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PCI SATA card won't fit...what next?
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sadie8686
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28. December 2006 @ 05:40 |
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I can't fit the PCI SATA card with a SIL3112 chipset into my computer. What is my next option?
Can I use an external SATA drive? Do I need to buy something else? Do I need to try something else? Thanks for any help.
James Smith
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AkaMrMike
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6. January 2007 @ 07:36 |
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I recently bought the same card you have, and wasn't very happy with it. Everything went fine with it until I went to dump my firmware and the checksum would never be right. Later I found out that this chipset isnt' very compatible. For some it works but most it doesn't. I just bought another one yesterday from here. This is the via 6421 chipset and 360 firmware toolbox was tested with this and it should work 100%. I will get it tuesday and let you know if it works, if you would like.
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sadie8686
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6. January 2007 @ 07:39 |
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Yeah, let me know what works for you. I'm about try a new one today or tomorrow. I will let you know how it goes.
James Smith
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Nu2Mods
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6. January 2007 @ 08:22 |
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it wont fit? unless the card was made wrong it will fit, they are all mdae the same, try again, if need be remove a pci card that is in there already
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modster
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6. January 2007 @ 08:43 |
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go and buy a PCI sata card with via 6421 chipset. then use hex editor and edit mtkflash.exe. These is a stick here that will show you have to do that.
cheers
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Nu2Mods
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6. January 2007 @ 08:51 |
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you dont need a sata card, if you have a VIA chipset with onboard sata your fine
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modster
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6. January 2007 @ 09:01 |
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yeah, but good luck in getting a board with the via 6421 chipset now day. Most onboard sata has SIL*** chipset.
and come on hoss, PCI sata card with via 6421 chipset is only $9.00 at your local computer store.
cheers
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Nu2Mods
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6. January 2007 @ 09:21 |
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i have a board that is less than a year old and it has A via chipset you dont have to have that specific one, mine doesnt and it works just fine for flashing
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6. January 2007 @ 09:25 |
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how can it not fit? unless your PC is super super old with a giant pci slot. Try harder. I had hard trime fitting in min ei remebered
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6. January 2007 @ 10:07 |
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SIL3112 chipsets will work with every Hitachi drive except the 0078FK but for some reason mine even works with that drive too.
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AkaMrMike
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9. January 2007 @ 10:10 |
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Just to update you sadie on how things went with the card I linked you to, it went flawlessly. Took just a few minutes to set things up and had absolutely no problems with it! Hope everything works for you also, good luck.
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bart1ey
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9. January 2007 @ 20:07 |
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Ok im a pure N00B to the xbox 360 scene but is their anything that i can get that will connect both the Hitachi and Samsung drives. And is their many drive versions that wont work. I also just bought the Samsung SH-D162c with 0.81 FIRMWARE for my pc, do i have to do anything else to the firmware for it to read the xbox 360 games..
WEll!!!!!
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