How I BYPASSED Microsft's Console Ban (With This Hardware Mod)

[@TheCod3r]

A huge thanks to PCBWay for making this video possible. Check out their crazy 2023 Christmas sale here: www.pcbway.com/activity/christmas2023.html You can also watch the full 5 hour live stream where I performed this "bypass": kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaScg4GkZ66joKs

[@TheCod3r]

Could I also be clear that I won't be offering this as a service. It's NOT worth it. Sorry!

[@garethlloyd48]

So you wouldn't fancy doing this on a xbox series x that's burnt a through the main board on the u48 power phase mosfet?

[@ZiPMo85]

​@@TheCod3rwink wink

[@TheCod3r]

​@garethlloyd48 it's possible but I'll be honest I'd be expecting around £150 labour + the cost of the replacement board on this kind of a job to be honest. It's a huge job and isn't realistically worth it. If someone's happy to pay that I'd do it, but I'd also have to charge £50 if the job is unsuccessful because of how much work is involved

[@calvinburgos8236]

​@@TheCod3ri pay you to do it for my xbox let me know if your interested

[@clconsolerepairs98]

Can we take a minute to appreciate how he hand reballed that apu

[@fyndssdev]

For real, this man is actually talented and has patience

[@thingsnerdsdo6862]

Right! Amazing work. I'd have just bought another one. Easy to get in so far and realize how much time you're spending just trying to make something work that could be easily replaced. 😁

[@BHSAHFAD]

yeah i got no idea why he didn't use a stencil

[@fyndssdev]

@@BHSAHFAD He doesn't need a stencil when he got skill

[@BHSAHFAD]

@@fyndssdev sounds like a waste of time

[@bluegizmo1983]

The problem with the "you can't even access the digital content you bought and paid for" argument is that you don't OWN any of the digital content you buy anymore. You just have a "usage license" for it that can be revoked for any number of reasons. It's absolutely wrong that companies are allowed to get away with that, but it's the new software world we live in, and it'll never change so long as people keep "buying" the content.

[@yb6036]

It’s always been a license, difference is with DRM the licenses are more harsh towards the buyer.

[@lolocaust4967]

The long and short of it, is that the market is now hostile to it's customers.

[@jonathanholbrook4723]

This is why consoles are for children, buy/build a gaming PC like a proper adult

[@lolocaust4967]

@@jonathanholbrook4723 yes and then digitally download all your games and face the exact same problem 🤣

[@samanthagriffinv2.08]

If buying isn’t owning then pirating isn’t stealing

[@fernandoborges1736]

I work with repairs for a long time, I'm quite patient, but reballing by hand is some zen level of patience Glad I found your channel

[@kittentheboss2796]

You are doing a great service. In my opinion it doesn't justify bricking the hardware for any reason.

[@kulilin3104]

I tell you what, watching yours and TronicsFix videos is what gave me the confidence to start doing electronics repairs. My friends look at me like I'm crazy when I talk about how much I enjoy doing it or offer to fix their stuff for them. Guess it takes a certain type of person 🤣

[@zzombiedeath]

Do it Do it Do it Do it Do it Do it Do it Do it ...Do it

[@rebel4466]

It absolutely takes a certain type. Can be really rewarding though

[@Kamen101]

I remember fixing laptops and xbox 360s back in the day. 😂 fun times indeed.

[@simonghostriley6561]

frr its so fun my xbox had an issue with overheating and all i did was clean it out and replace the thermal paste and now it works

[@alexp-h]

Bravo Phil! 👏Keep up the good work!

[@TheCod3r]

Thanks buddy much appreciated 👍

[@cbxgang]

why do i love this guy so much, its my first video and it feels like im on a discord call with my friends

[@xorxpert]

usually the keyvault is flashed into NAND not CPU, it’s not a HWID that’s calculated based on internal hardware, so if changing CPU works then that’s quite interesting. more secure than flashing NAND and getting away with bypassing

[@wowimoldaf]

Ever heard of pluton and secure enclave? ;)

[@MattBeaver]

There isn't a KV in the new consoles, the console certificate is stored in the AMD PSP and Microsoft just revokes it when you're banned.

