HELP! Can i replace a Hitachi 47 drive with a BenQ drive?

[Chhokar]

Hi guys. Basically i have a hitachi 47 drive which i think is bricked but i have a spare Benq drive. i tryed copying the key into firmware toolbox and loaded the OFW of the Benq, saved it then wen i go to iprep to load firmwire it says no vaild firmware when i open it. Help plzzz

[Backslash]

OK you have the Hitatchi original Firmware right? If so open in it Firmware Toolbox. Copy the key. Open up BenQ iXtreme 1.5 12x, paste in the key from Hitatchi, Save Key. Go up to Tools > Spoof Firmware > and choose Your Hitatchi drive Model. If you want a guide on how to spoof, then go here. After that then load it into iPrep and flash away.

[Chhokar]

Ive done that, but when i go into iprep and load the firmware it says no valid firmware loaded

[Backslash]

Oh sorry, well you might have to replace the CFW in the CFW folder on your iprep boot disk, withthe one you made. Just rename it, and BTw, don't lose that Original Firmware.

[Chhokar]

Thing is, it wont let me load any benq firmware. but i can load the other :S

[Backslash]

What version iPrep do you have, and by 'the other', what do you mean?

[Chhokar]

Thank you soooo much. Its worked. Only problem is, it does not play backups. Now im Confused lol. its worked in the xbox plays the movie ( i do not have any original games to test with ) But i thought it would of been flashed but its not. any ideas?

[Backslash]

ok u have a hitacthi save key relace it with 77777 key in benq fw, spoof benq fw with key to hitachi, make sure its the right model. idk what else to say..

[Chhokar]

Yes, i have done that. And it has worked. The drive is perfectly fine in my xbox 360 now. The only trouble is i cant play back-up games, i can play originals dvds and games. But not copyed games.

[DirtySkunk]

*EDIT*

nvm, misread

[Backslash]

Ok sounds like a burn problem or something.. not too sure..

[Chhokar]

No its not a bad burn, its because its not flashed. The drive is not chipped i was just wondering how to do it when i have spooft the drive

[CoFree]

as long as you can play orig games
then the flash and spoof is fine.

it is a dump,burn or disc problem.

have a read over this and use verbatim dl disc.
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[Chhokar]

Hey Coffree, i spoke to you on youtube lol. Its not a disc problem cuz i can durn discs proply and ive checked it on my other xbox. its a flash problem, im not sure on how to flash this drive once spooft

[CoFree]

did you do the flash with the hacked/spoofed firmware

ok when you made your spoofed firmware did you use a orig firmware or a hacked firmware.
if you used a orig firmware then you spoofed a orig firmware in the drive and all it will play is orig because it dont have a hacked firmware it it.