Got my 360 Today!!!

[jibbz]

Originally Posted by scribble

Doesn't microsoft know it's modded though even if the warranty sticker is on?

They won't even look at it . They will just throw it on the large pile they already have and send you a refurb.

[but2002]

Originally Posted by jibbz

They won't even look at it . They will just throw it on the large pile they already have and send you a refurb.

\Get this. My friend mailed in his Xbox, and they mailed him a NEW one, AND sent the old one back!

[Jsamp]

Your still better off doing it yourself imo. It may seem cheaper now but in the long run it will be cheaper if you do it. I have had my 360 for about a year and have had to do 2 updates to it. For you that would be $45x2 plus the future updates.

[scribble]

hmm that's true, i considered that
ok now, what about games? are there any special disks that i need to get? also if MS eventually finds a way to catch people, how can i change my xbox back to normal?

[jibbz]

Originally Posted by scribble

hmm that's true, i considered that
ok now, what about games? are there any special disks that i need to get? also if MS eventually finds a way to catch people, how can i change my xbox back to normal?

The special disks you need to get is Vebatim branded Dual Layer DVD+R ... They are the best you can use for your games. Some people have had success with other cheaper media .... For example i can burn games to FUJI disks but if i try to play them in a Hitachi drive it is very rare that they work and If i try to use Memorex media i get a failed disk 90% of the time . Verbatim disks work on all drives every time.

If you needed to restore OFW to your 360 you will need a copy of the liteon official firmware and your keys ( Get the modder to make a backup of these for you ) It is worth having a backup of your DVD drive Key incase you need to spoof a new drive into it at a later date.

If MS detects you they will ban your console so to be safe make sure you check and verify all of your game ISO's with a app called ABGX360 . This App will make sure your ISO is identical to the retail release.

[Zero]

And I've had a failed Memorex disc 0% of the time (a filled 150 binder tells me so).

[FamilyGuy]

What are the chances of receiving a banned refurb from M$?
Have any of you ever RR yours just to get an unbanned one?
I know the console gets banned, and possibly your nick, so why not do this? Would they send you a banned refurb if yours was banned?

[Jsamp]

Originally Posted by FamilyGuy

What are the chances of receiving a banned refurb from M$?
Have any of you ever RR yours just to get an unbanned one?
I know the console gets banned, and possibly your nick, so why not do this? Would they send you a banned refurb if yours was banned?

Chances are you will get an unbanned one. I have read people have sent in banned rrod boxes and got unbanned ones back.

[scribble]

Now I got my disks and my back ups, but the back ups are .iso and not .dvd

Can I just download a torrent that's an iso file and just burn the iso onto the DL disk, or do i need the DVD file?

[jibbz]

Originally Posted by scribble

Now I got my disks and my back ups, but the back ups are .iso and not .dvd

Can I just download a torrent that's an iso file and just burn the iso onto the DL disk, or do i need the DVD file?

Run the ISO in ABGX and it should create a valid .DVD file for you or just use one from another game so it has the correct layer break and edit it in notepad.
If you wanted you can make one in notepad and just rename it to a .dvd file

LayerBreak=1913760
Name_Of_Iso_Image.iso

Just edit the txt that says "Name_Of_Iso_Image.iso" to the name of your ISO file and save it then rename to .dvd