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QUOTE(xboxexpert @ Jun 28 2006, 12:04 PM)

etech4sale is legit they just dont use uptodate picutres.

As for the people fighting in this thread...drop it before I drop you.

Thank you, everytime read about news from the main page now all I see is bitching and fighting.

[mattyv]

I just got my Samsung toshiba Drive from etech4sale.com and it is a 360 drive. They show the same Xbox 1 drive pic for all 3 360 drives on their site, but they ship the correct one. As said before, they don't update their pics. And they are only using the Xbox1 pic as a generic photo.

The standoffs, bezel and eject button seems to make it legit although I would be pretty pissed if I just bought a new one and found this drive in it.

[karlpowell]

I know there is a possibilty that this is not a new drive BUT if it is i hope it fixes the scratching disks problem , nobody seams to have mentioned this .

karl

[mksoftware]

If you buy this drive, how the hell are you going to implement the DVD-Key in it if you don't know the firmware?

I wonder if this guy just bought one of etech4sale.com, or bought a new 360. The manufacture date makes no sense at all...

[NookularDeath]

QUOTE(karlpowell @ Jun 28 2006, 11:59 AM)

I know there is a possibilty that this is not a new drive BUT if it is i hope it fixes the scratching disks problem , nobody seams to have mentioned this .

karl

you can fix the scratching of discs by putting some felt pads inside and ontop of the metal case of
the DVD drive.

scratching is done when you move the DVD drive around and cause the DVD to become unbalanced.

there's not much support to keep the DVD from tilting just slightly and when it's spinning at such a highrate of speed a slight tilt will cause it to rub against the DVD tray and scratch the acryllic coating..

another possible fix would be to swap out the metal piece in the spindle cap that's located in the top cover with a magnet of opposite polarity so that when the DVD tray closes the two opposite pole magnets snap together really tight which would prevent the DVD from tilting....

used to be in older CD drives, there was a piece that snapped down over the spindle that prevented the disc from tilting around because the lens module didn't compensate for the tilt and wobble of the disc when spinning....

[Insipidus]

QUOTE(xboxexpert @ Jun 28 2006, 05:04 PM)

etech4sale is legit they just dont use uptodate picutres.

As for the people fighting in this thread...drop it before I drop you.

Didn't you learn your lesson in the hilarious 3 pictures thread? How do you "drop" someone on the internet, by clicking the ban button with gusto? Get your ego in check and calm down.

[jtom617]

QUOTE(Areohbe @ Jun 28 2006, 02:57 PM)

the philips drive looks like you could easily pull up the round cover over the disc... maybe M$ wanted to make dvd drive windows easier for us...

That was exactly what i was thinking.

QUOTE(MrPhunkee @ Jun 28 2006, 03:25 PM)

+ i think this time the firmware wouldnt be writable anymore

LOL, thats what we thought about the other dvd drives, here we go again. More works for the FIRMWARE BOYS (C4E), and for NME-360.  

[Neoistheone2000]

QUOTE(epsilon72 @ Jun 28 2006, 11:22 AM)

dude, chill.  misspelling your username is not a personal attack on you.
because i like to get the best sound out of my 5.1 system as possible without background interference.  my pc for example was built from the ground up to be extremely quiet; i don't want to have to crank up the volume to cover background noise up.  It's probably not a big deal for most people, but some people do mind.

lol the 16x in my PC is quieter than my 360 and so is the modded PC 16x samsung in my xbox 1 for a 12x my 360 is loud (and iv had 2 out of the 3 to know) i had a toshiba-samsung then my replacement unit was a Hitachi-LG and they both sound like a jet engine.....

[NookularDeath]

QUOTE(Neoistheone2000 @ Jun 28 2006, 12:50 PM)

lol the 16x in my PC is quieter than my 360 and so is the modded PC 16x samsung in my xbox 1 for a 12x my 360 is loud (and iv had 2 out of the 3 to know) i had a toshiba-samsung then my replacement unit was a Hitachi-LG and they both sound like a jet engine.....

well why don't you find a quieter DVD drive and see if you can swapout the controler board if it's simular to either the Samsung or Hitachi..

All the ribbon connectors are about the same in all DVD drives.. one for the lens, one for the tracker motor, and one for the spindle..

it's just an idea... noise is usually because the DVD is not balanced and you are getting a harmonic distortion during highspeed spinning of the disc..  

then again.. more than likely the noise is coming from the top spindle piece that snaps down over the disc and it's rubbing or making somekind of harmonic noise due to it's proximity to the top cover..

I've had both the Hitachi and Samsung open and had a disc loading up with just the spindle cap on the disc and I've yet to hear any noise from either...

[TIME2PLAYDAGAME]

QUOTE(mattyv @ Jun 28 2006, 12:39 PM)

I just got my Samsung toshiba Drive from etech4sale.com and it is a 360 drive. They show the same Xbox 1 drive pic for all 3 360 drives on their site, but they ship the correct one. As said before, they don't update their pics. And they are only using the Xbox1 pic as a generic photo.

The standoffs, bezel and eject button seems to make it legit although I would be pretty pissed if I just bought a new one and found this drive in it.

Was your tray black? I've heard people say these are from beta/dev kits & the laser dies quickly. I have yet to have a problem though *crosses fingers*

[schizzlefuzz]

QUOTE(NookularDeath @ Jun 28 2006, 12:06 PM)

I've had both the Hitachi and Samsung open and had a disc loading up with just the spindle cap on the disc and I've yet to hear any noise from either...

Could you enlighten me as to how to get the spindle cap out of the hitachi without destroying the top cover?  I would like to try it out and see if it makes my drive any quieter.

[Xb0XmAn]

QUOTE(danielgray @ Jun 28 2006, 05:22 PM)

Just wanted to point out that this drive was manufactured in April 2005. Seems like quite a while ago to be a *new* 360 dvd drive.

my oldest 360 drive is a hitachi is from september 2005.. and it was the a european release.
so this philips should have come from one of the first xbox360's made.. since they havent been noticed then I suspect the philips drive comes from a beta360 or is a batch made for testing purposes or whatever prior to the production of the retail xbox360's. maybe thats where etech got there stock from.

[sicknasty413]

I hate phillips drives.... but.. i do like that black tray  

[NookularDeath]

QUOTE(schizzlefuzz @ Jun 28 2006, 01:54 PM)

Could you enlighten me as to how to get the spindle cap out of the hitachi without destroying the top cover?  I would like to try it out and see if it makes my drive any quieter.

the Hitachi DVD drive spindle cap is in the top of the cover.. Take your thumbs and push from the bottom up and the sticky metal plate will come up... pop the spindle cap out and then put a disc in the DVD and pop the spindle cap over the DVD.. you know it's in place when it clicks firmly in place..

but word of caution.. I don't advise you to run your DVD drive like this all the time.. the slightest tilt of the disc at high speeds and that fucker will come flying off the spindle.. the disc then becomes a projectile....

unless you have a magnet in the spindle cap that will ensure a tight fit on the spindle to keep the disc from tilting, it's best you don't run the DVD drive like that...

[DaShiZNiT]

has anyone actually buoght a new 360, opened it to find one of these?
or are they just being sold?