The Xbox itself is not region locked - even without modding there are numbers of games which whilst sold as 'NTSC' or 'PAL' will play perfectly on any region Xbox although that might depend on the TV's display support. There is not a list of those fully region free AFAIK. Otherwise there are a great...

This is the thread I was thinking of:-

viewtopic.php?t=649&hilit=sata+adapters&start=160

There's plenty of other info relevant to your project there too.

A 2TB Seagate SATA HDD is as good as any. The important thing with a a 2TB HDD is that unless you are using CerBIOS (you won't be unless you've updated the chip's BIOS previously) you must split the volume ie. the two supported extended drives: F:\ and G:\ (better described as partitions), are limit...

If it is hardmodded (chipped or TSOP) then 'all' you need to do is install a new HDD or SSD. No soldering or anything like that needed. A set of torx screwdrivers to open up the Xbox that should be all the DIY skills needed. BTW there is no significant benefit in speed terms using a SSD in an origin...

I did/do not know of any other working download link except for that one. You could try asking on the OGXbox forum as they have archives which may include the XBMC v3.0 > compatible updated version of the Xbox Classic skin but make sure you specify the most recently updated version as there are stil...

Not sure why you need to get rid of XBMC. If you used Rocky5's updated Chimp 261812 cloning tool could, reasonably easily, just attach the new HDD as 'slave' and clone your existing 'master' HDD to the, presumably, larger one you want to use. All will be exactly the same except your extended partiti...

It'll be interesting if you can because Google/YT has now taken to completely blocking access to YT, not just warning you as previously, users of unsupported or older browsers.

There's another problem with YT now and that is it has, in the last month, gone from simply 'warning' you your browser is unsupported but 'allowing' you to continue, to actively preventing you from accessing YT with anything but its selection of supported browsers. Stupid, and we can bet it is for s...

The 5GB on E:\ is more than enough for what's best to be there and in some cases must be there ie. UDATA and TDATA which means the Custom Soundtracks too. With a softmod it is often, but not always, where you main dash content will be too. There is more than enough space for all that and more. I can...

I'm pretty sure you made a syntax mistake in the very first line ":E\Apps........................."

It should be "E:\Apps........................"

If your chip is working OK and your DVD drive likewise all you really need to do is, making sure the HDD is unlocked first, take it out and wipe it on PC then use an installer disc to setup a dashboard etc for a hardmodded Xbox. I'd make sure I had an eeprom backup if not done already. You don't nee...

Try cold booting the Xbox ie. with the disc already loaded. The disc should be on DVD-R preferably burned using ImgBurn too. Also check that Aladdin chip is actually working when you start the Xbox - press and hold the Power button for 1 - 2 secs should activate the chip, a short tap will cause it t...

In the majority of cases PAL Xbox games natively support NTSC use too. Just swap the Xbox to NTSC using the Enigmah Region Changer app not any other dashboard NTSC settings . You should be good for the majority of games. Of course there are exceptions. Darkwatch PAL, I don't have because I imported ...

You should not need to use a cross-over cable when networking to a PC/router as the PC will detect the signals no matter which channel is being used. The problem could just be the settings; typically that when you change dashboards it was set for DHCP and is now Static or visa versa. I think Rocky5 ...

It has been like that for decades - a lot of useful and indeed important information about modding, significant detail and specific advice for things like HDD upgrades is not always included in guides or advice given.

I do not know if this is one with working previews but it is a fairly recent post and the link/download provided is functioning.

viewtopic.php?p=51040#p51040

Sorry I do not know of any download source for game previews etc. It is easy enough to make your own; Xbox many games include "attract" videos somewhere in their folders which are ideal . They can be in various formats, sometimes .XMV but most commonly .BIK video and occasionally .WMV. The...

What I do when that happens is go back to the source file which I've usually archived because many of my apps/emulators/music/some games icons are my own custom ones. I open them in the graphics program I use and then re-save them as JPGs. I then FTP or transfer them by other means to the Xbox and c...

Simply converting the extension to .tbn should work with both .png and .jpg image files. I do not know about whether it works with .gif or even .bmp (which XBMC also supports). A typical accidental mistake, if this was done on PC then transferred to the Xbox, is that you've added the extension to an...

If you're putting the 256x256 "default.tbn" in the individual game's folder then it should be working as long a you've cleared the previous thumbnail cache and rebooted, which you said you have done. Are you 100% sure you've deleted all the UserData > Thumbnails > Games cache? There are or...