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How to Flash any Xbox 360 Drive with a Laptop
by ID0NTuseGEICO
Requirementsby ID0NTuseGEICO
- PCMCIA VIA card with VIA VT6421 Chipset
- Something like this: CARDBUS PCMCIA 32 Bits SATA eSATA 2 ports VIA VT6421
- VIA raid drivers
- I do NOT recommend installing the drivers that come with your card on a disc
- Port I/O - [[Click here to view this link] | [Click here to view this link]]
- How to install Port I/O on Windows (Vista and above)
Here's how to install Port I/O In Windows XP
This will show you how to install portio32.sys on Windows XP (since most WinXP installations are 32-bit, it's rare someone has 64-bit but the files are above, the process is the same).
1. Open the Control Panel.
2. Open the "Add Hardware" wizard. If you are using Windows XP's default "Category View" for the Control Panel, this is done by clicking on "Printers and Other Hardware" and under "See Also" on the left, click "Add Hardware".
3. The wizard typically displays a screen explaining what it is used for. Click Next to continue.
4. The wizard may automatically scan for new hardware. The scanning will not detect anything related to PortIO32.
5. You may be asked "Have you already connected this hardware to your computer?" Regardless of whether you have installed any cards yet, click Yes.
6. You will be shown a list of the hardware already installed in your computer. Scroll all the way down and select "Add a new hardware device"
7. You will be asked whether Windows should search for the new hardware. Select "Install the hardware that I manually select from a list"
8. A list of hardware categories will be shown. Select "Show All Devices" (On some versions of Windows this may be called "Other")
9. Click the "Have Disk" button and point Windows to the "windriver" directory of the PortIO32 distribution.
10. A list of drivers found in the directory you specified will be shown. Select the "PortIO32 Xbox 360 Device Driver" item and click Next.
11. Click Next again to "start installing your new hardware."
12. The files will be copied and installed. Click Finish to complete. You do not need to restart your computer.
Now all the hardware is installed!!
This will show you how to install portio32.sys on Windows XP (since most WinXP installations are 32-bit, it's rare someone has 64-bit but the files are above, the process is the same).
1. Open the Control Panel.
2. Open the "Add Hardware" wizard. If you are using Windows XP's default "Category View" for the Control Panel, this is done by clicking on "Printers and Other Hardware" and under "See Also" on the left, click "Add Hardware".
3. The wizard typically displays a screen explaining what it is used for. Click Next to continue.
4. The wizard may automatically scan for new hardware. The scanning will not detect anything related to PortIO32.
5. You may be asked "Have you already connected this hardware to your computer?" Regardless of whether you have installed any cards yet, click Yes.
6. You will be shown a list of the hardware already installed in your computer. Scroll all the way down and select "Add a new hardware device"
7. You will be asked whether Windows should search for the new hardware. Select "Install the hardware that I manually select from a list"
8. A list of hardware categories will be shown. Select "Show All Devices" (On some versions of Windows this may be called "Other")
9. Click the "Have Disk" button and point Windows to the "windriver" directory of the PortIO32 distribution.
10. A list of drivers found in the directory you specified will be shown. Select the "PortIO32 Xbox 360 Device Driver" item and click Next.
11. Click Next again to "start installing your new hardware."
12. The files will be copied and installed. Click Finish to complete. You do not need to restart your computer.
Now all the hardware is installed!!
Now to flash the drive you can use any tut that you want to use.
BenQ and Samsung 360 Drive Tutorial
Lite-On 360 Drive Tutorial
Thread that contains how to flash every 360 drive (I find it more complicated than the above links but if you don't have the above, then this is the link to follow)
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