How to Softmod Your Xbox

1. Connect your USB to the adapter, and plug it into your Xbox. On your dashboard, go to Memory. This should reformat your USB stick - usually a message will appear indicating this, but not always.

2. Download Xplorer360.

3. Download Softmod Installer.

   • This .zip folder also contains the official manual for the Softmod Installer. If you get stuck at any point in the softmod process, refer to that guide for troubleshooting.

4. Plug your USB into your PC (don't reformat it if your PC asks you).

5. Open Xplorer360. Go to Drive -> Open -> Harddrive or Memcard. Partition 0 should appear in the left pane.

6. Now open the Softmod Installer folder. Extract these things:

   • Either Installer.zip or Installer.USB.zip. The USB version has XBMC, which is a media centre that allows your Xbox to play movies, music, etc., but takes a lot longer to install. If you don't care about movies and you just wanna game, install the non-USB one.

   • The Loader for the specific game you're using to softmod.

7. Go to the Installer you extracted. Inside its UDATA folder, there is a folder with a bunch of numbers. Drag and drop it into Partition 0 in Xplorer360.

8. Do the same with the Loader you extracted.

9. In Xplorer360, do Drive -> Close, and close Xplorer360, you're done with it. Eject your USB drive from your PC and plug it into your Xbox.

10. On your Xbox, go to Memory, and then Controller 2 (a.k.a. the USB drive). You should see SID 5.11 Installer, and SID5 *whatever game you used*.

11. Copy these two saves to your main harddrive. Afterwards unplug your USB drive, you're done with it.

12. Insert your game to softmod. In whatever game you're using, load the saves you copied. The softmod installer should boot when loading.

13. When the Installer boots, you should first backup your Eeprom. Go to Backup / Restore Features -> Create Eeprom Backup -> Backup Eeprom. Then return to the Main Menu.

14. Do the same with your vanilla Xbox Dashboard. Backup / Restore Features -> Create MS Backup -> Yes.

15. Now go back and Install either Single Boot Softmod or Dual Boot Softmod.

    • The difference between Single Boot and Dual Boot is that Single Boot will only let you boot to the softmodded dashboard; Dual Boot will allow you to boot to either the softmodded dashboard or the softmod installer by pressing either the power or eject buttons. Install whichever one you want.

    • If installing Dual Boot, you can choose what to Dual Boot alongside your softmodded dashboard, either the Softmod Installer menu or the vanilla Microsoft Dashboard. Either option is also easily accessible via the softmodded dash, so it's up to you.

16. You can choose to install high definition/RGB versions of your dashboard, if you happen to be playing on a high definition display.

    • If installing Single Boot, there are standard and virtual Eeprom versions of normal- and high-definition dashboards. I only use the basic Standard one so you're on your own for the rest.

17. Now you'll choose between EvoX and UnleashX (or XBMC if you chose the USB installer during step 6) as your softmodded dashboard of choice. I personally use UnleashX and have found no problems with it whatsoever.

18. Proceed through the textboxes. If your Xbox dashboard is version 5960 and you've made the proper backups, you should not have any problems here. Proceed with the install.

19. Eventually, you'll get a textbox saying to remove any disks from the disk tray and restart your Xbox. Do as it says.

    • If you installed the Dual Boot, you must eject the disk quickly and close the tray before it attempts to load your softmod installer/vanilla dashboard. If you load into something other than your proper modded dashboard, the install may not complete properly.

20. Follow the onscreen instructions and let the installer finish. Eventually, your modded dashboard will start automatically.

You're done!

***IMPORTANT***: It's heavily recommended that you FTP your Eeprom to an external device such as your PC. If you accidentally lose your Eeprom, you could brick your Xbox!