Topic: Softmod Or Hdd Upgrade? Which First? (Read 88 times)

Chumby · « **on:** June 23, 2007, 07:59:00 AM »

Hi there,

I have just purchased an XBOX and looking at getting XBMC centre up and going. I have the game Splinter Celland can do a soft mod. I would also like to upgrade the HD to something bigger which may aid in storage and overall performance.

As a newbie... what do I do first... the hdd upgrade or the softmod?

What is the best hard drive to install without too much work?

Thamks
Chumby.

alexpb1 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 23, 2007, 07:44:00 AM »

You will need to softmod it first to get the eeprom.bin file off the hard drive so you can upgrade to a new hdd after.

If you don't have the eeprom.bin you will not be able to lock the new hard drive and the xbox will not be able to boot with it.

As for a suitable hard drive. Check this compatibility chart to find something that will suit you.

http://xboxdrives.x-pec.com/?p=list

Chumby · « **Reply #2 on:** June 23, 2007, 09:00:00 AM »

QUOTE(Chumby @ Jun 23 2007, 11:59 PM)

Hi there,

I have just purchased an XBOX and looking at getting XBMC centre up and going. I have the game Splinter Celland can do a soft mod. I would also like to upgrade the HD to something bigger which may aid in storage and overall performance.

As a newbie... what do I do first... the hdd upgrade or the softmod?

What is the best hard drive to install without too much work?

Thamks
Chumby.

Thats great Alexpb1. Hopefully this wikl be a smooth process to get the machine into something like your specs. Do you have a workflow methodology that I can follow.... seems likes 1 million tuts out there... not sure which one to pick up on... any ideas?

Thanks heaps,
Chumby

TheBrain12 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 30, 2007, 02:25:00 PM »

just a pointer, you dont have to softmod it befor you upp the hdd..

but as long as you get the eeprom.bin from the xbox.

so this is a simpel "tut"

1. Start EvoX exploit
2. BackUp function
3. FTP the file to comp
4. XHDM to prepare the HDD
5. If your made it rigth, and the xbox starts, you can install softmod.

This is the way i have done 3 xboxes my self, and never failed me.

XBOX 360 Onwer · « **Reply #4 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:34:00 PM »

Do you need a mod chip to upgrade the HDD? Or can a soft mod work with a new hdd?

xman954 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:52:00 PM »

sure you can have a softmod with a different HDD (large)
the steps to get there are more then with a chip thought

XBOX 360 Onwer · « **Reply #6 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:21:00 PM »

QUOTE(xman954 @ Jul 5 2007, 11:52 PM)

sure you can have a softmod with a different HDD (large)
the steps to get there are more then with a chip thought

What are the steps? And which softmod is best for this?

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