The following tutorial will take you through the simple process of communicating with a Hitachi GDR-3120L (Non-79 version) DVD Drive using Jungle Flasher and an X360USB PRO adapter.

Requirements:
Xecuter X360USB Pro
A DVD Drive Power source (the tutorial uses an Xecuter CK3 Pro - you can use an Xecuter CK3 Lite too of course)
Sata Cable (Supplied with X360USB Pro)
USB Cable (Supplied with X360USB Pro)
Latest version of Jungle Flasher (Must be v0.1.82 and above)
Latest version of X360USB PRO firmware (must be at least v18)
X360USB PRO Windows Drivers
Windows XP / Vista / 7 - 32bit or 64bit
MAC OSX (Using Parallels, Bootcamp or VMWare)



There are several versions of Hitachi GDR-3120L and this guide covers all versions except the 79 model. To find out which version of drive you have simply look at the label and you will see "ROM VER XXXXXX"



Here is an example of the Hitachi GDR-3120L DVD label. As you can see we have highlighted the ROM version - in this case it is what we would call an "Hitachi 46" (The letters after the numbers do not matter). The other versions to look out for are 32, 40, 36, 46, 47, 58, 59 & 78. All these versions follow the exact same process so you only need to use this one tutorial. If you have the 79 ROM Version, click here for that tutorial.

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Before you connect everything you first need to install the X360USB Pro Drivers. These are signed and work in Windows XP / Vista / 7 both 32bit and 64bit. Download the small driverpack and plug in the X360USB PRO USB Cable. When it asks for the drivers simple point to the files you saved and they will install with ease. You are now ready to hook everything else up.


It's very easy to hook up your Hitachi GDR-3120L to your PC. Simply connect the DVD power supply (in this case the Xecuter CK3 Pro) to the DVD drive (take care to make sure it is fitted the correct way - the wrong way can damage your drive) and to a molex power cable from your PC or from an external Molex power supply. Then connect the SATA cable from the DVD drive to the X360USB Pro, and then connect the USB cable from the X360USB Pro to a USB port on your Netbook/Notebook/Laptop/Desktop computer.

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OK we are ready to begin:

1. Load up Jungle Flasher and...

(1) Select the MTK Flash 32 Tab
(2) Make sure the I/O Port is set to 0x000
(3) The X360USB Pro should be detected as Primary Master and the Firmware version will be displayed (in this case it is Ver 0.17)
(4) The Hitachi GDR-3120L should be detected and ready to work with

Note: Make sure USB Only is NOT Ticked

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2. Now we are going to get the drive into ModeB so Windows can detect the drive and assign a drive letter. With older Hitachi drives you can usually do this by pressing the ModeB button on a CK3 power kit (Red LED), however we are going to show you how to do this using the Jungle Flasher software method.

(1) Select the Hitachi GDR3120 Tab in Jungle Flasher
(2) The correct drive version should be detected (in this case a 46)
(3) Click the Send Mode-B button

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3. The next part is self explanatory. You will see a pop-up window with the following information. Simply hit eject on the CK3 (dont click the "Open" button in JF - that is for PortIO - we are using WinAPI) and switch the CK3 Power switch to OFF with the tray fully ejected, then click OK.

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4. After a couple of seconds turn the CK3 Pro power switch ON and the tray should then close and will kick automatically into ModeB.

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5. Now for the clever part. Wait a few seconds and the Hitachi drive will be automatically assigned a drive letter in WIN API Mode ( in this example - K )

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6. Everything from this point is a piece of cake. First we are going to a full dump of the drives firmware. We will assume at this stage that the drive is stock and has never been touched before. If you ever have a drive that has been flashed before with a different firmware you will always need to first return it to stock.

(1) Select Dump Drive
(2) Click the Read To Source button
(3) The entire firmware dumped in 1068ms (that's 1.068 Seconds )

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7. Now you will be asked to save the firmware file. I just created a directory called FW on the C: drive and saved it there.

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8. Once the firmware is saved it will be loaded into Jungle Flasher's source buffer. You will automatically switch to the Firmware Tool tab.

(1) This is a full description of your firmware and will tell you if its stock or not.
(2) This is your full DVD key.

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9. Now you are ready to program your drive. The following part of the guide is solely to show 3rd party tools working with the X360USB PRO. You must own any game that you backup and we do not condone any kind of piracy and this is purely for educational purposes only. We do not provide any of the LT Plus firmware files and they are not provided or included with Jungle Flasher so do not ask for them.

(1) Select the Hitachi GDR3120 tab
(2) Select Flash LT-Plus
(3) Click the button Flash LT-Plus

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10. Jungle Flasher first tests Flash Stability by writing to sector 9003F000

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11. If flashing is stable and ready to rock you will see this pop-up. Simply click YES.

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12. Success ! The Flashing process usually takes less than 3 seconds

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The following tutorial will take you through the simple process of communicating with a Hitachi GDR-3120L (79 version) DVD Drive using Jungle Flasher and an X360USB PRO adapter.

Requirements:
Xecuter X360USB Pro
A DVD Drive Power source (the tutorial uses an Xecuter CK3 Pro - you can use an Xecuter CK3 Lite too of course)
Sata Cable (Supplied with X360USB Pro)
USB Cable (Supplied with X360USB Pro)
Latest version of Jungle Flasher (Must be v0.1.82 and above)
Latest version of X360USB PRO firmware (must be at least v18)
X360USB PRO Windows Drivers
79_Unlock CD click [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Windows XP / Vista / 7 - 32bit or 64bit
MAC OSX (Using Parallels, Bootcamp or VMWare)




There are several versions of Hitachi GDR-3120L and this guide covers the 79 model. To find out which version of drive you have simply look at the label and you will see "ROM VER XXXXXX"

Here is an example of the Hitachi GDR-3120L DVD label. As you can see we have highlighted the ROM version - in this case it is what we would call an "Hitachi 79" (The letters after the numbers do not matter). The other versions to look out for are 32, 40, 36, 46, 47, 58, 59 & 78. If you have one of these non-79 versions then goto this tutorial.

