Need help finding Tutorial on "Making your own DVD Key Extractor"

I want to make my own dvd key extractor (instead of buying CK3/probe/etc), and I hear its easy. I looks at this mini guide (middle of page):
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/25/724147

and it looks fairly simple.

Is there a more in depth guide for this and how it'll actually connect to everything. I looked on Youtube and can't find anything. If you made your own, where did you get your info from?

 

there are other like this one http://forums.xbox-scene.com/lofiversion/index.php/t668247.html but they are all pretty much the same. try google lite on key extractor for free or something to that effect.

 

Ok, this is putting me in the right direction. A few Q's:

1) What is a DB9 Serial Connector? Will I need to buy this, and this simply plugs into Com port right?

2) In schematics when it says wire to ground - "DVD GND / DVD-Case" , is this Ground on the back of the DVD drive, port 5/7/9/11? If so, does it matter which port?

3) Same thing as above but "Ground to PC". Can this Ground be Molex Ground? or am I way off?

 

to be honest I havent tried building one. I havent encountered any liteons so far. Try reading the threads that discuss them and maybe some people have asked those quesitons. sorry.

 

you can get a db9 connector at radio shack, basically you just solder your ground and tx to that. you dont ground on the system or anything, the ground is the negative that goes to the db9 to complete the circuit.

 

Thanks for the info.....

In this schematic from WileyCB:
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/25/724147#4479445

What are the loose wires "Ground to 360" and "Ground to PC".

 

just extra precautions, they dont make a difference. mine has no grounds going to anything and I have extracted about 10 liteons with it.

 

Awesome!! Thanks Mike, you too Stealth for the info, I'll start on my Frankenstein extractor tonight once I get the pieces together. Hopefully, this is the last you hear from me , either way, i'll update this topic w/ my end result.

 

Mike, what did you use to power the 360 DVD drive? I didn't realize it until now, but I am planning on powering the drive w/ the 360, will I blow anything up

 

As long as you can solder, even poorly, it'd only take 60 seconds to assemble. If you want some more detailed pictures of how to assemble it, let me know.

 

I'm starting to get frustrated, you would think I can find the answer to this simple Q...

The back of my PC has a Male COM port, do I need a male to male (stick wires in lil holes) or female to male (solder wire's to male end)?

I need to know which one to buy off ebay.

 

I mixed my males and females errr.

I mean female to female.

 

Back of the pc is male, so you'd need a female. Just like in the picture.

 

Thanks bhetrick.

As for the ground you have, I know Mike didn't use one, but I'd like some feedback.

Where does your aligator clip onto? the chasis of the 360 or PC. Then are those (360 and PC) aligator clipped together?

 

For powering and ejecting the drive I use an old TX connectivity kit. That alligator clip attaches to a 5v power source on the kit.

 

just skimming, and i know your question has already been answered, but just an fyi when speaking about a "ground" the 360 is a floating ground and the pc chassis is a true ground.

 

hey i tried making my own, looks like shit, urs look good.. mine didnt work though, program says something something in red letters then abort.

so im assumin it didnt work. can you give me a detailed pictured way of doin it, i have all parts. also my transistor looks like this, wud this work?


thanks let me know.

 

cant really tell from the pic if your transistor is npn or pnp. google the part # on it and wire it accordingly.

 

Did you read the sticky at the top of the forum?

 

radioshack part number

276-2017