i am new to xbox's been in the ps2 scene. i may get a xbox now there cheap i have heard that the drives are fussy, are the drive that come with new xbox's any good or am i best looking on ebay for a second hand one

also another quick question i was going to get a lpc mod coz there cheap (i can fit it myself) just one question i have this diagram to make the mod flashable

http://www.playstationchips.co.uk/pages/images/modchip-installation/cheapermod_flashenable.jpg

can i install the mod in the xbox with the flash enabled wire still connected to the chip? or its that flash wire for use when programming the lpc not in the xbox

thanks

oh and 1 more question - is there anywere i can download all the usefull xbox utilz in one go eg a .zip file, (i know you can download them idivudally)

thanks again

There are three drives put into the XBOX at random 1. Philips 2. Thomson 3. Samsung. The only thing you need to know about the newest version (V1.2) is that the D0 solder point has moved a little bit. Also I'm not sure if they are still manufacturing Samsungs or not. The Samsung is generally considered the best drive for reading cheap media but as mentioned above the drives are put in at random. I do know that the Samsung is the rarest of all 3 of the drives. As for the cheap mod, well the verdict on them tends to be about 50/50 (some claiming they are great and others claiming that they are utter crap). The most highly recommended modchips out there are the Xecutor2 Lite or Pro. If you are experienced with installing modchips in PS2s then the cheap mod shouldn't be a problem for you to install but the Xecutor2s have fewer wires to solder and only one point is somewhat tricky (the D0 as mentioned above). I hope this helps

thanks i will look into it