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tex152

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« on: November 26, 2004, 06:37:00 PM »
just flashed my x2.6 with wrong bios
so i bought a programmer i thought all was going 2 be suplied how wrong could i be u need a printer cable that is db25 male/female
i have a usb printer and an epsom printer wich is wrong cable so its going 2 cost me more 2 reflash the chip than it was to buy the chip
why cant team xecuter supply all the cables to work the x2 programmer?
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Nightfire-Player

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« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2004, 06:52:00 PM »
On the old programmer you didnt need the cable as you could simply unscrew the nuts that held the connector on the programmer and then plug it straight into the printer port of your pc.
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Xombe

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« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2004, 07:08:00 PM »
rolleyes.gif

This isn't exactly a buyer's market, you know.  Avoiding errors (which, really is no big deal, as to err is human) and double checking ANYTHING is the mantra (re: motto) of this hobby.

3) Caveat emptor, man.  Is should have been clear from the specs and screenshots on the site you bought it from that there was no 25pin m/f extention cable included.


Caveat emptor means "buyer beware"
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tex152

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« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2004, 08:05:00 PM »
ive done 5 crystal xboxs with x3s fine
2.6s are naff
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thewickedjester

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« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2004, 08:40:00 PM »
dont laugh to hard, but naff?
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sapper

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« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2004, 08:54:00 PM »
i dont use the printer cable. I just plug the programmer into the back of my PC in the parallel port. Put the chip on it with the dip switches attached and bingo its flashed. I have never used the "printer" parrallel cable to flash with the programmer.

Also how do you figure its cheaper to buy a new chip when the programmer costs 17 bucks and a parallel cable costs 4 dollars at compusa.

Your math needs work i think because that comes to 21 dollars to me and a new chip (2.6 as you mentioned above) would cost 35 bucks.

Thier are several tutorials on how to flash without the cable.
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sapper

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« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2004, 10:32:00 PM »
heres a quick tutorial for you.

This is the programmer!
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This is the printer (parallel) port.Remove the 2 screws so your programmer can sit flush on the back of your PC.
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This is the USB power plugged in!
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And this is the programmer plugged into the printer port without  cable!
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Now just attatch the chip with the switches attached. Congrats you have now used a programmer without a cable. And you no longer have to complain.
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