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#868866 by Waylander Donor

(Power User) at 2007-12-16 14:18:48 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

Well, I have had my elite for a day now and I must say that the dvd-drive is extremely loud. I had heard that it was supposed to be loud, but this is almost unbearable.

Do you guys know any firmware/whatever that can slow down the dvd-drive from 12x to say 10x? I read about some trick with updates that you could do before, but apparently microsoft has 'fixed' that now.

#868909 by unknown[198472] at 2007-12-16 16:38:07 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

All you can do is flash the drive with a hacker firmware, which allows multi-speed. all the way down to 2x

#868912 by Waylander Donor

(Power User) at 2007-12-16 16:38:49 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

Great, I was going to flash it anyway, so thats a nice bonus.

#868920 by unknown[24504] at 2007-12-16 16:52:07 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

Well make sure you haven't been online with your current firmware, then you will be banned with your new firmware

#868995 by Waylander Donor

(Power User) at 2007-12-16 18:58:54 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

I havn't been online, and the online part doesn't matter all that much to me anyway.

#868996 by unknown[88565] at 2007-12-16 19:00:23 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

porrnisse wrote:

Well make sure you haven't been online with your current firmware, then you will be banned with your new firmware

theres no actual proof of that the only thing reccomended is to flash without a video cable plugged in as it wont report the firmware change to the cpu

#869599 by unknown[24504] at 2007-12-17 21:22:08 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

Hooray! Where do i sign up to join the RRoD club?

#871258 by pelmen (User) at 2007-12-21 03:19:23 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

Hey there guys, just wondering whats the best way to burn/backup an xbox 360. I can't seem to find to download it anywhere, but a guy i know has it so, i was thinking i could just burn it. Thanks

#871307 by tijafasn (Power User) at 2007-12-21 07:31:44 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

pelmen wrote:

Hey there guys, just wondering whats the best way to burn/backup an xbox 360. I can't seem to find to download it anywhere, but a guy i know has it so, i was thinking i could just burn it. Thanks

Its not very easy. Unless you have this, you cant do it. Just save yourself a bid headache and find a place to download the game you want. Then burn it to a verbatim dvd+r dl disc.

Last edited by tijafasn at 2007-12-21 07:33:17

#878186 by podgey Donor

(LFC Rule) at 2008-01-03 23:26:22 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

dunno if anyone knows this, just found out then, the usb port on the back of the 360 next to the ethernet connection is live when its powered down, handy for charging things up by usb i suppose

#878448 by unknown[24504] at 2008-01-04 12:47:52 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

all usb ports on my 360 were live when powered down.

#878472 by podgey Donor

(LFC Rule) at 2008-01-04 14:11:47 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

my front ones never used to be, but it got sent to ms for a new one cause it knackered up

#879836 by mbodnar (Airborne Mod) at 2008-01-07 03:29:14 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

All my ports will stay live *if* there is a device plugged into them when you shut down the console.

It is nice to charge ipod. :-)

#890843 by FISKERQ Donor

(Power User) at 2008-01-27 18:05:18 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

I've seen the question answered a couple of times but i'm a bit confused.

The situation is that i want to buy an Xbox 360 for GTA 4 and generally other console exclusives, i don't even have a TV so i heard you can use a regular PC monitor provided you have a cable from microsoft.

I have a LG Flatron 1780U (17 inch) as far as i know the only supported resolutions are 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 and of course it's native 1280x1024.

I've read in this thread that i need a monitor capable of 1280x720, but i've also read other places that the Xbox 360 supports a wide range of different resolutions when using the VGA adapter.

Also is it possible to have a converter for the Audio cables provided in the adapter so they fit a minijack?

#890845 by unknown[24504] at 2008-01-27 18:10:14 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

Im using 1280x1024 on my 20" as 1600x1200 isn't supported

And yes you can get a converter from 2 female rca to 1 male minijack.

#890848 by FISKERQ Donor

(Power User) at 2008-01-27 18:23:35 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

Cool, so no remarks about quality or performance with the adapter running 1280x1024?

#890857 by unknown[24504] at 2008-01-27 18:52:09 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

Why would it be any performance loss? The vga cable is better than the component.

#890869 by FISKERQ Donor

(Power User) at 2008-01-27 19:09:24 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

porrnisse wrote:

Why would it be any performance loss? The vga cable is better than the component.

Just more in terms of horror stories about blurry images, blank monitors and what not, but i'm guessing that is a setup error on their side then.

Thanks for your input though, gonna save me a lot on not needing a half-assed lcd-tv

#890873 by unknown[88565] at 2008-01-27 19:19:27 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

yep i suggest getting the VGA cable and a KVM switch of some sort save you messing with cables etc

#890886 by FISKERQ Donor

(Power User) at 2008-01-27 19:57:09 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

ando2k5 wrote:

yep i suggest getting the VGA cable and a KVM switch of some sort save you messing with cables etc

Luckily my monitor support multiple inputs

(DVI and VGA) and can have 2 devices connected and switch between them

#890970 by Spectro (Power User) at 2008-01-27 22:35:09 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

FISKERQ wrote:

Also is it possible to have a converter for the Audio cables provided in the adapter so they fit a minijack?

http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?c … ;sku=40645

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop … ct_id/6399

The first party VGA cable comes with the top adapter, so you only need the bottom one, just posting the picture for reference.

This one would be the easiest one to use as it's female only, meaning you can connect your headset/speaker set directly without the female-to-female 3.5mm mini jack. Too lazy to find a working link where you can buy it, at least you know what to look for if you got to the store.

#890975 by unknown[88565] at 2008-01-27 22:43:21 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

i use the bottom one

#891157 by unknown[24504] at 2008-01-28 09:20:04 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

Well you guys know the right way is using the optical jack

#891703 by Tjosan (Power User) at 2008-01-29 10:05:27 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

Inside Source Reveal the Truth About Xbox 360 "Red Ring of Death" Failures

http://www.8bitjoystick.com/archives/ja … ilures.php

#892026 by unknown[138891] at 2008-01-29 23:18:42 (5 years ago) - [Quote] - [Report]

Can I buy a Xbox 360 in the US, flash it and play it on my TV here in Sweden without any problems? They have a different tv-system, right?

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