Topic: 8163b Full Tutorial With Full Media Support (Read 1746 times)

menelik · « **Reply #105 on:** June 04, 2005, 10:04:00 AM »

i dont think its off. i guess that you broke your wiring on the backside, watch for trayin and out.

edit: didnt saw that you did it allready

URPREY · « **Reply #106 on:** June 04, 2005, 01:56:00 PM »

Just wanted to say thanks to Menilik and everyone involved in this mod. I got mine working last night. Only issue I ran into was that I kept getting error 11 when I booted up. After messing with it for a while I figured out that the drive jumper needs to be removed completely for my Xbox to recognize the drive using cable select.

This is a great, inexpensive and easy mod to do. Thanks again!

menelik · « **Reply #107 on:** June 04, 2005, 02:10:00 PM »

thx for that URPREY.

slave worked for me every time. dunno why yours dont accept it.

xboxuser5 · « **Reply #108 on:** June 04, 2005, 04:35:00 PM »

will the 8162B work the same?

anybody tried it already?

if so anything different?

Jetset Willy · « **Reply #109 on:** June 05, 2005, 03:15:00 AM »

Forget about my last post, i had left the flatcable to the potwagon a little loose. All works like it should now! The tray out is ok too, i guess this is a good tip to use the holes if you
got one of those pcb´s and if you got a shaky soldering hand like me! Has anyone taught of making the drivelight visible? I haven´t looked into it yet but was thinking of drilling a hole in the xbox frontpanel at the right spot and put a piece of glass or plastic in the hole to make the light shine out to the front. Don´t know if it´s possible tough. I guess it would be better to remove the light and put it where you want i with some wire between...

nase · « **Reply #110 on:** June 05, 2005, 04:17:00 AM »

Thanks Menelik,
done 4 Mods now... all with SMD Trimmpotis at a value ~ 1,2K.
1K didn't work for me (wont read any of my Ritek G03/04)

so long

Digital_sin · « **Reply #111 on:** June 05, 2005, 04:50:00 PM »

hey guys,

i cant find that exact model anywhere here, and i dont have a CC to order it off the net, all i can find is this model.

"GDR-8161B"

will this one work? i know this is kind of a noob question, but please help me out!

here are the specs of the drive.

http://www.vitalityc.../lggd16xdv.html

spedmetal · « **Reply #112 on:** June 05, 2005, 07:20:00 PM »

Well I actually finished this mod last night and I have to say WOW

This mod works very well. I took a few pictures of things I did differently so that people will have a few more options to consider. I did everything pretty much like the tutorial stated except I didnt short the vrcd to ground as I would rather have DVD-R's play well (which they do!) as well as originals and CD-RW's. Not too concerned with CD-R as long as everything else is playing as well as it does.

I also did a few things different when it came to mounting the drive in the Xbox. First I removed the face place all together from the front of the drive. I then trimmed the sheet metal that would normally recess into the face place (about 1 mm) off the front of the drive all the way around. I then mounted the drive tray face just like the tutorial states in option one which is a very good way of doing it and doesn't require a ghetto gluing procedure. All of this left the drive still just a little far away from being flush. What was still holding it back was the small circuit board that has the activity LED on the front; it was hitting the metal shield in the Xbox just above the controller port. I simply trimmed this section of the shield off with my tin snips (which is also what I used to trim the metal from around the front of the drive too) which allowed the drive to then go completely flush with the front of the Xbox case. I ran the wires through the audio cable socket and trimmed a little plastic from the back before I did this so the wires wouldn't get pinched when the dive was screwed back together. I then filled the audio socket with hot glue so that it would act as a grommet. When I had the drive lined up flush where I wanted it I market were it sat in the Xboxs plastic drive housing and then cut small holes in the housing to screw the drive to it.

All in all this mod works very well and is very cheap to perform once again thanks to all involved.

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kramus · « **Reply #113 on:** June 05, 2005, 08:28:00 PM »

QUOTE

When you install this chip you can use anything your PC DVD player will read!

I think that pretty much sums it up.

In other words, unless it's been flashed to read originals it won't.

spedmetal · « **Reply #114 on:** June 05, 2005, 10:21:00 PM »

QUOTE(kramus @ Jun 6 2005, 04:39 AM)

I think that pretty much sums it up.

panosvo · « **Reply #115 on:** June 06, 2005, 01:09:00 AM »

Well spedmetal i have also removed the activity LED from the front and that way it fits much better.

menelik · « **Reply #116 on:** June 06, 2005, 04:33:00 AM »

yes, removing the led let it fit better, there are several ways, you gotta understand that i've choosen the easiest method in my tutorial.

wup · « **Reply #117 on:** June 06, 2005, 04:10:00 PM »

Link to the tutorial is down if anyone has a saved copy could you email it to [email protected] it would be greatly appreciated.

Wup

Slrpgeit · « **Reply #118 on:** June 06, 2005, 04:32:00 PM »

I think it's too big for hotmail to recieve.

TKramka · « **Reply #119 on:** June 06, 2005, 04:47:00 PM »

Its 5 megs, it might be able to take it, I think I might mirror a copy if melenik dosn't mind. And make an http version if thats alright.

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