How to flash a BenQ Xbox 360

[gcnd0001]

damn I don't know when I'll be able to get a new VIA card.

EDIT this is what my device manager shows after i updated to the latest drivers;

My on board stat worked perfectly! THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH your tut was so easy to follow. (In a non gay way) I Love You So Much

[billy0319]

thanks for the tutorial, very easy to use! flashed my benq on the first try

[DBlackbeard]

Hi all

I'm skeptical about flashing my benq drive for the simple reason that i did it with my previous xbox (hitatchi drive) without being aware of the RROD, when i eventually got the RROD, i had one hell of a time trying to replace my xbox. I know the flash is not to blame for the RROD but still i'm skeptical. Does microsoft have any gaurentee that an error like the RROD wont happen again??

Just some questions i would like answered if anyone has the answers.

Is the firmware fully reversible?
Can i still use xbox live?

thanks, if anyone has the answers that would be great!!

Dean

[Soapy]

Quote: Originally Posted by DBlackbeard

Hi all

I'm skeptical about flashing my benq drive for the simple reason that i did it with my previous xbox (hitatchi drive) without being aware of the RROD, when i eventually got the RROD, i had one hell of a time trying to replace my xbox. I know the flash is not to blame for the RROD but still i'm skeptical. Does microsoft have any gaurentee that an error like the RROD wont happen again??

Just some questions i would like answered if anyone has the answers.

Is the firmware fully reversible?
Can i still use xbox live?

thanks, if anyone has the answers that would be great!!

Dean

1. Yes.
2. Yes.

[DBlackbeard]

Thanks soapy. i'm gonna take your word for it! Got 3 questions if you dont mind answering:

Q1: I've attached a jpg of my device manager. Is my SATA card able to flash my 360?

Q2: What would my SATA port number be called when using dosflash?

Q3: Has anyone heard of the RROD or any other faults happening with xbox's using the benq drive?

Thanks for the help, greatly appreciated!

[Soapy]

Quote: Originally Posted by DBlackbeard

Thanks soapy. i'm gonna take your word for it! Got 3 questions if you dont mind answering:

Q1: I've attached a jpg of my device manager. Is my SATA card able to flash my 360?

Q2: What would my SATA port number be called when using dosflash?

Q3: Has anyone heard of the RROD or any other faults happening with xbox's using the benq drive?

Thanks for the help, greatly appreciated!

1.Yes if you use DosFlash 1.3 or higher
2. Port 2
3. I have a Benq and had no problems with it at all.

[DBlackbeard]

Thanks, gonna give it a shot.

Lastly:

Q1: I'm guessing i should use the 'Benq iXtreme v1.41' firmware, but when extracted off of xbins, there is no 'make firmware.bat' command included in the file. There is however, such a file included with the 'Benq iXtreme 1.41 Rev 2 Non-Stealth Multispeed' firmware, but again, i'm guessing i would want the firmware that IS stealthy? The available firmwares on xbins are:
- Benq0800.rar
- Benq iXtreme v1.41.rar
- Benq_iXtreme_1.41_Rev_2_Non-Stealth_Multispeed.rar
- ixDef_1.41_Rev_2.rar
Theres also a folder labeled 'old', i'm guessing those are older firmwares?

Q2: Will it only play back up games that have been copied stealthly? Or do stealth games only matter when using Xbox Live? And do you know a thread which can explain how to successfully make stealth copies?


Thanks man, for helping out a learner!!
Best Regards

[UCCDog]

Alright I am having the same problem that a guy was a while back. I hook up the drive to the PC load the Dos type all the stuff in and get to the point where I hit Yes to start the read and power On/off the 360

I power it on and it goes back and forth from 0xd1 to 0x51 I turn it off and it always stops on D1. I have cycled the 360 numerous times and have tired several time with no luck. I have a DG-16D2S BenQ drive. I flashed a friends BenQ with NO problems what so ever so I dunno why mine is not working. Any ideas?

[Venomous Fire]

Quote: Originally Posted by DBlackbeard

Thanks, gonna give it a shot.

