Xbox live problem

**zapiy** · 24th February 2005

Hello, I tried to use live today and it came up with a error. It said something like Mod error, have i been locked out because they detected my chip? if so how as the chip was switched off..

Please help...

**Mookie** · 26th February 2005

They don't just look for the changed BIOS (mod Chip) infact, I'm sure they changed tactics a bit ago.

They look more now for any modified files on your hard drive like replacement Dashboards, traces of things like EvoX dash etc.

If you want to get on Live you should keep your Xbox hdd in an original Retail state... use something like Slayer's Evo X to do a factory restore and see how u get on.

You could have been banned I guess, I wouldn't know what that screen looks like, as I use a totally unmodded box for all Live stuff.

**Imperator** · 26th February 2005

Or be like me and have 2 XBOX's

**doughboy** · 26th February 2005

I've been using live with no probs with evox installed.

Maybe you forgot to flip the switch on the chip.

**fe_man2000** · 26th February 2005

your banned mate - I have been banned twice myself and that is the screen i get.

Cheers
Ironman

**keyamon** · 26th February 2005

Originally Posted by Mookie

They look more now for any modified files on your hard drive like replacement Dashboards, traces of things like EvoX dash etc.

that's not been proven.. loads of people use LIVE with evox on their HDD..

the majority of people who have been banned rece***y have had a bigger HDD.

you can also be banned if your turn your mod off and reboot to fast.
i know people who have done it. the modded bios is still loaded due to it being in the XBOXs memory. you can easily check by making sure it boots in to evox but people are lazy.

**zapiy** · 26th February 2005

Can i unban myself or do i need to re-register

**Freaky** · 26th February 2005

Originally Posted by zapiy

Can i unban myself or do i need to re-register

its just that box that is banned now m8, youll have to get a new xbox.

**TAR** · 27th February 2005

U could reprogram the eprom with a virgin eprom( 1 that aint banned ) .....

**keyamon** · 27th February 2005

you need a new HDD key too now

**blanka2k3** · 27th February 2005

Originally Posted by zapiy

Hello, I tried to use live today and it came up with a error. It said something like Mod error, have i been locked out because they detected my chip? if so how as the chip was switched off..

Please help...

If you signed up to live before modding your xbox and then switched your hard drive to another one you will get banned. Microsoft logs serial numbers, eeproms, and motherboard info if you change anything after signup same bbye

**paxtonda** · 27th February 2005

there is no hdd scanning as its illeagle without a warent as your hardrive may contain private files, they do however do what blanka said as i have 2 boxes, i use live with my xecuter3 and my 250gb hdd am im fine, also get a decent chip like a x3 it will give a dns error if running hacked bios 2 prevent the console connecting 2 live

**qas1** · 1st March 2005

i got the same thing error zaipy

**debug77** · 1st March 2005

I got banned a week or two back. I have an Xenium Ice chip. Haven't changed my hard drive - don't even have any .ini files or replacement dashboards installed. Pile of sh1te