Just did mine. Got chip today as well. No, you can flash the xchip outside of the xbox uninstalled. if you open the .rar file you got from the /xbox/bios/x-chip directory, you'll see there's TWO .bin files, you want to use the one that says blahblahblah-1.6only.bin
after you install x-chip control, then you'll extract the xusb.dll (I think that was the name) from the 'updated dll' file, and then copy that into your x-chip control install directory overwriting the xusb.dll that is already there. Then plug the usb cable in, and windows will say 'new device found' and ask for drivers, the drivers are located in the x-chip control install directory under /usbdrivers. after the drivers installed, then run x-chip control and then pic file/load raw
then pic write from the second option, wait for the % counter to finish at the top of the program. then install your chip.
That's where I was when I left work. At the install of the chip part. I to have a 1.6 xbox and will try to reply again tomarrow after I do the soldering.
WIG
This post has been edited by What_I_Got on Oct 13 2004, 05:34 AM