XBOX 360 Hitachi 59 Modification Tutorial

What will you need Checklist

XBOX 360
Ability to work with Hardware. (Not afraid to open expensive stuff.)
Hitachi Drive v59
Computer w Compatible SATA Connections (Assumes you have SATA Cord)
iXtreme Firmware 1.51 (Latest for Hitachi Drives) *Legal reasons I cannot distribute this file.
JungleFlasher (Included is a Detailed PDF file *Must Read*)

Flashing your Xbox 360 can be a scary thing to do. It is not a toy and is very expensive if you were to somehow mess up. This is why I will try and ease some of those tension by making a guide that addresses how to flash your xbox 360. You might come across many sites but none really help you out. This is why I will answer any questions that you might have in the comments section. For this I used my Dell Vostro 420 with Windows XP for this and by luck or chance the SATA IC9H chipset works flawlessly with this drive. Other drives you might need to go out and purchase a SATA card to install but I will talk more about that later. Flashing your xbox drive has become a slightly easier task to accomplish with the help of useful new programs and tools. WARNING opening your xbox will void your warranty. This is only a guide to assist you I do not take any responsibility if you damage your xbox 360. If you follow everything you should and will be fine.

The first task of course will be to open up the xbox 360. I found this task to be a bit more difficult than opening up the original xbox. But this tutorial will not cover this process. Although I will forward a link to a helpful youtube video, just watch it a few times and have the proper torx screwdrivers. I stress that you read up on the jungleflasher pdf file prior to doing anything because this will bring you up to speed on your drive and what steps. You can find this pdf file included when you download jungleflasher. This is just so you feel more comfortable with the process.

Once you have this bad boy open things get a bit easier, that is if you are comfortable with hardware and opening things. But I assume you do since you made it this far. You need to have both your computer and xbox 360 open so that you can use easily access key components. The xbox 360 for power and your computer for data transferring. I want you to now take your SATA cable and plug it into an open space on your motherboard. Leave the power cable from the hitachi drive connected to the xbox. I at this point shut off my computer and restart it just to be safe.

Install the PortIO32: Xbox 360 Device Driver which is includes in the jungleflasher package. There is a folder called manual_install go in there and follow the txt file. Getting your xbox 360 recognized by your computer is the next step which can work funny sometimes depending on your computer setup. Just be patient and try it again if it doesn’t get picked up the first time. But now that everything is installed you should be ready to continue. From here if your successful you can follow the video which I made to help you out a little. Good Luck and Happy Flashing. Please remember to legally backup your game discs. This is by no means a lesson on piracy.

UPDATE
Video is fixed but I should work on a voice over.
UPDATE 2
Added Audio plus M$ is doing some serious banning so please do not play on live ever your console will be banned. Dont cry these are the repercussions of doing such things. Do you like live that much buy a second console im sure ms wont mind that.