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Before you connect everything you first need to install the X360USB Pro Drivers. These are signed and work in Windows XP / Vista / 7 both 32bit and 64bit. Download the small driverpack and plug in the X360USB PRO USB Cable. When it asks for the drivers simple point to the files you saved and they will install with ease. You are now ready to hook everything else up.


It's very easy to hook up your Hitachi GDR-3120L to your PC. Simply connect the DVD power supply (in this case the Xecuter CK3 Pro) to the DVD drive (take care to make sure it is fitted the correct way - the wrong way can damage your drive) and to a molex power cable from your PC or from an external Molex power supply. Then connect the SATA cable from the DVD drive to the X360USB Pro, and then connect the USB cable from the X360USB Pro to a USB port on your Netbook/Notebook/Laptop/Desktop computer.

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Before we start to work with Jungle Flasher you need to burn the 79_Unlock CD which you can download from here. Use something like IMGBURN to burn the disc using a normal CD-R. Simply select write image file and load the .cue and burn. Thanks to C4 and Podger for this simple solution which stops you from having to buy expensive "passkey" type devices that require soldering and all sorts of unnecessary messing around.

OK we are ready to begin:

1. Load up Jungle Flasher and...

(1) Select the MTKFlash 32 Tab
(2) Make sure the I/O Port is set to 0x000
(3) The X360USB pro should be detected as Primary Master and the Firmware version will be displayed (in this case it is Ver 0.17)
(4) The Hitachi GDR-3120L should be detected and ready to work with

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2. Now we are going to get the drive into ModeB so Windows can detect the drive and assign a drive letter. With older Hitachi drives you can usually do this by pressing the ModeB button on a CK3 power kit (Red LED), however we are going to show you how to do this easily with just Jungle Flasher's software method.

(1) Select the Hitachi GDR3120 Tab in Jungle Flasher
(2) The correct drive version should be detected (in this case a 79)
(3) Click the Send Mode-B button

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3. The next part is self explanatory. You will see a pop-up window with the following information. Simply hit eject on the CK3 and switch the CK3 Power switch to OFF with the tray fully ejected. You should now insert the 79 Unlock CD that you prepared earlier. Now click OK.

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4. After a couple of seconds turn the CK3 Pro power switch ON and the tray should then close and will kick automatically into ModeB.

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5. Now for the clever part. Wait a few seconds and the Hitachi drive will be automatically assigned a drive letter in WIN API Mode ( in this example - K )

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6. Now we will unlock the 79 drive using the 79 Unlock CD. Simply click on the 79 Unlock button and Jungle Flasher should play the disc and unlock with the necessary commands. Not much gets said about this, but it really is an awesome hack

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7. Everything from this point is a piece of cake. First we are going to a full dump of the drives firmware. We will assume at this stage that the drive is stock and has never been touched before. If you ever have a drive that has been flashed before with a different firmware you will always need to first return it to stock.

(1) Select Dump Drive
(2) Click the Read To Source button
(3) The entire firmware dumped in 1117ms (that's 1.117 Seconds )

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8. Now you will be asked to save the firmware file. I just created a directory called FW on the C: drive and saved it there.

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9. Once the firmware is saved it will be loaded into Jungle Flasher's source buffer. You will automatically switch to the Firmware Tool tab.

(1) This is a full description of your firmware and will tell you if its stock or not.
(2) This is your full DVD key.

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10. Now you are ready to program your drive. The following part of the guide is solely to show 3rd party tools working with the X360USB PRO. You must own any game that you backup and we do not condone any kind of piracy and this is purely for educational purposes only. We do not provide any of the LT Plus firmware files and they are not provided or included with Jungle Flasher so do not ask for them.

(1) Select the Hitachi GDR3120 tab
(2) Select Flash LT-Plus
(3) Click the button Flash LT-Plus

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11. Jungle Flasher first tests Flash Stability by writing to sector 9003F000

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12. If flashing is stable and ready to rock you will see this pop-up. Simply click YES.

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13. Success ! The Flashing process usually takes less than 3 seconds

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The following tutorial will take you through the simple process of communicating with a Samsung TS-H943 MS25 DVD Drive using Jungle Flasher and an X360USB PRO adapter.

Requirements:
Xecuter X360USB Pro
A DVD Drive Power source (the tutorial uses an Xecuter CK3 Pro - you can use an Xecuter CK3 Lite too of course)
Sata Cable (Supplied with X360USB Pro)
USB Cable (Supplied with X360USB Pro)
Latest version of Jungle Flasher (Must be v0.1.82 and above)
Latest version of X360USB PRO firmware (must be at least v18)
X360USB PRO Windows Drivers
Windows XP / Vista / 7 - 32bit or 64bit
MAC OSX (Using Parallels, Bootcamp or VMWare)





There are two versions of Samsung TS-H943, the MS25 and the MS28. This guide covers the MS25 model - we are assuming that the firmware is Stock and unmodified. To find out which version of Samsung drive you have simply look at the label and you will see "F/W= MS2X"

Here is an example of the Samsung TS-H943 DVD label. As you can see we have highlighted the F/W version - in this case it is the MS25.

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Before you connect everything you first need to install the X360USB Pro Drivers. These are signed and work in Windows XP / Vista / 7 both 32bit and 64bit. Download the small driverpack and plug in the X360USB PRO USB Cable. When it asks for the drivers simple point to the files you saved and they will install with ease. You are now ready to hook everything else up.

It's very easy to hook up your Samsung TS-H943 to your PC. Simply connect the DVD power supply (in this case the Xecuter CK3 Pro) to the DVD drive (take care to make sure it is fitted the correct way - the wrong way can damage your drive) and to a molex power cable from your PC or from an external Molex power supply. Then connect the SATA cable from the DVD drive to the X360USB Pro, and then connect the USB cable from the X360USB Pro to a USB port on your Netbook/Notebook/Laptop/Desktop computer.

