drive will not open

[tamgunner]

hi guys i have a xbox drive that trys to open but wont come out? im assuming its just sticking but how can i sort it

[Time2Play]

iff its sticking it means u will need a new one more than likly mate but till then iff there is a game stuck in there u will need to take the 360 apart and take the drive from it open the screws at the bottom and push the manual release bar

[tamgunner]

ive got a spare drive out of another 360 but wen i put army of 2 game in it says it needs to be put into a 360 console

[micpuk]

ive got a spare drive out of another 360 but wen i put army of 2 game in it says it needs to be put into a 360 console

You would need the drive key out of the "stuck" dvd drive and you would need to "spoof" the other drive with this.

That would then allow you to put it in to the console which originally had the "stuck" drive and play the game.

[tamgunner]

how would i go about doing that with out flashing the drive?

[micpuk]

how would i go about doing that with out flashing the drive?

You can't. You need to do the following:

1) Extract the drive key from both drives
2) Take the "working" drive.
3) Find the relevant firmware for that drive (Sam/Hit/Ben/Lit)
4) Inject the key from the "stuck" drive in to the relevant firmware
5) Spoof "working" drive as whatever other drive is using relevant firmware
6) Plug in and off you go.

I wouldn't suggest trying it without doing a large amount of reading in to flashing / drive spoofing.

If you've never flashed a console before it might be easier to pay someone else to do it for you, at least then your not going to end up with two dead drives.

[Time2Play]

easy mate all you do is read the key
iff you have a via card then get the otherdrive read that key and spoof your first key to the second one and hit right make sure you know what your doing tho or u will have a expencive brick

[Time2Play]

but as long as u you got the keys drives can be recovered

[micpuk]

easy mate all you do is read the key
iff you have a via card then get the otherdrive read that key and spoof your first key to the second one and hit right make sure you know what your doing tho or u will have a expencive brick

He's just said how would he do it without flashing the drive, there is no way to do it without flashing a different firmware on to the drive and spoofing the drive as whatever the other one is.

[tamgunner]

ive flashed my benq drive on my console and it worked fine so really im just doing the same.

[micpuk]

ive flashed my benq drive on my console and it worked fine so really im just doing the same.

Well look in to drive spoofing, if you have the tool to flash you Benq drive then you should be able to spoof the drive with a bit of reading.

[tamgunner]

once the drive is spoofed wont ms ban me on live?

[micpuk]

once the drive is spoofed wont ms ban me on live?

Well if it's a Sam / Benq / Hit drive which you are spoofing to then you can just inject the key in to the original firmware and that will mean you can't play back-ups just original discs.

Or; you can wait for the new iXtreme LT to come out in a few weeks and do it then; that way you will know you'll be safer and less likely to get banned.

What drive is the "stuck" one?
And what type of drive is the working one?

[tamgunner]

the stuck drive is a sam which was working yesterday and just wont open today. and the pc doesnt seem to see it now either. the working one is a hita

[micpuk]

the stuck drive is a sam which was working yesterday and just wont open today. and the pc doesnt seem to see it now either. the working one is a hita

What version Hitachi?

Is there any power going to the Sam drive? Can you hear the disc inside it spinning up when you connect it?

If your using your 360 to power it do the lights blink when you try and eject it?

If your using a connectivity kit you should be able to hear if the drive powers up.