Wanting To Flash Just Need Some Advice Options

[tidy_boy]

hey guys I have a 360 with a Hitachi 46DH

I have looked at this thread for the firmware that I need and I dont have clue which one I need and which one is the most stable.

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=513412


Can someone let me know which is the firmware for me please.

This post has been edited by tidy_boy: Jul 31 2007, 10:10 PM

[reval4tion]

Just get the latest hitachi iXtreme in the usuall place.

[Lush]

you want ixtreme 1.2rev2 for hitachi...

[tidy_boy]

Hey guys I now have the correct firmware. Where will I get a guide on how to actually do the firmware hack.

Hey guys I am using Geebees Guide Version 40 tutorial from here http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=523406


It says that I need to get my drive in to Mode B.

But there are many ways to do this on his tutorial.

here are the different ways


Slax CD :
100% (if your SATA chipset is compatible) 0% (If chipset isn’t compatible)

Crossed Wires or 1k Resistor Method:
100% ALWAYS WORKS. If it doesn’t for you, you are doing it wrong. Some risk.

HotSwap:
100% but you need a 360 Samsung drive or SATA DVD-ROM

Xecuter Connectivity Kit:
100% but expensive ;-)



What do you guys recommend.


Also the tutorial I am using talks about this ofrmware OPA-XTREME-HITACHI-7IN1-V2_1 and I am using ixtreme 1.2rev2



Cheers

[infamouskid]

well first off all 4 options you listed are perfectly fine.. what you should be doing is looking at the required tools required to do the flash. once you know what you have you can then see what your real options are. start with a sata chipset.

[tidy_boy]

Thanks for the reply. I am just downloading the slax disc to get the drive into mode b.

The file name is pslax21.rar is this the lastest one

[infamouskid]

any slax will do fine. but again make sur eyou have a compatible sata chipset. do not attempt anything if you are not sure.

[tidy_boy]

any slax will do fine. but again make sur eyou have a compatible sata chipset. do not attempt anything if you are not sure.

How do I find out on my pc is I have a compatible sata chipset

[infamouskid]

does your mobo have an onboard sata chipset?

you can try a number of ways.

that you will have to research on your own.

msinfo32 is one way.

open up your cpu case and look at the physical mobo usually beside the sata connectors there is a chip with markings on it.

if that doesnt help you can look at the board in the moddle for the model type. or you can look under the bottom of the last pci slot on most boards to see the model type there as well.

once you have the model type. you can go look it up on the mobo manufactuer website and find out there by readiing what it has.. or downloading the product manual and reading the product features in there as well.

once you know what chipset you have i would suggest reading a tutorial on modding the xbox. gee and textbooks are both very good. and both have videos as well.

good luck

[tidy_boy]

Right I have check my motherboard and it look slike my hard disk it connected via SATA and there is a spare port.

I have attached a image

[infamouskid]

yup thats sata. now all you need to know is what kinda chipset you have. the chip in that pic looks like an ati chip but that may be onboard gpu. check the mobo manual taht came with the computer.

[tidy_boy]

yup thats sata. now all you need to know is what kinda chipset you have. the chip in that pic looks like an ati chip but that may be onboard gpu. check the mobo manual taht came with the computer.

HI that is a ATI chip it says


ATI ixp400


This is my pc http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/prodinf...149&lang=en

Motherboard description

* Motherboard manufacturer's name: MSI MS-7184
* HP/Compaq name: AmethystM-GL6E

CPU/Processor

* Socket: 939
* Supports AMD Athlon 64 X2 (up to 4800+) and Sempron (up to 3200+) processors

System bus

* 2000 MegaTransfers/second or 1600 MegaTransfers/second depending on the processor

Chipset

* Northbridge: ATI RS482
* Southbridge: ATI SB400

BIOS features

* The mainboard BIOS provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically
* The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which records your mainboard specifications
* Supports boot from LAN, USB Device 1.1 & 2.0, and SATA HDD

Form factor

* Micro-ATX: 24.4cm X 24.4cm

Memory

* Four 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets
* Supports dual channel, eight memory banks DDR 333/400 DDR DIMMs
* Supports 2.5v DDR SDRAM DIMMs
* Maximum HP/Compaq approved memory is 4 GB* without ECC



NOTE: *Actual available memory may be less
Expansion slots

* One PCI Express x16 graphics
* Three PCI
* One SCSI connector for PCI Extender Card for two additional PCI slots (optional)

Video graphics

* Integrated

Serial ATA

* 2 SATA connectors
* Each connector supports 1 serial ATA-150 disk drive

Onboard audio or audio card Controller: AC-97

*
Realtek ALC658C 6-channel CODEC chipset
*
Location: Integrated

Onboard LAN

* Realtek 8100C
* 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet controller

Back panel I/0

* One PS/2 mouse
* One PS/2 keyboard
* One VGA
* One Parallel
* One IEEE 1394
* One RJ-45 networking port
* Three audio connectors: line in, line out, and microphone
* Four USB (2.0)
* One S/PDIF out

Internal connectors

* One floppy port supports 1 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes
* Two IDE connectors for up to four IDE devices
* Two serial ATA ports for up to two SATA devices
* One PCI Express x16 graphics slot
* Three PCI slots
* One PCI extender board connector
* Four USB 2.0 ports on two headers
* One CD audio input header
* One auxiliary audio input header
* One headphone-out header
* One IEEE1394a header
* One CPU fan connector
* One system (chassis) fan connector

This post has been edited by tidy_boy: Aug 3 2007, 10:58 PM