Lastly:

Q1: I'm guessing i should use the 'Benq iXtreme v1.41' firmware, but when extracted off of xbins, there is no 'make firmware.bat' command included in the file. There is however, such a file included with the 'Benq iXtreme 1.41 Rev 2 Non-Stealth Multispeed' firmware, but again, i'm guessing i would want the firmware that IS stealthy? The available firmwares on xbins are:
- Benq0800.rar
- Benq iXtreme v1.41.rar
- Benq_iXtreme_1.41_Rev_2_Non-Stealth_Multispeed.rar
- ixDef_1.41_Rev_2.rar
Theres also a folder labeled 'old', i'm guessing those are older firmwares?

Q2: Will it only play back up games that have been copied stealthly? Or do stealth games only matter when using Xbox Live? And do you know a thread which can explain how to successfully make stealth copies?


Thanks man, for helping out a learner!!
Best Regards

Q1. Benq iXtreme v1.41.rar

Should have the files inside the Rar....

Q2. The stealth ones will only boot properly stealthed games, if you go online without stealth and an older firmware you WILL be banned

Quote: Originally Posted by UCCDog

Alright I am having the same problem that a guy was a while back. I hook up the drive to the PC load the Dos type all the stuff in and get to the point where I hit Yes to start the read and power On/off the 360

I power it on and it goes back and forth from 0xd1 to 0x51 I turn it off and it always stops on D1. I have cycled the 360 numerous times and have tired several time with no luck. I have a DG-16D2S BenQ drive. I flashed a friends BenQ with NO problems what so ever so I dunno why mine is not working. Any ideas?

Make sure you have your port number right

[UCCDog]

Port number is right. It's the same one I flashed my buddies BenQ with. I was reading that the DG-16D2Sdrive cant be flashed please tell me thats not true???

****... Its not a BenQ at all it's a Phillips & lite-on is there a flash for this?

[DBlackbeard]

Thanks, think i have it figured out. Last 3 Questions.

Q1: In the 'hacked firmware' folder on xbins, theres an ixtreme file thats 78kb big called 'benq iXtreme v.41.rar'. This file has no 'makefirmtool.exe'. It has only a 'readme.txt'. But in the same 'hacked firmware' folder, theres another folder called 'old', which i presume are older firmwares, and it has a file called 'Benq.iXtreme.v1.4.rar' and is 377kb big. This file has 'makefirmtool.exe' attached. Is this the firmware i use?? Although its in the 'old' file?? Hope this isn't to confusing!

Q2: Does the 'benq iXtreme v1.4 nonstealth' firmware suggest that all backups will work on the drive, even if they not copied using stealth tactics? I understand this is not the safest route. Does the firmware 'benq iXtreme v1.4' have stealth included?

Q3: I have the windows 98 boot files, but the tutorial doesnt explain clearly how I use them. To make a doslfash on my usb, dont i only copy the contents on dosflash 16 to my usb? Where do the files in the win98 boot files come into play??

Thanks again!

[Venomous Fire]

Quote: Originally Posted by UCCDog

Port number is right. It's the same one I flashed my buddies BenQ with. I was reading that the DG-16D2Sdrive cant be flashed please tell me thats not true???

****... Its not a BenQ at all it's a Phillips & lite-on is there a flash for this?

Not yet, only thing you can do is if you can solder you can dump the lite-on key and spoof another drive onto your xbox with it, its pretty advanced

Quote: Originally Posted by DBlackbeard

Thanks, think i have it figured out. Last 3 Questions.

Q1: In the 'hacked firmware' folder on xbins, theres an ixtreme file thats 78kb big called 'benq iXtreme v.41.rar'. This file has no 'makefirmtool.exe'. It has only a 'readme.txt'. But in the same 'hacked firmware' folder, theres another folder called 'old', which i presume are older firmwares, and it has a file called 'Benq.iXtreme.v1.4.rar' and is 377kb big. This file has 'makefirmtool.exe' attached. Is this the firmware i use?? Although its in the 'old' file?? Hope this isn't to confusing!

