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   From: bel@whipassgaming.com   
      
   > A softmod requires a working HD so that you can boot to the point where   
   > the exploit will work.   
   >   
   > But a hard mod will let you boot from a CD-R even with a brand new blank   
   > hard drive, or (possibly) even with no hard drive at all. The best part   
   > is that most hard mods need only one or two wires soldered to the board,   
   > the rest being on the LPC header. So you can "borrow" a working mod chip   
   > to format and load and lock a new hard drive, then remove it when you're   
   > done. (but you're still stuck with the 130 gig limit when you go back to   
   > the original BIOS, even with a softmod)   
      
   Well, definitely something to think about. I doubt I'll do anything any   
   time soon, to me it just doesn't seem like the modded Xbox could do   
   anything that my laptop couldn't. Granted, it'd be nice to have my   
   laptop hooked up to the HDTV via component cables and all, but I do just   
   fine with it going S-Video to my SDTV right now.   
      
   Thanks for the info though, I'll hold on to it just in case I ever   
   decide to go for it. :)   
      
   Bel   
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