First off I have a good deal of experience with moding and searching Google for info so if you don't want to bother answering please at least give me a name or something that I could research on, now with that out of the way

I know that the noob guide says that you need the key in order to install a different DVD drive to your 360 but I have completely destroyed my DVD drive (I cracked the board by mistake ).  It was a Lite-on drive and I was not able to dump the key or anything off of it.  Because I don't have that original key is there any way possible to get my 360 back up and able to play games?  I have a feeling that I will defiantly end up needing a mod chip (if I am wrong please correct me) so here are 2 that think have the best chance at working.  The reason is because they claim to bypass the whole key checking process.

The first one is the "NME-360 2.0" http://www.modchipcentral.com/store/XBo … -p-40.html but is says that it will not work with lite-on, now does this mean that it will not work with my 360 because it came with a lite on drive or does it just mean that I can't have a lite on drive installed. being as how I destroyed my old on I was planning on getting a different one I was thinking Samsung because it's the cheapest (I think).

I have also found this one "Globe 360 Version 2" http://www.modchipstore.com/globle-360- … 16339.html this one looks promising because
"The Globe 360 Version 2 mod chip is plug and play, meaning that it does not require extracting the drive-key from the console because the ACTEL CPLD bypasses the Xbox 360 drive-key check, no lousy Firmware Hack Needed! It retains all original firmware and there's no need for any firmware-reading or flashing"
so does this mean that I can put in any 360 DVD drive (keep in mind that I don't have my key) and it will work, with out needing to do anything else as long as I boot up with the chip?

But after reading this http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=672696 I have a feeling that with out that key there is nothing I can do, if anyone else know otherwise please let me know.

Sorry if this post is confusing I kept on updating it every time I found something new during my hours of Google searching. So thanks in advance to anyone who helps me out

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