How To Soft Mod Your Xbox Easy Tutourial

Warning Avoid Becareful wrote: I advise anyone who has read this to be very careful. Get a friend on xbox live who has soft modded and they can be alot more help. Remember for any kids out there try imagining explaining to your parents that you screwed up you xbox.

By the way i am going to answer some questions people have being asking on this entire thread(which you should read all)

1 THE GAMES YOU CAN SOFT MOD WITH ARE splinter cell 1 the original, mech assault 1 the original or James bonnd 007 agent under fire Note you can not use the platinum version of the game.

2 YOU NEED ACTION REPLAY because it allows you to transfer game saves and the required linux files using its program to save on a memory card which you can then save on your hard drive.

3 THERE IS NO TURNING BACK many modders who i have talked to have not been able to unmod and another disadvantage is you better have a friend who has an xbox because the new main screen does not allow to cancel your xbox live account and other xbox live otions

4 GET AN EXPERT on xbox live they no best and can help you a lot more.

5 JUST GETTING SOFT MODDED DOESNT GET YOU COOL STUFF you will need a connection between your computer and xbox and getting soft modded doesnt give you super powers on halo 2 you have to a make the new maps and customize them so you can do it, it also can be quite technical. Also super jumpping and going real fast you also have to be able to create which is even more complicated.

6 MODDING ISNT EASY you can screw up and you will screw up so....

If you know what your doing go ahead but just remember theres no turning back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

wow i suggest anyone starting mod really does read this if u think putting a soft modded dash on ur xbox with make u a hal 2 modder think again ask nicely and ill mod u a map any one of the 18 peace

an well explained dude

go suck a coc wrote: who ever wants 2 know how to soft mod there xbox the right way tell me NOW!!! and also i will tell u how to hard mod ur xbox. The reason i like modding is because i like here noobies cry over a game. And my gamertag is o0 Noscope Oo

I just reported you for cheating at halo2cheats@microsoft.com

Have fun being banned.

i did what it said and i only saw a profile called sam so if u can help me plzz im me on nflballa1993 thnkz

o0 Noscope Oo is a cheater. wrote:

go suck a coc wrote: who ever wants 2 know how to soft mod there xbox the right way tell me NOW!!! and also i will tell u how to hard mod ur xbox. The reason i like modding is because i like here noobies cry over a game. And my gamertag is o0 Noscope Oo

I just reported you for cheating at halo2cheats@microsoft.com

Have fun being banned.

lol hes not online tho lmao so how can he get banned lmfao

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Physics wrote: Its slimy, with lots of teeth! Ooh, kinky!
Yes, Caboose, I’m a gay robot.

I will buy the PS3 only if i need a replacement for my George Forman grill.

I was banned from xbox live in the process is there any way i can get back on my acct? Please Email Me my email is... Prosser426@hotmail.com

emanual you flaming pussey you reported him for modding you noob.i think you should go suck your moms cock because tut ruled you bitch anal plugging hoe. insted of typing back you shut the hell up and stick the penis back into your mouth after you take it out of your ass

lol i didnt report him the other dude did and idk wtf are ur talking about

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Physics wrote: Its slimy, with lots of teeth! Ooh, kinky!
Yes, Caboose, I’m a gay robot.

I will buy the PS3 only if i need a replacement for my George Forman grill.

I am writing again to say that some of you are not taking my advice and again screwing up your xbox....

I will now make more points that you should be weary about......

1 ONCE YOU ARE BANNED THATS IT.... there are very few cases where people have been giving back there account and this is usually because they have been mouthing off and if you set up another account with the ILLEGAL mods on you will just get banned again,

2 WATCH OUT FOR FALSE LINUX FILES i have heard rumours of people putting mod files up which will get you banned and screw up your xbox.

3 DONT POST YOUR GAMERTAGS UP ON THE INTERNET if you read back on the thread you will know why

4 MODDING IS ILLEGAL you may get away with the actual modding up but it doesnt stop them from banning you and for those who haven’t noticed bungie is owned by microsoft and microsoft own the xbox and xbox live so dont get all cocky in fact your most likely to get away with modding another game than halo 2 cause everyone knows modding happens on halo 2

I may repeat alot but remember you can ALWAYS BE BANNED!!!!!!!!!!!!

then once i do that how do i put mods in halo 2?

