To set up PonyProg, choose 'Setup' at the top of the screen and 'Interface Setup...'. At this point, choose which COM port has your serial cable attached to it. If you're unsure, (on a Windows OS) right now press the Windows key + R and type devmgmt.msc. In the list should say "Ports (COM & LPT)", the underneath, "Communications Port (COM'#')". After verifying, hit 'ok' in PonyProg and 'Setup' again, "Calibrate" (if it doesn't automatically insist). Now you're ready for your first reading! The picture provided shows the SDA & SDL locations on the 1.6 LPC however I am unsure of the locations for other versions. To be safe, connect to the pins listed on the eeprom chip itself or do a quick search based on the version you're working with. Note the yellow marker in the picture is to verify where the dot on the eeprom chip is, use this as a guide for all other models.



How To:

Before taking a reading you'll first have to understand how to take a reading, of course. First disconnect the DVD-Rom & hard drive from the motherboard. Plug power cable as well as the video cable into the XBox (otherwise you'll be stuck with a solid yellow light). Now power it up and just wait for it to start flashing red. You may now take a reading. Place the prongs onto the pins of the eeprom and hold them there. While still holding them there hit the 'read' button located in the far-left corner of the PonyProg window. It will notify you of success and give a long, strange code of what seems like gibberish. Now file, save as.. Be sure to save it as a .bin then Google 'Liveinfo Beta 3' to read your eeprom easily. That's it! Now you may use this key to repair your XBox, softmod, upgrade to a bigger hard drive, etc.If you found this guide helpful, please leave a 'thanks' in the comment section. I hope this helped more than the other guides out there on the subject. I'm sure I'd have been more grateful to have this than what I found. Thanks for checking out my guide and if you've yet to try it, good luck! I hope this makes it seem less intimidating as well.