Textbooks Xbox 360 Firmware Tutorial

Philips/BenQ/LiteOn VAD6038 Tutorial





You will need:

• VIA or NForce SATA chipset
• iPrep 101 v006


This method only works with VIA or NForce SATA chipsets, any other
chipset requires soldering a switch to the drive and is covered in a tutorial
here.



Opening The Xbox 360

The outer Xbox 360 “shell” is entirely screwless. Plastic friction tabs
hold the case together. There are many different tutorials for opening
the Xbox 360, with different methods. Here are some links to
“opening the Xbox 360” tutorials. I decided not to cover opening the
Xbox 360 in this tutorial since it is already long enough and there are
many other tutorials for opening the Xbox 360. Notes:

- The Anandtech guide says you need to use a Torx 12
screwdriver. There is no such thing. You need a Torx 10 ver.
- Removing the grey side grill on the hard drive side is a little
tricky. The first friction tab is actually inaccessible from the top
holes in the case, so you need to stick your screwdriver in the
hole by where the hard drive button is and unclip it. (See Pic)
- In order to push in the back clips, you can do one of two things.
You can use a thin metal object such as a precision flathead
screwdriver / bobby pin / paperclip OR you can make an
opening “key” out of a CD spindle case. The key would not
work for me, it was too flimsy, but it works for some people.
You can also purchase an “unlock kit.”
- If all you want to do is just flash ...