[@MacGuffin1]

KV uses CPU ID and is flashed to the NAND

[@Max-9632]

I was on the live when you were reballing the Apu and I’m just surprised how dedicated you were to reball it by hand

[@deankdx]

Nearly 100k subscribers! I remember you helped me diagnose My Series S about a year ago, i'm about to upgrade to an SSD soon. (original hdd had failed, i stuck in an old laptop drive with offline update) These videos definitely help show why repairs can cost so much. there's some serious time and skill needed, and you explain the process so clearly too.

[@hellspinner8378]

I think you meant xbox one s. Not series s like the one in the vid.

[@deankdx]

@@hellspinner8378 ah yep, that will be it. cheers

[@joseone69]

lol you said alexa and my alexa responded and shut my lights off, good job coder.

[@coctailrob]

I'm going to hazard a guess that the console serial number is stored in the BIOS chip, but the APU transfer is also necessary because the SSD is paired, or rather the hidden partition is. I wonder if and when someone figures out how to create that partition from scratch would it be enough to only transfer the BIOS chip to unban the console.

[@hatboxghost735]

Most likely

[@zedeg94]

I'd bet BIOS is encrypted and contains CPU serial. They match BIOS to CPU since XBOX 360 days, if I remember it properly

[@dr.hinneredv932]

I will suggest the reballing without stencil in a blood pressure reduction group. :-)

[@obrebel0]

reballing by hand, that's impressive.

[@GodKitty677]

Reballing is a pain, I can see why people avoid doing it. Great video.

[@KyleSand]

There are stencils to make the job easier.

[@nubie1100]

​​@@KyleSand, surprised he didn't have one

[@speedyblacksheriff]

Unsporting behaviour doesn’t result in a console ban, those are always account bans. A console ban usually happens with more serious actions such as distributing emulators in retail mode Also, games are attached to the account so you’ll keep the games

[@s10jam]

I was wondering how this works. If your console is banned, you can still play installed games offline correct? This is how it worked when I got my 360 banned.

[@Cnaoens820]

@@s10jamif you have a disk drive you can play offline only if the game is installed, otherwise if you have a digital only console after some time it will ask to connect to the internet i think its like once a month or every couple months, so if it works still offline a series s after some months would be completely useless

[@CharlesShow]

Great reason for Microsoft to turn the console to ewaste

[@SakuraShuuichi]

Console bans were usually carried out as a result of hardware mods like jtags, and distribution of hacks/hacked items. It has always been possible to undo a console ban, however they are flagged in the system and will likely be rebanned within days if the mod is still installed or the user begins distributing hacks again(the accounts used for distribution and ALL associated accounts would be flagged and actioned upon with varying degrees of severity depending on the association), we saw some banned consoles get repaired/refurbished and resold both with and without the modded hardware installed. You could also get actioned for selling or offering to sell illegally modded hardware(some mods were considered fine by microsoft like some controller mods)

[@isheamongus811]

Or cheating on a jailbroken device

[@archiepbrill3rd977]

Great win 🏆. Too bad you didn't have the stencil , would have made it a lot faster. But nice to know it can be done by hand if need be. Really enjoy your Chanel 😅

[@TheCod3r]

Haha yeah I've ordered a stencil. I might start pulling APUs off badly damaged boards and reselling them for this purpose ;)

[@rxsta]

how are people defending this. I understand preventing access to social features and multiplayer for whatever reason but in this case once the console is banned it serves no purpose and is just e-waste.

[@ayylien]

The EU should make it law that they can't ban your console. Its dumb turning the thing into a brick, just because some TOS.

