Building Xbox 360

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Hi i am building an xbox 360 but i have got to the stage of connecting DVD drive to the motherboard. I have a v59 hitachi DVD drie but are unsure if i have to have a certain motherboard and where i should get one from. After i get one i will need to insert the motherboard key into the drive and i need reasuring and what i have to do (i have a rough idea). If someone can please post a link to a website that can help me i would really appreciate it. Thanks

 

[WelshHippy]

The DVD Drive needs to have actually came with that Motherboard your hookin it up to if not then you need to try and get the orig.bin from the other dvd drive that actually did come from this motherboard cuz that contains the DVD Drive Key to make it work right with this motherboard

 

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Thanks for the info but i need to find somewhere that sells xbox 360 mobo.
I have tried ebay but there isn't many on there. Does anyone know where i can get one from. :?:

 

[WelshHippy]

Even if you bought a xbox 360 motherboard you'd have to ensure they have the correct DVD Key that goes with it so they can give it to you when you put in a DVD Drive so you can flash the key to it and have it working in no time.. I'd say you may get lucky sometime at http://www.llamma.com/xbox360 but it doesn't look like they got any motherboards in now.

 

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Thanks for the website. yer ill make sure i get a key for the mobo before buying. Thanks

 

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Right I have just come across some information on connecting the xbox 360 mobo the pc mobo. I know you need a sata cable buts whats this about a sata card will I need one to hook the pc to xbox. :?

 

[WelshHippy]

Yeah to flash the DVD Drive / Update w/ firmware & correct key you'll need the VIA Sata card or the onboard sata may do fine if you got one at all.

 

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Sorry if im a noob but what do you mean by "onboard sata". Do you mean the sata plug on the pc mobo.

 

[WelshHippy]

yeah if there is one... sata cable needs to go from it to the xbox 360 dvd drive

 

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Yer I do have a sata plug on the pc mobo thanks for the help. Now i come across another problem i am running windows vista is there anything i should know about this, if there is any problems or anything using it.

 

[WelshHippy]

If you can't update it thur Vista just boot off a USB Stick with all the tools you need on it and update thur it

 

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Right ive got everything apart from the mobo i cant find one from anywhere. any suggestions.

 

[WelshHippy]

Grab a VIA Sata Card ;-)