Whats the cheapest solderless xbox mod chip?

[Tanner31593]

So,
I took a little time to think about my options before i got thread happy lol,
And i just want to get my xbox fixed, i dont really care about all the other stuff as im not a heavy gamer and will mostly be using it for dvds, so really once i install the chip and fix the box i wont really need the chip.
So, that being said,
I just want a dirt cheap chip that will just work,
But im a butterfinger and id probably screw the whole thing up trying to solder it.
So whats the cheapest 100% solderless chip available for my 1.0 xbox that will allow me to swap my hard drive and maybe even back up a game or to to the hard drive also.

Thanks,

Tanner.


P.S. Does anyone out here live in Fort Wayne? I heard that McVans will supposedly fix any system for only $25, but i really dont believe that.

[silent h3ro]

Have you heard of softmodding (http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-guides-and-tutorials-65/t-soft-modding-your-xbox-easy-way-81712/?highlight=singaboiy)?

[Tanner31593]

Well,

1) I didnt know you could softmod if your hard drive is bad.
2) All of that is so confusing........

[Kebert]

Your hard drive does not have to be bad for you to be able to soft-mod an XboX.

Soft-modding is easy .. if you think it's too confusing then read it again...

[smokingfetus]

I third the soft mod.

I used the mechassault exploit on my xbox. Very easy to do. Check out Xbox-scene. (http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/xbox-scene.com) They have a lot of tutorials that are easy to follow.

[RostigerNagel]

But be aware that the softmod doesn't work on newer xbox versions (1.6) If you have the newest revision you definatly need a modchip

[suprafreak6]

no it works on all...