User User name Password  
   
Tuesday 23.9.2025 / 05:01
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > consoles > xbox 360 - modding & hacking > benq drive wont go into vendor mode help!
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
Benq drive wont go into Vendor mode HELP!
  Jump to:
 
Posted Message
maxmc2
Newbie
_
19. November 2009 @ 20:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi guys i have been trying for the last 5 hours to flash my Benq drive with the 1.61 firmware

I have tried, Jungle Flash, Iprep and Doscflash and they all seem to be having the same problem putting the drive into vendor mode 0x73?

I've gone through many tutorials which all say switch off after pressing yes etc, have tried thousands of combinations and am now at a loose end.

The only thing i can put it down to is the my PCI/SATA controller is not compatable, how would i found out if so.

Or could this be something else im missing like needing to unlock the drive first, ive installed all the programs and patched to make these programs work but they all get stuck at putting the drive into vendor mode

Any help would be great

Cheers guys
Advertisement
_
__
gameover9
Suspended permanently
_
19. November 2009 @ 20:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if you don't have a via 6421 card, stop wasting time.
Upeer
Junior Member
_
19. November 2009 @ 20:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Have you tried using the Jungleflasher support channel on IRC? The people there have helped me several times.
gameover9
Suspended permanently
_
19. November 2009 @ 20:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Upeer:
Have you tried using the Jungleflasher support channel on IRC? The people there have helped me several times.
he needs a 6421 via card or it simply won't work. $10
Upeer
Junior Member
_
19. November 2009 @ 21:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
There are many different chipsets that are able to flash, I myself flash 360s on a near daily basis and I do not have a VIA chipset at all.

I'm definitely not ruling out his chipset as a possible cause, but I have seen newer people make some mistakes that seem fairly obvious to most people because of their inexperience.

In order to nail down the cause we would need to talk to him while he was at the computer in order to verify some things.

That being said, what chipset do you actually have Max?
mitch04
Member
_
19. November 2009 @ 21:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
no all I used was the sata on my motherbaord which was a P5KC ASUS and it worked fine.

or is benq different?
Upeer
Junior Member
_
19. November 2009 @ 22:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I haven't heard of any drives that will flash on one chipset but not another. I use an Nforce chipset personally without trouble.
gameover9
Suspended permanently
_
20. November 2009 @ 08:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Some drives will work on that chipset but not all. The card is $10, is it really that big of a deal? And the card works on all drives.
Upeer
Junior Member
_
20. November 2009 @ 09:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
On his chipset, or mine?
gameover9
Suspended permanently
_
20. November 2009 @ 10:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If you don't VIA chipset, then don't waste your time. It won't always work.
Advertisement
_
__
 
_
Upeer
Junior Member
_
22. November 2009 @ 10:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have to disagree with you here, Gameover9. I've flashed at least 50 drives with my NForce chipset and haven't had an issue with any of them. Admittedly the sample size is somewhat small for a scientific trial, but considering the average sample size someone would have it is fairly expansive and I feel should be representative.
afterdawn.com > forums > consoles > xbox 360 - modding & hacking > benq drive wont go into vendor mode help!
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2025 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork