TOSHIBA SAMSUNG TS-H943 MS25 updated to MS28 XBOX 360 DVD DRIVE compatible with all drives,including Philips Hitachi,genuine original new replacement
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Replace your xBox 360's OEM drive with a Samsung Toshiba TS-H943 also known as the Samsung TS-H943 or the Toshiba TS-H943. There are currently two revisions of the TS-H943 drive out in the wild; the MS25 and MS28. Virtually impossible to brick by flashing the firmware, this drive is the most forgiving and easy to work with drive to date. Original Microsoft Xbox 360 spare parts.
Please visit www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair/samsung-disassembly.htm, for installation tutorial.
The MS25 is a very popular drive due to how easily you can flash the firmware.The MS28 requires hardware modifications and or special techniques to allow flashing the firmware. Other than these extra steps it is virtually the same as a MS25. Nevertheless these steps can be complicated making it considerably more difficult to work with if you are not familiar with the techniques. Since there is no real difference hardware wise between the two; you can downgrade a MS28 to a MS25. Once its a MS25 you no longer need special steps or modifications to flash again.
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Toshiba TS-H943 CD drive part no. X800473-016 / X800473-019 is certainly among the best drives used by Microsoft, if not the very best.
Samsung Toshiba model part no. TS-H943 and TS-H943A are not being made anymore, get one today before they're all sold in 2009.
Listed below are a few helpful resources. Please remember, any modifications void Toshiba-Samsung direct manufacturer's warranty. TopMicroUSA.com does not provide any technical support regarding installation and flashing. You need to follow installation and flashing tutorials, repairing your XBox 360, on your own. The following links are widely available online. We did not write any of the following installation, flashing and repair tutorials. Please visit xbox 360 installation steps from forums, http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/644883 states: "you will have to flash the new dvd drive with your old broken drive's firmware so it will work. You need to get the "key" form your old broken drive and put it on th new drive in order to get it to work. Otherwise it will not read any Xbox 360 discs. No exception." Flashing Samsung/Toshiba TS-H943 /TS-H943A Xbox 360 drive voids manufacturer's warranty.
Installation steps:
1) upload old firmware via ixtreme
2) hookup new one and download patched firmware with drive key or orig firmware to new one.
SAMSUNG 3 year warranty from the date it was manufactured (usually in 2006)
Direct Samsung Phone Number: 1(800)726-7864. Press option 5, then 6, then 2.
Call to verify Serial Number (10 digit code above manufacture date). The serial printed on the model Toshiba TS-H943A is missing ONE alphabet character. Ask Samsung Customer Service to give you the last character.
Submit RMA Request
Replacing your old Thompson DVD drive with this new one will solve your problem. It fits all XBox 360 versions.
TOSHIBA SAMSUNG model part no. TS-H943 MS28 NEW XBOX 360 DVD DRIVE. Please remember, any firmware and hardware modifications void Toshiba-Samsung direct manufacturer's warranty.
