Switch Shows Blue, DVD-ROM Makes Strange Noise, No Video

[Jicksta]

Okay,

In all, I've spent at least fourteen hours installing this X3. I have experience before installing SmartXX and XBIT modchips several times, and yet, some minor problem here (I'm sure) with my first X3 installation eludes me.

Firstly, here're the specs:

• XBOX v1.0
  X3 pinheader installation
  Thomson DVD-ROM drive
  HDD is already unlocked with installed dashboard
  I've experimented with both standard and S-VIDEO AV packs
  FlashBIOS 3.01
  X3 1953 BIOS

Presently, when I power the Xbox on with the X3 BIOS flashed on it, the following happens sequentially:

• 1. The blue X3 LED and external switch's HDD LED shine. The switch's logo shines red for less than a second.
  2. HDD starts spinning
  3. The switch's logo turns blue.
  4. Front eject button LED shines solid green.
  5. DVD-ROM drive makes an unusual high-pitched whirring noise for about a second, stops for about two seconds, then repeats with the whirrs and pauses all over again about two additional times, then stops all together.
  6. LAN LED flickers briefly
  7. Video never initializes

I can press the power and eject buttons simultaneously to initialize FlashBIOS, so I know my red/gray/green wire soldering is fine.

When I flash FlashBIOS 3.03 or an M8 BIOS on it, the Xbox will just frag when turned on normally.

I've suspected my pinheader LPC soldering, as that's the only logical cause I can determine for this problem, but I've soldered and soldered and resoldered and resoldered each point so many times I feel nauseated thinking about it now.

I don't have access to a voltmeter to test the underside of the pinheader, so I've been taking a LED flashlight and closely analyzing each point and if it even looks suspicious, I resolder the point, making sure the enveloping solder makes contact with the LPC bus.

Is there something here I'm overlooking? Is there a mandatory dip-switch configuration for flashing?

Any help at all would be appreciated. Questions are certainly welcome.


Jick

 

[Martin C]

Can you use the Xbox with the chip disabled?

If not, then is a good starting point.

If you're getting FlashBIOS then at least 99% of your chip is soldered correctly, enough to get Evox M8 working anyways.

When you flash Evox M8, what size are you flashing? What bank is set prior to flashing? Are you keeping the same switch settings when it reboots?

As for the DVD-ROM, I'd check all cables going to the DVD-ROM and HDD. If they all look ok, then check the HDD wire soldering in case it's touching anything else.

Martin

 

[Castor]

First time flash, a little lost

hi,

Ive previously been using an online site to flash my 360 but being on the doll at the moment Ive decided to try it myself. I have a liteon FW ver 74850c, im 90% sure its on 1.51 firmware. Ive connected the drive to my pc and started up jungleflasher. Jungleflasher shows my drive but where it says vendor it displays PBDS not PLDS like the tutorial says. When I try clicking dummy from ixtreme it displays a message saying its not a liteon drive. Im pretty confused at the moment so Id really appreciate any help.

 

[strucdown]

Re: First time flash, a little lost

have you put the drive in half open position 1st

 

[GodZilla]

Re: First time flash, a little lost

Benq? or spoofed as a Benq!
what does the drive sticker say? - if jungleflasher reports it as something else then it has been spoofed!

 

[Castor]

Re: First time flash, a little lost

have you put the drive in half open position 1st

Yea did that, pulled the power cable when half way.

 

[Castor]

Re: First time flash, a little lost

Benq? or spoofed as a Benq!
what does the drive sticker say? - if jungleflasher reports it as something else then it has been spoofed!

The drive sticker says its a liteon, also has a yellow wire. So what do i do now?

 

[Castor]

Re: First time flash, a little lost

Ok ive established this is a liteon drive spoofed as benq. I have the drive hooked up to jungleflasher, drive half open. Im a little confused as to whether I treat the drive as a liteon or benq. When I try dummy from ixtreme it lets me save key then when i try to save inquiry it says drive is not a liteon aborting (see att images)

When I try benq unlock it just gives me command error.