Topic: What DVD drive do I have? (Read 942 times)

haloader · « **Reply #30 on:** May 10, 2004, 04:55:00 PM »

Just for people who have a phillips, heres my personal experience.

CD-RW's: Reads just about all.

DVD-R's: I use TDK's. They work, they are cheap, and you stick to what works, ya know?

CD-R's: I use imation's. For same reasons as above

I haven't bothered with DVD+R...

Jackco · « **Reply #31 on:** May 14, 2004, 11:52:00 AM »

hmm the website I linked below have took the samsung xbox-dvd drive off the list I wonder I must have order the last but don't worry they sell a pre-moddem Samsung 616T DVD drive (16x) this can also play original xbox games you don't need a modded for that 616T.

http://secure.llamma.com/catalog/

I wonder if MS comes out with a pioneer dvd drive for xbox.
I have a 4 years old pioneer dvd drive and the laser is still working.

Xmaster99 · « **Reply #32 on:** May 19, 2004, 02:47:00 PM »

look like u all hate da thompson drive so i got 1 ,X aint modded just yet but soon enough n now i read bad shit bout sayin dat u cant flash da chips usin watever bios u guys got n im scared i ordered ma chip last night n any other ways 2 flash?

thanks peace

djboogie · « **Reply #33 on:** May 21, 2004, 11:10:00 PM »

wacco, your buddy needs a new drive
every disc I try in my sammy works, and the other sammy drives I modded
the philips is BY FAR the worst!! sux major ass
had

to tweak the pot on all of em

djboogie · « **Reply #34 on:** May 26, 2004, 01:24:00 PM »

So far my samsung xbox drive has only failed to read 2 types of media both being dvd+r (memorex and sony)
I have found 6 dvd+r brands that DO work, and every dvd-r and dvd+rw I have tried work.
So far no cdr has failed to read That i have tried.
Its by far the best drive, Ive modded 16 xbox's now, with various drives, none of the (retail xbox type) drives come near the samsung.

NataSS Inc · « **Reply #35 on:** May 27, 2004, 09:42:00 AM »

I just traded in my regular XBOX for the special edition HALO box. I was told buy the guy at Software etc. that ALL of the HALO edition boxes have the SAMSUNG drives and the easiest way to spot it is the 2 holes in the tray. So I get home,, plug it in and open the tray. It only had the one big slot and not the 2 holes?! Judging from pictures I have seen I am pretty sure its a phillips drive. But the date code on the console is April of 2004. WTF?

anyone care to fill in a complete nOOb to XBOX internals. I am getting ready to build a second one for modding purposes so any little bits of info would help.

Mahavishnu · « **Reply #36 on:** May 31, 2004, 04:51:00 PM »

If you play large-filed games such as Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition, you'll notice a big difference with the drives as your file gets bigger. I have a Phillups, and when a save blockage gets past 150 my game progressivly lags more and more as I progress. At GAMEFAQs and the Official Morrowind board you hear about Thomson drive people crashing more then you hear about Samsung people; but then again, alot of Thomson people never complain at all about crashing or lagging more then the other drives...

gielamonster · « **Reply #37 on:** June 02, 2004, 09:46:00 AM »

cid3 · « **Reply #38 on:** June 13, 2004, 11:25:00 AM »

I was just curious if anyone had the answer to what gielamonster quoted and asked? Is there a way to tell what dvd-drive a x-box has by a serial number on the packaging or anything before walking out of the store? By the different replies it seems that everyone agrees samsung is superior, and it would be somewhat annoying having to find a needle in a haystack of x-box's.

Thanks in advance.

sonic21 · « **Reply #39 on:** June 22, 2004, 05:30:00 PM »

I have a thompson drive and I want to see what kind of media it can read. Im gettin my xbox modded in a week. What file should i put on the disk to see if it works now.

bry_guy12 · « **Reply #40 on:** June 24, 2004, 07:17:00 AM »

Hey guys. I bought my xbox (with a Phillips drive) used off of ebay, and I'm not sure if it is modded or what, but it will easiliy read any kind of recordable media without difficulty. Tell me what you think might be the cause, if any.

bry_guy12 · « **Reply #41 on:** June 24, 2004, 07:30:00 AM »

Hello again guys. I have found something quite puzzling. My Xbox has a "05" at the end of the serial code, meaning it has a Phillips drive, but has a disc tray with two holes in it, which to my knowledge means that the drive is a Samsung. Maybe my knowledge is just wrong, or my Xbox's previous owner changed the drive, but WTF?

brahm2 · « **Reply #42 on:** June 24, 2004, 09:25:00 AM »

jesterrace777 · « **Reply #43 on:** June 24, 2004, 12:02:00 PM »

Yup, there is a nasty rumor running around out there that you can tell what DVD Drive your XBOX has in it but these have been proved wrong on several occasions. The only sure fire method for telling which drive you have before you buy it is by looking at a used one and ejecting the tray (easiest method). This is how I found my current Samsung drive.

FunkMachineX · « **Reply #44 on:** June 26, 2004, 05:05:00 PM »

I recently bought an xbox, it's a HALO edition one (see through green). It has a phillips drive, and I just backed up one of my audio cds on a TDK cd-r and it worked. Thats hellava good, correct?

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