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OK we are ready to begin:

1. Load up Jungle Flasher and...

(1) Select the MTK Flash 32 Tab
(2) Make sure the I/O Port is set to 0x000
(3) The X360USB PRO should be detected as Primary Master and the Firmware version will be displayed (in this case it is Ver 0.17)
(4) The Samsung TS-H943 should be detected and ready to work with

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2. Now we need to put the drive into Vendor Mode.

(1) Click the Intro / Device ID button
(2) The drive is now in Vendor Mode ( 0x70 )

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3. Now to read the firmware from the drive. Simply click on the Read button.

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4. You will be asked to save the firmware file. I just created a directory called FW on the C: drive and saved it there.

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5. The following part of the guide is solely to show 3rd party tools working with the X360USB PRO. You must own any game that you backup and we do not condone any kind of piracy and this is purely for educational purposes only. We do not provide any of the LT Plus firmware files and they are not provided or included with Jungle Flasher so do not ask for them. Once the drives firmware has been read Jungle Flasher will ask you if you want to auto-load the Samsung iXtreme firmware. Click Yes.

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6. Everything is now loaded into Jungle Flasher and you are ready to go. lets explain whats happening on the screen at the moment.

(1) The source buffer is loaded with the firmware from your Samsung drive. It shows here that it is MS25 Stock Firmware
(2) This is your DVD key - always keep this safe !
(3) This is the iXtreme LT firmware auto loaded into the target buffer
(4) The Samsung LT Firmware is based on the MS28 drive therefore it will spoof the drive back into thinking it is a MS25

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7. Now you are ready to program your drive.

(1) Select the MTK Flash 32 tab
(2) Click the Write button

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8. After writing, Jungle Flasher also reads and verifies every sector to make sure that the drive programmed correctly. Once everything is completed it will say "Write Verified OK!"

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9. Success ! You can now click the Outro / ATA Reset button to take the drive out of vendor mode

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The following tutorial will take you through the simple process of communicating with a Samsung TS-H943 MS28 DVD Drive using Jungle Flasher and an X360USB PRO adapter.

Requirements:
Xecuter X360USB Pro
DVD Drive Power source (the tutorial uses an Xecuter CK3 Pro)
Sata Cable (Supplied with X360USB Pro)
USB Cable (Supplied with X360USB Pro)
Latest version of Jungle Flasher (Must be v0.1.82 and above)
Latest version of X360USB PRO firmware (must be at least v18)
X360USB PRO Windows Drivers
Windows XP / Vista / 7 - 32bit or 64bit
MAC OSX (Using Parallels, Bootcamp or VMWare)



There are two versions of Samsung TS-H943, the MS25 and the MS28. This guide covers the MS28 model - we are assuming that the firmware is Stock and unmodified. To find out which version of Samsung drive you have simply look at the label and you will see "F/W= MS2X"

Here is an example of the Samsung TS-H943 DVD label. As you can see we have highlighted the F/W version - in this case it is the MS28.

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Before you connect everything you first need to install the X360USB Pro Drivers. These are signed and work in Windows XP / Vista / 7 both 32bit and 64bit. Download the small driverpack and plug in the X360USB PRO USB Cable. When it asks for the drivers simple point to the files you saved and they will install with ease. You are now ready to hook everything else up.


Tip

With the X360USB PRO you have no need for PortIO or COM Ports or libsusb.dll or have to worry about anything to do with driver signing or F8 or dseo or anything else you may have been troubled with on the older methods. X360USB PRO takes care of everything. Just plug in and GO.




It's very easy to hook up your Samsung TS-H943 to your PC. Simply connect the DVD power supply (in this case the Xecuter CK3 Pro) to the DVD drive (take care to make sure it is fitted the correct way - the wrong way can damage your drive) and to a molex power cable from your PC or from an external Molex power supply. Then connect the SATA cable from the DVD drive to the X360USB Pro, and then connect the USB cable from the X360USB Pro to a USB port on your Netbook/Notebook/Laptop/Desktop computer.

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OK we are ready to begin:

1. Load up Jungle Flasher and...

(1) Select the MTK Flash 32 Tab
(2) Make sure the I/O Port is set to 0x000
(3) The X360USB pro should be detected as Primary Master and the Firmware version will be displayed (in this case it is Ver 0.17)
(4) The Samsung TS-H943 should be detected and ready to work with

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2. Now you need to put the drive into Vendor Mode.

(1) Click the Sammy UnLock button (This is used for stock MS28 drives and any drive that is pre-flashed with any LT firmware, as LT is based on the MS28 code)
(2) You will now get a pop-up giving instructions that is dependent on what firmware your drive as. We are working with a stock drive so there is nothing else required but to hit the YES button.
(3) The drive is now in Vendor Mode ( 0x70 )


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3. Now to read the firmware from the drive. Simply click on the Read button.

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4. You will be asked to save the firmware file. I just created a directory called FW on the C: drive and saved it there.

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5. The following part of the guide is solely to show 3rd party tools working with the X360USB PRO. You must own any game that you backup and we do not condone any kind of piracy and this is purely for educational purposes only. We do not provide any of the LT Plus firmware files and they are not provided or included with Jungle Flasher so do not ask for them. Once the drives firmware has been read Jungle Flasher will ask you if you want to auto-load the Samsung iXtreme firmware. Click Yes.

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6. Everything is now loaded into Jungle Flasher and you are ready to go. lets explain whats happening on the screen at the moment.

(1) The source buffer is loaded with the firmware from your Samsung drive. It shows here that it is MS28 Stock Firmware
(2) This is your DVD key - always keep this safe !
(3) This is the iXtreme LT firmware auto loaded into the target buffer

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7. Now you are ready to program your drive.

