Gatekeeper - Thanks for the reply!
Ok, here's an update. I think a couple of the problems are solved. It turns out that the reason my box would not play original games is that there is something wrong with the game I was trying(007). Sorry about that.
I did finally get a bin to load but I'm a little confused as to the results.
I loaded the M7 BIOS.BIN and it said it worked but if I turn on the box and select that bin it immediately reboots. Now remember this is my first time. So is this normal if I dont have a different dash yet or if I dont have a backed-up game in the drive?
Next - I still cannot get a dashboard installed. I am using evox from xbins.
Here is what I am doing: Download from xbins, Unzip the file, convert it to an ISO, (I have done the whole thing, and also tried just the xbe and ini) then burn it as an image with NERO
Do I need to add a junk file? I've actually tried both ways. If so is this part of the image or a seperate file?
When I put the disk in the box and reboot, should it take right off? When mine reboots it goes right to a menu waiting for an OS choice (which bin I want) Then times out to the original in a few seconds if I dont choose. Is this ok? Ive tried seveal different combos of doing this.
Before you ask, I have read several toots. My problem is that none of them really suit my situation and there are SEVERAL variables.
Thanks for any help!