I would like to ask the experts on this board to show me the first steps to XBOX Modding

I have no clue what to get first or even which product to buy..so I ask you guys the for advice for the steps I should take to modding my xbox..Ive searched the boards but they always tell me bits of information

you dont have to give a detail explanation but mainly what chips I should get and what programs I need..

I mainly interest in saving games to my HDD so it would helpful if you could elaborate in that area

 

When I first started, I read at www.x-scene.com for weeks on end about everything. Go there and read.

 

I agree with them, I just finished modding mine and I wouldnt trade the exsperience for the world. Like they said, take your time and learn.

 

when you first start doing an xbox, if you have never done it before, do it in steps and write down each step in order
look on forums regarding main issues such as
hardware, bios, dashboards/apps, ftp, backups
youll soon get the idea
theres enough detailed information on this forum for you to do it start to finish, with many good links to tutorials

 

you cant ask that here, cuz everyone will tell you different things, go to www.xbox-scene.com and do your research there, one thing ill tell you, if you dont know how to solder, either get a no solder modchip, or learn how to solder real, real good, before you do it to your xbox.

 

Jdilla probably gave the best advice here. I can tell you that I am not very good at modchips, bios etc. so I for one am glad that I bought a pre-modded system with Evox loaded right in. Maybe I am a little slow, but I had a hard time understanding what FTP, ISO, and terms like even meant in layman's terms. But, after a lot of reading over and over again I started to understand after seeing certain things repeated over and over again. It probably took me longer than it should have because I didn't want to sit down and read and make the effort.

 

Where did you buy it ?

 

dude, trust me, do it yourself
its cheaper, you lean things, you feel like you acomplished something.
People only tell you differnt things, ie differnt WAYS to do things, because there ARE differnt ways, they arent always WRONG, just differnt,
people give very good advice in this forum, and I dont think Ive ever seen a point blank completely WRONG answer (cept the guy that said make a backup using dvd-decrypter)
You can mod you own xbox with a chip, and install a 80gb hdd (get one off ebay etc), for around $90 if you do it yourself. (if you use solder modchips, as I do, take at least $10 off that)
ALL THE APPS you need are free, all can be found on the web or irc. If I paid for a modded xbox, knowing what I know, Id kick myself, knowing that its really not hard to do, if you do it a step at a time.
Some sites charge around $270 for a modded xbox, RETAIL drive, and then you still gotta do the bios etc
yea some will do the bios for you, and maybe even evox etc, but if you do it yourself, youll learn the other stuff as you go!
after the modchip install and bios is flashed, get an auto installer (usual places)
if you screw it up, its VERY easy to sort out then.
Even if you got a modded xbox, youd still find yourself on the forums asking questions, yet, if you research and do it yourself, some of those questions will be answered on the way.
Read a lot of forum posts and answers, look at xbox-scene, and x-b-o-x.net, xbox100.com etc. If someone writes a post that is utter lies and garbage, trust me, its jumped on!!
do it yourself, have fun doin it

psst yea but egg, you invented the worlds first xbox that makes toast!!! hehe
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Don't listen to Boogie...buy it premodded...Boogie is smarter than all of us combined and everything comes easy to him...Boogie built his own space shuttle and was consulted by NASA because the tiles on his shuttle never fell off. This ain't the space shuttle...but you get the picture.

 

lol :0)

 

Damn egg shhhhh!!!!
Everyone will want one!!!!
Well whichever way you do it, have fun and dont get ripped off, if you look at the prices of hard drives on ebay, and the modchips on system-modz etc, you can get the idea of how much you should be spending, Cant tell you what I charge for em, cos That would be advertising, (darth and pra will castrate me....and it'll hurt) Best hting to do is what you got told previously, have a look at tutorials, see if you reckon you can do it, if you can fine! If you dont think youre quite up to it, get a good deal , just dont get ripped off!!