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is it possibe to flash the bios on a mod chip cos if so i think i have OOPS!!!!!
i just put another h/drive in xbox 250 gig but it only saw a 137 so i was told i needed a new bios i tried the one that was on EvolutionX_beta_V1.8.3285 it all worked fine xbox turned off but when i turn back on it doesnt boot to mod chip anymore is the any thing i can do?

any help is greatly appreciated
 
to operate the chip you had to hold in the power button for 1 sec when i do nothing happens i think i might need some sort of dual boot bios or i might just be talking rubish
 
i am not sure how can i find out? i can see it but there are chips with serial numbers on but no product code i had it fit by a shop last january
 
Your sure its the modchip startup thats goosed and not the normal MS dashboard part because if the HDD has not been locked that wont boot.
 
i have put my old drive back in it works fine to play origional games but the mod chip doesnt boot when i hold the power button in for 1 sec
 
dont know if this is what u want have a good read



The Readme for lazy peeps Part 1

OK here it is!!!

You have downloaded the Evo-X without a PC ISO

Unrar the the file using Winrar 3

You should now be left with the file GoldgergModsNoPCEVOX.iso

Using Primo Prassi or Nero, burn the ISO image file to a CDrw, DVDrw or DVDr. DO NOT USE CDR!! It Will not work.

OK you have the disc burnt

Whats on the disc?

Xboxplorer (Which boots up when you load the disc)

The Pal/NTSC switch (Essential to stop Pal games jumping)

DVD Region X V2 (Dongle Free Multi Region DVD player)

Evo X (The Main Tool!!)

X-Box Clock (That syncs the clock with the real world on line, not essential but there)

2 Menus, 1 for advanced users so you can boot Xboxplorer and other utils to flash Bios, 1 basic so nothing can be damaged

A link to the original M$ Dashboard for memorycard management/Clock setting (SOme games wont work if clock not set) etc....

And finally Goldbergs link to the D : Drive to boot games first time.


Now comes the easy part,


1)Put the disc in the xbox (I know!!)
2)Xboxplorer will load and you will see the contents of your X-Box C: drive (Exited yet!!)
3)Using the joypad go down to and highlight the file 'xboxdash.xbe'
4)Press the white button and from the options select 'Rename' by using the A button
5)Using the joypad rename the file 'msdash.xbe' then press 'start'
6)you will now be prometed to confirm change by holding both triggers and pressing start.
7)Once done press the 'Back' button on the pad to get back to the C: drive.

In the top right hand of the screen you will see 'A' if you press the right trigger you will see it changes to 'B' Pressingthe left Trigger takes it back to 'A' you need to know this for the next part for switching to different drives!

8)Press the right trigger to goto 'B' which should select the e: drive.
9)Press the white button and from the menu select 'Select drive'
10)From the list choose the d: drive whoch is the DVD Drive and has the contents of the DVD.
11)From the d: drive select the 'EVOX' Folder
12)You will now see a folder called 'Bios' (Which we are not going to use, advanced users will know what this does) and xboxdash.xbe.
13)Highlight 'xboxdash.xbe' and press the white button
14)From the menu select 'Copy' by pressing 'A'
15)You will now be asked if you want to copy etc...hold both triggers and press start.
16)Press 'Back' to return to the drive.
17)Press the left trigger to return to 'A' the c: drive.
18)Press the white button and select 'Select Drive'
19)From the list choose drive e:
20)Press the right trigger to return to 'B' the d: drive
21)Press the 'Back' button to go back to the contents of the DVD.
22)Highlight the 'Apps' folder and press 'X' It will turn Blue. Now move to 'Games' & again press 'X'
23)Press the white button and select 'Copy' from the menu
24)Again it will ask if you aresure you want to copy the files from D: to E: Hold both triggers and press start

Almost done now!!!

25)Press the left trigger to go back to the E: drive
26)Press the white button and select 'Select Drive'
27)Choose drive c:
28)Press the right trigger to go back to drive D:

Now depending on how you want it set up read the following:
Menu.ini is the main menu which gives access to all of the features of Evo-X, and links to Xboxplorer which in the wrong hands can cause damage. Menu1.ini is a simple version that links to the Pal/Ntsc switch and DVD region X and no damage can be done.

29)Highlight which menu you want (it can be changed at any time, I think we all know what we are doing after installed so just choose menu.ini)
30)Press the white button and select 'Copy' from the menu
31)Again confirm by holding down both triggers and pressing start

31a)If you chose menu1.ini, press the left trigger and highlight the menu1.ini file. Press the white button and rename to 'Menu.ini'

32) You are done!!! simple as that!!! Press eject and put the disc away, you will only need this again if you want to recover some files.

33)Some advance users may want to copy the Bios folder from the D: drive EVOX folder. Copy this to the C: drive and re-name 'ROMS' IF you are doing this you onviously know why. I have left it out so people dont flash the bios by accident.