[@xtrance25]

Amazing work my friend

[@plasmaDave]

Impressive level of patience eyeballing that chip. 👍

[@NaN_INF]

They tried to make sure that the offender will never find a software work around the ban by tying it to hardware. But it is indeed unfair to make the console entirely unusable.

[@ligmasack9038]

Making the cheating/hacking Pr*ck have to buy new hardware is MORE THAN FAIR; maybe the P.O.S. will learn to STOP CHEATING, 🤡.

[@failoverflow4888]

I’ve thought about taking them to court

[@failoverflow4888]

@@Dnelleb. makes me laugh when a person who don’t have a life stick there nose in others conversations Iv never been ban and it’s a joke Karen I can’t even say your name because it’s like a 5 year old came up with it

[@shanenokes1170]

@@failoverflow4888 This isn't a private conversation... Expect people to stick their nose in with public conversations.

[@ryanallen3704]

​@@failoverflow4888why you always lyingggg

[@etilalkohol8002]

Please make a video about the ultrasonic cleaner as a tool, and how to use it, i'd love to hear that from you, and to hear about your experience with it!

[@solarazion7673]

Fantastic repair job, what more needs to be said.

[@ronlevin2339]

So basically banned console can be used only for parts or as a reference if I want to fix another one( I can check voltages there and see if I get them on mine)

[@JooshMaGoosh]

Its amazing how small that board is... this makes my ps3/360 look like a monster.

[@Lucho7997]

for the software? Hello, sorry for my English but I don't understand much, I have suffered a permanent ban on my account, is it possible to recover it? Is there a method? I need help

[@hudson1670]

f you didn't get it back, just wanted to let you know that mine also got banned a few days ago, but recently recovered it with the help of...

[@hudson1670]

Heard of kdtechz ???

[@hudson1670]

He resides on both platforms ( Facebook or insta ) But mostly active on ( IG )...

[@colinboneham7387]

Nice one Phil shows there is a way round banned systems, shame you forgot to put the 1tb before update to show that works as I’m thinking of doing it on my Series S at some point.

[@benhughes6812]

You Sir, are an absolute legend 👍

[@JoshJohnston-iq8dw]

it does matter how much flux is on there because it bubbles with heat and will Float the part causing a no connect or faulty connection.

[@TheCod3r]

It actually won't cause that. You could empty a full tube onto the area and I promise it wouldn't hurt a thing

[@MartinoFeliz]

8:17 beautiful Song, love you Man

[@lordmanicplays]

That's a really big win here thumbs up mate!

[@GOODKIDDD]

Can I replace the banned xbox SSD with unbanned one?

[@chrispeoples83]

Awesome achievement man great job

[@shokdj1]

Nice job I bet that felt awesome to get that running. You’ll be surprised how much heat abuse these things can take

[@RB-pc7tg]

You can use the program Eagle to crate a footprint for the APU and get a stencil made from the gerber files, if the stencil isn’t available. Easier than balling by hand.

[@isheamongus811]

A SMD-stencil from JLC PCB. Also can be used for SMD components (makes sense if you are soldering one footprint over and over)

[@sneezyferret6482]

Well done Phil!

[@IOTWVUVWTOI]

Surprised they dont ban the motherboard and the apu rather than using a hardware ID created by all the components combined. Impressive mate

[@TheCod3r]

Yeah I'd assume they actually do, but realistically the only components which can be serialised would be the apu, ssd and bios chip which all got changed anyway 🤔

[@michealfunickrr3717]

What do you mean sad and bios chip probably do. That's horrible news. I feel like watching this video was a waste of my time then. How come advertising from Microsoft never explain these details that users are left without their own property after they ban it.

[@TheCod3r]

​@@michealfunickrr3717Microsoft are never going to advertise that to anyone. Not openly. It's probably on some random page deep in their EULA

[@christophervanzetta]

@@michealfunickrr3717Because you don’t own the software?

