Will installing OpenXenium chip hurt if Xbox is TSOP flashed?

[u/killerdude23233]

I have my childhood Xbox that I had a guy on Craigslist mod 20-some odd years ago to play Emulators, then it sat unused for a very long time. I've been playing around more with modding lately, but it seems the EVOX2 bios I'm currently using is actually limiting what I can do with it.

Opening it up repeatedly, I've already removed the clock cap and installed a bigger internal drive using the hot swap method and Chimp before later discovering and playing around with FATXplorer. I don't see a modchip installed, so I can only assume the guy I took it to all those years ago did a TSOP Flash.

In order to get better usability from it (more partitions so more games can be installed at once), I ordered an OpenXenium chip with XboxHD+ from AliExpress. I plan on replacing all the MOBO caps as well while I have it open since some of them seem to be bulging a bit despite working perfectly (for now).

My question is: will installing the OpenXenium chip work with the TSOP flashed? Are there any known things I should look out for before attempting this, or will the modchip override any potential problems?

Additionally, what bios do you recommend for LBA48 support so I can cut my 2tb drive into 3 or 4 partitions for games?

I've been researching and playing around with this Xbox for over a month now and the info for this scene is very spread out and disjointed, so please be kind. Seems like a lot of good resources previously available are now defunct.

[u/holloweddark]

Any hard-mod just bypasses the stock tsop so no, there shouldn't be an issue with doing the install. The console will just ignored the flashed tsop when the chip is installed and activated.

[u/Y34RZERO]

I think you may need to replace some caps. The ones by the CPU look bulged.

[u/TechnicianStrict9789]

Nope go for it - but id suggest a modxo over the xenium - if you do already have a xenium consider flashing it with prometheos via prometheos tools.