A Simple Guide to Mod Chipping an Xbox

Here is a 9 minute video that goes into detail installing a mod chip into an Xbox. It goes through opening the console, installing a new dash/apps/emulators and I hope that it is helpful if your attempting to mod your console.

Modding an xbox is a must. As you can then play games off the hard drive, listen and watch pretty much any time of media, check the weather and play old school console games.

A modded Xbox running Xbox Media Center is all you need to enjoy your favourite media on your tv rather than computer (and a lot cheaper than Apple TV)

Only downside -- The xbox struggles to play HD content due to the processor in the console only being a Pentium 3 733mhz.

Thanks for watching,

Matt (youtube.com/47mattie47)

SOURCES:
MUSIC:
Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away) radio edit - David Guetta Vs The Egg
The Final Countdown - Europe

VIDEOS:
Opening xbox - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGrNliG5XKY / theconsolejunkies.com
XBMC demo: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-71613567533315476&hl=en
- The other videos were done by me.

IMAGES:
Fixnchipz.co.uk -- site down, doesn't work anymore.
nextgenchip.com
xbox-scene.com -- fantastic site for tutorials
xbox-repair.net
theconsolejunkies.com
- And again some of the pictures were of my console.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• xbox
• mod
• chip
• modding
• chipping
• duox2
• xbmc
• media
• center
• games
• emulators
• apps
• console
• soldering
• apple
• tv
• hd
• high

[yuri12347]

i got a question ... i have a modded xbox to playbackup games ... but can i still play xbox live with my real legal games ?? u noe does games tat cost more then the pirated ... reply asap thx

[47mattie47]

@yuri12347 Pretty sure the Live service for the original xbox doesn't actually exist anymore. Someone feel free to correct me. Anyhow, when it was still around, yes you could still play with your legal games. You just needed a mod chip, like where I say about half way through vid when I turned my console on with eject button, the modchip wouldn't boot up, and it went to the original xbox dash. You would be banned if you tried while booted from modded dashboard though.

[chenxiaozhu123456789]

I was given an xbox with games and xbmc on it, so I guess it was modded. However I have no idea whether it was softmodded or modded with a chip. How do I tell?

[47mattie47]

@chenxiaozhu123456789 @chenxiaozhu123456789 That's a good question. It's been a while since I really used my console so there may be an obvious way to check that I don't remember, but otherwise, if it's chipped:

1. Turning the console on with eject button would load up the original MS dash so back then you could play legit games on live without getting a banned console

2. In my case, I could see a red light of my modchip through the sides of my consoles case

3. the xbox logo is blue on startup

[tyrian869]

hey does this still work like can i do this for my old xbox ???

[47mattie47]

@tyrian869 yep...Although there are other methods you could use than just installing a modchip, like softmodding etc. Google it...

[Michael11009]

how do you install xbmc as the dashboard PLEASE RESPOND!!

[Michael11009]

omg, am i colorblind or is the X white

[SandGorak]

mod-chips availible from happyhaze(DOT)webs(DOT)com

[benzumen1]

tanks man

[benzumen1]

my xbox is it the caca jajajajajanoting

[iSawZezima]

how do i get a mod chip?