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koolmole
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_ 		26. December 2009 @ 12:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have 2 360's, one's RROD but the disk drive (hitachi) is completely fine. My 2nd 360 (also hitachi drive) is giving me open tray errors and it's getting annoying. Since the disk drives are coded with the motherboard, is it possible to remove the chip board in the 2nd 360, and put it in the disk drive of the 1st broken 360. Ending up with the disk drive of 1st 360 and the chipset of the 2nd one inside the drive. And then placing the drive in my 2nd 360 and play without flashing? Basically this video:

http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/...c-drive-245905/

Both drives are xtreme 1.51, if that matters
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larrylje
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_ 		26. December 2009 @ 13:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If they are both the same brand/ver then I would say yes. But have never tried it myself.
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koolmole
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_ 		27. December 2009 @ 11:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
BUMP! Anyone else?
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koolmole
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_ 		3. January 2010 @ 23:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
One last Bump...
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CopperKid
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_ 		4. January 2010 @ 10:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes it will work.
Although your hitachi drive that's giving you open tray issues could possible be sorted out with a pot tweak.
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Toaster68
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_ 		4. January 2010 @ 11:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Agreed yes it will work, i done it with two Sh*tachi drives and they were a 46 and a 79 but both had compatible boards.
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koolmole
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_ 		14. January 2010 @ 20:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
k so I tried this and it didn't work. Drive 1 is a Hitachi 47DH and the other drive is a 78FK. I put the chip of the 47DH into the 78FK drive but there is almost a grinding noise. It happens when the laser moves up and down trying to extract data off the DVD to start it up. It doesn't read the disk...any ideas?
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