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Kmoney

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« on: April 04, 2004, 11:09:00 PM »
Well xenium is all software based so its really easy to flash the bios and such. I would go witht the Xenium and solderless adapter. They are a great combo and are easy to install. Im sure otehrs will put their comments in here.
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lookformeb

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« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2004, 11:28:00 PM »
Main purpose of a chip:  run a BIOS.  That's it and that's ALL anyone really needs.  Get whatever chip is going to surve your purpose.  Do you plan on flashing often?  If so, choose a Xenium.  If not, choose the X2.3l+.  Even if you'd like to flash often, you can still manage with the X2.3l+ as TeamXecuter has a utility called FlashX which allow you to flash banks individually.  In all seriousness, it takes a lot of ignorance to make a chip unusable because of a poor BIOS flash.  IF you're really worried about then, then take the Xenium.
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« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2004, 12:19:00 AM »
QUOTE (lookformeb @ Apr 5 2004, 02:28 AM)
Main purpose of a chip:  run a BIOS.  That's it and that's ALL anyone really needs.

The main purpose of an automobile is to take you from point A to point B. That's all anyone really needs... Of course a more comfortable car is going to make the trip easier. And, if you've never really had a car before, you don't really know where all you might want to go if you had a car.

Same could be said about modchips. If you've never had one, you don't really know what all you might want to do with one after you've had it for a while.

Modding your Xbox can range from free (TSOP flash) to buying the most expensive modchip out there. What should you do? Well, it's like buying a car. Buy the most comfortable model with the most features you can afford.

My suggestion is, get a Xenium, whether you use solderless or not, the Xenium will allow you the most flexibility for the money. Once you have it, you'll learn more and more about what you can do with it, and all the more appreciate your decision to get it.

Ask yourself, are there features on your car you don't ever use? Probably. Are there features on a Xenium or other 4th gen modchip you'll never use? Maybe. But, isn't it nice to know that if someday you discover something really cool that you'd like to do with your Xbox, your Xenium would allow you do it, where a cheapmod or Xecuter Lite wouldn't have? Just my opinion, folks.
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« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2004, 07:21:00 AM »
QUOTE (MasterD @ Apr 5 2004, 08:33 AM)
And since there is no external adapter, can the chip be easily disabled for Xbox Live?

When your xbox boots you can pick to load the original ms bios from the XeniumOS, which will disable the mod chip.
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