Topic: 8163b Full Tutorial With Full Media Support (Read 1745 times)

-Gadget- · « **Reply #375 on:** March 24, 2006, 01:50:00 PM »

QUOTE(patx @ Mar 23 2006, 03:00 PM)

Time will tell !!! I am half way trought with the 8164... I am working on a flasher right now so more people get into this... I have the drawer acting normally, xbox will boot with it drawer open, drawer closed = error 07... PC bios & windows detect a 8050l when flashed... If people get into this am sure something will come out !!!

its odd that it gives error 7 ? .. as thats a hdd timeout... hmmm
why would it be interupting the IDE line ?
do ya think its crashing, or halting and waiting for summit ?
what was that trace ya cut go too ?

Mick ...

menelik · « **Reply #376 on:** March 24, 2006, 03:20:00 PM »

i've never said that it isnt possible to get the 8164b to work, but it will definetly need some firmware hacking where my knowledge ends and i have to time to offer.

cheers

btw, i can think of a automatic switch which uses the 8163b bios flashed on an additional bios. it has been done before with newer versions of the 616t samsung (e and g types). i think it worked well. maybe this is a way it could work too.

-Gadget- · « **Reply #377 on:** April 02, 2006, 12:15:00 PM »

thats a real shame that its got to have loads of firmware changed

one question prob sounds a bit silly...
but how about the 8164 working in the 8164 and vice versa ? (as they may have 'other' instructions in the bios ?)
or is it the case that all the main chips are now a diferent make etc

Mick ...

Cybertronic · « **Reply #378 on:** April 07, 2006, 09:52:00 PM »

I keep finding an amzing supply of GDR-8163BI instead of GDR-8163BK which are Sold Out EVERYWHERE (looks accusingly at the modding scene), so I guess if I didnt care about color I could use the 8163BI instead right?

And no one has had any problems with this mod? ie DVD drive having trouble resuming DVD playback after spindown, Skipping video or hanging Xbox boot, difficulty playing Xbox games after 15 min etc?

AManOfLOP33 · « **Reply #379 on:** April 20, 2006, 01:31:00 PM »

i know this is a very old topic, but does this mod work with GDR-8163BB? here is the link

Birdtales · « **Reply #380 on:** April 20, 2006, 01:48:00 PM »

QUOTE(AManOfLOP33 @ Apr 20 2006, 03:38 PM)

i know this is a very old topic, but does this mod work with GDR-8163BB? here is the link

Yes it does, I bought one of those and modded it not to long ago.

babyblu · « **Reply #381 on:** April 22, 2006, 03:24:00 PM »

anyone have an issue with slow response times?

jrl2222 · « **Reply #382 on:** April 22, 2006, 07:52:00 PM »

QUOTE

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Then a list of other LG drives

AManOfLOP33 · « **Reply #383 on:** April 26, 2006, 07:14:00 PM »

I also just completed the beige drive mod and wow this is fabulous. I did the audio header install method and clipped them so they werent connected to the board. I used 4 1k ohm 1/4 watt normal resistors from radio shack and it worked fine. The hardest part of the mod was finding a damn floppy drive that worked. Pretty sweet how this is on the down low more or less. Basically a $75+ xbox drive for $25 and a little bit of labor. Fabulous

Xb0XmAn · « **Reply #384 on:** May 03, 2006, 04:30:00 AM »

can anyone post a picture that shows the points to get the 8164 working in a xbox

dont need to read originals.

twistedsymphony · « **Reply #385 on:** May 03, 2006, 07:20:00 PM »

I just wanted to post a thanks... I just did this mod, took me 20minutes and it's all good.

Pulled the resistors off of an old Mobo, and ordered a few H2054-ND connectors from digi-key for a nice clean install:

IPB Image

I took a little chunk of the plastic out to get my wires to the back of the connector. I didn't bother to attach ANY of the power wires to the connector either, I figured the Molex connector is much better suited for that anyway.

This will be going into my HTPC case conversion, so the fact that it's a PC drive works to my benefit, the fact that it's using molex power is fine too considering I'll be using a PC PSU.

babyblu · « **Reply #386 on:** May 03, 2006, 08:46:00 PM »

I already modded one of these drives and i have one more to do but the first one works with everything but its alittle slow anybody know why???

liteon6x · « **Reply #387 on:** May 06, 2006, 06:41:00 AM »

where can i get these to buy now

Xb0XmAn · « **Reply #388 on:** May 08, 2006, 12:59:00 PM »

QUOTE(Xb0XmAn @ May 3 2006, 12:37 PM)

can anyone post a picture that shows the points to get the 8164 working in a xbox

dont need to read originals.

please?

mstandlee · « **Reply #389 on:** May 13, 2006, 03:21:00 PM »

Will the drive GDR-8160b work with this mod? Sorry if this has been answered, but I cant seem to find it.

Thanxs,
mstandlee

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