Topic: First Time X-chip Install (Read 145 times)

dv8a · « **on:** December 05, 2004, 03:26:00 AM »

Hi all,

Im a newbi to the site and am looking for help on my xbox mods.
Im getting in the next couple of days an x-chip and am looking to do the install myself. I have a 1.1 version xbox and have bought a x-chip combo with solderless adapter. i also bought a new 120Gig HDD to install at the same time a few questions i must ask before i go ahead and do all this.

Firstly does a bios come with the x-chip already pre installed?

Secondly can i install the chip and HDD at the same time or do i need to install the chip first add the bios and then go back and install the HDD?

Plz help cheerz.

82_Z28 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 07, 2004, 12:46:00 PM »

The X-Chip is shipped with the Cromwell bios. You will need to reflash it with a bios that can run unsigned code. (I recommend evox_x-chip 1.3) Next you install both the x-chip and the 120 gig hard drive.

Now you have to find cd's your xbox can read and burn slayers evox installer onto it.

Startup your xbox (if your using evox_x-chip 1.3 you must press start to enter the setup and enable the F partition or you can edit on your computer with their new tool) place the slayers cd in the tray.

turn in off then on again with the disc in the drive.

let slayers do the rest!

If you need any help with this pm me.

chronic_ · « **Reply #2 on:** December 09, 2004, 02:56:00 PM »

Yep, although you may have problems using some cd-r's so i'd suggest putting a copy of slayers on a dvd and letting it do its job, as 82_Z28 said, just choose to install evo-x and apps on retail or large hd.

dv8a · « **Reply #3 on:** December 13, 2004, 03:11:00 AM »

thats great thanx for your help but i have no idea how to flash this bios on. whats the difference between a dashboard and a bios which one do i need to make into a dvd to burn onto the system? how do i do arrraaahhh im going to explode why the fec is this so hard.... plz help me

82_Z28 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 13, 2004, 09:56:00 AM »

now I'm just guessing but I don't think M$ wanted to make it "easy" to do this and to answer your question, heres what I would research:
X-chip_Evox V1.3
EvolutionX Dashboard
Dvd2xbox
basic xbox pc ftp
dvd burning techniques

dv8a · « **Reply #5 on:** December 13, 2004, 11:14:00 PM »

i have a xbox... i have a x-chip... i have a 120gig harddrive... and am going nowhere fast... i cant find these bios rom/bin files nor can i find these slayers .iso files i got no idea why i bothered... i spent ages looking and these sites ive been recommended to dont help me by giving me the url site to download these bits of software. i should of but the money towards my car instead. :angry:

PaulY^ · « **Reply #6 on:** December 14, 2004, 12:50:00 AM »

dv8a
Your probably right about putting the money towards your car if you are not able to find the bios or a copy of slayers with the wealth of information that is given you on here.
You need to download a client called MIRC and install it, you can find a copy of MIRC at www.mirc.com
you need to join a server using MIRC the server network is called Efnet .
you then need to join a channel on that server called #xbins
You will also need to get a FTP client , there are plenty of trial FTP clients on the net like cute FTP
you will get instructions about how to join a the ftp server from #xbins when you are in the channel type /msg xbins !list
follow those instructions using your FTP client
once you are in you need to browse to xbox / bios / xchip and download evox_xchipv1.3.rar.
while you are on the server you should get the torrent file for slayers too its in xbox/ dashboards / evox
once you have to bios you will need to unzip it , to do so you may need a program like winrar which you can get here http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
the bios is in the file you unzip along with instruction manual in .pdf format
As for slayers once you have the torrent you will need a bit torrent client , Bit Tornado has a free client you can use here http://www.bittornado.com/download.html
Well i hope this helps, if you cant manage it from here , you really should go sell ya chip and put it toward your car.
Regards PaulY^

This post has been edited by PaulY^: Dec 14 2004, 08:51 AM

82_Z28 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 14, 2004, 10:46:00 AM »

wow

that sure doesn't leave much room for questions! nice work PaulY^

dv8a · « **Reply #8 on:** December 16, 2004, 03:44:00 AM »

thanx for theh help guys... got it all done... pauly legend mate

dv8a · « **Reply #9 on:** December 16, 2004, 04:12:00 AM »

now that i have evox 1.3 how do i find out my ip address of my machine so i can transfer games file saves n wma songs from my old HDD to my pc to load onto the new drive when i install it?

PaulY^ · « **Reply #10 on:** December 16, 2004, 05:09:00 AM »

you will need to install a ftp server on your xbox, the easiest way to do that is to install a dashboard like slayers evox autoinstaller as it has heaps of apps included which im sure you will find useful.
Once you have downloaded and made the slayers installer cd or dvd you will be able to pop that disk in which will load a ftp server on boot, it will give you a IP address in the window thats 1st loaded for the installation, "You will have needed to setup your computer for internet sharing or a small office network and have a crossover cable connected between your computers ethernet card and the xbox ethernet connection" If you are using a multi port router with your computer you can just connect the xbox with a straight thru cable to the router and it should assign you a IP.
Either way you will need to install a ftp server of some sort on your xbox.
If you choose not to install Slayers evox apps or dashboard the cd / dvd you create will still allow you to ftp anything you need to your xbox from your puter and vice versa.
Regards PaulY^

This post has been edited by PaulY^: Dec 16 2004, 01:11 PM

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