A modchip (short for modification chip) is a small electronic device used to alter or disable artificial restrictions of computers or entertainment devices...

Model 2 modchip. Running homebrew on the Model 2 can be accomplished by bridging two points on the modchip, soldering a wire from the modchip to the Saturn...

Use, but most modchips can be disabled, allowing the Xbox to boot in a "stock" configuration.[citation needed] Modchip: installing a modchip inside the Xbox...

game and released unofficial patches for the Windows and Xbox (with a modchip) versions as well as a PlayStation 2 version through the use of an Action...

have coordinated with law enforcement agencies to track down and seize modchips for their consoles, such as in the 2007 Operation Tangled Web. The same...

Linux Project. If programmed onto the onboard flash chip of the Xbox or a modchip, it can boot the Linux operating system and practically convert the Xbox...

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public from running unsigned code, one must either use a modchip, or a softmod. Originally, modchips were the only option; however, it was later demonstrated...

External hard drive (HD) support Consumer programmability Via Softmods and/or modchips; Modified Windows CE 2.x, Linux. Development on PC with XNA Game Studio...

federal prison and a $28,500 fine for selling modchips on isonews.com. Krazy8 later indicated that modchips was the 'official' modus operandi, but every...

circumvented by swapping any genuine disc with the copied disc, while modchips could remove the protection system altogether by tricking the console into...

publicly released. Unlike later systems, the Atari 2600 does not require a modchip to run cartridges. Many games are clones of existing games written as programming...

console for activities unintended by the manufacturer. Several brands of modchips are available for the Wii. The Wii Remote also became a popular unit to...

established in 1998 in Hong Kong. It became well known for its sales of modchips for video game consoles that enabled the normally locked-down consoles...

released within its predetermined region; however, this is circumventable via modchip installation, boot discs, or cheat discs such as Datel's Action Replay...

software on video game systems. Game backup devices differ from modchips in that modchips are used in conjunction with systems that use generally available...

in, which doesn't diminish any (or very little) power from the console. Modchip Modding Overclocking USB decoration "Science Fiction Case Mod Contest:...

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unsigned code to execute which include software exploits, the use of a modchip, a technique known as the swap trick or running a softmod. It may not initially...

and PAL. It is possible to disable region locking on said systems via a modchip or by performing a disk-swap when the console starts. In the case of the...

the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of a crackdown on modchips and copyright circumvention devices. These devices allowed third-party...

endorsed or supported by Microsoft in any way, it means XBMC4Xbox requires a modchip or softmod exploit installed to run on the Xbox game-console. Binary builds...

which was reversed in later revisions to prevent the use of no-solder modchips. These models also introduced a more reliable laser than with previous...

community. While they cannot be modded by normal means ("softmodding"), a modchip can be soldered onto where the Switch's USB-C port would be after it is...

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as SwapMagic etc. Some other more invasive methods (such as the use of modchips or resoldering an IDE port on early 7000x models) require the opening of...

run on the console without the need for hardware modifications, known as modchips. The PS2 Independence Exploit also used a buffer overflow to achieve the...

can be modified to have its regional-locking disabled through the use of modchips. Although region locked on film DVDs and film Blu-ray Discs, the PlayStation...

Arduboy FX features additional storage through the use of an official modchip, installed either from the factory or aftermarket. The system uses a 1...