So I have a friend who, some time ago, bought a modded xbox 360 pro. Then it RROD'd. Because it was modded he had no warranty, so he had to buy a new one.
The catch is that MS banned all modded consoles from accessing their live service, so he was wary about using the old hard drive and buying an Arcade, only to find himself banned again - so he bought another Pro.
But what if the hard drive is formatted? Is there any way for MS to tell it originally came from a banned system? If I buy an Arcade, and use my friend's HDD could I get permanently screwed?
What about buying used HDDs? Of course no one has any way of knowing whether they came from banned consoles, so is it just a bad idea to buy used?
Any advice/opinions anybody has would be of great help to me!
The catch is that MS banned all modded consoles from accessing their live service, so he was wary about using the old hard drive and buying an Arcade, only to find himself banned again - so he bought another Pro.
But what if the hard drive is formatted? Is there any way for MS to tell it originally came from a banned system? If I buy an Arcade, and use my friend's HDD could I get permanently screwed?
What about buying used HDDs? Of course no one has any way of knowing whether they came from banned consoles, so is it just a bad idea to buy used?
Any advice/opinions anybody has would be of great help to me!