TheGatekeeper24

Just received my TSOP flashed Xbox, it looks fantastic. Got some really awesome LEDs in it. Thanks again @MadMartiganfor everything. Can't wait to play some games on it!

Alright, thanks to MadMartigan I was able to unbrick the xbox. Its now in working condition. Next on the list for this one is TSOP flashing it. I'm very happy that its fixed.

Yep, its currently wiped. Sorry for the delay, got busy on my end. I formatted it with FATXplorer as well using their Original Xbox HDD formatting tool.

Update: I got an EEPROM reader courtesy of Dtomcat18. Worked like a charm. I'm currently on my pc with FATXplorer and was able to unlock my hard drive. But now I'm at a loss for what to do to get the harddrive working. I've done some searching via Google and haven't found anything definitive. Definitely looking for some guidance, because I know I'm close to being done with working on this. Thanks in advance for any help!

Awesome to hear it! I definitely look forward to seeing the message.

I would definitely like to be added to a list when they go up for sale. I bricked my Xbox and need to get the EEPROM to fix it. Thanks!

Still have any consoles available?

So, my xbox is still bricked. The EEPROM reader I purchased was refunded and it doesn't look like I'm getting one. Any tips? Since I didn't zero out the EEPROM like I should've, I don't really know what my next step is. Thanks for any help in advance.

I was actually smart enough to save my games onto the usb drive I used to initially perform the softmod, so its not a big deal, even if I had to completely wipe the drive without backing up the data. So that much makes it easier. But yes, I do plan on wiping it and reinstalling everything properly.

Thanks for the info everyone. I will try that as soon as I unbrick my hard-drive from a botched update lol Also, the version of my Xbox is 1.4.

Yeah, pressing start + Y isn't working. Stupid question but how do you recommend going about hotswapping the drive? I do have an EEPROM tool being shipped in so I can pull my key at a minimum, and I purchased an IDE to USB adapter for my pc to work on the drive. Thanks again for all your help.

I'm considering getting a mod chip for my Xbox, but I'm concerned with soldering as I've only had one prior experience and I fried out the ps2 I worked on installing it. Looking for something that's beginner friendly. Thank you.

Yeah, what I also should have done was nulled the hard drive before updating it. Can't change what happened, im just hoping it's a fixable event.

There's two reasons: (1) I've had bad luck with soldering in attempts to mod previous consoles; and (2) I'm trying to build a small group of Xbox's for old school fighting game tournaments, and buying decent mod chips, where I'm taking a chance on frying a motherboard is potentially going to get very costly. At least with a softmod, it can be a hassle to maintain at times, but I'm not having to buy extra pieces for the console and I'm not taking a chance on ruining a console permanently. Unless you tell me there's a modchip that doesn't require soldering, then I would be way more interested lol.

I was attempting to update the version of Rocky on the hard drive by using an extras disk. I guess the update corrupted itself because it refuses to load to the dashboard anymore and won't boot up any games, including regular xbox games that I own. I've done some research on this but I just feel lost. I know to say that I don't have the EEPROM nor did I null the EEPROM key. I don't know how that changes my options to repair this softmod. It was running fine before I attempted to perform the update via the extras disk. I would prefer a solution that lets me keep the xbox softmodded if possible. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.