Post by: spiffyville on July 16, 2008, 03:26:00 PM
edit: The installer probably just has something bridged on the board. Its probably fixable.
Post by: Ex-CON on July 16, 2008, 06:11:00 PM
Post by: swampy1111 on July 16, 2008, 07:19:00 PM
i can't believe that people take these jobs on and don't put them right or guarrantee the work, if that was to ever happen to me and all was lost i would replace the console
Post by: Macdawgg1 on July 16, 2008, 07:26:00 PM
Post by: Ranger72 on July 16, 2008, 07:43:00 PM
QUOTE(Macdawgg1 @ Jul 17 2008, 03:02 AM) 
Thanks swampy-but could you please explain what you mean by reading the tsop? I had one guy tell me that he needed to have the orginal firmware but since the guy never got that far when he told me that he switched it to mode B and the drive disappeared before he flashed it.
It requires someone to remove the flash chip and read the firmware with an external programmer. There are quite a few reliable people here that can do it.
Increasingly I am seeing a very good need for this device myself. I keep telling myself to get one and heck I may as well browse to eBay and pick up one now. lol
Post by: Rustmonkey on July 16, 2008, 08:02:00 PM
Post by: Ex-CON on July 16, 2008, 08:03:00 PM
QUOTE(Ranger72 @ Jul 16 2008, 09:19 PM)
It requires someone to remove the flash chip and read the firmware with an external programmer. There are quite a few reliable people here that can do it.
Increasingly I am seeing a very good need for this device myself. I keep telling myself to get one and heck I may as well browse to eBay and pick up one now. lol
So True, I'm in the same boat. Need to get one myself
As for the drive itself, Drives don't just "disappear" from Windows. I think an accident happened while the drive was being prepared for flash extraction (if it ever got that far) Either power cable came loose and was plugged in the wrong way = toast or passkey got ripped off (damaged traces) Only the installer knows what exactly happened.
Its obvious that it was a screw up on the installers end. You may want to see if the drive is connected to the power/sata cable inside the xbox. If so and still not working, take the back plate off and checkout the traces for any damage (where the passkey would go)
Next time you should always check the Guarantee from the installer. Many of us offer replacements when things go bad.
Post back.
Thanks
Ex.
Post by: swampy1111 on July 16, 2008, 08:40:00 PM
QUOTE(Ranger72 @ Jul 17 2008, 03:19 AM)
It requires someone to remove the flash chip and read the firmware with an external programmer. There are quite a few reliable people here that can do it.
Increasingly I am seeing a very good need for this device myself. I keep telling myself to get one and heck I may as well browse to eBay and pick up one now. lol
i bought one of these a while back when i did my first 79 and got a e64 on it, since then ive done well over 100 of them and never needed to use it again but its worth having just in case
QUOTE(Macdawgg1 @ Jul 17 2008, 03:45 AM)
Could someone please point me to one of these relaibe guys in the southeast?-
i'm in NC and would like someoone in the south ideally. also I'd want him to look at my box FIRST then give me a price.
ive heard good things about grim but i don't know were he's based
Post by: spiffyville on July 16, 2008, 08:43:00 PM
Post by: Ranger72 on July 16, 2008, 08:54:00 PM
QUOTE(spiffyville @ Jul 17 2008, 04:19 AM)
If you go that route I would definitely recommend grim as well. Stand up guy he is.
I will back that as well.
Post by: TheVictim on July 25, 2008, 11:18:00 AM
QUOTE(Macdawgg @ Jul 16 2008, 06:14 PM)
Well I'm open to suggestions since I'm out $80.00 for his service(joke) and $40.00 for the passkey
Post by: Macdawgg on July 28, 2008, 02:56:00 PM