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[the_beast]

I modded a few Xbox's the other day and noticed that 2 had Hitachi dvd-rom drives. They are the first two I have seen! Has anyone else run acroos these drives, and how are they on backup media?

[the_beast]

Never mind i found another thread where this has been mentioned!

[LenteSubigo]

If someone can open one of them up and take some pictures of the chips, and then download the firmware off the drive.  I will use that information to attempt a something similar to sd-616t mod on the GDR-8160b and the gb-8000, if the chipsets are the same/similar and the firmware sizes are the same.

[otherguy]

i'd be happy to help out - but the only places selling consoles around me (the one store that has any inst stock still) is only selling them as "bundles" - meaning you have to buy the console and a $50 game and a controller...
I know i can use the console for a premod - but the extra $100 is just a big dent in my pocket.
Until people get these things stocked again i think we're all going to be waiting for more info.

[LenteSubigo]

A LG DRD-8610b may also be a fit.  If someone opens this drive up, check and see if the following are the same/similar.


The ICs for DRD-8610b are:

EliteMT 100MHz (4Mbit DRAM 25ns) 256Kb x 16-bit (Used for buffer)
M11B416256A -25J
FZP3N0355 0047
http://www.esmt.com....M11B416256A.exe


MediaTek (Servo/Decoder/uP IC for CD-ROM/R/RW/16x DVD-ROM/DVD-RAM read)
MT1329E
0139-AYB
M8W05
http://www.mtk.com.t...oduct_lines.htm


MediaTek (16x DVD-ROM RF Amplifier)
MT1326F
0139-AYS
M8W40
http://www.mtk.com.t...oduct_lines.htm


Mitsubishi (DC to DC controller)
129 M63
00J 022
FP


SST (Flash Memory 1Mbit 70ns) 128Kb x 8-bit
MPF
39SF010-70-4C-NH
S137058-D
http://www.ssti.com/...0-03.000-DS.pdf

(not sure if links are allowed here so h's taken off the beginning.)

**MOD EDIT**
(put h's back for convience since he probably wont make the 15 min edit deadline)

[lordvader129]

those links are allowed (and if they werent taking th eh off wont keep you from getting banned, lol)

[LenteSubigo]

Another forum I am in has the stupid rule that no outside links are allowed, but we can just make the link dead any number of ways and they are ok with it then.

[lordvader129]

the only thing you cant do here is link to a website that has direct downloads of warez and pirate content (including xbes built with MS xdk)

oh yeah, no pr0n either

This post has been edited by lordvader129: Dec 23 2004, 06:46 AM

[shanafan]

Well, seems like the Samsung is still the best XBox DVDROM out there. But, it won't play my old DVD+R backups that my Thomson could launch! But, it plays CDR which is good.

[lordvader129]

QUOTE(shanafan @ Dec 23 2004, 01:34 AM)

Well, seems like the Samsung is still the best XBox DVDROM out there. But, it won't play my old DVD+R backups that my Thomson could launch! But, it plays CDR which is good.

try the 2004 philips VAD6035/21, boots all cd-r and dvd+r i threw at it  

[ferrari_rulz_02]

QUOTE(shanafan @ Dec 23 2004, 05:02 PM)

Well, seems like the Samsung is still the best XBox DVDROM out there.

theyre got the best reputation, but i think the new phillips has one over em.

time will tell though. lets wait and see what can be done with these lg drives first

[delmo44]

i got a new xbox and inside is a dvd drive i have never seen befor.
it says hitachi  the model #is grd-8050L.


what is it. is it good or a bad dvd drive

[Bambers]

In a word..


BAD

[delmo44]

is MS putting these in all the new xbox systems.
this is the first one i have seen. i have opened over 100 xboxs and have never seen this type of drive.

[lordvader129]

yeah, its new