Wasabi 360 Ultra User Manual - page 4
360 Ultra will abort and you will be returned to the Xbox dashboard with a disc read error message. This protection
is designed to prevent you from being banned from Xbox Live.
Wasabi 360 Ultra Firmware
Wasabi 360 Ultra ships from the factory without any firmware installed. Before you may use the device for the first
time, you must perform the initial firmware installation. Download the latest firmware build from the official Wasabi
360 Ultra website. Inside the archive will be a file called “wasabi‐update.bin” – this file contains the firmware
update data. Place this file into the “wasabi” folder on your Wasabi 360 Ultra’s HDD (which will have been created in
the steps above) and then install according to the following procedure:
1. Power off your Xbox 360, and power on your HDD
2. Ensure that pass‐through mode is selected, by placing the mode switch in the correct position – THIS IS
IMPORTANT
3. Hold down the SELECT button on the Wasabi 360 Ultra control panel (the button by itself, away from the
remaining buttons)
4. While holding down the SELECT button, turn on your Xbox 360. A blue LED should start blinking on your
Wasabi 360 Ultra. This indicates that the update process is underway.
DO NOT TURN OFF YOUR XBOX 360 OR OTHERWISE DISCONNECT POWER FROM WASABI 360 ULTRA UNTIL
THE UPDATE IS COMPLETE!
5. After a few moments, a green LED should turn on to indicate that the update was successful. If for any
reason the update failed, a red LED will turn on instead.
6. Once the update has completed, as indicated by either a solid green or red LED, switch off your Xbox 360.
7. Select emulation mode by placing the mode switch in the correct position. Providing you have correctly
setup your DVD Key.bin file according to the directions above, your Wasabi 360 Ultra is now ready to use.
Enjoy!
These same steps should be followed whenever you need to install a new firmware release in future.
Precautions
There are some precautions to keep in mind both before using your Wasabi 360 Ultra for the first time, and
continuing its use into the future:
Do not update your Xbox 360 system software (dashboard) past the most recent version explicitly supported
by Wasabi 360 Ultra. The latest system software version currently supported by Wasabi 360 Ultra is:
2.0.13599.0
Do not connect to Xbox Live while you are using Wasabi 360 Ultra in emulation mode. Xbox Live is currently
not supported unless you have booted your Xbox 360 with Wasabi 360 Ultra in pass‐through mode (whereby
you would play games from your ODD rather than Wasabi)
Be warned, failure to adhere to the above precautions could result in your console getting banned from Xbox Live.
FAQ
Is there a way to check the software/hardware version of my Wasabi 360 Ultra?
Turn on the Xbox 360 while holding the UP button on the Wasabi 360 Ultra control interface, and then navigate to
the menu system. Instead of displaying the list of ISO’s, the version information for your Wasabi 360 Ultra will be
displayed. To leave this mode and revert back to normal operation, simply cycle power on your Xbox 360 and do not
hold down any buttons upon the next power up.
Do I need a working original ODD in order to use Wasabi 360 Ultra?
At the current time, a functioning original ODD is required in order to use Wasabi 360 Ultra. We plan to release a
firmware update capable of functioning without any ODD attached in the future.