all i want to be able to do is play back up games. which mod chip is best? is there a swap disc available that doesn't require soldering?
what is your xbox version? the best thing to do is use a modchip and solder it. Modchips now a day is very simple to solder. I personally recommend Xecuter 3, some here on the forum use Ice, it's up to you. I have done many Xecuter 3 installation and all worked every time. Now remember, once you have installed the modchip, you need to reflash the bios and aslo load the dashboard.
the xecutor3 requires a larger hd doesn't it? all i want to do is play back up games on dvd-r. will the xenion ice do the job?
If you just want to copy backup and burn to a blank DVD then you don't need a larger harddrive and either Xecuter 3 or Xenium Ice will do. If you can afford it, at least put in a somewhat larger drive, even only a 30G.
what's this bios flashing and dashboard loading i have to do? i have to do that on xecutor3,xenion ice, and spider modchip? is there a modchip where i don't have to do that?
and the x3 doesnt have to have a biger harddrive. but if you are going to be backing games up then your going to need a biger harddrive anyways. the default harddrive in a xbox is about 8 to 10gb and the games are about 4 gb alone. so you will only be able to get 1 or 2 if you dont get a biger drive.
the spider mod chip is older then the xecuter3. if you want a good mod chip get ether the xecuter3 or the xenium ice chip. and i sugjest soldering them when you get them also because it isnt to hard to solder and it will stay atached to your xbox motherboard beter then a solderless one.
