SWAP ms25 FOR ms25

[jockavelli]

Ok 1st off i'm getting myself confused.

So i'll ask 1 question & take it from there......

Can you just swap the drives over????

because i have 1 non-flashed drive that struggles to open & 1 flashed drive that works but console is dead.....

Cheers
Jockavelli

[MsK]

Ok 1st off i'm getting myself confused.

So i'll ask 1 question & take it from there......

Can you just swap the drives over????

because i have 1 non-flashed drive that struggles to open & 1 flashed drive that works but console is dead.....

Cheers
Jockavelli

no - the drive key must match with the console (they are paired)
you will have to dump the bad drive & extract the key - then dump the new drive & inject the key from the original drive & flash it over.

[jockavelli]

I knew that was gonna be the answer..........

hoping it wasn't though cause i ain't got the patience tonight for doing it lol (yeah 5mins is way too much this evening)

Thanks msk

[CoFree]

if its the same dvd drive
you can just change out the pcb board in the dvd drive.
that has your key and info on it.
but
it has to be the same dvd drive.

[jockavelli]

They are both ms25....

How easy is it to swap pcb's???
never tried it b4!!!!!!!!!!


update

swapped & working

Cheers CoFree i would never have thought of that.
So easy it's got to be fattening lol

[sadalius]

Easier than flashing the drive. Just take out the four screws, unhook the ribbon cables, take out the board, repeat the process on the other drive, swap the boards and reverse the disassembly.

[CoFree]

cool man
glad you got it.

[jockavelli]

now off to tesco to buy a new one swap the working one (new) for the broken one (old)...

Take the "NEW" one back for a refund.......

Hows that for magic lol

[MsK]

niiice work guys

I know u can swap boards but personally I prefer to have a fresh drive rather than a 'chop shop' job if I can..
personally I don't have any problems with flashing drives - I think timewise it's about the same to dump, dump / inject the key & flash as it is to exchange the parts... & there is a risk of damaging the ribbons removing them & re-inserting them // the leaf contacts are quite frail & peel back easily!.

Glad u got it sorted - thats all that matters

[CoFree]

your msk
i dont like doing it that way ether.
but
it got it going.

[jockavelli]

It was just so much easier......

my PC isn't the most accessible at the moment so just doing the PCB's was the way to go.

[sadalius]

It is easier to do a circuit board swap. I think it's easier and quicker than doing a flash.