I doubt they'd block the main function of the console.

no, they don't check for the HDDs.

then you aren't unbanning anything, though. the keyvault remains banned, you are merely using another one.

eyes. one will do, preferably two, though.

there will be no fix. the bans are on the server side.

he already tore the chip out, so that won't work.

fried laser.

the first one should work, but it'll be more limited if you plan to use it for anything else. and like I said above, yes, that is possible. follow the traces or scratch the traces free and solder directly to them.

yes, that is possible. to read it, you can use an infectus or a willem. the willem has more uses, so I'd get that.

if you remove r6t3, you can't even upgrade anymore. the update will error out.

Bad burns have very little to do with the OS. it's usually down to the burner or the disks.

they don't "work". why should MS have to use a set pattern? the banning may go on forever from now on, who knows.

pretty much. as far as I recall, the console sends a random data packet to the drive, the drive responds with the data, encrypted with its key. the console then decrypts it with its own dvd key, and if the data matches the one it sent, the key is valid.

no.
the 360 never gets the key from the drive.

there's a $#!tload of topics and tutorials RIGHT HERE on this forum. there's no need for anyone to write it all up again for you.

the data is encrypted.

it's normal the the SS is different.

E68 is usually a defective drive, or a drive that is starting up too slowly so it times out.

cause nothing new in regards to this has happened?

did you dump your drive before you flashed it? if not, you wiped out the key.