Post by: DV8ORMODS on September 28, 2006, 04:45:00 PM
Post by: ILLusions0fGrander on September 29, 2006, 12:23:00 AM
backed up godfather, still using one of the first xtreme FWs, and everything went alright, PC was a little more sluggish than normal. Also just recently installed XP pro.
anyways, backed it up and worked fine, then i went to try another game (enchanted arms, dont bother playing it...) and all of a sudden its not showing up in XP, so i stumble upon this thread that says to update drivers, so i do, now i have your exact problem... freezes at windows load screen.
so then i update to xtreme 3.3 with no problems, hoping to resolve the issue, which it doesnt.
360 is connected and on right now, after uninstalling the latest drivers, and removing from device manager.
any ideas?
My Mobo
Post by: DV8ORMODS on September 29, 2006, 03:25:00 AM
i needed updated drivers some say to roll back drivers and see what happens
Post by: Jelly4000 on September 29, 2006, 04:24:00 AM
Have a look at your bios options if you're up to it. See if your HDD is the top boot device. If not, it could be trying to boot from the DVD drive and taking ages.
I would only recommend changing anything if you know what you're doing, and someone confirms what i have said, i am not 100% sure, but it worked for me.
Post by: m0z on September 29, 2006, 04:45:00 PM
Post by: ILLusions0fGrander on September 29, 2006, 11:26:00 PM
QUOTE(m0z @ Sep 29 2006, 04:52 PM) 
use a sata-usb adapter
its just as easy for my to sit my 360 next to me pc which already has an sata cable coming out of it.
i know this method works, but i was using windows 2k until a week or so ago.
worked the first time, now nothing.... are other people having success using windows XP and 0800 disk?
Post by: ILLusions0fGrander on October 07, 2006, 10:17:00 PM
windows update?
360 update?
dunno... if anything id suspect windows update, but im used to using 2k, so who knows.
solution =
Post by: heartofalion on October 09, 2006, 10:56:00 PM
Post by: ILLusions0fGrander on October 10, 2006, 01:03:00 PM
it does actually boot into windows with no lag or anything, but the drive does not show up in my computer.
also, hitting the eject button on the 360 makes the power light flash once real quick, but it does not open.
50 brownie points to whoever helps me, well us solve this.
Post by: ILLusions0fGrander on October 10, 2006, 01:27:00 PM
dont know if it has anything to do with my dvd drive being unplugged, but heres how i got it recognized.
boot 360
load 0800 disk
wait 5 seconds, remove.
boot pc into xp
open my computer - no drive...
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with computer still on, i shut down the 360 (wouldnt respond to eject)
turned the 360 back on with windows still loaded up, inserted 0800 disk for 5 seconds, removed, nothing.
went to device manager, right click my computer name "scan for hardware changes" and it found it.
i dont know if its recommended to shut down the 360 and turn it back on while connected to pc, but it worked for me... no, i dont think sata is hot swappable... oh well... lets see if this backup works.
Post by: DV8ORMODS on October 10, 2006, 05:30:00 PM
I am learning that not all 360 drives are the same that matters is that its working good deal
Post by: ILLusions0fGrander on October 10, 2006, 09:48:00 PM
Post by: Spookman on October 11, 2006, 11:11:00 AM
Drive is visible in bios and POST checks it ok on start up. Just need the 0800 disc now to be able to see it in windows. Everywhere i go for dvd+r dual layer discs is sold out. Will report again as soon as i get my hands on some