i've got an xbox that boots up with error code 5. i followed the xboxhdm_v1.9 tutorial to rebuild the harddrive. i hotswapped the drive (so that it in fact was unlocked), rebuild it with a fresh ms dash install, and put it back in the xbox. then i powered down the xbox. then i powered it back on, and still keep getting the error code 5. i do not have the eeprom key. any ideas to solve it? the xbox is not chipped! the originel wd 8gig drive is in it, so hot swapping should have done the trick (the hdd key in the eeprom should always match the original drive). but no luck. any help is appreciated, been fighting the xbox for quite a while now.
5 - kernel - HDD not locked (The retail xbox bioses require the hd to be locked) You have one option and that's to build an eeprom reader. With an eeprom reader you can make a xboxhdm disc and lock your drive with the eeprom on your motherboard. The problem is that the drive is not locking (probably due to a bad hotswap) so you will have to lock the drive for it to be used again. Follow this thread, i've redirected a lot of different people and all of them now have working xbox's. http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/357863 Let me know how it goes, if you have any questions eeprom reader related post in that thread and someone will get back to you.
thanks for the reply. i already looked into the eeprom reader, but building it will be quite a challenge (if not, an impossible one). i was hoping for a more easier solution (besides just buying a new 2hand xbox).
all right, i've been doing some thinking and it might be a nice project trying to build an eeprom reader. i also found another link, same specs for building, but with other pictures: http://mail.exis.net/blogs/dirkus/item_77.htm another question, do i need to solder the three wires into the lpc header? or is it enough to tape them in / let the wire contact the metal lpc header holes?
pretty much the same way as this http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/661897 the altoids box looks pretty cool though... you can tack the 3 wires to the points on the board, it takes half a second. Just use a low wattage iron so you don't do any damage. A lot of people power the xbox motherboard by a couple AA batteries. This seems to be the easiest way to do it.
thanks for your link, this one is much more clear. this i can make easily (i think) i got a couple of 4.7 k ohm resister and a couple 5.1 volt zenor diodes (i believe it is .25 or .5 watt). i prefer to use a couple of batteries, how do i connect them to the eeprom reader? i can solder a few aa batteries together (+ on plus and minus on minus). but where to connect the plus and minus lead i get from the just created battery pack on the eeprom reader? and/or on the xbox. i am going to use the lpc pin header, i already made a few copper pins that will fit the lpc pin header nice enough. so i think that i will not have to solder those (just put the pins in the pinheader, and solder de wires from the eeprom reader to the pins directly.
So if you read that you can see where the little red dot is and where you can power the board. He says do not use an external power source if your xbox has power. That really means disconnect the power plug from the motherboard before you power it with 3.3v. If you solder 2 AA's together that should work (try not to get them too hot). I use a box that has a space for 2 AA's and a couple wires comming out of it. That seems to work best for me, though i've only used my eeprom reader like 3 times. Let me know how it all works out, it shouldn't take too long once you get it constructed.
thanks for your reply. i did read that, and i know the red dot (lpc pin 15) is the 3.3 volt power supply. but the battery pack off course has a minus and a plus wire. so do i put the plus wire on the red dot, or do i put the minus wire on the red dot or do i wrap the + and - together and put that on the red dot... i can also use the xbox power supply, it is still working. but for future knowledge, it would be nice to know how to connect a external battery on the lpc header
well positive is the red dot and negative would be any ground point on the motherboard, i'd just ground it with the wire from the eeprom reader. It just has to make a circuit and power the eeprom chip. You can do it with the power supply too but you have to be on the ball. Using an external power source is (my) the lazy way to do it.
in that case i will also be using an external power supply. i should have a 3.7 volt nokia battery somewhere. i'll charge that one, and solder the point onto that battery (or i'll connect a few aa batteries up to arround 3.3 to 4 volt. thanks for all your help, i'll be making the eeprom reader this weekend and i'll let you know.
i couldn't get it to work with an external battery. i took a 3.7 volt charged phone battery (tried multiple) and added the plus to the red dot (scl) and grounded the minus with the ground wire and also tried any of the screws on the mainboard and the case (the metalpart). the tool wouldn't give me a read out, keep getting errors. i used the pinouts on the lpc header. for me it didn't work, i actually had to use pin 5 and 6 on the eeprom itself and had to use the xbox psu itself (for ground i used on of the screws). this off course was quite timing sensitive, keep also getting errors (hardware busy, hardware failure etc.). after many tries it finally read my eeprom. and now it works. but, i would prefer to use a external battery the next time. so any hints on how to connect it would be appreciated. maybe a 3.7 volt 750 mah and 3.7 volt 1150 mah battery does not work? i'm not sure how to test the eeprom reader with a battery included in the circuit. i know the reader works, since i just used it to read my eeprom (using the xbox psu). maybe someone can help me out how to test whether the battery that i put in the circuit works (and the tool gets power). ad c4rn1, thanx for your c drive files. it now boots with avalaunch!
