I have a serious problem

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jagerMr

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Ok, from what I understand, the flashBIOS backup is saved to a region of size 256k. The flashBIOS is the interface that you see when you start in backup. This will allow you to flash your chip with a hacked bios, like x3.3294. When you set the banks to "on on off off off" you are reserving a space region of 1024k on your chip for the x3 to be saved on. What he was saying was that you can't save the x3 onto the backup region. This is why you set the banks.

I see the .iso image also. I really don't know what that is, I'll have to research it but it is not the bios you want. It's the wrong size. If you look at the home page, www.teamxecuter.com , on the right it will tell you the latest version of bios for x3 and it's size, 1024. So you have the correct one already.
The only thing that I can think of is you flashed the wrong bios with the banks set differently and it is, by default, trying to boot there instead off of banks 1 and 2. I really don't know, though. Just going by intuition.
 
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slums

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should I try different 1mb banks. I tell you if it works. NvM its still showing the ms dash.
 
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Sorry man, I am all out of ideas. I only first modded my xbox about 2 weeks ago and knew nothing of all this before. Let me look around and check back. Meanwhile, ask around if flashing to the wrong banks could be giving those symptoms.

I know you hate to hear it.
 
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elborak

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Only the solution already suggested to you multiple times: have a professional fix it.
 
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well same thing is happening to me. 3 reboots then frag. i have an x3 chip 3294 bios bank 1 and 2 on. pinheader. 1.4 mobo. This happened w/ two mobos. one was wired install and the other installed w/ a pin header. i unplugged the black wire that connects from the x3 chip to the bios bank switch. after that it works. When i plug it back in it frags. wierd.
 
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Ok, slums, if you ARE getting the Xecuter Rox My Box logo, that tells me right there that you have the bios installed (as stated earlier by jagerMr).

If it is going to the basic MS dash, that's because you either:
a) previously diabled configlive autostart in X3 ConfigLive (X3CL) and/or
b) dont have any other "alternative" dashboard(s) installed or configured correctly.

First, you need to boot into X3CL by holding down the white button on your controller when your turn your box on and then follow the previous instructions to change your video mode if your picture is still scrambled (as I am honestly finding this thread hard to follow on what is or isnt working from your descriptions at this moment) If you cant get into X3CL, then you can try resetting the chip to it's defaults by holding down the A+B+X+Y buttons when you turn your xbox on, and hopefully that will work. From there you can load everything from the AID disk or ftp stuff via X3CL.
 
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jagerMr

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Uh, slums, I assumed you read Martin C's sticky, "X3 installed, now what to do?", right? This would have answered lots. (I assumed you tried the white button)
 
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slums

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ill try it out ans see if it works ill reply if it works or not. ok I pressed the white buttom and got something on my screen, but cant read it out can someone tell me that is says from the first to the last

thanks
 
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jagerMr

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What you should be seeing is X3CL. Just follow the steps from earlier. I think it's down 4, 'A', down 2, 'A', and the three region options. Confirm that, though.
I would tell you exactly what the bios menu says but I am currently ftp-ing folders off of my xbox to copy to a bigger HDD. If you can make out a rotating image in the background, that is the bios menu.
 
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slums

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4 down a 2 down a doesnt work that not the right one to change the region. Can someone check thier xbox by pressing the white button and telling me how far I should go down and what to press
 
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jagerMr

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Dude, you were suppose to confirm that with what I told you 5 pages ago.
It's down 4, 'A', down 1, 'A', and select the region. Try that.
 
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slums

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It works now thanks Now what dashboard should i use. How do I install it what do I press
 
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jagerMr

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AWESOME! Go ahead and pop in the AID dvd you made. There is a whole list of dashboards. I use Media Center on C: and EvoX on E:. That way I can watch loaded movies. I still use EvoX 'cause I haven't figured out how to use the system settings on MSMC.
You can configure X3CL to boot straight from a drive. Just pop in the DVD and it will play. Have fun, man.
 
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