Flash Samsung MS28 Help

[digi247]

Hi Guys,

Just recently got this new box with the above drive i need to know if i can flash this drive with my M\B which is A8N32 SLI Deluxe using the Nforce 4 chipset on sata.

Is this board compatible has anyone done one with this board with the 10 second trick.

I also understand i need MTKFlash NF4 but for the life of me cant find it tried the usual newsgroups dont use torrents could some kind fellow give me a pointer to where it is.


Much appreciated any feedback at all.

[pizza-man]

i used the pci sata card and does them fine
maybe someone knows more about nforce 4 chipsets and if compatible

[digi247]

i used the pci sata card and does them fine
maybe someone knows more about nforce 4 chipsets and if compatible

Cheers Pizzaman hoping that someone out there can enlighten me thanks again

[plasticam]

I have an nforce 4 mobo and the MS28 is a nogo (tried the VCC trick also).
I invested in a via card same as pizza-man just for doing these which works a charm with no soldering required.

[f1kid]

n4 forget it pain in ass get your self a pci card with via on it fit to bourd works 100% got n4 here

get one from here comes in like 2 days

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-PORT-SATA-SE...QQcmdZViewItem

[chippy]

i have an nforce4 chipset and the vcc trick does work...........its just a pain in the ass to do...............get a pci sata card as pizza man says.........mines on its way

[digi247]

Thanks for all the replys people have taken on board and have ordered via card from link above thanks for that.

Just one more thing is confusing me when i install and am ready to flash the sammy i read that you disconnect all your drives except for one and make sure it has MTK chipset on it excludes Pioneer drives i have attached the said info so someone can telll me if this is right.

Turn off the Xbox 360 and PC. 
Connect the SATA cable from the MS28 drive to the Internal port on the VIA Sata card. 
Connect a PC CD or DVD drive on the VIA Sata card IDE channel (must use MTK chipset - most do - NOT Pioneer tho - all Liteon work) 
Power up the Samsung 360 DVD (Via Connectivity kit powered by seperate molex PSU or using the Xbox 360 power) - count to 10
Turn on the PC and boot from floppy.
Type this command: mtkflash r /m /sata orig.bin and hit enter 
It should display your ports. Do NOT select anything, just leave it at the "menu" 
Turn off the power to the Samsung 360 DVD
Now, select port 1 , even though the Samsung 360 DVD power is now off. 
It will "pause" when you select that port 
I counted to 12-15, then turned on the power to the Samsung 360 DVD
It will start reading automatically.

Once youve read the FW we suggest using Xtreme v3.3 (simply put the orig.bin in the same dir as Xtreme v3.3 and run Make X33.bin. Then put the newly created X33.bin onto your floppy)

Follow the same procedure above for flashing except the command line is 

mtkflash r /m x33.bin

DONE - Easy 

Thanks again Guy's

[pizza-man]

i disconnected nowt and works fine (but thats on mine might be diff of urs)
just disconnect to be on safe side

[Fett]

I have a pioneer drive and using the pci sata card / via mtkflash I had to have the IDE in and enabled before mtkflash could see the 2 drives . 1 being the pioneer and 2 being the pci sata card. I was stumped for a day trying different combos till someone on df posted try the ide and it worked

NB - I never attached the pioneer ide to the pci sata, I had it directly attached to the mobo.

[digi247]

I have a pioneer drive and using the pci sata card / via mtkflash I had to have the IDE in and enabled before mtkflash could see the 2 drives . 1 being the pioneer and 2 being the pci sata card. I was stumped for a day trying different combos till someone on df posted try the ide and it worked

NB - I never attached the pioneer ide to the pci sata, I had it directly attached to the mobo.

Thanks for the TIP Fett i have 2 pioneer 111 in my setup and was struggling to find an old liteon to plug in so will follow your tip and disconnect everything apart from one Pioneer to Main motherboard and just the sata card with the sammy drive plugged in.

should get my card tommoz so heres hoping. Thanks again