(1) Select the MTK Flash 32 tab
(2) Click the Write button

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8. After writing, Jungle Flasher also reads and verifies every sector to make sure that the drive programmed correctly. Once everything is completed it will say "Write Verified OK!"

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9. Success ! You can now click the Outro / ATA Reset button to take the drive out of vendor mode

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The following tutorial will take you through the simple process of communicating with a Benq VAD6038 DVD Drive using Jungle Flasher and an X360USB PRO adapter.

Requirements:
Xecuter X360USB Pro
DVD Drive Power source (the tutorial uses an Xecuter CK3 Pro)
Sata Cable (Supplied with X360USB Pro)
USB Cable (Supplied with X360USB Pro)
Latest version of Jungle Flasher (Must be v0.1.82 and above)
Latest version of X360USB PRO firmware (must be at least v18)
X360USB PRO Windows Drivers
Windows XP / Vista / 7 - 32bit or 64bit
MAC OSX (Using Parallels, Bootcamp or VMWare)




There are two firmware versions of the Benq VAD6038, the 64230C and the 64930C. This guide covers both models. To find out which version of Benq drive you have simply look at the label and you will see "FW Ver.: 64X30C"

Here is an example of the Benq VAD6038 DVD label. As you can see we have highlighted the F/W version - in this case it is the 64930C.

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Before you connect everything you first need to install the X360USB Pro Drivers. These are signed and work in Windows XP / Vista / 7 both 32bit and 64bit. Download the small driverpack and plug in the X360USB PRO USB Cable. When it asks for the drivers simple point to the files you saved and they will install with ease. You are now ready to hook everything else up.

It's very easy to hook up your Benq VAD6038 to your PC. Simply connect the DVD power supply (in this case the Xecuter CK3 Pro) to the DVD drive (take care to make sure it is fitted the correct way - the wrong way can damage your drive) and to a molex power cable from your PC or from an external Molex power supply. Then connect the SATA cable from the DVD drive to the X360USB Pro, and then connect the USB cable from the X360USB Pro to a USB port on your Netbook/Notebook/Laptop/Desktop computer.

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OK we are ready to begin:

1. Load up Jungle Flasher and...

(1) Select the MTK Flash 32 Tab
(2) Make sure the I/O Port is set to 0x000
(3) The X360USB pro should be detected as Primary Master and the Firmware version will be displayed (in this case it is Ver 0.17)
(4) The Benq VAD6038 should be detected and ready to work with

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2. Now we need to put the drive into Vendor Mode.

(1) Click the Benq UnLock button
(2) The drive is now in vendor Mode

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3. Now to read the firmware from the drive. Simply click on the Read button.

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4. You will be asked to save the firmware file. I just created a directory called FW on the C: drive and saved it there.

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5. The following part of the guide is solely to show 3rd party tools working with the X360USB PRO. You must own any game that you backup and we do not condone any kind of piracy and this is purely for educational purposes only. We do not provide any of the LT Plus firmware files and they are not provided or included with Jungle Flasher so do not ask for them. Once the drives firmware has been read Jungle Flasher will ask you if you want to auto-load the Benq iXtreme firmware. Click Yes.

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6. Everything is now loaded into Jungle Flasher and you are ready to go. lets explain whats happening on the screen at the moment.

(1) The source buffer is loaded with the firmware from your Benq drive. It shows here that it is 64930C Stock Firmware
(2) This is your DVD key - always keep this safe !
(3) This is the iXtreme LT firmware auto loaded into the target buffer

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7. Now you are ready to program your drive.

(1) Select the MTK Flash 32 tab
(2) Click the Write button

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8. After writing, Jungle Flasher also reads and verifies every sector to make sure that the drive programmed correctly. Once everything is completed it will say "Write Verified OK!"

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9. Success ! You can now click the Outro / ATA Reset button to take the drive out of vendor mode

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The following tutorial will take you through the simple process of communicating with a Liteon DG-16D2S DVD Drive using Jungle Flasher and an X360USB PRO adapter. It doesn't matter what firmware you have on your drive - this method will work regardless.

Requirements:
Xecuter X360USB Pro
Xecuter CK3 Pro or Xecuter CK3 Lite to power/control the DVD drive
Xecuter CK3 Probe 3 (To extract your DVD Key)
Latest version of Jungle Flasher (Must be v0.1.84 (250) and above)
Latest version of X360USB PRO firmware (must be at least v18)
X360USB PRO Windows Drivers
Windows XP / Vista / 7 - 32bit or 64bit
MAC OSX (Using Parallels, Bootcamp or VMWare)
There are originally four versions of the Liteon DG-16D2S, 74850C, 83850C(v1), 83850C(v2) & 93450C, however if you have updated to the new XGD3 dashboard, all Liteons were updated to the one single version - 02510C.
To find out which version of Liteon drive you have simply look at the label and you will see "FW Ver.: XXXXXC" - Naturally if you have updated to the new dashboard, this version number is now irrelevant but we show it to you as a guide.




Here is an example of the Liteon DG-16D2S DVD label. As you can see we have highlighted the F/W version - in this case it is the 74850C (When referencing the drives the letter C is rarely mentioned as it doesn't have any relevance so don't worry if you simply see "74850". Naturally the version on the label is no longer relevant if you have updated to the new dashboard - all Liteon DG-16D2S are now 02510C.




Before you connect everything you first need to install the X360USB Pro Drivers. These are signed and work in Windows XP / Vista / 7 both 32bit and 64bit. Download the small driverpack and plug in the X360USB PRO USB Cable. When it asks for the drivers simply point to the files you saved and they will install with ease. You are now ready to hook everything else up.

Working with a stock Liteon DG-16D2S is slightly trickier as you have to take the drive case apart and then use an Xecuter CK3 Probe 3 to extract the DVD key (The CK3 Probe 3 connects between your DVD power source, namely a CK3 Pro or CK3 Lite and the DVD drive itself). This only needs to be done once, and as soon as you have your key you can connect to the drive as normally as you would any other drive without taking it apart or using a Probe 3 again.

