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   From: 8bitwizard#fanboy.net@127.0.0.1   
      
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    dos-man 64  wrote:   
      
   > I feel like Evolution X is the preferred dashboard based on what I've   
   > read in the various how tos. I feel like that'll work just fine. I'd   
   > like to get one that's pretty simplistic. I'm not looking to turn the   
   > Xbox into a full-scale linux computer, just a different kind of gaming   
   > machine.   
      
   There are different dashboards, but that seems to be the simplest one to   
   deal with. I have two hardmodded boxes with 200GB drives, and it's nice   
   not to worry about screwing up the wrong file. It's basically impossible   
   to brick an xbox with a hard mod, unless you screw up the mainboard. And   
   you can even temporarily install a hard mod while upgrading the hard   
   drive, then remove it later, since most of the work is installing the   
   LPC pins, which the modchip plugs into. It's about as hard as a Saturn   
   region switch mod, though you do need 30ga wire to attach to a couple of   
   via holes.   
      
   FYI, a few years ago I did a quick web search and found some place in   
   Canada selling a stealth version of the Aladdin chip (you have to hold   
   in the power button for a moment when turning it on), with a pre-loaded   
   BIOS. They were $25 each, so I ordered two to make up for the cost of   
   shipping, and I'm glad I did. It really wasn't all that hard to install,   
   but I had older revision motherboards. It's only that rev-6 board that's   
   real a pain in the ass without using a solderless adaptor. But those   
   solderless adaptors are really slick if you don't feel confident enough   
   to do the wiring.   
      
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