Topic: 2 Points To Bridge So Xbox Will Boot When Dvd Drive Is Removed? (Read 90 times)

Devastater · « **on:** January 24, 2006, 09:31:00 PM »

do u have to have a dvd drive even when its modded? if you do then how do those slim xbox's work???

diablomastabarb · « **Reply #1 on:** January 24, 2006, 09:34:00 PM »

yes, you have to unless you bridge these points

this is also what they do with the slimboxes

INSB_GLOCK · « **Reply #2 on:** January 24, 2006, 10:38:00 PM »

what the fuck r u two numbnutts talking about. the xbox needs to be modified with a bios that supports no dvdrom on boot. and slim xboxes wtf. i use ind bios 5003 and it will boot without a dvdrom if the hdd is set to "master" on its jumpers "western digital requires the jumper to be set to master without slave present"

Devastater · « **Reply #3 on:** January 24, 2006, 10:39:00 PM »

i'll do some research........, and dude how culd u have never seen a slim box??? its like the new phad or something, everyone is starting to do it......

AfterTheInsanity · « **Reply #4 on:** January 25, 2006, 11:39:00 AM »

Diablomastabarb fix your pic. Doesnt really matter though, because there arent any points to bridge. You have to have a modified bios that supports booting without a DVDROM. You can modify any X2 bios with XBTool, and any EvoX bios with EVTool. You cant do it stock.

NHFOOLCA · « **Reply #5 on:** January 25, 2006, 02:29:00 PM »

Same here trying to boot directly from the hard drive without having a dvdrom i want to run the emulators right off of it. if any of you have any pics on how to do this please let us know.

sorry to bug in on your post but been also trying to get a guide for this for a good while building a arcade cabinet and just want to run kawa X and mame x right off of it.

will hit you up if i find something also.

oxjeremy334 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 25, 2006, 02:32:00 PM »

QUOTE(INSB_GLOCK @ Jan 25 2006, 06:45 AM)

what the fuck r u two numbnutts talking about. the xbox needs to be modified with a bios that supports no dvdrom on boot. and slim xboxes wtf. i use ind bios 5003 and it will boot without a dvdrom if the hdd is set to "master" on its jumpers "western digital requires the jumper to be set to master without slave present"

He is using a softmod btw...

BigSteel · « **Reply #7 on:** January 25, 2006, 02:34:00 PM »

I suppose that you could bridge the 2 points for a TSOP flash and use a bios that does not need a DVDrom to boot. Is that what you are trying to do?

ventline · « **Reply #8 on:** January 25, 2006, 02:46:00 PM »

QUOTE(oxjeremy334 @ Jan 25 2006, 03:39 PM)

He is using a softmod btw...

softmods dont work the M$ bios checks for the dvdrom unless he flashed his tsop witch is not a softmod
ok there are two points(I think sometimes more depends on your version) to bidge but there are to flash your tsop with a bios that skips the dvdrom check the M$ bios always checks it. or you can get a chip witch you would still need a bios that skips the dvdrom check

TKramka · « **Reply #9 on:** January 26, 2006, 07:53:00 PM »

You could probably take a controller board from a dead Thomson and leave that plugged in.

diablomastabarb · « **Reply #10 on:** January 27, 2006, 08:29:00 PM »

bump, anyone got this yet?

AfterTheInsanity · « **Reply #11 on:** January 27, 2006, 08:46:00 PM »

Im telling you, there arent any points that will let you do this. You have to be running a bios that has been patched to allow it. Like X2 for example can be patched with XBTool to let you run without a DVDRom. There arent any points that will let you do this.

INSB_GLOCK · « **Reply #12 on:** January 28, 2006, 08:47:00 PM »

QUOTE(oxjeremy334 @ Jan 25 2006, 10:39 PM)

He is using a softmod btw...

i flashed my tsop you fucking idiot. thats not a softmod. pull your moms penis out your ear o and btw, show me a pic of ur "slim box"

and even if its for the tsopless. thats probably a security check to make sure its using a original dvdrom drive connected to the system. maybe he soldered a jumperblock to make it seem like their is no slave, just the hdd. but still its the bios that has something to do with it. even if u dont have a tsop. u still have a bios

lordvader129 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 28, 2006, 08:52:00 PM »

this is a slim xbox, if you ever visit the case modding section they are all over
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AFAIK there are no points you can solder to make a softmod xbox run without a DVD drive, the only points i know of are to keep the xbox from reporting "tray open" all the time when using a PC dvd-rom, you solder the points so it always reports "ready" so you can load a new disc in a PC drive without having to reboot (i could be wrong though)

i think the best solution is what TKramka said, a controller board from a dead thomson, shouldnt cost much of anything (its a dead board after all) and wont effect cosmetics since it will just sit inside the xbox (you not using the whole drive, just the controller board)

diablomastabarb · « **Reply #14 on:** January 29, 2006, 12:03:00 AM »

QUOTE(INSB_GLOCK @ Jan 29 2006, 04:54 AM)

i flashed my tsop you fucking idiot. thats not a softmod. pull your moms penis out your ear o and btw, show me a pic of ur "slim box"

and even if its for the tsopless. thats probably a security check to make sure its using a original dvdrom drive connected to the system. maybe he soldered a jumperblock to make it seem like their is no slave, just the hdd. but still its the bios that has something to do with it. even if u dont have a tsop. u still have a bios

1st off, he was talking about me when he said that
and I know i still have a BIOS, i was saying that because that wasn't an option (to flash the TSOP)
and yeah, you obviously aren't in the hardware/case modding forums at all, and if you are...are you blind?

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