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360 Xbox 360 DVD flashing guide
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Access_Denied
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I don't buy any games for the 360, only the PS3. And I have some good games for the PS3, but I still don't play it because the only game I ever play is RB2, and I have that for 360. :| Damn. When will the PS3 be hacked so I can throw out that loud ass space heater.
FullMetalCat
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Is there any way to check if your chipset is compatible? Like a program that does it for you?
EDIT: I just loaded a BenQ firmware in iPrep and clicked prepare and everything worked fine. Does this mean my chipset is compatible? Also, under SATA info in iPrep is that what tells you what chipset you have? Cause the first one says it's compatible. Did I luck out? Do I also need an extra SATA cable? Or can I use the one that the 360 already has.
EDIT: I just loaded a BenQ firmware in iPrep and clicked prepare and everything worked fine. Does this mean my chipset is compatible? Also, under SATA info in iPrep is that what tells you what chipset you have? Cause the first one says it's compatible. Did I luck out? Do I also need an extra SATA cable? Or can I use the one that the 360 already has.
Mr. Beefy
Suck It Trebek
motherfucker fuck fuck fuck
I opened up another 360 today and it had a fucking lite-on. Looks like I'm going to have to order the V3 Connectivity Kit, or build a little dongle. Soldering isn't my strong point, so I guess I'll order the V3CK. Anyone here have one they'd be willing to part with?
I opened up another 360 today and it had a fucking lite-on. Looks like I'm going to have to order the V3 Connectivity Kit, or build a little dongle. Soldering isn't my strong point, so I guess I'll order the V3CK. Anyone here have one they'd be willing to part with?
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FullMetalCat said:
There's no way to know unless someone tells you if it's compatible or not. With my first drive, iPrep said my SATA card was compatible, and it wasn't. Try it out. If it doesn't work, but a VIA chipset. $20 on newegg.
Mr. Beefy said:
What would a V3CK do? There's no way to mod a Lite-On, if you have one, you're fucked. Try to trade with someone with another drive, or return it.
fifteen said:
Honestly, it's really easy to do. All it takes is a little patience and a little Google know how. But, if you buy a new one, you'll probably get a Lite-On drive. You can check by doing like in this picture.
EDIT: Also, it's currently impossible to be detected by MS. The only way to get detected is to play a game with bad stealth files. However, iXtreme 1.4 won't even run a game with bad stealth files, so you're safe. NOTHING to worry about.
Also, can someone please add the sticker removing tutorial to the original post? It may not be important in Europe, but the sticker is what defines your warranty over here in the US.
Mr. Beefy
Suck It Trebek
Yes, but it's not as simple as tearing open my spare 360 and swapping the drive out, I need to extract the drive key out of the Lite-On and use that to generate the hacked firmware for the replacement drive. In order to do this I either need to construct a tool myself, or use something like the V3CK.Access_Denied said:
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twelve said:
OK, that doesn't make any sense. If it's so simple for someone to have their 360 modded AND have the RROD warranty, why not show them how? Chances are they're going to get a RROD, so why not have them protected by doing this simple little task? Nobody should have to be prepared to lose their warranty if they don't have to, and it surely doesn't make them a pussy.
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twelve said:
But, they can have both. A modded console and a warranty.
And you're not hurting MS in any way, shape or form by keeping your warranty. You're hurting them by downloading games. They already knew they were going to have to honor the warranty that they put on your system.
If this is an issue of morals, why do you even support piracy?
twelve
I'm not dead
I don't, the site does. In case you haven't noticed the BenQ guide still hasn't been written, I haven't broken my warranty to flash my console yet. The only reason I was going to flash it was to write a guide for this site. Frankly I can't be fucked anymore.
Edit: Link to textbook.pdf for BenQ guide added. Seeing as everyone seems to suggest that anyway there's no point in me writing my own guide. If someone else wants to write it then be my guest. I'll add it in and credit you.
Edit: Link to textbook.pdf for BenQ guide added. Seeing as everyone seems to suggest that anyway there's no point in me writing my own guide. If someone else wants to write it then be my guest. I'll add it in and credit you.
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QuickJay said:
Yes, but most people don't know about this 'trick'. I didn't know about it until after I modded my first console. It would have been helpful to know that before.
Craig Fairfax
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If you can manage to get away without voiding your warranty then why not? It's okay to find a way around paying for games, but it's not okay to find away around buying a new 360 after your breaks. it's not like you caused the RROD. It takes less then a minute to do the blow dryer thing. If you're that impatient then there's a problem.
As for morals I have no qualms about tricking Microsoft. They can't even make a fucking quality system why should i feel sorry for them. If it didn't break all the goddamn time people wouldn't have to send it in.
Even though that trick isn't a surefire way to save your 360 from impending doom, cause if your console is banned you're still fucked. and Microsoft doesn't use those silver stickers anymore. they use...
As for morals I have no qualms about tricking Microsoft. They can't even make a fucking quality system why should i feel sorry for them. If it didn't break all the goddamn time people wouldn't have to send it in.
Even though that trick isn't a surefire way to save your 360 from impending doom, cause if your console is banned you're still fucked. and Microsoft doesn't use those silver stickers anymore. they use...