im about to flash my xbox, i got a sata card in my computer now with the via 6421 chip, just making sure i got everything right so i brick my box.
its a benq drive
im following this TUT and not using a connectivity kit
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/781253 ill follow this tut to a t, but just making sure because ive heard and seen alot of different thing
1. do i gotta do the thing where i leave the drive half open?
2. do i need a usb jump drive?
3. does this back it up incase it does brick?
also im doing this on a computer i rarely use, so right now i have these files burned onto a disc from my laptop
1. jungle flasher
2. ixtreme
3. and iprep
anything i need to add to that list or subtract?
and last thing, can i burn the backup to a disc and keep it that way?
I flashed my BenQ not so long ago (my first attempt at flashing). The only software you need is JungleFlasher as it's done from within Windows.
If the drive is already flashed with iXtreme 1.5 or above, then you need to use the tray half open method. If the drive has never been flashed, or it's flashed with iXtreme 1.1 to 1.41, you can unlock the drive just by using the "Benq UnLock" button in JungleFlasher.
Here's a really good step by step tutorial that I used to flash my drive: -
One of the first things you do is to read the drive's original firmware and save it to your hard drive. That's what you'll want to keep a backup of once the process is complete. You can burn it to CD, put it on a USB stick, upload it somewhere - whatever. It's only a few KB, but it contains the drive key, should you ever need it.
