The BenQ VAD6038 DVD ROM for XBOX360 is by far the most sought after replacement drive for the 360 due to it being the absolute easiest to flash/modify and its exceptional build quality.
The BenQ VAD6038 drive runs much quieter than any other drive on the market and tends to have far les problems.
For installers, the BenQ VAD6038 has another big bonus in the fact that it can support bad flash recovery using dos flash. No other drives have this ability and it is a great safety measure to avoid costly mistakes when a bad flash occurs. If the power goes out while flashing the drive, or communication between the pc and the drive fails for whatever reason during a flashing, you are able to just use dos flash to erase the bad flash and start the procedure over again. This is something the other drives do not possess, in short a built in safety mechanism that means no longer having to remove the TSOP from the board to recover a bad flash. Once understood, the BenQ VAD6038 is a much easier drive to be working with in regards to flashing when compared with the Samsung, Lite-on or Hitachi, there is stealth and non stealth firmwares for the Benq drives available as well. In all, we believe that if you’re repairing Xbox 360 consoles and need a solid Xbox 360 replacement DVD drive, the BenQ VAD6038 is the best option out there to date.
**NOTE: You cannot just install a new drive to replace an old 360 drive. You must take the keys off the original drive first, this is not an easy task and requires additional hardware and software. If you are not familiar with changing drives in the 360, we recommend going to a professional. It will be money well spent! |
