How to Detect (and Avoid) a 1.6 Xbox

I'm about to help three friends mod their Xbox's, much like I did mine. One of them, did not yet have an Xbox so they went to purchase one at the best deal they could find. However, we found out that most current mod chips and BIOSes do not support version 1.6 of the Xbox. Microsoft periodically makes incremental changes and releases a new version from the production line. These new versions don't really have any new features for the end-user, but may make mod chips inoperable.

So he wanted to be sure to buy a 1.5 or earlier Xbox. Surely, there will be plenty of support for 1.6 Xbox's and they are moddable, but who wants to wait when you could be playing? Here's the best guide we found to make sure you get what you're after. Much of this you can use right in the store before you ever open the box. None of it is conclusive, but we were able to find a 1.4 Xbox using these techniques! Posted by Chris on 8/26/2004 01:32:00 PM :: Permalink   
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