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  • 25-08-2012 03:27PM
    #1
    ufc pro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭


    hey lads,
    i was wondering if anyone knows how to use your laptop to flash without 360pro, i found a thread on it from a long time ago, a guy claimed he had done it and gave a tut on it , but im not too good when it comes to this im in the very early stages of the flashing scene,it did not make to much sense to me, i have a ck3 lite and probe v3, dont have the cash to buy usbpro at the moment an was looking for something in the meantime!
    i know one of you wizards out there might know!;)
    thanks in advance!


Comments

  • #2
    Jimbobjoeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 808 ✭✭✭Jimbobjoeyman


    Some people claim to get a pcmcia card to work,
    But they are very few and far between.

    I triad it myself and could never get it to work with multiple PCMCIA cards.
    But the x360usbpro worked right out of the box first time for me.


  • #3
    ufc pro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭ufc pro


    so more than likely it wont work, id be wasting time even trying, if ni bought a cheap desktop just for flashing would that work straight away from mobo or would i have to buy VIA6421 PCI Sata Card aswell, i read that some peoples pc's worked without this? its vry frustrating when you have the all the the things and then something else pops up, f#cking nightmare, im sorry i started this!


  • #4
    Jimbobjoeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 808 ✭✭✭Jimbobjoeyman


    ufc pro wrote: »
    so more than likely it wont work, id be wasting time even trying, if ni bought a cheap desktop just for flashing would that work straight away from mobo or would i have to buy VIA6421 PCI Sata Card aswell, i read that some peoples pc's worked without this? its vry frustrating when you have the all the the things and then something else pops up, f#cking nightmare, im sorry i started this!

    You can try a laptop with a via6421a adapter.
    Its hit and miss whether it works or not, more often than not it dosent.

    A cheap desktop with a via 6421a card will work with phat drives,
    It wont work with slims without a bit of work though as there very picky.

    Onboard sata is also very hit and miss depending on your chipset.

    A x360pro is guaranteed to work with everything though.
    See if you can get a v1 usbx360 pro from somewhere seems you already have a ck3


  • #5
    ufc pro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭ufc pro


    thanks for the info, im going to get x360pro, and stop teasing myself,
    thanks again!


  • #6
    docentore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,582 ✭✭✭docentore


    Jimbobjoeyman wrote: »
    Some people claim to get a pcmcia card to work,
    But they are very few and far between.

    I triad it myself and could never get it to work with multiple PCMCIA cards.
    But the x360usbpro worked right out of the box first time for me.

    I was using PCMCIA VIA controller (of course only for fat drives) until recently I switched to mac. Never had any problems ;)


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  • #7
    ufc pro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭ufc pro


    which type did you use! and was it straight forward to getting it working.


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