How can I tell the region of a 360?

[Paulos G]

It was inevitable J0e.

[kernow]

Went with a 120GB in t'end. Now I just gotta get some games.

Can't believe I'm J0e360 now .

2nd time woo

[J0e Musashi]

So I can fully install games to the HDD? Or is it like PS2 and PS3 where it just speeds up load times etc, but you still need the disc?

[Paulos G]

The latter.

[sj33]

You still need the disc, it just speeds up loading times. However, 360 disc drives wear out extremely quickly, so it's still a highly useful feature to prevent that from happening. Also, the drive sounds like a rocket ship, so it's nice to have a quieter console. Do not underestimate how loud some of the drives are.

[J0e Musashi]

This here JPN unit is whisper quiet. It has a Hitachi/LG drive too.
Is it worth doing the X-clamp mod now whilst it's had zero use to prevent any problems later down the line?

[sj33]

Save the warrantee in case of RROD. tbh it's only going to be a minor help, and if it's a new unit, it probably has it applied officially anyway.

[J0e Musashi]

It's a Xenon launch unit, but it's brand new. Has been sitting on a shelf for 3 years. Nowt in terms of warantee as far as I'm aware.

Just wanna be on the safe side as far as keeping it RROD free for as long as humanly possible.