Where to buy:
* Extreme-Mods (Official reseller & X-S sponsor) - 44USD/43.15EUR/68.75CAD/27.70GBP

Official X-ecuter website:
* http://www.x-ecuter.com

What's in the package:
* the X-ecuter2 lite modchip
* the wire adaptor
* the pin header adaptor & small-wire adaptor for d0&ground link

What you need to install it:
* a v1.0 or v1.1 xbox
* a TORX 10
* a TORX 20
* Solder Equipment

First let's check what they advertise :
* 1mb bios : true
* 2x 512k bios jumper : true
* disable jumper : true
* flash-protection : tue
* works on all models/regions : true (v1.0 & v1.1)
* flashable using evox : true

1.Install the Modchip:
No need to flash it , it's already preflashed.
X-ecuter2 Lite comes with the X-ecuter2 bios/kernel for v1.0 & v1.1 xbox.
With the jumper you can choose which bios/kernel you want to use. (with jumper: v1.0 , without jumper: v1.1).

Both the wire-install & headerpin-install are VERY easy.

WIRES:
If you have a min. of experience you don't have to take the xbox out of the case , but if you are scared to f*** up then you better take the motherboard out of the case and use the "d0" on the back of the board.
Yes , you have to solder , but those 8 LPC points are really HUGE. The d0 on top of the board (a "via") is somewhat harder (especially if you never soldered before) ... but you can also take the easy alternative "d0" on the bottom of the board.
The ground is taken from the screw near the LPC. It's very easy : just unscrew , place the connector and place screw back.

HEADER-PIN:
If you install with the header-pin you have to remove one of the pins (the position where there's no hole ... 2nd left from bottom on the image). Put the header-pin with the shortest side in the LPC points (remove solder first ofcourse). Then solder each pin in place on the back of the board.
Don't forget to connect the "small wire adaptor" (ground & d0). You can choose which d0 you want to use.
Ground is just like with the wire adaptor , it's placed between screw & motherboard.

POGO-PINS:
If you really don't want to solder in your xbox , you can wait for the pogo-pin adaptor that's expected after newyear.

2.Testing:
Everything worked like expected.
At the moment you can only flash a new bios with EvolutionX (or xflash). So you'll have to "make" a 1mb bios yourself (2 x 512k bios).
Standard bios releases are 256k , so what you have to do is you choose 2 bioses you want , make of both a 512k version (2 exact copies) and then put the two 512k bioses together in 1 big 1024k bios.
Flash that file with evo-x and you'll have the 2 new bioses correctly flashed on your X2L.
I think special software will be released soon so you can select which part you want to flash.
With the flash protection jumper you can prevent that a program flashes your modchip without you knowing it.
With the mod disable jumper you can desactivate the modchip and boot from the original bios on your xbox. Usefull when you want to play on xbox live. NEVER go on xlive with your modchip activated!

POSITIVE:
+ 2x512k bios switch
+ disable mod jumper for xlive
+ flash protection (MS can't flash your mod)
+ flash new bios directly via xbox software (evox - soon x-ecuter own made prog)
+ Pin-header is good idea for future (if ever need to upgrade to new modchip)
+ a solder-install can't be easier then this
+ easy to add external switches instead of jumpers

NEGATIVE:
+ risk of bad flash - can't flash with LPT
+ pogo-pin adaptor is not yet released for those afraid of soldering (januari)

Alot of people asked for diagrams , so here are some I made - and I hope I didn't fuck up anywhere.
Headerpin install guide & diagrams: here
Wire install diagrams: here

XanTium 16 dec 2002