Does it have a switch? If it does, switch it off, because some of the boxes didn't get blocked, and if you try to connect to Live with it while the chip is on, the chip actually blocks it before it gets to MS (and prevents the console from being banned).
i don't think so, I don't really know where to look, nothing stood out as different. But further investigation (his internet bill) shows he only has 256/256, i don't think he can even connect to live with that!
Yeah, I'd pretty much discount any chance of getting that sucker on Live. Not to worry though... not like there's anyone actually playing anything on the original Xbox