BenQ drive, Vista 64-bit, iPrep

[ded5833]

I've been working on this all day. I don't know if it's my chipset or my lack of knowledge of either the computer or xbox part.

Alright I tried using iPrep (because it looked a lot easier than DosFlash) but when I chose the COM Port, there's no option. Here's what I mean:

I've used the SATA cable that was previously in my main CD drive for the PC and just disconnected it and hooked it up to the BenQ drive. There's only one other thing on my PC that uses a SATA cable and it's for my hard drive.

Once I reboot and boot from my flash drive to get the iPrep thing running, it gets stuck on the first step, it goes Status: 0xFF and even after I power cycle, it still doesn't run.

I tried using DosFlash but I'm too computer illiterate to try it more.

Actually, I don't even know if I have a BenQ, I just  read on my drive that it says Phillips & Lite-On.

If anyone could help, it's very much appreciated. Thanks.

[kaienix]

it's a liteon on drive, you will need a bit more kit and a tutorial, download jungle flasher, it will come with all apps and info you need.

EDIT: One more thing you might find if your running 64bit vista, it has problems with liteons, dunno why, but I have heard loads of stories of it not working or playing up.

[ded5833]

it's a liteon on drive, you will need a bit more kit and a tutorial, download jungle flasher, it will come with all apps and info you need.

EDIT: One more thing you might find if your running 64bit vista, it has problems with liteons, dunno why, but I have heard loads of stories of it not working or playing up.

Damn, I was hoping to avoid the purchase of the kit, hopefully my other Xbox has a BenQ or I'll have to bite the dust and buy the kit. Any recommendations to which I should buy?

I don't think there's problems with 64-bit and Lite-On drives but there's a problem with Jungle Flasher and 64-bit. You can't install the proper drivers because it isn't compatible.

[kaienix]

you need those drivers to flash a liteon my friend.
go for the ck3 pro kit, and dont forget the key extracter add on.
For future reference, don't start up your console without the sata cable attached from mobo to drive, as microsoft do detect this, and witht the current ban wave the only pattern I can see of the bans it the powering on of xboxs without sata attached, and people booting bad rips.