[@vasili1207]

on the seven seas i own all the software @@christophervanzetta

[@johnb8190]

How exactly does a console get banned?

[@Chrisj-Pops]

Nice one. And shared to Facebook

[@TheCod3r]

Thanks dude

[@nicolaslacoste9367]

Impressive repair

[@sen5908]

Can anyone answer this question please, since the Xbox x release, is the build exactly the same, or are the new ones bought today different inside ??

[@Fordgpw1942ocalafl]

Top notch work 👌

[@relmex432hz4]

Can you do this for my series x and how much

[@Davejazz]

Good job pillip .have a good Xmas and New Year's eve .u need it .

[@matrixownz]

just love the videos very relaxing

[@TheOnlyBuddyLee]

where do you find these damaged/banned xboxs ive looked on facebook and ebay. cant find anything

[@MartinT]

Nice work on reducing some ewaste! It'll be a good console for over Christmas for ya!

[@PWRSLV]

Seriously skilled dude. 🤘

[@Gryph333]

Great work mate! Absolutely impressed in your professionalism! Top G!

[@misha-y2r]

Very hard work! my congratulations!

[@Gummibri]

Love this guy!

[@sen5908]

Phil in your experience if you had to go out and buy every part to build a like for like x box, how much would it cost ???

[@W3ZF1D5-]

Mate thats some class work!

[@patrickgreene2827]

you sir the the God of consoles. So brilliant.........

[@jakthebomb]

Song used during Reballing, "Mindme - If I Could, I Would"

[@crimsomglory]

hi! could you tell me where to buy this big blue mat? thanks

[@Quantum_Ring]

Yea why I avoid digital stuff ❤

[@leso204]

Give me a hard copy right there ( Bladerunner )

[@AbcXyz-rn2lz]

Bootrom and tpm aren't tied to file crypto and SB?

[@Ash-fl4hf]

How were you able to clone the nand? Is the device something you made or can I buy it somewhere? Also will it work with switch nands?

[@ChristopherLong42]

what did the console get banned for

[@researching-with-will]

Really interesting, i was always wondering if there was a way to replace a component to unban a console. I think the horrible thing here, is the idea of resale, people selling banned consoles as uses and in good condition, or at least That's the fear. Hopefully that's not a huge issue though !!

[@Hexauslion]

what was the device you use and where can i buy one to clone the nvme/ssd. i need this answered.

[@scottmetcalfe4366]

at that point just like triggers broom its no longer the same broom in this case console

[@robert1975031]

don't blame you for wanting to keep it, the first repairs of any type are the most special.

[@stifflersmom1992]

Steady hand artist 🎨 👌

[@Moxhification]

excellent vid!

[@Hazeno]

Shocking part is you have gone with a sky glass.. they are terrible panels...

[@ekspatriat]

Did you really 'unban' or just change it's identity? Did you just not use the 'banned' bits?

[@deavo74]

Basically changed its identity. Good work to be fair.

[@LetsPlayKeldeo]

Would I be able to buy the old broken APU ?

[@QsTechService1]

Definitely worth it for data recovery Doing a swap

[@nickf223]

I would like to see pcbway make you a blank ps5 or xbox board and you build your own console out of it!

[@sharpfluff2222]

Couldn't you get two banned consoles, swap their apus and get two unbanned consoles? As the hashes would be different? Or is there an easier serialised component you could swap instead?

[@Hellraiser988]

No the serial would be stored on the APU and bios chip

[@scottyboyfun]

​@@Hellraiser988isn't it a hash of them all rather than individually identified?

[@Hellraiser988]

@@scottyboyfun no because to my knowledge the only parts a serial can be permanently stored on is the APU and bios chip

[@bdogmccool8096]

Why would a console get perma banned?

[@ak_vg9715]

Awesome video.

[@isheamongus811]

You haven't given the link to the stream

[@Foxx_69]

Cool! Nice challenge!

