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[towncarblue]

im interested in doing a dvd firmware mod  for a xbox 360. im gonna buy a xbox 360 [arcade version] from best buy. my main goal is to play backups of the original games, i dont care about going online.
i bought a xbox 360 for my brother last week and i saw that it has a hitachi drive [ dont know which drive i will get]
i would like to know which dvd-ROM's arent firmware updateable?
also , is it worth it to get a Blaster 360 NE ?

[Antman1]

QUOTE(towncarblue @ Dec 1 2007, 08:08 PM)

im interested in doing a dvd firmware mod  for a xbox 360. im gonna buy a xbox 360 [arcade version] from best buy. my main goal is to play backups of the original games, i dont care about going online.
i bought a xbox 360 for my brother last week and i saw that it has a hitachi drive [ dont know which drive i will get]
i would like to know which dvd-ROM's arent firmware updateable?
also , is it worth it to get a Blaster 360 NE ?

Hitachi v79 is only upgradable with passkey.  It is a nightmare.  Pray for a Benq

[towncarblue]

is there any way to find out what kind of drive[dvd] it comes with without opening it?? some serial # decoding perhaps???

[PaddyPat]

http://www.360drives.com/list

check lot # and Team

This post has been edited by PaddyPat: Dec 1 2007, 09:54 PM

[plasticintellectual]

Oh bloody stinking evil hell do you mean when it says "romversion:0079fl"?! Cause now I'm blowing shit out my ass....

[towncarblue]

i went and bought a xbox 360 today. i got a hitachi production date 9/29/07  lot: 0739  team: cson

i believe im outta luck, according to the list , they were using  romversion:0079 before mines was made. not too sure if its worth opening it [ doubt it though ]

This post has been edited by towncarblue: Dec 2 2007, 01:28 AM

[plasticintellectual]

it's easier than shit on a stick to open a xbox 360.......... just sayin

[Ranger72]

QUOTE(towncarblue @ Dec 2 2007, 01:23 AM)

i went and bought a xbox 360 today. i got a hitachi production date 9/29/07  lot: 0739  team: cson

i believe im outta luck, according to the list , they were using  romversion:0079 before mines was made. not too sure if its worth opening it [ doubt it though ]

You have a 79. no need to open that to figure that out.

[towncarblue]

help me out here ....
is the 79 passkey a solder or is it a ribbon you place in the xbox 360
im trying to find a tutorial but i cant seem to find one that dosnt link me to rapidshare[which wont let me download without messin up internet explorer]

This post has been edited by towncarblue: Dec 2 2007, 05:03 AM

[towncarblue]

i just bought the 79 passkey. im planning on doing a ribbon install, ive searched and found some good info but i would like a video tutorial if possible to give a good idea of how it is done

[Antman1]

QUOTE(towncarblue @ Dec 2 2007, 08:31 AM)

i just bought the 79 passkey. im planning on doing a ribbon install, ive searched and found some good info but i would like a video tutorial if possible to give a good idea of how it is done

Well Installing the passkey is easy to me.  But There is a failure rate.  Basically "You win some and you lose some".  I did a couple of passkeys before and all have been perfect never had a problem but recently I have one that looked good no shorts passkey lite up to show it was in mode B but my BIOS would never see the drive again.  even removing the passkey.  Aparently something on the board died and I never figured it out.  I had to send out to perplexer to get the key.  it was not pretty.

[waytoodeep03]

OP you should take that back and look for lot#741 or higher. I got that in my arcade from EBGames. Falcon w BenQ. Oh yea!

[towncarblue]

what is falcon??

[potvin]

yeah i just got an 360 arcade today.. checked that list from the url someone posted and mine is a hitachi v79... theres no easy way to flash this drive like samsungs right? i think im going to return it and hope i get a BenQ...

how hard is the process with flashing BenQ's?? any problems??

thanks guys

[potvin]

i looked at some benQ flashing tutorials and it looks like you have to solder something no matter what... is this true or is there another method of doing this without any soldering?

thx