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[rambobambo]

Hi Guys
I need your help. I have opened my xbobx and it has  liteon 83850c drive in it. I want to flash the firmware, I only have a ntebook which does not have PCI express card in it. Can you please tell me if I can still flash it and also what USB to Sata cable will I need. Can you please tell the best way to flash, would it be junglefalsher. Thanks in advance.

[Ranger72]

USB to SATA wont work. You will need to find an old PC with a SATA port.

Also which 83850c version do you have? There is a huge difference between a 83850c V1 and a 83850c V2 when it comes to how it is modded.

[rambobambo]

QUOTE(Ranger72 @ Jul 25 2010, 04:13 PM)

USB to SATA wont work. You will need to find an old PC with a SATA port.

Also which 83850c version do you have? There is a huge difference between a 83850c V1 and a 83850c V2 when it comes to how it is modded.

Hi
Thanks for the reply, how do I find out which version it is? It was manufactured in June 2009. It came in the console sent to me by MS as the original had RROD. Thnks

[iateshaggy]

open the drive, remove pcb, look at sticker on flip side, it will say 83xxx or 83xxxx v2

[rambobambo]

QUOTE(iateshaggy @ Jul 25 2010, 04:50 PM)

open the drive, remove pcb, look at sticker on flip side, it will say 83xxx or 83xxxx v2

Its a V2, as displayed on the sticker. I have seen a video on youtube which says you can hack using USB to sata cable. Any other way as I have a netbook my Laptop with PCI has died few weeks ago.
Thanks once again

[TheDemonIII]

step 1: make friends
step 2: see if they have computers with sata or free pci slots
step 3: use their computer

usb to sata may be possible but no guarantees. you would probably want to use jungleflasher as its got a pretty simple interface and you wouldnt be able to use dos with usb anyway

This post has been edited by TheDemonIII: Jul 25 2010, 07:16 PM

[Ranger72]

QUOTE(rambobambo @ Jul 25 2010, 12:14 PM)

Its a V2, as displayed on the sticker.

Then you will also need to learn how to cut traces and solder to do that drive. You can learn how to mod it HERE.

[rambobambo]

QUOTE(Ranger72 @ Jul 25 2010, 07:33 PM)

Then you will also need to learn how to cut traces and solder to do that drive. You can learn how to mod it HERE.

Thanks for the reply, do I need to buy any hardware for that to be done.

[Buzzcut]

Not much, 50 cents worth anyway.

Some thin wire (take apart an ethernet cable), soldering iron, exacto knife for scraping and cutting traces, one 22 Ohm resistor and an Xbox for the power.

[rambobambo]

QUOTE(Buzzcut @ Jul 26 2010, 06:12 PM)

Not much, 50 cents worth anyway.

Some thin wire (take apart an ethernet cable), soldering iron, exacto knife for scraping and cutting traces, one 22 Ohm resistor and an Xbox for the power.

Thanks for the reply.Can you please point me to a guide which I can follow. Also can you telll me, though this has been answered to an extent, can I use USB to SATA to do the flash.
Best regards

[Buzzcut]

Here

The answer to your other question is still no.  Get yourself a PCMCIA VIA 6241 card and avoid the inevitable problems you'll have without one.

[rambobambo]

QUOTE(Buzzcut @ Jul 26 2010, 07:03 PM)

Here

The answer to your other question is still no.  Get yourself a PCMCIA VIA 6241 card and avoid the inevitable problems you'll have without one.

Thanks once again for the reply and support, looks like I feel have to find out some one who can lend me his computer. I think u r based in UK can you recomend shops from where I can buy the required stuff.

[Buzzcut]

I got the resistor from Maplins for about 3p, soldering iron the same, CS18 with a fine tip for about a tenner.  I got the VIA card such as this from Ebay.

[Buzzcut]

Strange double post..

This post has been edited by Buzzcut: Jul 26 2010, 09:54 PM

[rambobambo]

QUOTE(Buzzcut @ Jul 26 2010, 09:54 PM)

Strange double post..

Thanks for the guidance I have to arrenge for the stuff now and see how successful I will be