So we will split this guide into 2 parts. Part A deals with extracting the drive key using the CK3 Probe 3, and Part B will deal with using Jungle Flasher as per normal for reading / writing of the firmware. If you already have your drive key then you simply skip to Part B.

You will first need to take the DVD drive apart in order to get to its internal controller board. The point we are interested in is MPX01 (highlighted with green circle). Be careful as there are live voltages so make sure you attach the probe to the correct point and no other place on the PCB or you may harm your drive.

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Let's get everything hooked up. First, simply connect the DVD power supply (in this case the Xecuter CK3 Pro) to the DVD drive (take care to make sure it is fitted the correct way - the wrong way can damage your drive - the green wires on the power cable show it to be the correct way up - red is the wrong way. Also note that the Probe 3 cable is connected directly to the DVD drive end and not the CK3 Pro). Connect the molex power cable from your PC or from an external Molex power supply to the CK3 Pro/Lite. Connect the SATA cable from the DVD drive to the X360USB Pro, and then connect the USB cable from the X360USB Pro to a USB port on your Netbook/Notebook/Laptop/Desktop computer. All these connections are illustrated in the diagrams below.

The CK3 Probe 3 power cable is edited in this image for illustration purposes. The actual cable is an extended length at 18inches giving far more flexibility when moving your equipment around.

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OK we are ready to begin:

PART A - Extracting The DVD Key

1. Load up Jungle Flasher and...

(1) Select the DVDKey 32 Tab
(2) Make sure the I/O Port is set to 0x0000
(3) The X360USB pro should be detected as Primary Master and the Firmware version will be displayed (in this case it is Ver 0.18)
(4) The Liteon DG-16D2S should be detected and ready to work with
(5) Make sure the Dummy.bin only box is ticked. This file will hold all the extracted information (key, inquiry, identify & serial).

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2. Click the PhatKey button.

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3. You will now get a pop up message telling you to power off the drive, attach the CK3 Probe 3 to the MPX01 point and then power the drive on. You don't have to power off the CK3 - so just follow these instructions:
Click YES
Hold CK3 Probe 3 Button down (LED OFF), connect the Probe to MPX01 (push the probe firmly to the MPX01 point so that it's a solid connection), release CK3 Probe 3 Button (LED ON)

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4. Extract Complete will be then pop up after a couple of seconds (See image below). Now Remove the CK3 Probe 3 from MPX01. Press and Release the Probe 3 button again then click OK.

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5. The data has now been extracted. You will be prompted to save the Dummy.bin - keep this file in a safe place as it holds all of your drives information including the DVD Key.

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You will be asked if you want to auto-load Liteon iXtreme - click Yes.

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6. The following part of the guide is solely to show 3rd party tools working with the X360USB PRO. You must own any game that you backup and we do not condone any kind of piracy and this is purely for educational purposes only. We do not provide any of the LT Plus firmware files and they are not provided or included with Jungle Flasher so do not ask for them.

Note: Serial and ID Info are not used with the new LT+ v1.9 as it is generic across all 02510C drives, so do not be alarmed if you see any messages that these values have not been copied or used.

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7. Everything is now loaded into Jungle Flasher and you are ready to go. Lets explain whats happening on the screen at the moment.

(1) The source buffer is loaded with the information extracted from your Liteon drive.
(2) This is your DVD key - always keep this safe !
(3) This is the iXtreme LT Plus firmware auto loaded into the target buffer

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That's all the hard work done congrats on completing Part A of this tutorial !

PART B - Erasing & Writing Firmware

8. Now you are ready to program your drive.

(1) Select the MTK Flash 32 tab
(2) Click the Lite-On Erase button

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9. You will get a pop-up warning you to be 100% sure that you have your DVD Key. If you are sure click YES

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10. Another pop-up explaining that the drive will be erased and when it sends an intro to the drive to kick it into vendor mode. If you are ready click YES

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11. You need to power cycle the drive (turn the CK3 Pro power switch OFF then ON) when the drive status displays as 0x90. Your drive will then switch to vendor mode ( 0x72 ) and you are ready to write data to the drive. To program the firmware click the Write button.

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12. After writing, Jungle Flasher also reads and verifies every sector to make sure that the drive programmed correctly. Once everything is completed it will say "Write Verified OK!"

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13. Success ! You can now click the Outro / ATA Reset button to take the drive out of vendor mode

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The following tutorial will take you through the simple process of communicating with a Liteon DG-16D4S DVD Drive using Jungle Flasher and an X360USB PRO adapter. It doesn't matter what firmware you have on your drive - this method will work regardless.

Requirements:
Xecuter X360USB Pro (You MUST Update to at least v18 Firmware using at least v0.12 of the X360USB Update Tool or Slim key extraction will not work)
DVD Drive Power source (the tutorial uses an Xecuter CK3 Pro)
Sata Cable (Supplied with X360USB Pro)
USB Cable (Supplied with X360USB Pro)
Latest version of Jungle Flasher (Must be v0.1.81 and above)
X360USB PRO Windows Drivers
Windows XP / Vista / 7 - 32bit or 64bit (Can work on a MAC also if you use Bootcamp or VMWare)
There are two versions of the Liteon DG-16D4S, the 9504 and the 0225. This guide covers the 9504. To find out which version of Liteon drive you have simply look at the label and you will see "FW Ver.: XXXX"



Here is an example of the Liteon DG-16D4S DVD label. As you can see we have highlighted the F/W version - in this case it is the 9504.

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Before you connect everything you first need to install the X360USB Pro Drivers. These are signed and work in Windows XP / Vista / 7 both 32bit and 64bit. Download the small driverpack and plug in the X360USB PRO USB Cable. When it asks for the drivers simple point to the files you saved and they will install with ease. You are now ready to hook everything else up.

