Topic: Anyway To Flash Sh-d163b With Via Vt8237a? (Read 29 times)

Riviera Kid · « **on:** December 14, 2007, 12:18:00 PM »

Hi,

I recently bought a SH-D163B.
I got the latest firmware from xbins with sfdnwin.exe.

It says the firmware is not compatible with the current drive. Please contact bla bla bla...

I have done some research and apparently there is a known issue between the motherboard and drive which prevents flashing (every VIA motherboard i have ever had has had some stupid problem, ggrrrr).

Is there anyway around this without spending money?

Are these my only options?
A ) Flash at friends house
B ) buy pci sata card

Advice
Thank You.

This post has been edited by Riviera Kid: Dec 14 2007, 08:19 PM

Riviera Kid · « **Reply #1 on:** December 14, 2007, 01:05:00 PM »

also, my 360 has a BenQ drive. Will the same problem arrise when i try to flash it?

MY99 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 15, 2007, 03:40:00 AM »

QUOTE(Riviera Kid @ Dec 15 2007, 06:18 AM)

Hi,

I recently bought a SH-D163B.
I got the latest firmware from xbins with sfdnwin.exe.

So what are you using? Kreon alternative firmware for the Samsung SH-D162D and SH-D163B v1.00?
I'm not sure what your trying to do here but you just have the SH-D163B hooked up as normal and you can flash it from there it has nothing to do with your VIA 8237 chipset

QUOTE(Riviera Kid @ Dec 15 2007, 07:05 AM)

also, my 360 has a BenQ drive. Will the same problem arrise when i try to flash it?

You should have no troubles flashing the benq with VIA 8237 chipset

milamber · « **Reply #3 on:** December 19, 2007, 07:45:00 AM »

Do you know if the current (official) firmware on the drive is up to date? I think it's currently at revision SB01. If your drive still has revision SB00, upgrade to SB01 first then try to flash the Kreon firmware again.

Hope that helps.

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