I have the same problem. I have a v1.6.
I havn't tried any other BIOS yet, but it might be my only option
soon. By the way, do you also have problem with the external
dip switch panel? By XBOX is completly dead if I have it attached.
The blue led will flash on the chip when I press the power or eject button but it will not boot at all. (No fan spinning or HD power-up)
Without the panel everything seems to work. I can boot up the Backup FlashBIOS v3.00 and boot into the MSDASH. When I try to boot the X3 it hangs when the "Rocks my box" splash is displayed. I've tried to press
all kinds of keys on my controller, but nothing happens. I'm feeling a bit stuck.. I'm also using the original ms hd. I've tried to flash the X3 3 times using the http method described, and I get the same result every time.
The flashing completes and the xbox shuts down as described, but the X3 stalls... Please help!!