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Which modchip was it? I don't know of many or any that allowed flashing the TSOP after booting the BIOS from the modchip.

Hard to say. It could be a softmod that loads a BFM (Boot From Media) BIOS or a TSOP mod - the motherboard's BIOS has been updated to the Xecuter 2 BIOS. What version Xbox is it? Are the TSOP flash enable bridges soldered? See TSOP flashing HOWTO

MS Dashboard Settings -> System Info. At the end of the scroller, the version of the dashboard (D:) and Kernel (K:) are displayed.

Hi, welcome to OGXbox.com Mod it or lose it, KaosEngineer

Yes, you could brick the Xbox. However, there are methods to recover most mistakes. They just take a bit more hardware and software to recover. The BIOS needs to be updated, the latest to use in no order of preference are: - M8plus [LBA48 config 67 with EVTool as on Hexen 2018 installer disc] (size: 256KB) - x2 4983.67 (size: 256KB) - X2 5035 (size: 512KB) - iND-BiOS 5003.67 (size: 256KB) - iND-BiOS Beta Feb-11-05.67 [aka 5004] (size: 256KB) You need to make sure the size of the BIOS fits the bank size of your modchip. (256KB BIOS's can/will be flashed 2 times one after the other to fill a 512KB bank.) Some only support 1 256KB BIOS, others have 4 256KB banks, 2-512KB banks or a variety of different bank sizes of 256KB, 512KB, 1MB (X3 modchip bIOS 3294), or 2MB (no BIOS of this size was ever released). Which modchip is installed in these consoles? SATA HDD Upgrade Items Compatible IDE-to-SATA adapter: - HDE is cheapest but you need to buy several to make sure you get one that works. (Poor Quality Control), or - StarTech IDE2SAT2 or other Marvell 88SA8052 bridge controller-based adapter (more expensive but you get what you pay for) High-speed 80-wire 40-pin IDE cable SATA HDD up to 2TB

The quick upgrade does delete all the files on the C drive leaving only the UnleashX dashboard installed. If you have any other apps or data on C make sure you back it up first - FTP download. (Move it somewhere else: E, F or G drives.)

Yes, get a 24-inch long Ultra ATA cable instead of the standard 18-inch length. It will be a lot easier to install.

Found a zip archive for the Aladdin Programmer. It includes the software application files and a PDF manual. From the images in the manual, looks like the app's for Windows XP (AladdinProgrammer.zip). Update Found 4 additional archive files, there may be duplicates here, with various versions of the Aladdin Programmer software. aladdinsoftlive.rar ALDlive2.rar Aladdin_Live_driver.rar aladdinsoftlive.rar Also a couple pics. The V1 programmer needs the Aladdin Live's BT pad tied to GND (pin 25 on the programmer's parallel printer port connector) as shown below for the chip to be recognized. The USB cable is only used for power. The PC must have a bi-directional parallel printer port too. The DB-25 connection on the programmer ties to a parallel printer port, not a serial port. Aladdin Live Programmer Screenshots

I think it's the same across all Xbox v1.0-1.5 models, U7C2: Rohm 24C02 The v1.6 EEPROM, U7D1, is labeled L02 not sure of the vendor: Rohm, MicroChip, other - BR24L02. It too is an 8-pin 2-Kbit (256 x 8 bit aka 256 bytes) I2C 2-wire serial bus interface EEPROM. However, I think they are all interchangeable across all versions of the Xbox.

Best is very subjective. Different people prefer different skins. I myself like tazorax_g included in my Top 10 UnleashX Skin Picks download available here at ogXbox.com

From an old tech document, I see the LED ring ORANGE flashing and read elsewhere that the exhaust fan speeds up as an overheating indicator. RED flashing - config EEPROM corrupt. LED Color Coded Fault Indicators (Update: So much for markdown, trying BBCode next. Not that either, okay I'll add a graphic image of the table. Eureka! ADMINs, add a more complete editor capability toolbar also remove or move the right-hand sidebar for Similar Content. If moved, I suggest placing it at the bottom of the page so the entire width can be used for presentation of a post's content and view of the wider editor toolbar.)

