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[Kabal]

1.0
PC-Bioxx mod (oldschool!)
X2 4981
120gb western digital drive, installed before live
no non-legit files on C/E (except the XBMC save file.. is there a way to stop this??)
played halo2 a lot, still not banned.

[Legion87]

Unbanned
X3 (wire install) 1957? Bios (live blocking)
1.0
200 GB Seagate
nothing on C but e is loaded with emulater cache crap
Evox boots from F

Been playing DOAU for a few days still works fine although im scared to try halo2 atm heh.

[xeniummodder]

Never banned
1.3 xbox
Xenium os 2.01
executer 4983.67 bios
evox dash
lots of unsigned code on E,F,G,H
160 gb hd
I never even turned this xbox on before modding it. So this is the only hard drive this xbox has ever seen. Been playing live for several months, no problems.
I've played a ton of Halo 2 on live without incident.

[Hebram]

--  Never been banned
--  X2 Pro with version 4983.06 BIOS
--  Upgraded to 40GB HDD
--  Xbox version 1.1
--  Evox boots from C:
--  Unsigned code on all drives.
--  The HDD I am using was in use before I signed up for Live! and has never been swapped.
--  I am playing the updated Halo 2 on Live! without problem since it's release.
--  I did preview the French leak from DVD, but I cleared the \cache folder and the content of X, Y, and Z before signing onto Live!.  I also removed all French leak saves.  I never signed on to Live! from the time I acquired the leak until I performed these actions.


Hebram

[misfits138]

No newer version Xboxs? Every post I've seen saying they were not banned seems to have early models... 1.0 to 1.3.
Probably doesn't mean anything and I'm just desperate for answers.

[too2buff]

-- banned once exchanged xbox for current one
-- xenium blue os 2.0.1
-- Upgraded to 120GB HDD
-- Xbox version 1.0
-- avalaunch boots from e:
-- i think thats it
-- I own halo2

still can't pin point where the problem is  All of my files are now in F drive but too little too late

[lil killer]

QUOTE (newblet1 @ Nov 10 2004, 05:16 PM)

Do you have an upgraded HDD?

No, my HDD is still stock.

QUOTE

No newer version Xboxs? Every post I've seen saying they were not banned seems to have early models... 1.0 to 1.3. Probably doesn't mean anything and I'm just desperate for answers.

My Xbox is a 1.6 and I am not banned

[BirdofPrey]

never banned before
x2.3blite 4981
200gig seagate hd loaded with stuff, avalaunch still in C
been playin halo2 for 2 days now with the 2month trial.
hopefull it lasts.

[TECbox]

Me Banned (my own fault)

Friend 1
Never banned
-v1.0, x2.3Lite+, 4983.06
-Maxtor 120G, dash files on C
-modded/upgraded before live sign up (signed up on Oct 13)
-Used existing french saves/profile with retail copy
-Been on xbl with H2 for the last 3 nights

Friend 2
Never banned
-v1.1, x2.0, 4981
-120G, dash file on C
-was modded before signing into live with gamertag
-Been on xbl with H2 last 2 nights.

From reading through this I have a second box (never been on live)
v1.3, x3, with a 160G hdd.  Gonna sign up with a new gamertag and see if it lasts.

[Comcipher]

Never been banned before.

Running an Xecuter 2.1 Lite on a 1.0 box, Stock locked HDD.
Extra files are on the HDD such as emulators, ROMs, etc.

Got on yesterday, day before, and today without any problems, still not banned.

[lordvader129]

never banned
had 250gb maxtor HD already installed when i signed up
4-way split TSOP
custom dashbaord/all apps on F (some settings saves like XBMC and emus in e:/udata)
been on Live nonstop since midnight nov 9

[ranbou]

I tried something on a hunch and it worked, so I thought I would post it for others to try. Here are the specs of my box:

Xbox v 1.0
120 GB Western Digital Drive
Xecuter 2.3b lite
Never banned

I subscribe to the theory that people who signed up for XBL and played before they modded their box, moded their box with a larger hard drive and then signed into XBL will get banned.  I fit into that category.

I signed up for XBL January of 2003.
I played on it until early this year sometime.
I moded my Xbox in August 2004 with the chip and a larger drive.
I did not play on XBL after the box was moded.

Tonight I turned off the mod chip and booted to the MS Dashboard. I went into memory and deleted the things with Xbox icons that I did not recognize. One of them even said undefined. I then went into Xbox Live from the dashboard and my account wasn't there (which is what I expected). I recovered my account and logged into XBL with it. It asked me to update and told me it would reboot. I did the update and the box rebooted. I logged back into XBL from the MS Dash and looked at my friendslist. They were all there and everything was working fine.

I then launched Ghost Recon: Island Thunder to test XBL with it. It connected just fine without anymore updates and everything went well.

I then loaded up Halo 2 from the retail disc with the mod chip off and logged into XBL. It asked me to update and I did. I am able to connect to XBL now and play Halo 2 with no problem. I have rebooted the box 3 different times and connected with no problems.

I will post back with updates if I get banned, but for now it looks good. Please let me know if you have any questions and I will be glad to answer them for you.

For now I have three possible explanations for me not being banned.

1. It has been so long since I have played on XBL that I didn't get the XBL update that registers the HDD/MB unique identifiers until tonight. So, when I logged on tonight it registered them and now when it checks they match so it lets me play.

2. Clearing those files from the hard drive and recovering my account somehow solved the HDD/MB issue.

3. Our theory about having to connect to XBL the first time with the box modded and the larger drive installed is wrong.

Anyway, sorry for the HUGE post. I hope this information helps.

EDIT: 11/11/2004
I signed on again this morning and played Halo 2 on XBL with no problems.

EDIT: 11/12/2004
I signed into XBL from Halo 2 this morning with no problems. It looks like I am OK.

[tequilayuen]

Banned Once (after HD upgrade)
v1.0
Xecuter 2 Pro w/ 4976 BIOS
120 GB Hitatchi
Modded AFTER I signed into LIVE

EvoX on C:
Rouge .XBE files on E: and F:

Not banned again as of yet.  I'm looking at my friend's list in the dash right now ready to launch Halo 2 which I played for around 4 hours last night.  If I get banned, I'll probably buy another Xbox strictly for LIVE.

EDIT: Just played Halo 2 for 1.5 hrs with no probs...I'll just hope for the best

[SNAAAKE]

[Frosty Freeze]

- never banned
- Xbox Version 1.0
- Xecuter 2.2 Lite
- 160GB Seagate

- Modded BEFORE signing up with LIVE
- Played Halo 2 ONLY

So far, so good!