How Do U Check What Modchip Is Inside A 360?

i have one infront of me. manufacture date 2006-12-06

booted it up, it works! but it still has the old dash

firstly, how do i find out what modchip or flash this 360 has had? if i update the machine to the new dashboard can it mess this 360 up?

a possible problem... the dvd drive dont work, person who gave me it says it'll read a disc once in a blue moon.

is there a way that if i purchased a 60gig hardrive i can install my backups via usb instead of through the dvd drive?


any advice would be great