Loading alternate BIOS to X3 chip.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2017 2:45 pm
Hey all.
I have an X3 chip on my 1.4 Xbox. I'm running the latest X3 BIOS (3294), but would like to load an alternate BIOS so I can launch ISO files as discussed here:
viewtopic.php?p=39003#p39003
According to Rocky5 I should use either M8Plus (with Eject Fix) or ind-bios 5003.
I'm 99% sure that the X3 chip is capable of storing more than one BIOS simultaneously, and that I can switch between them using the bank select.
I'm looking for:
1) Recommendation on whether Is hould use the M8Plus or the ind-bios 5003
2) The easiest way to load this alternate BIOS onto the other banks of my X3 (how I set the DIP switches, whether I can do this entirely in X3 config or if I need to flash some other way, etc).
3) Easiest way for me to switch back and forth between the two BIOS (will I really need to change the DIP switches every time, etc)?
4) Where to actually get a hold of the bios I need (I have read that there is confusion between M8 and different xbox versions, I don't know if ind-bios has similar caveats, etc.).
The X3 forums are down so its harder to find some of this info.
Thanks very much!
I have an X3 chip on my 1.4 Xbox. I'm running the latest X3 BIOS (3294), but would like to load an alternate BIOS so I can launch ISO files as discussed here:
viewtopic.php?p=39003#p39003
According to Rocky5 I should use either M8Plus (with Eject Fix) or ind-bios 5003.
I'm 99% sure that the X3 chip is capable of storing more than one BIOS simultaneously, and that I can switch between them using the bank select.
I'm looking for:
1) Recommendation on whether Is hould use the M8Plus or the ind-bios 5003
2) The easiest way to load this alternate BIOS onto the other banks of my X3 (how I set the DIP switches, whether I can do this entirely in X3 config or if I need to flash some other way, etc).
3) Easiest way for me to switch back and forth between the two BIOS (will I really need to change the DIP switches every time, etc)?
4) Where to actually get a hold of the bios I need (I have read that there is confusion between M8 and different xbox versions, I don't know if ind-bios has similar caveats, etc.).
The X3 forums are down so its harder to find some of this info.
Thanks very much!