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Old 11-11-2009, 09:32 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
The check is being made remotely, so it must be being done by taking a "checksum" of the firmware, or something like that. Replacing a fan would not affect that.
I don't know if they do it or not, but it is possible to have a switch in the case that writes to a log if the case is opened. Some PCs have them: http://www.cobolhacker.com/?p=840

Given remote access to your hardware, it would be a trivial thing to build sensors like that into an Xbox and read about any modifications that they please.
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