The Readme for lazy peeps Part 2

Right what next?

The machine will boot and you will be prompted with the Evo-X screen from now on. (If you boot with a game in the game should load as normal)

The menu explained. You will see the following ifyou use the normal 'Menu.ini'

'If Game Did Not Boot Select This Option'
'DVD Player - Insert Disc Now' (If you have an X-Ecuter Chip you dont have to put disc in yet)
'NTSC/PAL Switch'
'Set Clock' (This is for online gaming)
'Original Microsoft Srcreen'
'Re-Boot'
'System Utils' (Not Included in menu1.ini)
'Hard Disc Games & Apps' (Not Included in Menu1.ini)


Right the menu explained.

1)'If Game Did Not Boot Select This Option'
If you have a bad drive try the following trick. Boot the machine and open the drive.
This option will be in red as it is a broken link. Leave it highlighted and insert the game.
Once the draw is closed press 'A' whilst the disc is spinning
The Evolution X loading screen will appear and 1 of 2 thing will happen.
1 the game will boot (Yay!!)
2 you will be sent back to the Evo X screen but this time the link will be white. Press A again and the game will load.

This has worked for me everytime!!!

2)'DVD Player - Insert Disc Now'
Insert the movie, any region, any copy (works with VCD if you change drive over)
Select the option and DVD region X will boot.
Press the button displayed on the screen for instructions and watch movies!!

3)'NTSC/PAL Switch'
Select and use the instructions on screen to choose Pal or NTSC. Then turn off and back on.
If you have an older TV it may not like NTSC. However NTSC fixes the sound and video bugs on most games.
Also hand to play on the NET etc... you've heard it all before.

4)'Original Microsoft Screen'
Does Exactly what it says on the TIN!! From here you can manage your memory card etc...
If you have ejected from playing a game and you select, sometimes it wont work. Just reboot then it will.

5)'Reboot'
Just re-boots the machine. Acts as a reset button which is missing from the console.

6)'System Utils'
In here is the tools to link to a PC, Flash the bios, look at some info about the hard disc etc... (Advanced users will know)
Also a link to Xboxplorer so you dont need the disc anymore. From here loading Xboxplorer you can dump games/apps etc... onto the hard disc

7)'Games & Apps'
The Apps folder will have links to any apps you may dump on the E: drive under the Apps Folder
The Games folder will have links to any apps you may dump on the E: drive under the Games Folder

Remeber you can upload your own Menu.ini if you create it in an ISO then copy from the disc as above. Mine do what I want them to do. Advanced users may want to add more to the main menu.
At anytime to go back a screen on the Evo-X screen, press the 'Back' Button


OK, so now the part on how to put games and apps onto the HD.

Boot up the machine
Putin a games or apps disc
Goto Games & Apps
Select Apps, then Xboxplorer
From XBoxplorer choose 'A' as being the e: drive. Go into the Games or Apps folder depending on what you want to dump.
If you were to choose Games, go into the folder and press the white button. Select 'New Directory' Name it what ever the game is, you dont have to be accurate it's for your info only here.
Now press the right trigger to goto 'B' select the d: drive and highlight all files using the 'X' button. Now press white and copy.
Press both triggers and start to confirm.
Once done reboot the machine, take the disc out.
Goto the Games & Apps folder.
Select Games
Now the game you have just copied will be there. Select and press 'A' to boot!!!

If you ever wanted to delete, just load up Xboxplorer and delete the folder the game is in.
If a newer version of evo-x comes out just boot up, select Xboxplorer and copy the file to the c:drive from the disc and re-name it xboxdash.xbe

EASY!!


Any questions/Comments contact me.

Thanks for all your support guys!


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here is the software with it
 
tried it but it doesnt read the cd i think its because my chip is not working i have tried uit with a dvdrw and a cdrw think its time to buy a new chip
 
wots the largest hard drive you can fit into an xbox any ideas please help
 
I had a 120GB a few years back, then moved onto 160GB, 200GB all these were Seagates as they are very quite. I have now moved onto 300GB, it's Western Digital, little noiseir, but has a nice added feature, it auto powers off if left on for a long duration.

I'd advice you to spend a few pennies more to get 8MB cache drive.

On the other hand, you don't really need it to be that big as you can live stream movies from your PC.
 
I think you can only have upto 120GB on the XBOX anyway I've only ever had 80GBs myself though because you cannot defrag the drive so you noticed a slower response overtime a larger drive would be worse
 
Mairyhinge said:
Is that drive lockable? if so what is the model number?

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ANY IDE drive will work fine i.e as far as I know they all can be locked. As per MairyHinge's reply, if you have the right BIOS, it will recognise your full disc space, well at least 300GB is not a problem with latest bioses. I can confirm that Sao Paulo is incorrect in his first suggestion that 120GB is the limit, it is not, with the right bios, you'll be fine...
 
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