Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 5:26 pm Post subject: Help Save an XBOX's Life...
i found an xbox the other day at a friends house that he said was broke...i dont have a xbox anymore so i am hoing to use it with a new hard drive...n e wayz...the xbox wont load retail games and just stays at error 5 screen after xbox intro...what is this???(maybe its been softmodded already) all i really wanna do is prepare a new hard drive to put in it but i will have to get the eeprom off the one that says error5 right???how would i do that if i cant load games or ftp to it???i guess i just need help fixing the error 5 xbox...
hellblazer55 V.I.P. Lifetime
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 5:27 pm Post subject:
your posting in the wrong section this is for site errors not xbox errors _________________
kaucassion Xbox-HQ Newbie
Joined: Oct 18, 2006 Posts: 7
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 5:29 pm Post subject: O
Sorry i was in such a hurry...gotta get to work...thanx for prompt correction
hellblazer55 V.I.P. Lifetime
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 5:30 pm Post subject:
As for your xbox problem, get a modchip, error 5 means that the harddrive is unlocked, with out the eeprom backup you have to use the mod chip. The xbox harddrive has to be locked to the xbox motherboard in order to work or play games. _________________
hellblazer55 V.I.P. Lifetime
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 5:56 pm Post subject:
You dont need to double post either, i have already moved the posts lol _________________
kaucassion Xbox-HQ Newbie
Joined: Oct 18, 2006 Posts: 7
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 6:02 pm Post subject: sorry
mani dont wanna hafta get a chip...im a softmod man...lol...is there anyway i can get the eeprom offf of it using HotSwap method?
robzzombie Moderator
Joined: Jul 15, 2006 Posts: 521 Location: Lockport, Illinois, USA
zombie you couldnt even build that, its not exactly a novice project. _________________
kaucassion Xbox-HQ Newbie
Joined: Oct 18, 2006 Posts: 7
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 9:00 pm Post subject:
im not exactly a nood here...i can handle some hardware as well as some soft...im just fairly new to the xbox thing...so if there is a technical method you could recommend that would be great...i just really didnt want to get a chip...
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