NO Xecuter3 Chip Detected - Very Frustrated!!!

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cpinkerton

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Jan 20, 2006
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Please help

First of all I've read through the other posts regarding this topic and they didn't help so I have done my research.

I have an X3 chip installed, the default bios came up as it should and I correctly followed the instructions of flashing the BIOS via the http method. I used the FlashX3 bios (X3_1463.bin) from the xbins ftp site (by the way if this version causes so much trouble why doesn't someone delete the bloody thing so that newbies like me don't have to through all of this).

I flashed the first 1KB bank (on on off off off) then turned the xbox on and got the dreaded "NO Xecuter3 Chip Detected". Figuring out that I had a bad bios I then located the alternative X3_3294.bin. I switched to the second 1KB bank (off on off off off) and turned on the xbox......same error message. So first thing I don't understand, it seems like the bad bios has been burned to both 1KB banks.

Anyway undettered I checked to see if the http flash option was still available and it was. The Xecuter web flash correctly displays I select the new bios file, click on upload. It responds and then asks me which bank selection I would like to choose (1,2,3,4 or 5,6,7,8). Doesn't matter which bank I choose, or what config I have the switches in, once I click on the "Flash It" button it sits there with no response (opening page http:/192.168.0.5/flash.php...). By the way I can ftp to the xbox using the x3,x3 username/password combination with no problems.

So I figure the http method is not going to work. Time to explore the ISO bios CD-RW option. I've now burned 5 CD-RW's with Nero following the instructions across several web sites. Each one of them doesn't seem to make a difference. I still get the same error message when I boot the xbox.

Now you are probably thinking I'm doing something wrong when burning these CD-RW's. Perhaps I have the wrong settings in nero or my xbox doesn't recognise CD-RW's. Thats exactly what I would be thinking. However here is the thing. During all this frustration I spent some time away from the bios and downloaded an evox dashboard iso image and burned that they same way onto a CD-RW. Now when I insert this disk into xbox and reboot, it recognises the CD-RW and loads the evox dashboard. The IP address of the xbox changes and per the pre-config evox.ini file and I can ftp to the box. There is a menu option to flash the bios from evox dashboard but all three options available to me fail. I know they are 256k bios files so I think that they fail because I'm working in 1024k mode.

So I don't understand why this is happening. I'm obviously missing some critical concept.

I think what I need to do is download an iso image for a 1024k flash bios and use that. I found one on this forum and burned that the same way but I still get the same error message.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Craig

PS And yes the flash protect switch is in the off position
 
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cpinkerton

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Jan 20, 2006
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DJBOOBY said:
if evox cd-rw work your bios working try holding white button on booting xbox and see if you get x3 config dash
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Tried that, didn't work. Thanks for the suggestion though.
 
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cpinkerton

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Jan 20, 2006
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DJBOOBY said:
if you can ftp to your xbox useing x3 ftp then go to the adim folder then ftp bios in to the 1mb bank folder
recheck pin head is soldered in the bios uses one or two pins not 100% witch ones but check all
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I don't see an admin folder on any of the drives C,D,E,F or X,Y,Z. I'm 100% certain that the pins are soldered correctly because I checked with a multi-meter.

Just so its right in my head here can you please confirm which of the following statements are true

1. Once I flash the BIOS the only way I can flash to another BIOS is if the one I loaded lets me

2. The above is wrong and as long as I create a special kind of CD from an ISO file with a BIOS.BIN file in the root directly I can flash again

3. Number 2 above is wrong and since the BIOS I loaded produces an error and won't let me re-flash I'm basically buggered.
 
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DJBOOBY

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if you can still get flashbios screen then you can reflash chip
try power eject to get backup bank that should have flashbios 3.0.1 that will not work on v1.6b xbox so xecuter have flash flashbios too the main bank
on on off off off will get you flashbios 3.0.1
off on off off off will get you flashbios 3.0.3 that work for v1.6b xboxs but not v1.6
if you have a working x3 bios yes you can flash the chip with that guide below if you have a work x3 bios then flash the backup bank with flashbios 3.0.3 if you have a v1.6b xbox
the main thing to remember is to change the switch to the other bank if you find flashbios on main one of the main banks
if you find flashbios on on on off off off then change to off on off off off andthe other way round
 
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cpinkerton

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Jan 20, 2006
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When you say "get to the flashbios screen", do you mean the very first screen that displayed once the chip was installed? Because I can't get to that screen anymore. The only screen I get is the error screen or the evox dashboard if I boot with that CD.

No matter if I have "on on off off off" selected or "off on off off off" then I get the same result. XBox boots, I get the "Rox my Box" message and then immediately the "NO Xecuter3 Chip Detected".

Power and Eject together make no difference. They xbox starts and the tray ejects. Tried with both bank settings.

Any other suggestions?

By the way I have V1.1 so I don't have the 1.6 problems.

Regards,

Craig

PS Have decided to open the box up again so perhaps ignore this post until I've checked everything
 
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cpinkerton

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Jan 20, 2006
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Don't bother, all better.

Opened up the box and found that the wire connecting from the power/eject panel to the mod chip had broken off. Out came the soldering gun.....long story short the eject/power combination now works again. I was able to get to the flashbios screen and have loaded a working bios.

Thanks for the support. Sorry to be pain.

Regards,

Craig

PS The FlashX3 BIOS needs to be removed from xbins site. Now I know this site is not connected in any way shape or form to that site, but if someone knows someone, then perhaps that message may be passed along.
 
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