# xbox modders enter **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 6, 2006, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-modders-enter/7830 "2006-02-06T13:42:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-modders-enter/7830/1 "2006-02-06T13:42:56Z")
i need to know how it works technically… impress me or please send me in the right direction ---
**Author:** ![auttiquattro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@auttiquattro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/auttiquattro)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-modders-enter/7830/2 "2006-02-06T13:44:29Z")
what do you want to know, basically you are overriding the xbox bios with one that has the ability to do burned games, region free dvd player, run linux ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-modders-enter/7830/3 "2006-02-06T13:47:08Z")
is it overriding the system bios or the pcb on the hdd? im looking more along of the lines of this paper > **[AIM-2002-008.pdf](https://web.mit.edu/bunnie/www/proj/anatak/AIM-2002-008.pdf)** ---
**Author:** ![auttiquattro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@auttiquattro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/auttiquattro)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-modders-enter/7830/4 "2006-02-06T13:49:04Z")
it overrides the system bios, once you do that though u can access all info on the harddrive via FTP ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-modders-enter/7830/5 "2006-02-06T13:52:03Z")
just to be sure i get this right… please anwser these questions… if you pull out a hdd from an xbox and plug it into your computer… --\> no workie right? WHY? ---
**Author:** ![auttiquattro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@auttiquattro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/auttiquattro)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-modders-enter/7830/6 "2006-02-06T13:55:59Z")
it is locked, there is a encryption on the hard drive, until the xbox boots up this stays locked ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-modders-enter/7830/7 "2006-02-06T14:01:09Z")
right… i know that… how does / where does the encription / decryption happen? where is the authentication taking place? ---
**Author:** ![auttiquattro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@auttiquattro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/auttiquattro)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-modders-enter/7830/8 "2006-02-06T14:03:43Z")
once the xbox is loaded, whether is be sitting in the main menu or sitting in a game menu. The harddrive is keyed up with the motherboard for identification with a 44 digit code, do you need to unlock one? or are you just curious? ---
**Author:** ![ninjai](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninjai/32/7434_2.png) [@ninjai](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjai)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-modders-enter/7830/9 "2006-02-07T07:09:21Z")
if you are that curious why not just pick up a copy of “hacking the xbox” > **[Hacking the Xbox: An Introduction to Reverse Engineering](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1593270291/sr=1-1/qid=1139324778/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-8725943-8247019?%5Fencoding=UTF8)** > > This hands-on guide to hacking begins with step-by-step tutorials on hardware modifications that teach basic hacking techniques as well as essential reverse engineering skills. The book progresses int ... it gives a good base technical overview (written by the same guy as the .pdf you posted). ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-modders-enter/7830/10 "2006-02-07T07:13:39Z")
authetication takes place within the bios, through the use of an eeprom file. you CAN pull an eeprom from ur hdd tho if u have ftp access, and lock/unlock hdd’s using that eeprom. ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-modders-enter/7830/11 "2006-02-07T07:18:09Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > authetication takes place within the bios, through the use of an eeprom file. you CAN pull an eeprom from ur hdd tho if u have ftp access, and lock/unlock hdd’s using that eeprom. how ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-modders-enter/7830/12 "2006-02-07T07:24:37Z")
do you still have the xbox I traded you? ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-modders-enter/7830/13 "2006-02-07T07:25:49Z")
yes. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-modders-enter/7830/14 "2006-02-07T07:25:58Z")
u wanna know how to pull the eeprom and lock/unlock hdd? cause thats pretty much softmod, and if you want, i CAN do a write up. lemme know excatly what u want to know ---
**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-modders-enter/7830/15 "2006-02-07T07:31:48Z")
check this site out…they sold a crazy one on ebay a while ago for like 7500$ i belive [http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/](http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/)