Philips VAD6037/21 XBOX360 Replacement DVD Drive - photos and firmware

[MODFREAKz]

Philips VAD6037/21  XBOX360 Replacement DVD Drive
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now we can start to analyze the firmware!! 

fimware flash chip "EON EN29F010"
http://www.essi.com.tw/pdf/EN29F010.pdf

firmware dump  http://www.freepler.de/userdaten/38928917/download/xbox360/philips_vad6037_j7_50951.rar



http://www.freepler.de/userdaten/38928917/bilder/xbox360/stp60948.jpg



*hi-res* http://www.freepler.de/userdaten/38928917/bilder/xbox360/philips_topl.jpg



*hi-res* http://www.freepler.de/userdaten/38928917/bilder/xbox360/philips_top2.jpg



*hi-res* http://www.freepler.de/userdaten/38928917/bilder/xbox360/philips_back.jpg

[LordX]

Nice...
So you used programmer to dump the firmware ?
how about dumping the firmware by software ? some ALI tools ?
And what Laser unit in there ? same like in in HL & TS ?

[MODFREAKz]

Nice...
So you used programmer to dump the firmware ?
how about dumping the firmware by software ? some ALI tools ?
And what Laser unit in there ? same like in in HL & TS ?

yes I used my willem programmer!

bios detects the drive as: J7_50951  P51.10.b1
but no recognition with mtkflash.





the laser is different to HL and TS, there is no name on it, so mayby one of you know it!!

                               
http://www.freepler.de/userdaten/38928917/bilder/xbox360/stp60934.jpg                        http://www.freepler.de/userdaten/38928917/bilder/xbox360/stp60936.jpg

[garyopa]

First off the ALI microcontroller is only 64K address space

So the ROM divided into two banks of 64K each

With the first 4K block of code being the same

Layout is like this "4K common + 60K bank1 +  4K common + 60K bank2"

Much like the Samsung but a little easier, only two banks inside of four.

[agent_z]

great work on dumping it! do you have a ali chipset? there may be specific programs for the chips. i'll look around.

[agent_z]

i found this
http://www.rainbow-software.org/

a program called Uni flash in the new TXT document it supports

EON                             |
  ---                             |
  EN29F512                        | 64KB
  EN29F010                        | 128KB
  EN29F040(A)                     | 512KB
  EN29F080                        | 1024KB
 *EN29F002(A)T                    | 256KB
  EN29F002(A)B                    | 256KB
  EN29F800T                       | 1024KB
  EN29F800B                       | 1024KB
  EN29LV512                       | 64KB
  EN29LV010                       | 128KB
  EN29LV040                       | 512KB
  EN29LV400T                      | 512KB
  EN29LV400B                      | 512KB
  EN29LV800(A)T                   | 1024KB
  EN29LV800(A)B                   | 1024KB
  EN29LV160T                      | 2048KB
  EN29LV160B                      | 2048KB

i dont know if this helps, im just tryna do my part.

[MODFREAKz]

uniflash is a program which update the mainboard bios and not a drive firmware!!

[agent_z]

ah sorry i was just tryna help 

[klipseracer]

who actually has one of these drives anyway(I know you do TMF)? I would be a little more concered about the new 3120. But Great work in any case!!! Keep it up!

[LordX]

what other DVD Drives use ALI Controller ?
Firmware is not crypted...
any news in debugging it ?

[cyberdork33]

Anybody seen this yet?
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=555456

[MODFREAKz]

yee new drive, more work for garyopa or commodore4eva.

Manufactured March 2006   
Philips VAD6038 maybe based on BenQ 1650V  (16x DVD - 50x CD)

Hardware versin: J-DA0A1
Firmware version: 61111D

and why is MS Part number has XXXXXX-XXX
very strange

[garyopa]

yee new drive, more work for garyopa or commodore4eva.

Manufactured March 2006   
Philips VAD6038 maybe based on BenQ 1650V  (16x DVD - 50x CD)

Hardware versin: J-DA0A1
Firmware version: 61111D

and why is MS Part number has XXXXXX-XXX
very strange

This must be a sample drive sent to MS for testing purposes.

Early on in 2006 after the first hack was released, MS decided to switch to BenQ drives made by the "Philips" team,
then shortly after BenQ got the order, they got taken over by Lite-On, as such MS requested that the new company
must go thru the whole validation/testing progress again, and MS needed to switch back to Hitachi with the new v78 drive,
but in the 3rd Quarter of this year, LiteOn will be shipping new drives to the MS assembly lines which by then we should
start to see in the new year (2007) models, or maybe just be XMAS if we have a busy Holiday season this year.

[shierkahn]

yee new drive, more work for garyopa or commodore4eva.

Manufactured March 2006   
Philips VAD6038 maybe based on BenQ 1650V  (16x DVD - 50x CD)

Hardware versin: J-DA0A1
Firmware version: 61111D

and why is MS Part number has XXXXXX-XXX
very strange

This must be a sample drive sent to MS for testing purposes.

Early on in 2006 after the first hack was released, MS decided to switch to BenQ drives made by the "Philips" team,
then shortly after BenQ got the order, they got taken over by Lite-On, as such MS requested that the new company
must go thru the whole validation/testing progress again, and MS needed to switch back to Hitachi with the new v78 drive,
but in the 3rd Quarter of this year, LiteOn will be shipping new drives to the MS assembly lines which by then we should
start to see in the new year (2007) models, or maybe just be XMAS if we have a busy Holiday season this year.

The drive in the picture is actually mine.  Unfortunatley, I am totally unfamiliar with the process of replacing my busted Hitachi Drive with it.  I've never did a firmware update, so I am evem more stuck.

Here are more picss of the drive if needed:
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=555456

[uberfry]

shierkahn: could you please post a scan of the logic boards of it?

[cyberdork33]

The drive in the picture is actually mine.  Unfortunatley, I am totally unfamiliar with the process of replacing my busted Hitachi Drive with it.  I've never did a firmware update, so I am evem more stuck.

Just curious, where'd you get it?

[shierkahn]

shierkahn: could you please post a scan of the logic boards of it?

[MODFREAKz]

yes!! MT1359SE chipset, good one! 

and I'm 100% sure they using an SPI serial flash!!

[garyopa]

Yep, looks like the SPI serial flash is to the right of the controller chip.

Neat also that MS also decided to cover half of the RAM pins with that old white glue $#!t,
besides of the norm covering of the "serial flash" and "matching controller pins".

[shierkahn]

Glad you guys like it.  Now can someone direct me to a step by step method of replacing my old Hitachi drive with this one?   

I'll list where my computer guy obtained the drive when I speak to him again.