Originally posted by da_mage:

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Thanks for the info leerage - was kinda hoping I wouldn't have to flash the ixtreme on there, as it's not my xbox and the owner plays on Live!, so don't think they'd be too impressed with a possible ban!

Here's something else if you don't mind, if I'm swapping the key onto an exact drive model do I need to flash anything then?

Thanks again mate.

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Originally posted by leerage:

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Originally posted by da_mage:

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Thanks for the info leerage - was kinda hoping I wouldn't have to flash the ixtreme on there, as it's not my xbox and the owner plays on Live!, so don't think they'd be too impressed with a possible ban!

Here's something else if you don't mind, if I'm swapping the key onto an exact drive model do I need to flash anything then?

Thanks again mate.

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No problem. Here is a website that contains original firmware. HERE

Only drive that can't be returned to stock is Lite-ON.

If you are swapping drives and they are the EXACT model and firmware revision, you can just swap PCB boards.

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Originally posted by CopperKid:

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You do not have to use ixtreme firmware when spoofing and swaping drives.

example:
Original hitachi drive
New BenQ drive

Dump hitachi drive and retrieve key.

Read BenQ and get the benq-ofw.bin

Do not load auto load ixtreme.
Load the BenQ ofw.bin as the target.
Go to manual spoofing and paste the key from the original hitachi.
Then spoof the benq-ofw.bin as the original hitachi.

save your benq-cfw.bin and flash it to the benq drive.

Now you have a benq that reports as a hitachi but will not read backup games.

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