Any Drive ?

[acestu]

Just wondering guys coz i have had no luck flashing the hitachi 78 could i get a drive out of another xbox and flash it then put it in my xbox or are they coded to an actual box ?

cheers
acestu

p.s. really you must be able to because what happens when your drive goes and you buy a new one ?

[on_the_jazz]

Just wondering guys coz i have had no luck flashing the hitachi 78 could i get a drive out of another xbox and flash it then put it in my xbox or are they coded to an actual box ?

cheers
acestu

p.s. really you must be able to because what happens when your drive goes and you buy a new one ?

Yes you can do that, but if you've already been on live I suggest you spoof the new drive to whatever your old one was.

[acestu]

cheers

cheers jazz, what if you are genuinely changing your drive though, how do microsoft know you havent just bought a new drive ?

taa
acestu

[cunny]

Just wondering guys coz i have had no luck flashing the hitachi 78 could i get a drive out of another xbox and flash it then put it in my xbox or are they coded to an actual box ?

cheers
acestu

p.s. really you must be able to because what happens when your drive goes and you buy a new one ?

You cnt just 'drop' any drive in an xbox 360, they have a unique 'key' that is coded to a specific motherboard, so in sense each motherboard is coded to a certain dvd rom.

To change a drve you must spoof the drives information over to the new drive from the old 1, if you dont you wil get an expensive dvd player.

What issues are you having with a 78?

[on_the_jazz]

You cnt just 'drop' any drive in an xbox 360, they have a unique 'key' that is coded to a specific motherboard, so in sense each motherboard is coded to a certain dvd rom.

To change a drve you must spoof the drives information over to the new drive from the old 1, if you dont you wil get an expensive dvd player.

This is right but since you were having trouble flashing I assumed you had already read the key from the original drive.
Even if you haven't already got it, as long as you don't throw the old one away you can get it any time you want.

[acestu]

Thanks

Thanks guys, i am learning slowly

cheers
acestu

[cunny]

Well we are to help you mate, once you know how to do a drive then they not hard, hitachis are always a pain to flash, setting mode B.

This is they way i flashed a 78 last time.

With 360 on its own power, boot pc with slax, this will set mode B on the hitachi.
Check for mode B, signs are 2 presses on eject, drive will shut, then open again after 30s to 60s. Press a 3rd time (3 times) to keep the drive shut with an original dvd in.
Boot pc into windows, wait for windows to detect the drive an instal drivers.
Take out the dvd rom.
Load jungleflasher, recommend latest version tho i used 1.62.
Follow the guide for jungleflasher just ignoring the mode B directions as you have all ready set it.

[acestu]

dodgy drive

I think the 78 must be dodgy coz it was just being a cow, so i have a 79 out of another xbox so i am going to try and flash that one and spoof my key into it....

thanks for all the help again cunny

cheers
acestu