to mention, it's nice just dragging and dropping ISOs onto a hard drive, versus having to burn games and worry about messing up discs, etc...
If you don't want to play every game released, it's more expensive though.
Xbox 360: Slim untouched with a faked 320 GB harddrive for XBL, phat with LT 3.0, played Halo early, so going on live would be an instand ban, also with a faked 320 GB harddrive
PS3: Recently updated to PS3 slim 160 GB (60 GB phat still working)
PSVita: hardly ever play it
GameCube: DOL-001 model put in a DOL-101 case. Otherwise unmodified. With gameboy player. Trying to get a Wavebird controller.
PS3: Recently updated to PS3 slim 160 GB (60 GB phat still working)
PSVita: hardly ever play it
GameCube: DOL-001 model put in a DOL-101 case. Otherwise unmodified. With gameboy player. Trying to get a Wavebird controller.
#10
18 Nov 2012 @ 21:28
^^^ You're right, if you're not gonna burn many games, an xkey would be more expensive. I've done both, and I just love not having to mess with discs and just scroll through games on my hard drive!
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