It's very easy to hook up your Liteon DG-16D4S to your PC. Simply connect the DVD power supply (in this case the Xecuter CK3 Pro) to the DVD drive (take care to make sure it is fitted the correct way - the wrong way can damage your drive) and to a molex power cable from your PC or from an external Molex power supply. Then connect the SATA cable from the DVD drive to the X360USB Pro, and then connect the USB cable from the X360USB Pro to a USB port on your Netbook/Notebook/Laptop/Desktop computer.

Remember that you need to be running at least v18 of the X360USB PRO firmware, and that needs to be flashed with at least v0.12 of the X360USB PRO Update Tool. If you don't the latest JF will not work with Slims.

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OK we are ready to begin:

1. Load up Jungle Flasher and...

(1) Select the MTK Flash 32 Tab
(2) Make sure the I/O Port is set to 0x000
(3) The X360USB pro should be detected as Primary Master and the Firmware version will be displayed (in this case it is Ver 0.18)
(4) The Liteon DG-16D4S should be detected and ready to work with
(5) Slim should be auto detected. If it isn't - select it.

NOTE: If you have updated to the dashboard 2.0.13146.0 then your fw version will now be 0272. If you have updated to dashboard version 2.0.13599.0 then your drive is now locked and you need to follow the same procedures as the 0225 and 0401 drives.

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2. Now we need to put the drive into Vendor Mode.

(1) Click the Slim UnLock button
(2) The drive is now in vendor Mode

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3. Now to read the firmware from the drive. Simply click on the Read button.

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4. You will be asked to save the firmware file. I just created a directory called 9504 in the JF folder on the C: drive and saved it there.

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5. The following part of the guide is solely to show 3rd party tools working with the X360USB PRO. You must own any game that you backup and we do not condone any kind of piracy and this is purely for educational purposes only. We do not provide any of the LT Plus firmware files and they are not provided or included with Jungle Flasher so do not ask for them. Once the drives firmware has been read Jungle Flasher will ask you if you want to auto-load the LT+ iXtreme firmware. Click Yes.

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6. Everything is now loaded into Jungle Flasher and you are ready to go. Let's explain whats happening on the screen at the moment.

(1) The source buffer is loaded with the firmware from your Liteon Slim drive. It shows here that it is 9504 Stock Firmware
(2) This is your DVD key - always keep this safe !
(3) This is the LT-Plus firmware auto loaded into the target buffer

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7. Now you are ready to program your drive. Goto the MTK Flash 32 tab and click the Slim Unlock button again.

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8. Now click the Write button.

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9. As you can see there are more complex steps to this process than Phat drive methods. All the key / inquiry / serial areas are being verified to make sure your flash is as safe as possible. When everything is good to go it will say "Authorised !"

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10. Success ! From beginning to end with a X360USB PRO it should take no more than 60 seconds

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The following tutorial will take you through the simple process of reading a Liteon DG-16D4S DVD Drive (Firmware version 0225) and then installing the Xecuter DG-16D4S Unlocked PCB to that drive and writing new firmware using Jungle Flasher and an X360USB PRO adapter.

Requirements:
Xecuter X360USB Pro
DVD Drive Power source (the tutorial uses an Xecuter CK3 Pro - but of course you can use a CK3 Lite also)
Xecuter DG-16D4S Unlocked PCB (you can also use the PCB that had the Pro Kit installed too)
Sata Cable (Supplied with X360USB Pro)
USB Cable (Supplied with X360USB Pro)
Latest version of Jungle Flasher (Must be v0.1.85 beta and above - Not released just yet)
Latest version of X360USB PRO firmware (must be at least v18)
X360USB PRO Windows Drivers
Windows XP / Vista / 7 - 32bit or 64bit
MAC OSX (Using Parallels, Bootcamp or VMWare)


Up to the date of this post there are three versions of the Liteon DG-16D4S, the 9504, the 0225 and the 0401. This guide covers the 0225. The stock 0225 PCB cannot be written to without some hardware hacks. This guide covers the Xecuter DG-16D4S Unlocked PCB which is a custom made replacement PCB that is a simply and easy swap with no soldering.

To find out which version of Liteon drive you have simply look at the label and you will see "FW Ver.: XXXX"

Here is an example of the Liteon DG-16D4S DVD label. As you can see we have highlighted the F/W version - in this case it is the 0225.

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Before you connect everything you first need to install the X360USB Pro Drivers. These are signed and work in Windows XP / Vista / 7 both 32bit and 64bit. Download the small driverpack and plug in the X360USB PRO USB Cable. When it asks for the drivers simple point to the files you saved and they will install with ease. You are now ready to hook everything else up.

It's very easy to hook up your Liteon DG-16D4S to your PC. Simply connect the DVD power supply (in this case the Xecuter CK3 Pro) to the DVD drive (take care to make sure it is fitted the correct way - the wrong way can damage your drive) and to a molex power cable from your PC or from an external Molex power supply. Then connect the SATA cable from the DVD drive to the X360USB Pro, and then connect the USB cable from the X360USB Pro to a USB port on your Netbook/Notebook/Laptop/Desktop computer.

Remember that you need to be running at least v18 of the X360USB PRO firmware, and that needs to be flashed with at least v0.12 of the X360USB PRO Update Tool. If you don't the latest JF will not work with Slims.

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OK we are ready to begin:

1. Load up Jungle Flasher and...

(1) Select the DVDKey 32 Tab
(2) Make sure the I/O Port is set to 0x000
(3) The X360USB PRO should be detected as Primary Master and the Firmware version will be displayed (in this case it is Ver 0.18)
(4) The Liteon DG-16D4S should be detected and ready to work with
(5) Make sure Dummy.bin is ticked
(6) Click on the SlimKey button

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2. You will be asked if you want to send the unlock command to the drive. Click No.