ok first off if it will shut half you fuckers up then email me and i can tell you any thing you want to know about softmodding halo 2/ your xbox. i have a 360 and a softmoded xbox so at least i know what to do. i garentee you i have gone threw every one of these problems you guys are talking about. secondly you fags talking about banning people just shut the fuck up cause as far as im concerned all that will happen (we all know its for halo 2)is your rank will rise and then what? you will be completly usless. ive been up there legit and i get raped so modding for what? a level? have fun ruining ou time to enjoy. but as far as im concerend you modding newbs play you game cause that will make it eiasier for bungies silant updates to take you down from you ip so have fun burning down in flames you cock sucking modders (nother word for pussy’s =P)



(if ur that stupid email me at crazysavage49@hotmail.com)

uhhh graham, i found the hacked file for splinter cell on codejunkies but there is like 15 different ones, which one do i download?
if you have an aim mines skateshop180
please help me out

lol I rememeber when I first created this topic, lol, I barely knew anything, please check out my site for more informative tutorials, lol

247hardbytes.net

enjoy

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ok, i am pretty sure i did everything it said to do, but when i put in my splinter cell 1 (not platinum) it only froze... someone coment back and tell me wut i did wrong, or send me an email


or livelife2sk869@yahoo.com

http://files.filefront.com/Grahams_Linux_S...;/fileinfo.html

here use my linux saves, I made these ones, this should fix your problem

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yoo when i click that it just brings me to filefront homepage

I lost my ip when i did the soft mod . How can i get back on live. Help cuz this sucks.

try making it static, so it scans for it, if its stuck at dynamic, change it to 192.168.0.2

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this really sucks it put shit all in my xbob 360 and no it does not work sooooo ur r a asshole u fuck hole

casue you have to do this for xbox 360

DISCLAMER: Following these instructions WILL void your hard drives warranty. Any use of this information is at YOUR OWN RISK.

With that out of the way, here is how you do it.

I’m splitting this tutorial in steps. Each step will have the tools, accessories and devices needed in order to accomplish our little mission.
There is 2 different ways (That I Know) of connecting your XBOX 360’s Hard Drive to your PC, and I will be describing both of them.

STEP 1: Taking the XBOX 360’s Hard Drive (HDD) out of its protective case.

Tools needed:
1) T-6 TORX screw driver.
2) T-10 TORX screw driver.
3) A thin and pointy blade (to take the “Microsoft” sticker off)

First of all, GROUND yourself properly by touching the screws on a light switch cover, or a metal door frame. Do not forget you’re working with sensitive electronics here. If you have an anti-static mat, you might want to use it.

After grounding yourself, take off your XBOX 360 hard drive, and place it flat on a table, with the screws facing up.

Your xbox360 hard drive (HDD) has 4 T-6 TORX screws in the exterior. You will only see 3 of them. To find the forth one, you will have to remove the
“Microsoft” silver sticker, or just go through it with your screw driver, voiding your warranty instantaneously either way you decide to go.
Note: Warming the sticker with a hair dryer makes the sticker come off easier, but it will still void your warranty.




After you have removed the 4 T-6 TORX screws, the part with the chromed trim should come off pretty easy. I didn’t have to pry it out to hard, but the end with the button might give you a little trouble. Just pull it off slowly, and be careful not to lose the metal spring that pushes the button out.
Once you have that off, it should look like the picture below.


As you can see, inside we have 4 more screws, this time, you’ll need to use the T-10 TORX screw driver to get them out. And once you removed the screws, the thin metal cover will come off rather easy, start lifting it up from the end the button is, and this is what you will see:

Take a look at the picture above. The thin metal cover is off, and you can see your 2.5” SATA HDD. You can see as well, that it would easily slide out if it wasn’t for the plastic stopper at the opposite end of the button.
Because of that, I’ve seen around the web that somebody with a knife, saw off the really strong glue that attaches the metal casing to the plastic base that connects to your XBOX 360. I’ve tried that, but it is a real pain. So I decided to take a different approach and it worked like a charm.

Take a look at the following picture:

Put your fingers on each side of the HDD, between the metal casing and the plastic bottom part and very slowly, start pushing your fingers in between and upwards, so it will give you enough angle to slide the Hard Drive out.
Here’s another picture from a different angle.

Note how the base of the metal casing raises over the plastic stopper. That is what we want to accomplish.

Once that is done, and if you have the HDD in the same position as in the picture above, VERY slowly, start pushing the hard drive from the upper left corner, above the connector.
The cables will try and push the HDD back in, so by holding it with your index finger you can avoid that.
The picture below will give you a more graphic understanding of what to do:


When you slowly push the HDD out, the SATA connector will normally come lose from one of its ends like in the picture above. If it doesn’t come off, grab a flat head screw driver, and carefully pry it out. Although, it shouldn’t be necessary.
Once one of the connector ends came lose, push the other end of it with your finger, so it will come off completely, like in the picture below.


