Wires or switch?

[reign]

Philips/BenQ VAD6038 Firmware Tutorial :
http://dwl.xbox-scene.com/tutorial/vad6038_tutorial.pdf

I was looking at the tutorial on how to read and wright the firmware to the BenQ drive. It said I needed the following :

- soldering iron + tin
- thin wire (0,08mm to reconnect the trace)
- scalpel or x-acto knife (to cut the trace)
- switch (or use wires only)

Now my question is, do I need the switch? or can I just solder 1 wire to the 2 traces?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

- ShaX

 

[abeerdrinker]

you will need 2 wires to simulate a switch like off and On.

Have them touch to connect and dont have them touch to disconnect same way a switch would work.

 

[reign]

you will need 2 wires to simulate a switch like off and On.

Have them touch to connect and dont have them touch to disconnect same way a switch would work.

Ok, now when I put the Xbox 360 back together do I have to have the switch "on" or "off"? Same with the wires do they need to be "connected" or "disconnected"?

- ShaX

 

[abeerdrinker]

Disconnected

 

[reign]

By disconnected do you mean taking the wires off completely? Or just them not touching?

If you mean taking them off completely, is there another way

so that I can just keep the switch on the drive and not

have to remove and re-solder the switch every time. Because if

thats what you have to do it does not sound very safe for the

drive when your having to constantly remove and re-solder the

switch to read and wright the firmware.

- ShaX

 

[abeerdrinker]

no touchie

 

[reign]

OK, thank you for your response.
Just to confirm lol as you can tell I am really parinoied about messing with this drive.

So I can leave the switch soldered to the BenQ, and all I have to do is turn the switch off and I can put it back together and use it with the switch still soldered to the drive? Is this correct?

- ShaX

 

[Magic66048]

which firmware must one use

 

[reign]

So I can leave the switch soldered to the BenQ, and all I have to do is turn the switch off and I can put it back together and use it with the switch still soldered to the drive? Is this correct?

I need this question answered please

- ShaX

 

[lang]

OK I was curious about this myself so I asked caster420 since he played a big part in developing and testing this method. Below is his response:

<caster420> well, people have been leaving it in i guess and it works fine

<caster420> but the flash isn't getting the correct amount of voltage, but it still functions properly

<caster420> what the longterm effects on the flash are, i don't know

 

[reign]

Thank you thank you thank you for your response. Aegean thank you. Nobody else took the time to respond to me. Thank you aegean!

- ShaX