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3. Now click Yes and then power cycle the drive (Turn the CK3 Pro power off then on)

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4. The drive will now kick into vendor mode (0x72)

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5. Jungle Flasher will now perform a number of tricks to get the all important drive key.

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6. You will be asked to save the Dummy file which contains the important data from your drive such as your drive key. DO NOT LOSE THIS FILE !

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7. The following part of the guide is solely to show 3rd party tools working with the X360USB PRO. You must own any game that you backup and we do not condone any kind of piracy and this is purely for educational purposes only. We do not provide any of the LT Plus firmware files and they are not provided or included with Jungle Flasher so do not ask for them. Once the drives firmware has been read Jungle Flasher will ask you if you want to auto-load the Lite-On iXtreme firmware. Click Yes.

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8. Everything is now loaded into Jungle Flasher and you are ready to go. lets explain whats happening on the screen at the moment.

(1) The source buffer is loaded with the Dummy.bin from your Liteon DG-16D4S drive. It shows here that it is an 0225 SlimKey extraction.
(2) This is your DVD key - always keep this safe !
(3) This is the iXtreme LT+ firmware auto loaded into the target buffer. This example shows the LT+ v1.9 0225 Firmware which is for the new 2.0.13146.0 dashboard update.

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9. At this point you will unplug your DVD drive and now connect the Xecuter DG-16D4S Unlocked PCB (or your custom made PCB with the Pro Kit installed). You don't have to rig it up to your DVD drive chassis just yet - you can simply connect the PCB to the X360USB PRO and the CK3 Pro. Make sure that the power cable is the correct way around from the CK3 Pro and that the WP switch is set to "WP=1". Now you are ready to program the PCB.

(1) Select the MTK Flash 32 tab
(2) Click the I/O refresh button and make sure that the drive properties show that its a PLDS DG-16D4S
(3) Set the drive type to Phat (this is not a mistake)
(4) The PCB will detect as a Liteon Slim
(5) Click the Intro/Device ID button

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10. You may need to power cycle if the drive doesn't kick into vendor mode on its first attempt. Most of the time it will kick straight in though.

(1) You are now in Vendor Mode
(2) The drive properties should be on display - everything is looking great !
(3) You will see a new button that says 0x00. This is the SPI Lock Status. 0x00 means it is unlocked and write protection is disabled.


Tip

NOTE: If you have previously flashed and locked the PCB your SPI Lock Status will be 0x8C - if this is the case - Select switch on PCB to WP#1 and press the 0x8C button to unlock! this will change SPI Lock Status to 0x00 ready for writing




FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO SAY THAT THE UNLOCKED PCB IS DEAD / NO POWER / JF NOT DETECTING / NO EJECT - OF COURSE NOT BECAUSE ITS BLANK !!! - NOW READ THE TIP BELOW THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO


Tip

If the TX Unlocked PCB doesn't detect at all and you can't get into vendor mode with the above method simply click Liteon-Erase and power cycle - you should then get into vendor mode (0x72) with no problems.


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11. Now click on Write. As you can see the write / verify commands are sent very quickly with the X360USB PRO.

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12. Now click on the SPI Lock Status button

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13. The SPI Lock Status will now change to 0x8C. This means that the Write Protect is now enabled. Move the switch on the PCB to "WP=0"

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14. You are now all done

(1) You can now click the Outro / ATA Reset button to take the drive out of vendor mode (With the 0225's you should hit this button a few times - this solves the "Open Tray Error")
(2) The drive properties show show that it is a PLDS DG-16D4S 0225

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I thought I'd just quickly post this up as I was doing a bunch of LT+ testing tonight and figured you'd like to see how simple it is to use one the SPUTNIK360 addon when you have an X360USB PRO and the latest JungleFlasher.

Before you do anything - dump the drive key using SLIMKEY feature in JF. Keep a copy of the dummy.bin safe.

Remove the PCB from the drive (follow steps 1 to 13) and install the switch as shown in the pictures below. I prep the solder points with a fiberglass scratch brush (essential bit of kit for any modders toolbox) and apply a bit of flux. Then cut the trace and solder the switch - very quick and easy.

Switch to 10 ohms to start with (most work with this) and switch to unlock. Run intro in latest JF - power cycle - then will ask you to unlock the SPI. Click yes and you are done

Now move the switch back to Normal and now do a full read and save the OFW file (you must the full LT Plus pack in your firmware folder before you can complete this step - it authenticates the firmware dump) and then you are able to do a full write to the previously locked chip. Once complete hit CTRL + SHIFT + F11 to lock again (new versions of JF have a button where you can simply click 0x00 unlocked / 0x8c locked)

Simple.

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Or you can use the SPUTNIK360 PROBE

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Open the new JF and click on Intro/Device ID

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Click Yes then Power Cycle the drive (Power off then on)

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SPI detects as locked - simply click yes to unlock

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That's it

No need to probe mpx01, no need for 3rd party software. Nice and simple.

I will do a more detailed guide shortly showing how to set the status back to locked after you have flashed it and how to set the PCB back to default like it was never touched.

Oh and this may be useful also.......

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The following tutorial will take you through the simple process of reading a Liteon DG-16D4S DVD Drive (Firmware version 0401) and then installing the Xecuter DG-16D4S Unlocked PCB to that drive and writing new firmware using Jungle Flasher and an X360USB PRO adapter.

Requirements:
Xecuter X360USB Pro
DVD Drive Power source (the tutorial uses an Xecuter CK3 Pro - but of course you can use a CK3 Lite also)
Xecuter DG-16D4S Unlocked PCB (you can also use the PCB that had the Pro Kit installed too)
Sata Cable (Supplied with X360USB Pro)
USB Cable (Supplied with X360USB Pro)
Latest version of Jungle Flasher (Must be v0.1.88 beta and above)
Latest version of X360USB PRO firmware (must be at least v18)
X360USB PRO Windows Drivers
Windows XP / Vista / 7 - 32bit or 64bit
MAC OSX (Using Parallels, Bootcamp or VMWare)


Up to the date of this post there are three versions of the Liteon DG-16D4S, the 9504, the 0225 and the 0401. This guide covers the 0401. The stock 0401 PCB cannot be written to without some hardware hacks. This guide covers the Xecuter DG-16D4S Unlocked PCB which is a custom made replacement PCB that is a simply and easy swap with no soldering.

