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Hi
i purchased an ambit 255 from ebay with the intentions of modifying it, the fella i got it off sed its never been pluged in? can anyone help me confirm this please i havnt powered it up or put the cable feed into it just yet unill i get some propper info on it,am i doing the write thing by not jumping in head first? thuglife ![]() PS i have a max232 cable as well so if someone can put me on the write track or link me to some info it would be much appreciated ![]() |
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a quick way 2 tell if its received update [bricked] is to plug power lead in.if the send light flashes rapidly its bricked and you need 2 lift the chip and reprogram
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| The Following User Says Thank You to ginge For This Useful Post: | thuglife (18-06-08) |
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yous the bloody search bu
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plug it in use max cable but dont on any account plug cable feed in
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| The Following User Says Thank You to 666 For This Useful Post: | thuglife (18-06-08) |
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hi ginge thanks for that info ill give it a go and thanks to 666 but how do i no if its took the update when i plug the max232 into it
will the p option have gone or is it already gone in 255's if you no what im trying to get at. cheers |
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yous the bloody search bu
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you should be able to press p
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| The Following User Says Thank You to 666 For This Useful Post: | thuglife (18-06-08) |