Xbox 360 Flash Guide (How to mod the Xbox)

[Iron Cross]

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The Ultimate Tutorial For Installing iXtreme 1.6
For All DVD Drives!
By
yhbtimblk & Stevoal
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iXtreme 1.6 is the new DVD Drive firmware that allows your Xbox 360 to play backups - Including the new backups with 3 video partitions.
It will also allow you to rip games using your Xbox 360 DVD drive connected to your computer.

With iXtreme firmware you play both original and backup games with no hardware modification.

This Tutorial will show you in detail how to install iXtreme firmware on your Xbox 360 DVD drive.

Requirements

- A desktop computer with a free PCI slot on the motherboard.
- A USB Flash Drive.
- A VIA 6421A PCI card.

First thing you need to do is check which DVD drive your Xbox 360 has.
There is 4 different types of Xbox 360 DVD Drives - But don't worry they can all be modified.

Remove the Xbox 360 faceplate and look into hole



A white wire means that the DVD drive inside your Xbox 360 is BenQ.

A red wire means that the DVD drive inside your Xbox 360 is Samsung.

Plastic covering the hole means that the DVD drive inside your Xbox 360 is Hitachi.

A yellow wire means that the DVD drive inside your Xbox 360 is LiteOn.


Ok now you will have to open your xbox 360.
Watch this video - It will show you how to open up your Xbox 360 without voiding the warrenty

YouTube - How To Open the Xbox 360 For Repair or Modding

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Tutorial
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BenQ and Samsung
Drives
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You can download all the files that you will need from here:

MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service
Password - yhbtimblk@xbox360iso.com

1.) Make sure that your VIA 6421A PCI Card is installed in your computer motherboard.

2.) Install the latest VIA 6421A Sata Drivers.
Run "Setup.exe" in the "VIA 6421A V580C Driver" folder from the .rar file you downloaded earlier.
Once the drivers are installed you will have to restart your computer.




3.) Open the "iPrep 101" folder from the .rar file you previously downloaded.
Open "iPrep.exe". iPrep will automatically load ixtreme 1.6 firmware for both BenQ and Samsung DVD Drives.

Select your USB pen drive.
Make sure the boxes "Format/Make Bootable" and "Include Batch Files" are both ticked.
Then click "Start".





4.) Turn off both the x360 and the computer.
Now you have to connect your Xbox 360's DVD Drive to your computer.
Plug the sata cable into your VIA 6421A PCI card and plug the other end into your x360 DVD Drive. You will have to unplug the left cable on the DVD Drive to do so.



Now make sure that you have plugged the sata cable into the correct port on the VIA 6421 PCI Card:



5.) Go into your computers Boot settings and set your USB pen drive as
the default boot device.



Make sure both the Xbox 360 and computer are turned off.
Unplug all devices connected to your computer.
e.g Hard Drive, DVD Drive etc

Plug in your USB drive into your computer and turn it on.
The computer should now boot up into a black DOS screen like this.



6.) Now make sure that the Xbox 360 is off but both the power cable and
AV cable are connected.
Now type "dosflash".
Now turn on your Xbox 360 by using your faceplate and then press enter on the keyboard.

If you are asked if you want to send magic keys type "N" and press enter on your keyboard.

If you are asked about sending the magic keys it will then give you instructions and ask you if you are ready - Ignore the instructions, type "N" on the keyboard and press enter.

Dosflash will automatically detect your Xbox 360 and a message will say:

MTK Vendor Intro failed on port:
If you choose to rend the command you should turn the drive off and on after you have pressed "Yes".
Do you want to resend the command until the drive responds (Y/N)?

Type "Y" and press enter.

A message will say.
Status: 0x51

Turn off the drive and wait 10 seconds.

A message will say.
Status: 0xD1

Now turn the Xbox 360 back on by using your Xbox 360 faceplate.

Now a list of devices will be listed, select the port of your xbox 360 DVD Drive and press enter.

Now you will be asked what you want to do to the drive. [R] read, [W] write or [E] erase.
Type "r" and press enter.

Then it will as you where you want to save the original firmware.
Type "c:\orig.bin" and press enter.

It will now start to read the original firmware.

Reading Bank 0...OK!
Reading Bank 1...OK!
Reading Bank 2...OK!
Reading Bank 3...OK!
Reading finished!

You can now turn off both the Xbox 360 and the computer.

7.) Plug your hard drive back into your motherboard and boot into windows.
Now run "360FwTb.exe" from the "X360 Firmware Toolbox 48" folder.

Select "File" then "Open".



Now browse to the "orig.bin" on your USB pen drive and select "Open".



It will now show you your drive key highlighted. Right click on the drive key and select "Copy".



Now open the "ix16.bin" from the "iXtreme 1.6 Firmware" folder and then either the "BenQ" or "Samsung" folder depending on your dvd drive. All from the .rar file you downloaded earlier.

The drive key will show as 777777777777777777.
Right click on the drive key and select "Paste".



Now click "Save Key".
A message will say "A new key has been set".



You can now close the program.

8.) Now your DVD Drive Key is copied and the Drive firmware is now modified to play backups.
Place the "ix16.bin" you just created onto the root of your USB Pen Drive.

9.) Make sure both the Xbox 360 and computer are turned off.
Once again remove any devices from the computer and boot from the USB Drive.

Now make sure that the Xbox 360 is off but both the power cable and
AV cable are connected.
Now type "dosflash".
Now turn on your Xbox 360 by using your faceplate and then press enter on the keyboard.
It will automatically detect your Xbox 360 and a message will say:

MTK Vendor Intro failed on port:
If you choose to rend the command you should turn the drive off and on after you have pressed "Yes".
Do you want to resend the command until the drive responds (Y/N)?

Type "Y" and press enter.

A message will say.
Status: 0x51

Turn off the drive and wait 10 seconds.

A message will say.
Status: 0xD1

Now turn the Xbox 360 back on by using your Xbox 360 faceplate.

Now a list of devices will be listed, select the port of your xbox 360 DVD Drive and press enter.

Now you will be asked what you want to do to the drive. [R] read, [W] write or [E] erase.
Type "w" and press enter.

Then it will as you what firmware you want to write to the drive.
Type "c:\ix16.bin" and press enter.

It will now start to write the Ixtreme 1.6 firmware.

Erasing...OK!
Erasing finished!
Writing Bank 0...OK!
Writing Bank 1...OK!
Writing Bank 2...OK!
Writing Bank 3...OK!
Writing finished!

And now your Xbox 360 is flashed with iXtreme 1.6!
Just turn your Xbox 360 and computer off, put the Xbox 360 back together again.

Make sure you make a backup of the "orig.bin" that is on your USB Drive!

Enjoy iXtreme 1.6