Xbox 360 modding question

griffdaddy · 24-09-2009 09:57PM #1

Hi everyone, was going to post this in the console modding section but it's a bit of a ghost town over there. I'm about to buy the Xecuter 360 Connectivity Kit v3 pro so i can update my (already flashed by someone else) Liteon drive, and maybe do a few friends as well the next time i'm back in Ireland. Will this work directly from my laptop's usb port or do i need a SATA port or anything? I'm living abroad at the moment and it would cost me 50 quid to get my firmware updated, the cable is ten quid cheaper so it's a no brainer, plus i don't wanna pay everytime i need a new ixtreme. Thanks for your help!

Kinetic^ · 24-09-2009 09:59PM

Console modding is where this belongs. There are still active posters here.

Vic Vinegar · 24-09-2009 11:08PM

You need a Sata port & 1 USB port on your laptop/PC to do Lite-ons.

griffdaddy · 24-09-2009 11:29PM

ok thanks for the replies. I don't need a probe or anything do i because my drive has already been flashed? would i be able to do everything if i get a sata port for the laptop and the ck3 pro kit?

witnessmenow · 24-09-2009 11:44PM

If you have the generated keys from the last time you modded the xbox you dont need the CK3 at all, the Ck3 + probe is only needed to read the key from the drive not needed to flash it.

can xboxs be modded with laptops? Its definitely not a common thing.

If you end up getting the CK3 pro, get the probe as well, its about an extra £10 but its worth it in my opinion.

griffdaddy · 25-09-2009 07:19AM

Found this thread http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=677936 about flashing with a laptop, it's got a link to a pcmcia sata card that works perfectly with flashing as well, and it's only 9.68 delivered. Might be of interest to any professional modders here who want portability

docentore · 25-09-2009 08:55AM

I'm flashing Xbox360's with laptop. It is tricky, but possible.

And don't buy the cross-mark card, lot of them are faulty.

witnessmenow · 25-09-2009 10:02AM

hmm news to me

griffdaddy · 25-09-2009 10:14AM

docentore wrote: »

I'm flashing Xbox360's with laptop. It is tricky, but possible.

And don't buy the cross-mark card, lot of them are faulty.

hmm that's a bit worrying, i ordered that card, i hope it's ok. Do i need my original key from the liteon or will it be able to read it from ixtreme? I'm looking forward to trying this flashing lark now!

griffdaddy · 25-09-2009 11:01AM

Another quick question, will i need an external Molex power supply to plug into the ck3 or does the xbox have one that i can use to power it?

Lenny · 25-09-2009 01:02PM

griffdaddy wrote: »

Another quick question, will i need an external Molex power supply to plug into the ck3 or does the xbox have one that i can use to power it?

according to that site you will
here is one of the posts from that other topic

1) Took me about 1 week to receive but I was told it would take 2 weeks.

2) I used the original drivers that came with the unit

3) I did the flash using a thinkpad laptop using the xecuter ck3 with the latest version of jungleflash (.43)

keep in mind that the unit needs a molex power connector (the usb cable does not provide power to the entire unit, just the USB com chip).

to work around this (as I do not have a desktop) I took an old usb cable, stripped it re worked an old molex connector to provide 5v power to the chip and joined the two.

so remove the yellow/black leads (right next to each other) from the molex and just use the red/black leads (on the right side, looking down on the chip, with molex wires coming out toward you) and connect those to the red/black on the usb cable.

EDIT: better yet, follow a guide like this one (expect you will need to do the female side):

http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=89344

20goto10 · 30-09-2009 09:03PM

I have the blaster 360 NE by team executer. I use it on a laptop with a SATA to USB adaptor. Works no problem at all.

Lenny · 01-10-2009 01:32PM

20goto10 wrote: »

I have the blaster 360 NE by team executer. I use it on a laptop with a SATA to USB adaptor. Works no problem at all.

did you have to make a homemade connector to power it as in my post above?

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