new media check requiring latest bios?

[silentpanda]

i was just wondering if there is a new version of the media check - i.e. requiring me to have a bios above X2 4977 -

i ask because some i am unable to back up bloodrayne 2 or kingdom under fire

i never had a problem before - i am using the old matrix 256 chip and a version 1.0 xbox and i have made about 20 fully working back ups of games like burnout 3 and ninja gaiden - but it seems that recently the newer games do not work -i.e. i get to the xbox start screen and it says xecuter 2 but then the disk does not load -

any tips are helpful - i think it might be a problem with my burner but i would like to know before i shell out the money for a new one

thanx

[TylerDurden]

No new media checks that I know of. Ive backed up bloodrayne 2 as well and it booted right up. As a matter of fact it seems as if game lately have not been using the old media checks. Its like theres no protection like the old days.



Tyler.

[silentpanda]

thanks TylerD,

i figured as much since i did some searching before the post. oh well i guess this means i shell out the cash for a new burner - since it is making funny noises when i turn it on (using a toshiba external usb 2.0 4x )

thanx again

[Quall999]

wait wait wait, hold up. x2_4977? There is no new media check, but there is an older one that is almost 2 years old. 4977 might have been the first xecuter bios to bypass it. If you cannot run backups of new games, you might need to upgrade.

I would upgrade to 4981 (not 82 or 83). It is customizable like all older bios, but has a new feature that stops you from logging onto xbox live on accident. It might not be full proof, but i haven't heard a complaint from some who forgot to turn their chip off yet,

[silentpanda]

thanx for the info,

that would require me to upgrade my chip to the newer versions ? (i.e. i have the 256k matrix chip - so i would have to get a 512k or a 1mb chip -i checked around and the 4981 version is for the 512k chips -)

i ask b/c i had no problem with Burnout 3 and that came about the same time (1 month or so ) it is not that i don't want to upgrade my chip - but i really don't - i am not inclined to put things back together properly once they have been taken apart - even if they are soder-less (i.e. the paper weight that looks like a PS2)

again thanx for the info

[TylerDurden]

You dont need another chip. I had the latest version of bios on my old matrix. You may have to shrink your bios though. But there are tools to do such things.





Tyler!