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Originally Posted by Xiangsu
There is a special switch when you put the mod chip in. It shuts off the mod chip and MS can't detect it. So just flick the switch when you want to play online  |
As I understand it, when you connect to X-Box Live using Halo 2 they don't check for mod-chips or replaced DVD drives, they check the size of the hard drive. If it's a different size from the 8 & 10 GB drives that originally came with the machine you'll probably have some trouble.
So, yeah, you could replace the DVD drive and install a mod-chip and Microsoft would be none the wiser. However, if you install a monster hard drive it's going to catch it and subsequently ban you.
As far as I know, these new security measures only concern Halo 2 online. I don't know if effects all x-box Live games across the board.
Why couldn't you just keep the original hard drive and put the monster sized one in a pc and just rotate games in and out of the x-box? You have access to the box and it's on the network, right? What's to stop you from putting a couple of games on the box and storing the rest on a pc?
I haven't been on x-box live with my own modded x-box (when I do play online it's at a friends house), but I still have my original x-box drive. It wouldn't be a big hassle to re-install it, if it meant I could play Halo 2 online without fear of being banned. What's to stop you? How would they know?