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I've got the smartxx v1. I've been playing halo 2 on live since it came out and I haven't have had one problem. I have a 160 gig HD in the xbox, as well. All I did was lock the HD and boot up from the original bios. You guys need to get a smartxx, that's yer problem.

No we don't. Any decent modchip allows you to boot from the original bios. You're probably not banned because you swapped the HD before going on live.

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QUOTE (feet14 @ Dec 10 2004, 04:53 PM)

No we don't. Any decent modchip allows you to boot from the original bios. You're probably not banned because you swapped the HD before going on live.

i was being mildly sarcastic, sorry i didn't make that more clear. And yes, my HD was swapped before going on XBL.

And in response to xlink; I am not saying it is impossible to get a good game going on xlink. However, I can   logon to XBL and be in a lag-free (everytime) game in less than 5 minutes. On xlink, after spending a significant amount of time locating a low-ping game, and even then it's a toss up as to whether you'll be able to connect to the game or not. Even when everyone on the game has low pings, you still may not even be able to connect. Of course, this is all from my personal experience. So, to be more clear, XBL is simply more convenient IMHO. Xlink is great for what it is - a free alternative to allow everyone to experience online action. However, you get what you pay for in the end.