Use NAND reader to recover data from broken console?

[RyanJV]

Hi,

I have an XBOX 360 S 4GB and was too ignorant to know that it had a slot for an internal hard drive. Long story short, the console stopped working. I believe a failed surge protector and a thunderstorm affected it somehow. I tried replacing the power supply/cable to no avail and pulled it apart to inspect the motherboard etc. There are no obvious shorts (to include the USB ports etc), burned areas, or damage but the fault remains the same. The console buttons work in so much as they beep when touched (and I think I hear the fan begin to spin but stop) but the console will not start. At any rate, researching today taught me a little about the NAND storage and I was wondering if anyone deemed it possible to recover game save data (I used the internal MU for a few games that I really want to recover data from) from a motherboard using a J Runner and a Corona QSB. From what I can tell, the motherboard needs power in order to interface with J Runner and read data on the NAND but it doesn't require the console to be on. My question is, does it sound plausible to be able to pull the NAND data and write it to another motherboard in order to recover a game save file? I'm obviously not well versed with this stuff, and I am going to look into replacing the RF card and whatever else is cheap prior to trying anthing like this but any input would help immensely. I don't solder frequently, but have received formal solder training and feel comfortable with that part. I just could use a little explanation as to how this all works. Also, I unfortunately don't have much knowledge about the Dash # etc since the console bricked on me.

If anyone feels like explaining technical stuff to one of the uneducated, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Thanks,
Ryan

 

[scott1503]

i believe with what you are planning you would need to read the nand of the faulty console and remove the xcpu, transplanting both onto a fully working console. to me seems a little excessive to go through just to get save data.

 

[Krafter]

Look into 360 Flash Dump Tool. I'm not sure if it will do what you want or not.

 

[alexander_1333]

I don't know if this works but does not hurt to try:

1)read the original nand(full dump) from the broken console
2)write the nanddump to a RGH Corona v2/4/6, make sure to backup first the RGH Corona nand.
3)write 48MB nanddump to RGH Corona, that nanddump which belongs to this console
4)use xexmenu/freestyle to recover your files on the RGH system

 

[RyanJV]

I'm going to need to research some more to understand all of that. Thanks for the input though. Even if this doesn't work it's still kind of fun experimenting.
One follow up question I have: Is it possible to pull the NAND from one system, save to my computer, and then write it to another system after pulling the good xbox's CPU key? I guess I'm not entirely sure how that works. I know they have to match but can we make the NAND from the old motherboard match the new CPU?

 

[Krafter]

You need the CPU itself. Not just the key.