Post by: sTaRsKy on November 16, 2006, 02:26:00 PM
why would this be? I hooked up the 360 dvd Sata to my pc and the power hooked up to the 360 with the 360 plugged in. My pc smoked real bad as soon as I powered it on. What did i do wrong?
Post by: sTaRsKy on November 16, 2006, 03:28:00 PM
Post by: sTaRsKy on November 16, 2006, 03:34:00 PM
I have been following this guide. Should the xbox 360 be powered on when doing this or should the dvd drive be completely unatatched to the 360 when hooked up to the pc?
also just to mention, I was using the sata cord that came with the 360 to hook up to pc's motherboard
Post by: widow maker on November 16, 2006, 03:52:00 PM
Post by: sTaRsKy on November 16, 2006, 03:55:00 PM
Post by: majik655 on November 16, 2006, 04:08:00 PM
QUOTE(sTaRsKy @ Nov 16 2006, 03:02 PM) 
ok i am still very confused...I am sorry but I don't want to screw my computer up again. so can i do this with just the sata hooked from 360 drive to pc and thats it? no need to have the 360 powered up or anything? plus can you point me to this gary opa one please....thanks in advance
First off... you did everything fine.
1. Sata cord from pc to xbox dvd drive...
2. power cord from xbox console to dvd drive.
That is fine.. now how did your psu blow up???
Lets see.. the only way this can possibly happen is
1. Just plain coincidence.. bad luck. (probably not this option but who knows)
2. You shorted something somewhere, now where I have no clue...BUT..
Did you say you used the sata cord that the 360 uses to connect to console?? you used this small ass sata cord to connect the drive to the pc port??? How the hell did you do this? if you did do this.. how did you get the power from xbox to dvd drive .
Obviously the sata cable from the 360 is very small.. so the dvd drive would HAVE to be VERY close to your motherboard... on top of that.. how the hell did you stretch the power cord from the console into the pc to the dvd drive?? this as far as I can see.. can not stretch that far..
IF you did do this.. I am sure you must have shorted something somewhere when trying to make all this happen.
You really should use a normal sata cable.
Post by: sTaRsKy on November 16, 2006, 04:12:00 PM
Post by: tonloc79 on November 16, 2006, 04:52:00 PM
Post by: sTaRsKy on November 16, 2006, 05:51:00 PM
Post by: tnbigdawg on November 16, 2006, 06:35:00 PM
QUOTE(sTaRsKy @ Nov 16 2006, 04:58 PM)
haha ya guys it was a pretty dumb move. I guess i was just too excited haha. I hope the drive is alright. I guess i will find out soon enough. so getting a longer sata cord and using the power one that comes with the xbox 360 will be fine? and is the birdy flasher any good...it seems pretty simple and I like simple so i'd prefer using it as long as it is good? any ideas guys and thanks for being helpful
Right when I read you used the 360's SATA cable, I knew right then that was your problem haha. I can just picture it in my head.
Yes, longer SATA cable. Let the 360 power on the DVD drive. Ground the chassis of the 360 - PC.
Now the question is, what DVD drive do you have and what revision is it?
Once you figure out what drive it is, I highly recommend you read the tutorials step by step. I'm seeing too many noobs lately that go and rush to things.
Post by: majik655 on November 16, 2006, 07:26:00 PM
QUOTE(sTaRsKy @ Nov 16 2006, 03:19 PM)
thanks for the info....that is likely why it all happened. they were all clumped together and kinda touching one another
Thats what i thought....
I too would like to have seen how the hell you pulled that off.. (guess you really didn't)
On a side note.. I still wonder how your psu fried??? this for some reason I doubt.. of course I guess it could happen but what would fry the psu??? more likely whatever you shorted I would think would fry your motherboard not the psu.
How may I ask were you going to get it into mode b?? were you going to use the 2 wire trick on top of it?? is that what you shorted?
are you SURE it was your power supply? you know SOME or maybe even all DELL power supplies I know for one has a reset feature.. something like unplugging it from main board... turning on pc (even though nothing happens) then plug psu back to board.. or something like that. I have seen this happen.
Let us know what drive you have.. and your success..
Post by: sTaRsKy on November 16, 2006, 08:02:00 PM
Post by: sTaRsKy on November 16, 2006, 08:58:00 PM
Post by: sTaRsKy on November 16, 2006, 10:37:00 PM
Post by: sTaRsKy on November 17, 2006, 01:20:00 PM
Post by: caster420 on November 17, 2006, 01:48:00 PM
QUOTE(sTaRsKy @ Nov 17 2006, 05:27 PM)
ok thanks for the info. Now another question? is birdy friendly flasher any good and will it work to play backups decently?
As stated above (you must learn to read posts fully), do not use the birdy flasher. Get the most recent maximus-opa v2.3 revision 2 and flash with that (read the readme first). People have had mixed sucess with the birdy flasher, many of which resulted in a bricked drive. After your recent experience, i'm sure thats the last thing you want to happen.
Caster.