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itz me
07-19-2008, 07:15 PM
Okay, I not an idiot with PC/360...
Modded my old XboX 1.

Trying to flash a Hitachi drive.
Is it harder than the others?

-Before I open my Xbox what do I need first? Can I get it from Bestbuy or Walmart? (I prefer getting from the store, not internet.)

How long will it take?

If I get the redlights or it gets banned can I just put my 360 back together (without them knowing it's modded) and ship it to MS or return it Bestbuy?

Do they ban the 360 or accounts or both?
saleem
07-19-2008, 07:22 PM
try reading textbooks 360 tutorial,its available in the guides sticky.
:)
itz me
07-19-2008, 07:36 PM
try reading textbooks 360 tutorial,its available in the guides sticky.
:)

I did. Common sense hit me. Anyways I'm burning the SLAX CD so I just put it into my 360 to access the debug menu to flash? (I dont have the SATA cable yet, I'm just wondering.)
saleem
07-19-2008, 07:40 PM
no you hook up the hitachi drive to the pc's master sata port,use the 360 to power it.

you set a cd/dvdrom to be first boot device in the pc's bios and boot slaxcd from there.

just outta interest,what hitachi drive version do you have?
:)
itz me
07-19-2008, 07:46 PM
no you hook up the hitachi drive to the pc's master sata port,use the 360 to power it.

you set a cd/dvdrom to be first boot device in the pc's bios and boot slaxcd from there.

just outta interest,what hitachi drive version do you have?
:)

Honestly, I haven't opened my 360 yet, but I'm hoping it will work with the SLAX method. All I can tell you I have a year old Hitachi drive.

-edit: Offtopic: Can you make first post at the top and not bottom?
saleem
07-19-2008, 08:20 PM
you might have an hitachi79.they came out back end of 2007.if it is hitachi79 you will have to solder in a passskey to enable read/write mode for the drive.

it might be an hitachi78 that has be be done with firmware toolbox.
:)
itz me
07-19-2008, 08:31 PM
you might have an hitachi79.they came out back end of 2007.if it is hitachi79 you will have to solder in a passskey to enable read/write mode for the drive.

it might be an hitachi78 that has be be done with firmware toolbox.
:)
Is the 79 the hard one that requires the 2 wired method .
So is the only real way to find out is by opening my 360?
I guess I should return this to bestbuy and get a BenQ?