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isaacbomb

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2. July 2009 @ 00:06

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Hi i have an xbox orignal and the dvd drive is completely busted

and needs replacing does anyone know if this dvd is anyfood and if it is how i would go about putting it in my already softmodded xbox
http://www.divineo.com/cgi-bin/div-us/zz-xb-81new

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varnull

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2. July 2009 @ 01:11

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no no no .. the firmware source link is non existent.. so it won't work.. unless you can find another source for that and whatever program you need to flash the drive.
I thought diveneo had gone out of business early 2008 anyway?

They made these claims about these drives but the only couple I ever saw only worked as well as the original drives and one was far worse.. I wouldn't trust that site to supply you anything at all.. tho they might just take your money. The missing firmware link (which has gone back to the domain registrars as for sale) is the end of that really .. look for an original xbox drive. should be dirt cheap.. llamma might still have some.

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isaacbomb

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2. July 2009 @ 01:16

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alright thank you

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varnull

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2. July 2009 @ 01:24

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You are in luck.. I actually have the firmware flash utility on one of my backup disks.. that's a fluke.

Contact them first before paying anything .. or ensure you pay by a method you can get insured or refunded if nothing ever arrives XD I'm suspicious because the cable kit is £15 and the cheapest drive I could find is £23 with shipping.. more than the cost of a console to replace the one you have.

http://www.thegametrain.com/8164-solderl...pter-p-281.html

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HITACHI-LG-GDR-816...%3A1%7C294%3A25

here is the readme from the flash tool.. to prove I have it

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Whats this?

Because it has been more and more difficult to find replacement drives for

your broken or bad reading drive, we developed a adapter to offer a clean

and easy solution for everyone.

The adapter makes a LG-8164 PC drive function in a XBOX(1).

The only disadvantage of this product was: it couldn't read originals.

Thanks to MrPresident this problem is now solved with this firmware!

You can even use this firmware to extract XBOX360 games.

After installation it will play all media CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD+R and Originals!

www.xbox8164adapter.com

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Installation instructions

Step 1: Connect the LG-8164 to your PC.

Step 2: Extract the xbox8164flasher.rar and run the flasher.

Step 3: Choose the appropiate drive.

Step 4: Click flashup and your done!

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Features

Boots all XBOX CD-R backups

Boots all XBOX CD-RW backups

Boots all XBOX DVD-R backups

Boots all XBOX DVD+R backups

Boots all XBOX Originals

Use to extract XBOX360 original games

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Notes:

- Use only with the official 8164 adapter witch can be found at www.xbox8164adapter.com

- You will need a modded XBOX to use a PC DVD drive in a XBOX.

- If you use it to extract XBOX360 games ignore all read errors.

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isaacbomb

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2. July 2009 @ 01:47

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well i think that price doesnt include shipping cost i remember ordering from them about a year ago

but i think im just going to take my xbox to the local playNTrade and sell it to them and then buy a used console wich is 50$

im only worried that they wont take it because its modded

and honestly i dont think i have the correct tools to remove the old dvd drive because i took it apart i think it uses torx screwdrivers

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Isaac r lol

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