how to know dvdrom on nwe xbox-cases

[zmadian]

is there any way to see what type of dvd-rom that is on the 360 before u buy it??it looks maybe stupid to open all cases and open the dvd to see and i want to have a hitachi because i hears that that is the easyes to mod.i have one that is destroyed.lost my firmware

 

[johnjohn]

nope, its pretty much luck.
the manufacture date may give you an idea of what drive it has.

I have a 360 with a hitachi 0059 that was made in may of 2006, and have a 360 with a samsung MS28 that was made in august. But this has no bearing of what type of drive it may have.

its pretty much random.

 

[neski]

Try having a look here

360 drive list

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