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[shudog]

Hello all, my apologies in advance for beating a subject to death but I am really techinically challenged and after reading posts about how to flash my x-chip i'm still confused as hell.

Ok, earlier I installed a chameleon chip along with it's EvoX M7 bios but that was so simple.  All I did was install the chip, burn the dummy bios and linux bios onto a dvd and pop it in the X then tell the cromwell bios to flash with the dvd's files and wallah!  All is good!

Now, I have another X  but the x-chip seems alot more complicated to install.  I assume installing the chip is as easy as the chameleon, but this whole thing about flashing the bios is really confusing me.  
I have:
- X-chip, usb adapter, solderless adapter
- EvoX v1.2 bios
- Slayers 2.6 final (I have no idea why i need this)

First question: Do I need to flash the chip's bios thru the usb adapter using x-controll or can I just burn the .bin file to dvd and proceed like way I did with the chameleon chip?

Second Question: What is the Slayers program for?  I mean I want the feature that allows you to switch between the x-chip bios and the original bios when starting up the X so I guess this is what I need to do that but I'm not sure how.

Basically if someone could walk me thru the software part of the installation including all the programs I would need (and assuming I'm a 3yr. old) I would GREATLY appreciate it.

Thanks ALOT for any help.
- shudog

[PaulY^]

1. Connect your A/B usb cable to your computer
2.Connect the other end of your A/B usb cable to your usb adaptor on your x-chip
3.Install the x_control usb drivers on your xbox by locating them in program files/Xcontrol/usbdrivers.
4.Once x_control is installed on your computer open XControl wait for the X to turn green.
5. choose File LOAD RAW (browse to where you have the evox_xchipV1.2.bin file that you have downloaded) select the .bin file!
6. WRITE CHANGES ( this will take about 3 mins) once at 100%.
7. Close the x_control program on your computer.
8. unplug the usb cable from your xbox.
9.boot xbox with new evox V1.2 bios (iwould suggest you download the latest V1.3 bios but thats your choice)
Once that bios is up and working you can choose to install Slayers, altho this is a dashboard not a bios and from the sounds of it you already have a dashboard and wont need to use slayers.
You can put other bioses in the empty banks of the bios using x_control or the setup menu from the bios, altho the other bioses must be loaded into the empty banks only not LOAD RAW as that will overwrite your evox bios.
Hope this helps
Regards PaulY^

This post has been edited by PaulY^: Dec 20 2004, 03:35 AM

[shudog]

Thanks PaulY!  Your reply helped out tremendously!  Now time to game! =D

[PaulY^]

There is an error in the intructions here.
line 3. should read
3.Install usb drivers on your computer by locating them in Program Files/X_control/usbdrivers.
not on your xbox!
Regards PaulY^