Xbox 360 Mod/Hack FAQ

Hello everyone! I am brand new to the forums here and want to start off by saying that this seems to be a very well put together site and a great group! I know that we have all been to forums that are not a pleasant experience. Anyway, to the point. I just opened my 360 and discovered that I have the BenQ drive. I also have found a step by step forum that will lead me through the flashing process. I have already gotten the firmware from xbins so I am ready there. The question that I have is regarding purchasing the VIA VT6421 PCI card for my desktop. I have found several cards on EBAY ranging in price from $16 to $27. This card http://cgi.ebay.com/VIA-VT6421A-Hi-...ryZ74941QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem says for XBOX 360 but this card http://cgi.ebay.com/SYBA-SY-VIA-150...ryZ74941QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem advertises specific software compatibilty for the BenQ drive. Both cards have the same chipset so my question is should I pay the $10 extra or will both of these cards do the same thing? I really appreciate any help. Thanks in advance!

 

I would recommend your purchase the via 6421 chipset, leave the other one.

 

lilg_06 thanks for responding! Both of these cards have the 6421 chipset. My question is will this "special compatible software" make any difference? Thanks again!

 

Both have the same chipset, theres nothing special about the more expensive one, the normal via 6421 chipset is 100% compatible, so dont worry about it, it will make no difference.

 

Awesome!! Thanks so much!!!

 

Just so I'm clear, are the Kreon drives the only ones that can read, and thus rip, the games? Or can one just buy a DL burner to both rip and burn the image? (using xBox backup creator)

Thanks much

 

You cant use any ordinary drive for ripping, you need the samsung-toshiba drive with kreon firmware for ripping, or you can use the drive in your xbox 360.

 

Hi,

Can someone please help?

I have flash my 360 with ixtreem firmware rev 1.2 in October 07.

I could then play all of my games, movies & backup's.

Sometime around November I couldn't play any of my games or movies...

The only thing that my box do is telling me this: "Open tray" when I put a game.

Can someone please let me know what to do?

My 360 has a hitachi dvd drive version 0.47

Do I need to flash my box with my old firmware and then flash-it back again with an other firmware?

Thank you in advance!

 

how do you connect your 360 to your cpu like look at the maps so you can mod them??

 

If this issue worsened over time, then the laser could have got weak, in this case, you may have to tweak the pots to get it to work again. But before doing this, do try flashing back the original firmware, and trying a different one.

 

Thanks for your help lilg_06 !

Do you suggest the Ixtrem Vers. 1.4? or is there an other one better for the Hitachi Vers 0.47b?

Freddy

 

Try 1.4, if that doesnt work, then 1.2.

 

Hey I just got banned from xbox live how can I fix this?

 

you cant. have to buy another console.

 

Hi Folks,

I am wanting to flash my 360 with a benq drive. It would be great if you could tell me if the following sata controller card would work.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150232297200

Thanks heaps!!!

 

it should, but heres the one i used and worked great. its actually a little cheaper too i believe, i didnt look at the shipping on the ebay one though.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124022

 

Thanks wabashman for the quick reply. Really appreciated!

The only issue is that I live in Australia and wasnt sure if it would be economical for me to order from NewEgg.

Thanks once again.

 

What I meant earlier was that NewEgg will not ship internationally and it will be less economical and time consuming if I use a parcel forwarding service

 

ya, they wont ship, but this way you have the brand name, model number etc to find the exact one you need.

 

Hey I have a question.. Ive been wanting to modify a 360 for some time now.. After looking at alot of FAQ forums, Ive noticed ALOT of people get banned from Xbox Live for it..

My question is.. I'm going to purchase a 2nd system which will be the system I modify, can I still use my same gamertag offline and not get banned? I'll only get banned if I connect to Xbox Live with the modified system right?