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metal_slug_az:
 :) Hi everyone, I have been around this site for over a year and this is my first post.  I love this site and it has been very helpful in getting me into Mame and building my own arcade controls.  

I have a console question though.  I am getting and x box and am looking at the matrix mod chip.  I only want the chip to be able to play back ups of my games, not for linux or adding the larger hd.  Is this a good chip?  Has anyone here used it?  I know the solder mod chips are more powerful but I just want it for backups, nothing else.  Thanks in advance for your assistance.

John

Frostillicus:
I modded my xbox a little while ago and all I can say is to go to xbox-scene.com and read every tutorial they have.  Seriously :)  They have a tutorial or forum post for just about everything.

pointdablame:

--- Quote from: Frostillicus on September 30, 2003, 01:17:01 pm ---I modded my xbox a little while ago and all I can say is to go to xbox-scene.com and read every tutorial they have.  Seriously :)  They have a tutorial or forum post for just about everything.



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This man speaks the truth. I don't have an xbox myself, but I modded a friends, and this site is invaluable.

eightbit:
Xbox-scene is the definative xbox modding resource site. It is to the xbox mod scene what this site is to building arcade controls. It is an excellent place to start.

I've done 7 boxes and I have only used the x2 chips both the pro's and lites. I attempted with my first chip a no solder adapter and was unssuccessfull at making it work, I've done solder jobs with no problem ever since. I work with about 10 people that have chipped probably 20 boxes between them and they have all used the matrix with good results.

Its a good chip and the solder chips aren't necessarily more powerfull, there just different and each has its own advantages.

Frostillicus:
Thanks go out to eightbit for pointing me down the yellow-brick road of modding.  I got the x2 2.2pro since it came with a programmer.  It has saved me from a few bad alpha-release bios ::)  If you can solder at all you can install a chip.  It's unbelieveable easy to install software and even a new HD using the tuts on their site.  I just installed a new HD and it only took about 20 mins total.  mmmm...sweet sweet 250Gb of storage...

Recently it's gotten a _little_ more confusing due to the fact that now there is support for HUGE hard drives.  Not all good apps support the new partitions, etc you'll see on the FAQ sections.  Just keep reading all the posts and eventually it makes sense....much like this site :)

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