Now, you can slowly slide the 2.5” SATA HDD out of the metal casing.
Note in the picture above, that I removed the button with its metal spring in order not to lose it.

Once you slid the HDD out of its casing, this is what it looks like:



My hard drive is a Hitachi, but I’ve seen some Samsung SATA HDD’s as well. Needless to say, that the brand won’t make a difference in the way you extract it out of its metal casing.




STEP 2: Connecting your XBOX 360 HDD to your Computer through SATA Port.

NOTE: If your computer has external SATA connections, the only thing you have to worry about is of how to give the hard drive power. Mine doesn’t have external connections, so I had to open it up.
Also, if your Mother Board doesn’t have any SATA port, or if they’re all being used, you will have to think in buying a “PCI to SATA” expansion card for your computer, for which you will need to have an available PCI slot in your motherboard.

Tools and accessories needed:

1) A Phillips screw driver (You may or may not need this, depending on your PC case design)
2) A SATA Cable.
3) A SATA Power cable.
4) A “PCI to SATA” Expansion card ( ONLY IF your Mother Board has no SATA ports available)

Turn OFF your computer, and start by taking the side panel off your PC. Normally, most PC’s will have 3 Phillips screws holding the side panel, and when you remove them, you can slide the metal cover out.
Of course, there are a million different designs for computer cases, so I’ll just show you what mine looks like with the panel taken off, in the picture below. And please, do not laugh at my cable routing dis-abilities.


Inside your computer, you will see your motherboard.
We are looking for a specific connection called SATA Port. And even though it may vary in color and location in the Mother Board, it looks like this:






To connect your XBOX 360 HDD to your PC’s SATA port, you’ll need two things:

A Serial ATA (SATA) cable:

And a SATA Power Cable:


You have to connect your SATA Cable in your Mother Board’s SATA Port, and the SATA power cable as well.

Now we connect both SATA Cable and SATA power cable to your XBOX 360 Hard Drive, like in the picture below:

It will only fit one way, so if it doesn’t go in, you probably have to flip it the other way.

This is how I connected mine:






Mission accomplished for STEP 2. Now let’s look at the next option:




STEP 3: Connecting your XBOX 360 HDD through SATA to USB Adapter.

This is by far, the easiest and faster way of connecting your XBOX 360 SATA HDD to your PC.

I bought my SATA to USB Adapter from Coolgear.com, and it worked like a charm.
I have to say though, that in 360gamesaves.com forums, members have found similar products much cheaper, that worked as well.

The only “Cons” of connecting with a SATA to USB adapter, is that it will decrease your transfer speeds greatly.
For example, with a direct connection to my Mother Board’s SATA port, my XBOX 360’s hard drive backup took about 35 minutes, and with the SATA to USB adapter, it took about 7 hoursï. Yeah! I know !.

UPDATE: My apologies. Aparently the statement before was my own fault. I was connecting the USB to SATA adapter to USB1 ports instead of USB2. So, last night, when I re-did my backup, this time with the USB 2.0 ports in my PC, and instead of the 7 Hrs. it took 45 to 50 minutes to complete the whole HDD backup. Just a “Heads Up” for people with USB 1 capabilities only.

The steps for connecting your XBOX 360 HDD with your SATA to USB adapter are very easy.

For the adapter I bought, you will need to have TWO (2) USB ports available to connect the two USB plugs in.
The red plug will give your HDD power, and the black plug will be DATA flow/transfer.

The pictures below will show you how:




STEP 4: Accessing your XBOX 360 Hard Disk Drive with Xplorer360.

It is as easy as it gets, and you only require 3 steps:

1) Download Xplorer360 from http://www.360gamesaves.com
2) Extract the file Xplorer360.exe from the .rar file.
3) Run Xplorer360.exe.

Below you will see pictures of the current version (to the date of this tutorial) of Xplorer360:





The first thing you should absolutely do, is a backup of your XBOX 360 Hard Drive with the “Backup Image” option in the “Drive” menu, before you even attempt to do anything else.


That is all folks, I hope it helps clear your minds of any doubts you had. And feel free to ask any questions regarding this tutorial.

Enjoy!!!

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u guys when i go to the blue screen after i click on linex of the splinter cell it doesnt says ms dashboard not ms backup what do i do?