Can you post pictures of the top and bottom side of this Aladdin programmer?

Easiest fix as neighbor's already stated is to install a modchip: Aladdin XT plus 2 (aka XT 4032). They sell on eBay and other outlets with a wide price range ~$3-12 each. Other recovery methods require many additional hardware and software applications: Xbox EEPROM reader and PonyProg software or Raspberry Pi and PiPROM software to extract the content of the 8-pin configuration EEPROM that holds the HDDKey so you can lock the HDD. You'll also need a copy of XboxHDM23USB Beta 2 or 3 software, A USB-to-HDD interface adapter to connect the new Xbox HDD to your PC. XboxHDM23USB requires the HDD to be connected via a USB connection to the PC.

The green PCB programmer is an older (previous) model of the Team Xecuter programmer for X2.x lite/lite+ modchips. It too can program those older chips using X2BM Update: or, iXia or the DOS text-based app X2Cable.exe. It can also be used with many other LPC-based modchips. More info soon in a follow-up post.. It too has a connector for USB power and plugs into the PC's bi-directional parallel printer port. If you don't have a USB cable to attach a 9V battery can be used or (I think) an external 9VDC power supply. I've found a tiny bit of documentation on the older programmer but I'm still looking for a more complete and detailed write-up on how to use it. (9V battery and external power supply usage, etc.) The white, newer, Xecuter 2.6 programmer also included 2 red wires terminated with different connectors that couple with the mating connector style on older X2 modchip's. Thus, enabling the 2.6 programmer to be backward compatible with Team Xecuter's older modchips: 2.2, 2.3, etc.

Sounded good to me, fits the ogXbox to a T.

The X2.6 programmer works with a PC that has a bi-directional parallel printer port and Xecuter2 BIOS Manager (X2BM v2.3). Still looking for info about the other programmer.

Welcome to ogXbox.com. Mod it or lose it, KaosEngineer

Yes, you can reflash a new BIOS if not running the latest already. What version kernel are you using (BIOS)?

Of that, I'm not sure. There's MAMEoX and MAMEoXtras are these the same?? Also, MAMEdOX v1.1 FULL 080305 from xbins ftp server and MAMEoX128 Plus ver20060505 that supports 128MB of RAM on memory upgraded v1.0-1.5 consoles.

Still here v2.07, Xbins FTP server and website backup for c-xboxtool206.zip.

MAMEoX 0.72.1b or later and CoinOPS 5 or later should. AFAIK, MAMEoX v.0.84.b3 and CoinOPS 8 are the latest releases of each emulator. Xbins FTP server or backup website for MAMEoX releases CoinOPS 8 - ??? for download Torrent or other.

VLC on a PC doesn't play XMV files well. The Xbox plays them without the stutter. Are you previewing them on your PC as you mention VLC? (It always stutters on my old laptop - not a speedy machine.) Are they stuttering on the Xbox? Which particular preview videos do so?

The BIOS must have a different LBA48 configuration than originally used to format it. Does this 2TB HDD have the partition table written to it by XBPartitioner v1.3? Which BIOS are you using?

In a command prompt window, list the disk drives Windows 10 recognizes using the following wmic command: - wmic diskdrive get model, interfacetype What's it list under the InterfaceType column for the Xbox HDD: SCSI, IDE, or USB? The stock XboxHDM23USB configuration requires it to be connected as a USB device. I think some docks connect via a SCSI device driver instead of as a USB attached device.

Yeah, the IDE-to-SATA adapter's negotiated transfer rate seems to create havoc with correctly accessing data from the HDD without an 80-wire 40-pin IDE cable. The stock cable just can't handle the higher data transfer rate.