Wont boot with swtich pluged in.

[weepel]

I have to unplug the switch for the xbox to boot to the flashBIOS. and when it boots to the flashBIOS, its flash disabled no matter what the position of the flash enable switch.

I have modded 10 xboxes in the past and never had anything like this.
any help would be appreciated, I'm stumped.

xbox, 1.6
X3 chip

 

[weepel]

come on now, someone must have any idea

 

[philm]

Hitachi's wont Flash now???

Nothing on my PC has changed but now when I use Jungleflasher to put hitachi into Mode-b it won't All other Drives work fine still , but for some odd reason hitachi stoped liking my PC? any Ideas...

Thanks

 

[Skiloo123]

Re: Hitachi's wont Flash now???

if it still ejects your drive is ok and your just doing something wrong.

if doesn't eject then your drive is bricked......

 

[Farly]

Re: Hitachi's wont Flash now???

Use the onboard SATA ports on you PC (preferably primary port).

 

[Onix1]

Re: Hitachi's wont Flash now???

Use the onboard SATA ports on you PC (preferably primary port).

exact opposite, hitachi are very delicate creatures and only like certain sata ports. Go buy a via6421A card.

 

[Onix1]

Re: Hitachi's wont Flash now???

also is it a 79. It may require activate disc if it is not already flashed with a firmware.

 

[Farly]

Re: Hitachi's wont Flash now???

Use the onboard SATA ports on you PC (preferably primary port).

exact opposite, hitachi are very delicate creatures and only like certain sata ports. Go buy a via6421A card.

lol no its not.

The Hitachis have to be flashed actively on a desktop application, the PC has to deal with it as if it is a normal PC (CD-ROM) drive during this process, reason why is beyond my understanding. Hence why using the onboard SATA connections solve 90% of peoples problems when they cannot get their Hitachi recognised on desktop.

 

[philm]

Re: Hitachi's wont Flash now???

lol I've been modding drives now for awhile.. I have the Via card, Tried it.. I've tried a Hitachi 78, 47, 46, 79. I know about the CD, it was Working great once I turn off PC the next Hitachi I did will go into Mode b. I do the Normal push button mode b, Please eject bla bla.. i have drive ejected, push OK, drive goes in, No hitachi found , I wait about 20 sec, Refresh still nothing,,, I'm Lost this is weird .... I'm going to reinstall windows and try,, I am running XP to..

Also thanks for trying to help

 

[Farly]

Re: Hitachi's wont Flash now???

lol I've been modding drives now for awhile.. I have the Via card, Tried it.. I've tried a Hitachi 78, 47, 46, 79. I know about the CD, it was Working great once I turn off PC the next Hitachi I did will go into Mode b. I do the Normal push button mode b, Please eject bla bla.. i have drive ejected, push OK, drive goes in, No hitachi found , I wait about 20 sec, Refresh still nothing,,, I'm Lost this is weird .... I'm going to reinstall windows and try,, I am running XP to..

Also thanks for trying to help

Did you try using the onboard SATA port?!

 

[philm]

Re: Hitachi's wont Flash now???

yeah that what I normally use, I hardly ever have to use Via card

 

[philm]

Re: Hitachi's wont Flash now???

Reinstalled windows works perfect again, Very weird

 

[Farly]

Re: Hitachi's wont Flash now???

Reinstalled windows works perfect again, Very weird

Glad to hear!

 

[Onix1]

Re: Hitachi's wont Flash now???

I have done alot of hitachis and most of them do not even get recongized on my evga mobo and some of my m8 have the same issue. That is why I am saying that Farly. No need to get defensive.

 

[Farly]

Re: Hitachi's wont Flash now???

I have done alot of hitachis and most of them do not even get recongized on my evga mobo and some of my m8 have the same issue. That is why I am saying that Farly. No need to get defensive.

I wasn't being defensive. I was just saying that Hitachi drives should be flashed using the onboard SATA ports. I'm not sure if mobo compatibility should come into it considering it has to flashed/treated similar to a PC DVD-Drive.

 

[fanchun]

Re: Hitachi's wont Flash now???

If you are using via and have the drivers removed you drive will not show up in the drive drop down box on the top right it will only show up under drive properties right below were you select your i/o port and you can only using portio mode not winapi because their are no drivers