Hacking XBox 360 Slim -- Xk3ey Stopped Working

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I have a newer Xbox 360 Slim which came with the XKey system already installed and for a long time it would work fantastically. Made ISOs of my games and put them on an HD, hooked it up and -- no problems. This X360 has been updated from Xbox Live -- that's for sure but the Xkey and the HD would work no problem. One thing that never worked is booting it with the EJECT button, which is supposed to let you play original games, however that never seemed to work. When I hook everything up now, the xbox just says OPEN DISC instead of changing to MIXED MEDIA. Tried original ini file, tried with USB key plus made sure hard drive is fine on the PC - it is. While I was given a xkey dongle, the thing had such a loose connection that I never ended up using it.

I am not quite sure how to troubleshoot this one - I still have my X360USB from the iXtreme package but not sure if that will help. Maybe a cable came loose? While I did my own work on all the IXtreme modifications, all that experience was on a x360 PHAT (a banned one at that), never have I opened an X360 Slim, let alone install xKey. Just want some guidance on what my options are. I am pretty sure the system should work, so maybe something small is the road block.
 

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I'd say disassemble the 360 and reconnect everything.
Making sure the blue tab of the FCC cable to the Xkey USB is facing outwards.
See if you can grab your DVD keys from the mictoSD, as a backup.

Next to that, updating the Xkey might also help.
 

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Thanks for your Advice. I bought this Xbox Slim with the Xkey installed so I never opened a slim console before - however I did do my Phat Console and know how to open that - is it similar? The problem here is that I have misplaced my Xkey Interface (that small black thing with the screen) but the connection on it was loose and it would constantly shut off on so I never used it - XK3Y worked just fine without it.

I doubt there is anything wrong on the inside - other than maybe the bluish USB Dongle cable got somehow unhooked on the inside.

Anyone got any good videos/manuals on how to take apart an Xbox Slim with xkey in it? Also is there anywhere I can just get the little black box without buying a whole new XK3Y? As I understand you can get your Drive Key using it, and some other advantages.

Also as I understand, Xkey v2+ (which I know I don't have) is able to play copied (XGD3) discs? I have tons of them and don't have the HD space to ISO all of them. Is this true? Can I actually use my old XGD3 discs in XKey v2+?

An interesting thing - this slim XBOX, when turned on via the EJECT BUTTON does not play original discs correctly - perhaps this is a hint.
 
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All ISOs work on all Xkeys.

You should update the Xkey and try it again, aside from disassembling it and checking every connection.
You can transplant it in the Phatty but you'll need to dump the keys of the Phat first.
 

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