To find out which version of Liteon drive you have simply look at the label and you will see "FW Ver.: XXXX"

Here is an example of the Liteon DG-16D4S DVD label. As you can see we have highlighted the F/W version - in this case it is the 0401.

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Before you connect everything you first need to install the X360USB Pro Drivers. These are signed and work in Windows XP / Vista / 7 both 32bit and 64bit. Download the small driverpack and plug in the X360USB PRO USB Cable. When it asks for the drivers simple point to the files you saved and they will install with ease. You are now ready to hook everything else up.

It's very easy to hook up your Liteon DG-16D4S to your PC. Simply connect the DVD power supply (in this case the Xecuter CK3 Pro) to the DVD drive (take care to make sure it is fitted the correct way - the wrong way can damage your drive) and to a molex power cable from your PC or from an external Molex power supply. Then connect the SATA cable from the DVD drive to the X360USB Pro, and then connect the USB cable from the X360USB Pro to a USB port on your Netbook/Notebook/Laptop/Desktop computer.

Remember that you need to be running at least v18 of the X360USB PRO firmware, and that needs to be flashed with at least v0.12 of the X360USB PRO Update Tool. If you don't the latest JF will not work with Slims.

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OK we are ready to begin:

1. Load up Jungle Flasher and...

(1) Select the DVDKey 32 Tab
(2) Make sure the I/O Port is set to 0x000
(3) The X360USB PRO should be detected as Primary Master and the Firmware version will be displayed (in this case it is Ver 0.18)
(4) The Liteon DG-16D4S should be detected and ready to work with
(5) Make sure Dummy.bin is ticked
(6) Click on the SlimKey button

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2. You will be asked if you want to send the unlock command to the drive. Click No.

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3. Now click Yes and then power cycle the drive (Turn the CK3 Pro power off then on)

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4. The drive will now kick into vendor mode (0x72)

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5. Jungle Flasher will now perform a number of tricks to get the all important drive key.

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6. You will be asked to save the Dummy file which contains the important data from your drive such as your drive key. DO NOT LOSE THIS FILE !

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7. The following part of the guide is solely to show 3rd party tools working with the X360USB PRO. You must own any game that you backup and we do not condone any kind of piracy and this is purely for educational purposes only. We do not provide any of the LT Plus firmware files and they are not provided or included with Jungle Flasher so do not ask for them. Once the drives firmware has been read Jungle Flasher will ask you if you want to auto-load the Lite-On iXtreme firmware. Click Yes.

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8. Everything is now loaded into Jungle Flasher and you are ready to go. lets explain whats happening on the screen at the moment.

(1) The source buffer is loaded with the Dummy.bin from your Liteon DG-16D4S drive. It shows here that it is an 0225 SlimKey extraction.
(2) This is your DVD key - always keep this safe !
(3) This is the iXtreme LT+ firmware auto loaded into the target buffer. This example shows the LT+ v1.9 0225 Firmware which is for the new 2.0.13146.0 dashboard update.

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9. At this point you will unplug your DVD drive and now connect the Xecuter DG-16D4S Unlocked PCB (or your custom made PCB with the Pro Kit installed). You don't have to rig it up to your DVD drive chassis just yet - you can simply connect the PCB to the X360USB PRO and the CK3 Pro. Make sure that the power cable is the correct way around from the CK3 Pro and that the WP switch is set to "WP=1". Now you are ready to program the PCB.

(1) Select the MTK Flash 32 tab
(2) Click the I/O refresh button and make sure that the drive properties show that its a PLDS DG-16D4S
(3) Set the drive type to Phat (this is not a mistake)
(4) The PCB will detect as a Liteon Slim
(5) Click the Intro/Device ID button

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10. You may need to power cycle if the drive doesn't kick into vendor mode on its first attempt. Most of the time it will kick straight in though.

(1) You are now in Vendor Mode
(2) The drive properties should be on display - everything is looking great !
(3) You will see a new button that says 0x00. This is the SPI Lock Status. 0x00 means it is unlocked and write protection is disabled.


Tip

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11. Now click on Write. As you can see the write / verify commands are sent very quickly with the X360USB PRO.

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12. Now click on the SPI Lock Status button

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13. The SPI Lock Status will now change to 0x8C. This means that the Write Protect is now enabled. Move the switch on the PCB to "WP=0"

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14. You are now all done

(1) You can now click the Outro / ATA Reset button to take the drive out of vendor mode (With the 0225's you should hit this button a few times - this solves the "Open Tray Error")
(2) The drive properties show show that it is a PLDS DG-16D4S 0225


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1. The Liteon DG-16D4S Drive


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2. Remove the 4 case screws using a Philips screwdriver.

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3. Eject the tray (you can use a CK3 or the Xbox itself for power).


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4. Peel back the acoustic foam that sounds the tray opening.

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5. Holding the foam away from the case, remove the case lid.

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6. Spindle motor ribbon connector: Separate the black retention clip from the white housing. The ribbon will pull out easily.

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7. Laser motor ribbon connector: Separate the black retention clip from the white housing. The ribbon will pull out easily.

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8. Laser data ribbon connector: The white retention clip pivots through 90 degrees. Gently pull the clip upwards.


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9. The ribbon will pull out easily.

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10. DeSolder the tray sensor and tray drive motor wires (5 wires in total).

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11. Remove the PCB retention screw using a small Philips head screwdriver.

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12. Release the PCB retention clip and ease the board out.

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13. The PCB is now safely removed

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