1 Xbox Bad Disc Drive - 1 Xbox 3 Red Lights Options

[III BiRdMaN III]

Hello all,

I am new to this forum and this is my first post so please be gentle....lol

I have 1 xbox 360 That has a bad disc drive model # of drive is----TS-H943 Toshiba Samsung
H/W :006 -- Ver.A -- F/W=ms28 --June 2006 -- Not sure on Rom Version

I have another xbox 360 that has the dreaded 3 red lights that wont go away model drive is-----GDR-3120L
Hitachi LG Rom Version is 0078FK not sure on F/W or H/W Versions.

The question is i am not trying to burn games and all that.
All I would like to do is put the working Hitachi LG drive in the working XBOX 360.
What is all involved to make that happen? I know that there is a key code that needs to be sent
to the drive when i swap them.Thats all I know

I have downloaded the Toolbox's latest version and i am pretty handy with a PC.

Can anybody help a brother out here Kinda point me in the right direction that would be AWSOME!!


Thanks.......................III BiRdMaN III Your fellow GaMeR

This post has been edited by III BiRdMaN III: Sep 3 2008, 03:57 AM

[III BiRdMaN III]

Please someone tell me am i wasting my time???

Can this be done and still play online.

Should I just stop being so cheap and buy a third xbox......lol

HeLp!!!!!!!

This post has been edited by III BiRdMaN III: Sep 3 2008, 05:08 AM

[Havok]

Google "xbox 360 textbook"..

It will explain how to extract the key from the Samsung and place it into the Hitachi.

You will need a NFORCE or VIA chipset.

[III BiRdMaN III]

Google "xbox 360 textbook"..

It will explain how to extract the key from the Samsung and place it into the Hitachi.

You will need a NFORCE or VIA chipset.

When you say chipset are you talking about the adapter that I need to attach to my PC?

Any suggestions on chipsets that you know work with those drives..............

Thanks..............Again for your help

[III BiRdMaN III]

^^^^ PLEASE EXCUSE THE NooB ^^^^


From reading the tutorial the SATA chipset must be on the mother board of the pc (SO I THINK)

In other words a SATA chipset adapter will not work (I COPY THAT)

Thanks...............III BiRdMaN III

[flash360]

First you need to find what sata you got. If you not got any on your pc then you should buy a via 6421 pci card it plugs in to your mother board easy peasy. Your right in thinking a usb adapter wont work. They are ok for the older hitachis though. You will be ok using a floppy to dump your fw from your samsung I dont think you can brick it by just reading the fw.

Then again depending on whats wrong it would probly be a lot easier to just swap the laser's out I think they the same.