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Title: Hp/lg-hitachi Gdr-8163b Dvd-rom Drive
Post by: hed on April 21, 2006, 07:29:00 AM

I have a thomson dvdrom in my xbox that I want to replace with a better drive. It has to be able to read original xbox games (Main reason I want to replace it.) and DVD-R back u p s. All the other xbox dvdroms I've seen are very expensive, even the samsung pc dvdroms are also to expensive. I've been doing abit of research these last couple days and found out that these drives could be moddified to read xbox games.

Samsung SD-616T
Samsung SD-616F
Samsung SDG-605
HP/LG-Hitachi GDR-8163B
Pioneer 500M
Sony DDU1612

I can get a LG-Hitachi GDR-8163B or a Pioneer 500M at a good price. I can't find any tutorial on how to moddify them though. Anyone know where's one? and the firmware required to mod them?

I need to know a.s.a.p. beacuse I'm buying one of them tomorrow! 4/22/06 Most likely the LG-Hitachi GDR-8163B since it's a newer model.

So any info would be greatly appreciated.

Title: Hp/lg-hitachi Gdr-8163b Dvd-rom Drive
Post by: The Zep Man on April 21, 2006, 07:37:00 AM

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Title: Hp/lg-hitachi Gdr-8163b Dvd-rom Drive
Post by: deadparrot on April 21, 2006, 09:46:00 AM

Where did you find the 8163b?  I've looked everywhere, and I even ordered one, but got sent an 8164b instead!  I know NewEgg says they have them in stock, but they don't ship internationally.

Title: Hp/lg-hitachi Gdr-8163b Dvd-rom Drive
Post by: hed on April 22, 2006, 07:16:00 AM

Thanks Zep . your THE MAN! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

deadparrot

http://www.3gplaza.com/estore/control/Comp...0625&srccode=PW

I don't know if they ship internationally though.

Title: Hp/lg-hitachi Gdr-8163b Dvd-rom Drive
Post by: hed on April 22, 2006, 06:49:00 PM

My bad deadparrot, that's a  GDR-8163BI. I don't know if that drive works.

Title: Hp/lg-hitachi Gdr-8163b Dvd-rom Drive
Post by: deadparrot on April 23, 2006, 03:15:00 AM

I think they all work.

Title: Hp/lg-hitachi Gdr-8163b Dvd-rom Drive
Post by: The Zep Man on April 23, 2006, 03:38:00 AM

QUOTE(hed @ Apr 23 2006, 02:20 AM)

My bad deadparrot, that's a  GDR-8163BI. I don't know if that drive works.

GDR 8163 Beige IDE. It's a product code for the shop, I guess. You can get the black version (black tray?) here, for example.

[edit]
Guess I was wrong. I still think any GDR-8163bX is supported.

This post has been edited by The Zep Man: Apr 23 2006, 10:40 AM

Title: Hp/lg-hitachi Gdr-8163b Dvd-rom Drive
Post by: deadparrot on April 23, 2006, 04:03:00 AM

QUOTE(The Zep Man @ Apr 23 2006, 10:09 AM)

GDR 8163 Beige IDE. It's a product code for the shop, I guess. You can get the black version (black tray?) here, for example.

Those are sold out  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)