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[pdrayton]

im recently having a problem flashing xboxs with my via pci sata card,ive flashed loads of xbox with the same card and via drivers removed/disabled/enabled/etc so not an issue there,my problem is wenever i tried to read the firmware on any xbox drive it goes all jerky then the screen just freezes on me,

like i said ive had this in my pc for ages without a problem then it just suddenly started doing this.

anybody came across this before?

 

[philou74000]

Sometimes the pci card can come a little loose. I usually fixed the problem by removing it from the pc, giving it a good clean and placing it back firmly into the pci slot. Make sure that it secured properly to the back of the case as well eith by a single screw or a support plate depending on the kind of case you have

 

[Scaph]

try connecting the xbox directly to the sata port on your motherboard unless you are 100% that your sata chipset is incompatible.
It could be also a failing Power supply unit on your PC.

 

[pdrayton]

hmm thats interesting actually coz i tried connecting it directly to mobo and its done exactly the same thing,u reckon it cud be the power supply,ive got a spare 1 and cud swap them over no worrys

 

[philou74000]

Swap the psu's over and let us know how you get on

 

[pdrayton]

hiya fellas tried puttin a brand new power supply in my pc but same old crap,as soon as i goto flash any drive it just freezes jungleflasher,tried with the via sata card and directly to the chipset on the mobo......im stumped personnaly

 

[xpl]

Well maybe its time to upgrade to a x360usb!

 

[philou74000]

I'd personally format the hdd (after backing everything up first of course). I know it's a complete ball ache, but this solved it for me when I had similar problems to yours.

 

[ReMix]

also, its worth nothing that i've seen VIA cards just simply die. They are, after all, very cheap pieces of hardware.

 

[pdrayton]

thanx guys but im giving up and ive already ordered the usb pro,that way i can just do away with that pc and use my laptop....thanx for the help anyways fellas

 

[philou74000]

thanx guys but im giving up and ive already ordered the usb pro,that way i can just do away with that pc and use my laptop....thanx for the help anyways fellas

Thought about getting a 360usb pro for a while, but does the drive have to be powered by the xbox or is there a way to power up the drive through another device? I flash alot of console and it would be excelent if I could do it on the move.

 

[pdrayton]

ive just flashed a benq with me laptop as my usb pro came this morning,to provide power to the dvd drive i just made a molex to usb lead to power it also using my old maximus xtractor board,they fine for supplying power its not enuff to eject the drive mind just enuff to power so never tried it with an hitachi