Advice Needed For Tsop Flash W. No Dvd Options

[kenzo42]

Hi,
I have a softmodded (hotswapped) 1.0 xbox and a broken dvd drive. I can borrow a temp spare drive. Id like to convert to no dvd via TSOP flash. I have a couple questions:
1) Which is the best bios to use for 1.0?
2) Can i use HeXen to flash the TSOP? My main purpose for TSOP is to boot with no DVD drive.
3) Ive read multiple times about major lag during boot time with no dvd and XBMC as dash. Has anyone figured this out?
4) Should i desolder the leaky clock cap? It leaked out but it didnt corrode any traces or transistors. I cleaned it w alcohol. Will it continue to leak more.

Thanks.
Ken

[AZImmortal]

1. The extended boot time isn't significant (no more than a few seconds). You can always flash a new bios if you find it to be a problem.
2. Ndure 3.1 should be fine without the cap. You can remove it now.
3. You can leave it empty. I don't have any personal experience with what happens if the clock isn't set because I use XBMC's auto clock set function (which requires internet connectivity), but it's not really an issue unless your Xbox loses power, and even then, you can just set the clock.