Topic: Marriage Theory 101 (Read 1351 times)

thedominor · « **Reply #345 on:** October 05, 2005, 06:58:00 PM »

Vader, about what doctor V said a few posts earlier; i think someone mentioned that it might be possible to switch the circuit boards of the two hard drives he has since they both are the same make and model in order to avoid banning? I'd kinda like to see him try. Though if he does, he should be prepared to lose a hard drive!
Also, have you ever heard of a modified xbox error issued several days after a marriage? Or if editing the eeprom with config magic could cause banning?!
And thank for all the help! Please tell me if I should be asking these questions elsewhere, or maybe doing some more reading and searching.

Gumba · « **Reply #346 on:** October 05, 2005, 08:03:00 PM »

QUOTE(thedominor @ Oct 6 2005, 11:09 AM)

Vader, about what doctor V said a few posts earlier; i think someone mentioned that it might be possible to switch the circuit boards of the two hard drives he has since they both are the same make and model in order to avoid banning? I'd kinda like to see him try. Though if he does, he should be prepared to lose a hard drive!

thedominor · « **Reply #347 on:** October 05, 2005, 11:05:00 PM »

QUOTE(Gumba @ Oct 5 2005, 10:14 PM)

Yes, that might work, if in fact, they are the same make and model (and possibly revision)

ferrari_rulz_02 · « **Reply #348 on:** October 07, 2005, 03:22:00 AM »

good to see someone who had a sucessfull go.

lordvader129 · « **Reply #349 on:** October 13, 2005, 06:13:00 PM »

QUOTE

So xbox live doesn't scan for duplicate hdds but they do scan for banned ones? Am I wrong or is this the case?

yep, that seems to be the case

Statecowboy · « **Reply #350 on:** October 13, 2005, 06:15:00 PM »

Just for shits and giggles, why doesnt MS just ban all hdd serials that are linked to larger hard drives? they must not be too hard pressed to ban modders...or just really not thinking right.

ferrari_rulz_02 · « **Reply #351 on:** October 14, 2005, 12:24:00 AM »

QUOTE(Statecowboy @ Oct 14 2005, 11:26 AM)

Just for shits and giggles, why doesnt MS just ban all hdd serials that are linked to larger hard drives? they must not be too hard pressed to ban modders...or just really not thinking right.

lordvader129 · « **Reply #352 on:** October 14, 2005, 08:35:00 AM »

anyone with a flagged GT can tell you it takes MUCH longer for them to log in because fo all the extra checks, to perform those checks for everyone would lag the server horribly

at least thats my guess

ferrari_rulz_02 · « **Reply #353 on:** October 14, 2005, 07:23:00 PM »

QUOTE(lordvader129 @ Oct 15 2005, 01:46 AM)

anyone with a flagged GT can tell you it takes MUCH longer for them to log in because fo all the extra checks, to perform those checks for everyone would lag the server horribly

Gumba · « **Reply #354 on:** October 17, 2005, 07:52:00 PM »

QUOTE(shownomercy @ Oct 14 2005, 09:31 AM)

1. Let's say xbox live marries a new eeprom and large HDD to a new GT

lordvader129 · « **Reply #355 on:** October 17, 2005, 09:33:00 PM »

QUOTE(CTheGreat99 @ Oct 17 2005, 10:37 PM)

whats going to happen if i try to log on with an unbanned eeprom thats been used with a stock hard drive, with a different virgin stock hard drive?

NAME GOT TAKEN · « **Reply #356 on:** October 18, 2005, 11:00:00 AM »

Ok, here's my dilemma. I have 2 xbox's: 1 modded / 1 unmodded. When I got banned from xbl w/ my modded xbox, I purchased a new xbox w/ a new gt to get back on xbl. But, now I want to sell my unmodded xbox / have live on my modded xbox. After reading "marriage theory", I just want to confirm that I understand what marriage theory is, so I don't get banned from xbl again.

According to what I read I have 2 options:

1) get a stock hd (unlocked / unbanned) / a new eeprom / put a switch that will let me use the stock hd when I go on xbl.

or

2) get a bigger hd / new eeprom / new gt.

My main question is could I retrieve my current gt from my unmodded xbox / transfer it to the modded one if I decide to get a new hd / eeprom?

The problem is I want to keep the hd I have in my modded xbox / don't really want to get another 200 gb hd. So, I would prefer option 1 b/c it seems just as effective / more cost efficient.

Bear in mind I'm completely new to the x/s forums / would like some feedback/opinions as to what I should do b4 I go to an installer.

Thanks.

thedominor · « **Reply #357 on:** October 18, 2005, 11:48:00 AM »

I'm pretty sure you got it all right. Are your GTs on each box the same? It is a bit tricky to add a second hdd with a switch, but not impossible. Check the tutorials section for a rough idea of how to do it. I have the same situation, and am going with route 1...stock, new eep etc.

lordvader129 · « **Reply #358 on:** October 18, 2005, 02:46:00 PM »

QUOTE(NAME GOT TAKEN @ Oct 18 2005, 12:11 PM)

Ok, here's my dilemma. I have 2 xbox's: 1 modded / 1 unmodded. When I got banned from xbl w/ my modded xbox, I purchased a new xbox w/ a new gt to get back on xbl. But, now I want to sell my unmodded xbox / have live on my modded xbox. After reading "marriage theory", I just want to confirm that I understand what marriage theory is, so I don't get banned from xbl again.

lordvader129 · « **Reply #359 on:** October 21, 2005, 10:12:00 AM »

QUOTE(fredz @ Oct 21 2005, 11:15 AM)

Wanted to add something here: I was in the original Xbox Live beta years ago. I was in the US beta but used a PAL xbox with a modchip (Enigmah). During the beta, this worked fine, but they banned all mod-chip users when the beta was finished. Now, about 2-3 years later, I changed my EEPROM. Before changing my EEPROM, I tried to connect at least 10 times (not knowing), got Xbox Live Not Found, of course. So it seems that just TRYING to connect with a banned Xbox does not automatically get the Marriage Theory applied. I did not change my HDD, and after 2 weeks, I'm still in - just changing the EEPROM was enough.

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