In desperate need of help although all might be lost!!

I have an xbox 1.1 with an Xecuter 2 modchip.
I don't know any of the details as I purchased it modded a long long time ago.
The original hard drive was swapped out ages ago for a 120GB

I was trying to swap out the hard drive again and put in a 200GB one.
I tried to flash the bios so that it would detect more than 137GB
I must have used the wrong bios as it all went pear-shapped

It now attempts to boot 3 times and I then get flashing lights (christmas trees?)
The mod chip has an external switch, and when I turn it off - the boot process gets futher but then fails as I suspect the original microsoft dashboard isn't in the correct place on the hard drive.

Have I any options to fix the bios on the modchip?

I have another soft moded xbox if it helps, but I'm no good at soldering so moving the current mod chips isn't an option.

I believe as the box is a 1.1 - even if I manage to soft mod my current chipped xbox - I couldn't use it to reflash the modchip bios?

Any suggestions to move forward would be greatly appreciated..

Have you tried the other bank on the X2?

I haven't but to be completely honest - I wouldn't know how

I thought it might be useful to include a couple of photos so that someone might be able to comfirm the modchip. I don't see any switches that allow configuration etc...




Does this help and can you help?

thanks

What made you think that was an Xecuter 2 chip........?

It isn't, and you need a second, working chip so you can boot with the second chip, hotswap the current chip, and reflash it with a working BIOS.

if your really desperate im sure on of us here on the forum would be willing to hotswap flash your chip for you if you live close enough for postage.

Well - I believe its using an Xecuter 2 chip as it used to display "Xecuter 2" in small writing at the bottom of the boot screen. However - I know nothing about modchips (apart from how to flash them incorrectly!!)

I've decided that I have little or no chance of fixed this.
I've managed to get my xbox to boot by disabling the modchip and rebuilding the hard drive using xboxhdmaker (luckily I had an eeprom backup). I've then performed a soft mod, so I am at least back running unsigned code. I do now have to worry about locking the hard drive, but its a significant step forward from Christmas lights!!

Thanks for all comments - its been much appreciated.

well like i said if your in the uk, and feel like getting it reflashed feel free to send it over to me and il reflash it for you..

And it said xecuter 2 at the bottom because it was using that bios..
its not specifically chip related..

However again..
you can tsop flash that xbox without soldering if you get a conductive ink pen.
but if your happy with softmod then your ok as you are.