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Old Xbox Switch?

  • 24-02-2012 2:36pm
    #1
    pigsy2400
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi Guys,

    I wonder if you can help me, I recently purchased an old original Xbox off ebay, it is full working order. But there are some switches on the back, that as far as I can tell arent on the original release model?

    Enable - Disable, Protect - Unprotect, Bank1 - Bank2

    What are these for, I thought I would come on here as I havent got a clue what they mean?


Comments

  • #2
    delta_bravo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,567 ✭✭✭delta_bravo


    Sounds like its a modded/chipped xbox.


  • #3
    pigsy2400
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭pigsy2400


    what does it do?


  • #4
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,137 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    Switch 1 is labeled Enable/Disable
    turns chip off and on

    switch 2 is labeled Protect/Unprotected
    protect you can,t flash the chip with a bios have this on so you don,t flash by misstake
    Unprotected you can flash the chip with a bios

    switch 3 is labeled Bank1/Bank2.
    these is were you can have two bios bank 1 has a 512k bios (x2 5035 if that what you flash it with)and bank 2 has flashbios 3.0.3 if you have not flash over it

    It's an Xecuter chipped Xbox, for illegal stuffs. Honestly I'd return it if it wasn't mentioned in the ad.


  • #5
    Andy!!
    Site Banned Posts: 1,678 ✭✭✭Andy!!


    Why? Win win, no?


  • #6
    thorbarry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,128 ✭✭✭thorbarry


    Andy!! wrote: »
    Why? Win win, no?

    You will get a console ban if you take it online


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  • #7
    GreenWolfe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,731 ✭✭✭GreenWolfe


    thorbarry wrote: »
    You will get a console ban if you take it online

    If the price was too good to be true that may have happened already.


  • #8
    Cherry_Cola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,965 ✭✭✭Cherry_Cola


    thorbarry wrote: »
    You will get a console ban if you take it online

    Considering there is no online on the original xbox anymore then I'd highly doubt it.


  • #9
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,604 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    cherryghost wrote: »
    It's an Xecuter chipped Xbox, for illegal stuffs. Honestly I'd return it if it wasn't mentioned in the ad.

    Something similar happened to me on adverts a few months ago. I bought a second hand Wii and when I switched it on I discovered it had been softmodded. (but not mentioned in the ad)

    Why would he return it? It's a complete win win situation. It's like buying a jacket in a charity shop and finding 20 quid in the pocket when you get home.


  • #10
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Returning it is madness, it also doesn't mean it's kneejerkingly illegal either. It could simply be running XBMC.

    You can use it as a stock console if you wish, you only have the option of doing other things with it now like using it as a small HTPC/streaming console etc


  • #11
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,137 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    All I'm saying is if it was in the description its broken ebay's T&C. It's at the OPs discretion to return it if he wants to.


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  • #12
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    cherryghost wrote: »
    All I'm saying is if it was in the description its broken ebay's T&C. It's at the OPs discretion to return it if he wants to.

    I'd say they intentionally left it out of the description, otherwise Ebay would have pulled the auction. By being something that isn't as advertised, you are correct though in that the op has full recourse should he wish to pursue it.


  • #13
    Andy!!
    Site Banned Posts: 1,678 ✭✭✭Andy!!


    thorbarry wrote: »
    You will get a console ban if you take it online

    lol what year do you think it is :P


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