[@walterwolfgaming]

Hello there, one question for you. PS5 controller analogs are 2.3 Kohm, Xbox are 10 Kohm, what will happened if i use PS5 analog on Xbox controller? What i will get with that Kohms, more sensitivity or nothing 😂 Thankssss

[@americanpatriot8996]

Hey cod3r - do you fix drift issues on elite series 2 controllers ? CN you make a video on that topic ?

[@linuxares]

I feel atleast it's somewhat possible to salvage dead boards this way

[@robertmason8229]

@thecod3r can someone please help me out? Is there a way to power an original Xbox one without the brick? There’s gotta be a way I have a Xbox 360 jasper power brick and a Xbox 360 e console power brick neither will plug in the Xbox one. Can I switch the power supply plug on the motherboard of the one and replace it with the e series one and then just use the brick for the e series? There has to be a solution here but I guess I’m not smart enough to figure it out lol someone plz help me

[@GhostGamer799]

Hope you can find a way to jailbreak it

[@MrSantaponsa09]

I have a ps4 pro, bought it second hand, don't wanna sell dew to the fact I still play Modern warfare 2 on the ps4, and Black Ops 1, I've been wanting to have it cleaned out and inspected for any wear n tear, could you help at all, and how much for a tear down a clean up of the ps4?

[@TheCod3r]

Usually I charge a flat £40 plus the return shipping for a full strip down and service mate. You can book it in via the booking page. www.consolefix.shop/pages/mail-in-repair-service

[@MrSantaponsa09]

@@TheCod3r that's great, I will send it after Christmas, so early January, dew to the postal service being over loaded currently, thank you mate really appreciate it.

[@matthewwatters5870]

why would they block a console instead of the person that used it in the sense of ip address #

[@kelefgaming2795]

Are you sure that you had to swap the APU? Have you tried changing the BIOS chip only?

[@TestixularTorsion]

would this be doable with ps5? I know the ps5 has quite a few other chips married to the apu, but i got a console banned one for literally free, and ive got 2 donor boards at work i could pick up super cheap. from what i understand sony bans your mac address which should be stored in the network card, atleast i thought. I has assumed it was the same for microsoft.

[@TheCod3r]

Yeah this can be done with a PS5 but you'd need to do quite a bit of work. The good news is you can find the stencils on aliexpress though for the SSD and for the APU

[@robbyg1232]

Wonder what they could have done to get a console ban? I mean I recently got a ps5 with a console ban, Sony wouldn’t tell me what happened ofc. I’m guessing it was reported stolen and banned remotely

[@hannaht2068]

They only ban stolen consoles. If you had your Console stolen, you would want it to be bricked too?

[@sen5908]

Bit of a unusual question, could I place an Xbox on top of a subwoofer, would it be ok, or would it damage the Xbox ??

[@thingsnerdsdo6862]

Doesn't seem like a smart idea. All that vibration could break solder connections. It is all solid state, but that doesn't mean is should vibrate like crazy like on a subwoofer. ☺

[@WilliamHollinger2019]

Did you returned the console data or whole to rightful owner.

[@zeljac3]

Amazing job

[@LukeTaylor-t4c]

I agree that is stealing they shouldn't band the hole console it should only be that account that's banned not the hole console

[@chongtak]

If the account is banned, the games are stolen anyway.

[@Malabus73]

I may be thick. But how does a console become banned from the Xbox server.

[@Sanderly1820]

Why was it banned

[@BestGunny]

One smart dude right here

[@isheamongus811]

How much time it would take to solder that (olening the case/desoldering the APU from donor => closing the case)?

[@zaprodk]

How easy it would be if you could just swap a SPI Flash EEPROM on the board. No one figured out how to change the ID of the APU over JTAG?

[@Krypterium]

wow,crazy job

[@burgerbait]

How do you even get a console banned?

[@puffinpuffinov8471]

Nice work. Is mc ban by apu or by lan controller?

[@stevetheborg]

why was the console banned?