Reply With Quoteavoid the lite-on drives, drive trey looks the same as benq but you can tell by looking through a hole under the faceplace where the drive is.
white wires = benq
yellow wires = liteon
most new packs have lite-on drives so good luck.
Xbox 360 price crash - help needed
Hi guys.
I want to buy an Xbox 360 now that the price has dropped and was hoping someone might be able to help out a newbie?
I need to know if I buy the 60gb pro pack bundle what I need to look out for; Can I still upgrade the firmware? What DVD drive do I need to avoid? They said I could check what DVD drive it had before I bought it.
Is there anything else I need to know? Has anyone seen any better deals?
The deal i was emailed is $399 from GAME with Kung Fu Panda, Lego Indiana Jones and Fable 2 or Gears of war 2. Eb said they would match it but not beat it.
Thanks.
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avoid the lite-on drives, drive trey looks the same as benq but you can tell by looking through a hole under the faceplace where the drive is.
white wires = benq
yellow wires = liteon
most new packs have lite-on drives so good luck.
Thanks mate.
I just found out that the deal is only for today. I rang JB to see if they would match it as they are closer to me. After being on hold for 5 minutes while the staff member spoke to the manager they were magically out of stock of all their XBOX 360's.
how`d u go?
I ended up getting the 60gb pro pack from EB and got them to match the GAME deal. I also got them to sell me a wireless black controller for $50. GAME refused to match that deal.
I got Indiana Jones Lego and Kung Fu Panda and kept both as they would only offer me $7 store credit each. I traded Gears of War 2 straight back to them for $87 store credit and used that store credit to buy the extra controller. in the end I paid $399 and still have a $37 gift card.
They let me check which drive was in the machine but I couldn't find any coloured wires under the faceplate. I got them to power up the machine for me so that I could look at the shape of the drive tray. I assume I either got a Benq or Liteon.
Can someone please teach me how to find where the coloured wires are? I can still take it back if it is a Liteon and look through the other machines.
The staff member I dealt with at EB was very helpful and a true professional.
you have too look through a hole, somtimes u may need too shine a light in.
Look at the manufacture date...its probably around September so its almost certain to be a Lite-ON!
PrecisionMods
^^^
Thanks for the help. The 360 is so confusing for a newbie, I thought the messiah chip was confusing enough back in the day.
The manufacture date was only 2 months ago. I have already bought another machine.
LOL, if its beyond April this year then it IS a liteon.
That said I think I have a few halo 3 eds still....sept 2007ish
who cares if it's liteon, they are just as easy to crack. all you
need is xtractor360, a spare drive pref a benq off ebay for $50.00
and use dvdkey32, only takes 30 mins from the time you start
pulling the box down.
dont you need a special serial cable and soldering skills? , if theres a new method out which doesnt require the above can you post a link too a tutorial please.
benq off Ebay please tell me where and a tutorial will be good as I'm in the process of building a LVTTL-RS232 converter and if there is a easier way please do tell
grab the '360 Xtractor Lite-On Tool Kit' off modsupplier and get all your tuts and files here:
answer to your question is NO and NO. all you need is a db9 serial cable,Originally Posted by alphredo
and the soldering is not difficult, however there is a new method out now
which completely eliminates soldering altogether. If you use the spear360
with the xtractor360 no soldering is required, I know coz I got one.
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Here is the link to the products and all the files you need to do it
yourself
I'd rather solder 2 easy points than having to hold a probe...suppose its ok for people that cannot solder, but just an extra cost really.
PrecisionMods
Yeh I built a extractor for around $12
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