Okay, so i am very new at this. The last console i had modded with for the PSone, then i just got into my PC for everyother games. curse those mmo's.
Xeno-360 features...
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patchmod for XBox360 DVD Drive
original Firmware stays unchanged
no flashing or damaging of your firmware
Toshiba drives 4 wires
Hitachi drives 5 wires
one chip for all drives
supported drives: all Samsung MS25 and MS28, all Hitachi 46 - 78
SS required at offset #FC021E (NME-Style)
NME-360 features...
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- one chip for all drives: Samsung ms25 and ms28, Hitachi/LG 46,47,58,59 and 78 (All 78 versions. We have seen many)
- Added logic to support possible future Hitachi/LG versions as well
- 100% Auto detection of Backup or Original
- 100% Auto detection of drive version. No need for jumpers on chip
- optional: Power Led will turn off when a Backup is detected
- optional: disables the network when playing backups
- new improved and very stable media detection, budget media support
- now working with pioneer 111d and Pioneer based burners as well as all LG burners.
- 100% Firmware Stealth, when MS tries to read the Firmware then it replies as 100% original unmodified. No error code E66.
- optional: 100% Live secure when playing Backups
- Based on 1000s of hours of research and programming
- Manufactured with highest quality Logic, PCB and components. Made in Europe.
- Complies with RoHS directive (lead free). Gold plated solder pads, for easy soldering.
I read a few post about problems with both mod chips. Prophet said Xeno is a clone of NME. My question is,
I believe it was prophet that said if you remove the 470 coil and solder a bridge, you would have to manually turn it on and off. Is that true? If it is, then what is the point of getting the NME which says it auto on/off base on detection.
Does Xeno support the disabling of the network?
How many problems do the Samsung DVD drive actually have with the NME?
What does SS required at offset #FC021E (NME-Style) means?
Is Xeno also undetectable so far by MS?
QUOTE(essentara @ May 28 2007, 05:35 PM)

i thought disable meant that MS cant detect that its a back up whilst online.
To be honest I don't know.
People are saying Microsoft are using 2 things to ban people:
Timing of the drive - which is only a problem for flashed firmware not chips (correct me if I'm wrong)
and whether the box has been booted with the sata cable unplugged,
which also shouldn't be a problem for chips...
yet I read about people with NME chips getting banned...
maybe 'cos the chips where faulty and the network disable didn't work.
I really don't know...
I wish someone who understood this kind of thing would enlighten me
QUOTE(theonlyoneleft @ Jun 1 2007, 02:17 PM)

So if you have a modded system, as long as you only play original games online you should be fine, right?
Nope. It logs offline and online play. According to the various posts...
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According to the various theories that have any credence, MS has been logging various timings and backup types (Steath vs NonStealth).... chips are vulnerable to both. It sucks... but they are.
I don't understand this fully but...
I guess the stealth checks apply to modchips the same as flashed firmware.
but I thought the timing issue was because flashed firmware responds to seek requests quicker
than standard firmware so it can be detected.
So is it possible that the modchips which don't change the firmware (like Xeno-360 etc...)
can be detected using this method, since they are essentially using the standard firmware?
I could be talking complete rubbish, hopefully someone will explain...