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HackDaBox's Spider GX Install and Flashing Guides !
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Hello everyone,

Due to so many people having a lot of trouble Installing and Flashing their Spider GX modchips i have added a Spider GX section to my website

As a lot of you will know there are some issues of Evox M8 Plus V1.6 not booting on all V1.6 xbox's and at this stage i don't know if the bios does indeed work if the Spider GX is installed correctly or not. The people having trouble with the Evox M8 Plus V1.6 bios cannot load any apps when using the X2 5035 bios which tells me the Spider GX is not making contact with pin 1 ( this is one of the furthest pins away from the screw that holds the Spider GX down ).

Anyway i have made the Install guide using the X2 5035 bios to be on the safe side but if anyone is adventurous you should flash both the Evox M8 Plus V1.6 to Bank 1 and the X2 5035 V1.6 to bank 3 and try both. I would love to hear comments and suggestions on the Install and flashing guides and if the guide worked for you. Also if the Evox M8 Plus V1.6 bios worked for you or not and if you have a Xbox V1.6a ( samsung ram ) or a V1.6b ( hynix ram ).

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= New Spider GX Install and Flashing Guides ! =
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If you would like to try the Evox M8 Plus V1.6 on your V1.6 xbox then follow this guide ...


www.HackDaBox.com/SpiderGX V1.6-V1.6b.html

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This post has been edited by HackDaBox: Nov 26 2005, 05:16 PM

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Hello Spider Lovers !

Well this was suppose to be a Spider GX update with lots of new information on how to overcome some problems and issues but like most things in life it doesn't allways go to plan.

I recieved a brand new spider gx from www.robotpig.com and tried to install it in one of my xboxes. A V1.3 and i got every error thats ever been posted. Things like poor connection even with tin foil balls and popsicle stick used. Constant fragging no matter what. 4 solid lights on the SpiderWire PCB and one led flickered then went off after a couple of seconds. After many hours the D0 Wire was useless ( all bent out of shape from too many attempts ) The screw hole became damaged and then one of the pogo pins popped out pulling a trace with it making the spider gx useless unless i can solder a link wire ( so much for solderless chip ). Then i removed all the pogo pins and soldered a female pin header onto the chip making a easier to install / test chip and i hard wired the d0 connection so i no longer needed the SpiderWire PCB.

Well wouldn't you know it the xbox motherboar still FRAGS all the time so i removed the spider gx completely but now my V1.3 motherboard is still fragging ! To be honest there are still too many issues with these chips ( the same as the original spiders ) and they have a poor connection to the lpc port.

If you have a V1.0 or V1.6 then you have a very small chance of getting the chip to work 100%. The V1.6 xbox and the spider gx have issues booting more than one xbe file. So once you boot a dashboard you can't boot anything else. If you have a V1.6 then i would consider getting another LPC modchip or using a softmod ( check out the softmod forums for more details ) as this is a solderless solution that will work 100%. If you have a V1.0 and your install works then please let us know because you will be the first ! If you have another model and can not get a good connection then also consider solderring in another LPC modchip or using a softmod.

If you want a reliable solderless chip then get a Xenium Spice or a Xecuter 2 solderless but if you have a V1.6 then you can still have trouble with laquer filled vias and clearing these can damage the motherboard !

HackDaBox !

This post has been edited by HackDaBox: Jan 5 2006, 02:45 PM