Q2: Does the 'benq iXtreme v1.4 nonstealth' firmware suggest that all backups will work on the drive, even if they not copied using stealth tactics? I understand this is not the safest route. Does the firmware 'benq iXtreme v1.4' have stealth included?

Q3: I have the windows 98 boot files, but the tutorial doesnt explain clearly how I use them. To make a doslfash on my usb, dont i only copy the contents on dosflash 16 to my usb? Where do the files in the win98 boot files come into play??

Thanks again!

Q1. Just use 1.4 then, its safe to use, my Elite uses it

Q2. Just DONT use nonstealth unless you dont ever plan on touching XBL again

Q3. The boot files are used in the boot maker in the beginning of the tut... I cant really get clearer than that without coming to your house and doing it for you. And yes, you only copy the contents of the DosFlash folder AFTER you have made the boot disk.

[nevodavid]

I have built in sata card in my GA-965G-DS3 will it work?

[Venomous Fire]

Probably not

[avenged06x]

Sorry for a total noob question but I have been studing these threads for literally days to learn how to do this, the right way, the first time.


DID I MISS SOMETHING IN THIS? DO I HAVE TO DO ANYTHING SPECIAL? THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT IS HOLDING ME BACK FROM DOING THIS. I DONT WANNA BRICK MY DRIVE.


""3.Your iXtreme Firmware files get these off Xbins and PATCH THEM TO YOUR FIRMWARE.... putting these on your drive without your drive key will result in a non working drive""

THANKS!
NICK-

[sadie8686]

Hi,
I flashed my xbox a long time ago, but I now have this benQ drive. I just stumbled across this tut its been a while. On step number 3 below, what is the file, that I should be looking for on XBINS? Sorry, I've been out of the loop for a while.

Thank you!

3.Your iXtreme Firmware files get these off Xbins and PATCH THEM TO YOUR FIRMWARE.... putting these on your drive without your drive key will result in a non working drive
AUTO-XBINS:

[Venomous Fire]

Quote: Originally Posted by avenged06x

Sorry for a total noob question but I have been studing these threads for literally days to learn how to do this, the right way, the first time.


DID I MISS SOMETHING IN THIS? DO I HAVE TO DO ANYTHING SPECIAL? THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT IS HOLDING ME BACK FROM DOING THIS. I DONT WANNA BRICK MY DRIVE.


""3.Your iXtreme Firmware files get these off Xbins and PATCH THEM TO YOUR FIRMWARE.... putting these on your drive without your drive key will result in a non working drive""

THANKS!
NICK-

Quote: Originally Posted by sadie8686

Hi,
I flashed my xbox a long time ago, but I now have this benQ drive. I just stumbled across this tut its been a while. On step number 3 below, what is the file, that I should be looking for on XBINS? Sorry, I've been out of the loop for a while.

Thank you!

3.Your iXtreme Firmware files get these off Xbins and PATCH THEM TO YOUR FIRMWARE.... putting these on your drive without your drive key will result in a non working drive
AUTO-XBINS:

To answer both of these, it will be in Xbox360>Firmwares>BenQ

Look for a stealth version of the most up to date firmware.

Then when you have it all unpacked put your orig.bin in the folder of the speed you want, then run the Make iXtreme Firmware .bat file, and then you will have a working hacked firmware created in that folder

[nevodavid]

two questions:
1). I have nForce 4 will it work? (nForce 430/410 serial ATA)
2). where can I get the iXtream there is not such files as iXtreme v.41.rar not that I found.

[Venomous Fire]

Quote: Originally Posted by nevodavid

two questions:
1). I have nForce 4 will it work? (nForce 430/410 serial ATA)
2). where can I get the iXtream there is not such files as iXtreme v.41.rar not that I found.

1. I dunno, maybe? try it and if it works it works, if not it wont
2. Xbins

[nevodavid]

I didn't really understand how can I find the port and how it's look like.