[XBOX360] back from repair and backups still working.BEWARE
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plop518




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PostPosted: Wed, 22nd Apr 2009 19:56    Post subject: [XBOX360] back from repair and backups still working.BEWARE
Let me explain what happen to a friend of mine Wink and what you should do Wink if your xbox come back from repair center and backups are still working.

He wanted to update its 360 firmware to 1.5.1.

The xbox came back from repair center after RROD.
It was luckily playing backup, only the motherboard was changed, the benq drive was the same. He did not send it back with the original firmware.
So he played for a while and wanted to update it to 1.5.1 to play wave3 games.
He created a new firmware with its "old" key.
Big Mistake !
Xbox doesn't play any original games nor backups.

The key was certainly changed even if the firmware looked untouched.
He should have dumped the key before trying to update its firmware.


So if your 360 come back from MS with same dvd drive, dump your key before considering upgrading Wink Maybe it's old news or some of you will think its obvious ....

Now he's got a nice loud dvd player Smile
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Mortibus




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Location: .NL
PostPosted: Wed, 22nd Apr 2009 21:11    Post subject:
as far as i know dvd drive key tight to mobo, so even if they changed mobo
drive shouldn't even work unless drive was reflashed with appropriate key

so whatever he did he probably screwed up somewhere
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Mr_Baggins




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PostPosted: Wed, 22nd Apr 2009 21:14    Post subject:
So, they don't check if the firmware is changed?


11th "Thou shalt not flash"
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plop518




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PostPosted: Wed, 22nd Apr 2009 21:32    Post subject:
Mr_Baggins wrote:
So, they don't check if the firmware is changed?


I guess no Smile
I sent my xbox with iextreme firmware too and it came back with a new drive and a new mobo
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grimmmy




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Location: London
PostPosted: Thu, 23rd Apr 2009 02:06    Post subject:
mine neither.

I only had the motherboard swapped but the drive was the same (was flashed with 1.4 at the time). Had no problems reflashing from then either (currently its on 1.5.1 and working fine)


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Mr_Baggins




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PostPosted: Thu, 23rd Apr 2009 18:29    Post subject:
So, I guess I send mine too Smile I dunno if the warranty sticker is intact, however.


11th "Thou shalt not flash"
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highstuff




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Location: Netherlands
PostPosted: Thu, 23rd Apr 2009 18:49    Post subject:
Mr_Baggins wrote:
So, I guess I send mine too Smile I dunno if the warranty sticker is intact, however.


I read somewhere that you could buy intact warranty stickers of Ebay. I suggest to take a look
then you are 100% sure you get a fixed 360 back. Smile
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Weedo




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Location: Japan
PostPosted: Thu, 23rd Apr 2009 20:47    Post subject: Re: [XBOX360] back from repair and backups still working.BEW
plop518 wrote:

The xbox came back from repair center after RROD.
It was luckily playing backup, only the motherboard was changed, the benq drive was the same. He did not send it back with the original firmware.
So he played for a while and wanted to update it to 1.5.1 to play wave3 games.
He created a new firmware with its "old" key.
Big Mistake !
Xbox doesn't play any original games nor backups.

The key was certainly changed even if the firmware looked untouched.
He should have dumped the key before trying to update its firmware.


This would mean MS injected the new key of the new motherboard into the old drive without changing the firmware of the drive? Weird.
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plop518




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PostPosted: Thu, 23rd Apr 2009 20:54    Post subject:
when he saw the new firmware wasnt working he tried to flash it back to orig.bin
even if the flash succeed he could not play original games. then back to 1.4.1, no luck too.
the only thing I see : they changed the key. well they changed the mobo and injected the new key to the dvd drive
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