How To Upgrade HDD On Softmod Xbox And How To Upgrade HDD On Hardmod Xbox.

yo all ya need to do is go get a program called chimp2.0 i think they might be a newer version its been a while since i moded my box but all ya do is run it on your stock hdd it will tell you unplug your ide cable from your xbox'es disk drive then plug it up to your big hdd i.e. 250gb ( also you must have a way to power your other hdd i advice a y cable you can buy one for about 3 us dollars ) it will copy over the needded files then it will ask you if you want to lock your hdd if you feel you have followed all the directions correctly go ahead and lock it and then turn off your xbox unplug your stock hdd plug in your new hdd ( also dont forget to plug in your disk drive duh ) power on your box and BAM you got a pimped out xbox anfd you didnt have to spend 60 bucks on a freakin modchip

 

that sounds great. Can you give links to tut?

 

Craiggg, I had the same proplem. Mine was because i was using an old computer that did not have enough internal memory. I tried it with a new one and i had no problems.

Oh, i know how late this reply is, but hope this helps someone.

 

hi
i have a problem
when i load the boot disc in my computer
and type in Boot: 1
it just says
cant find ramdisk image : intird.gz
i dont know what this means
any help will be aprretiated
thank you all
-Vince

 

you did not make a boot disk right. Missing file on boot disk.

 

i need help, i installed a 30gb hard drive on the xbox every thing works fine with the softmod but it still stays at 4,000 somthing MB, it should bee more space wit the 30gb HD

 

useing shademans softmod, what is the largest HDD I can use?


can I use this HDD?


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148139


Thanks

 

Can somebody please answer my question so I can order me a new HDD

useing shademans softmod, what is the largest HDD I can use?


can I use this HDD?


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148139


Thanks


I just softmodded my friends box. I decided to use the hotswap method instead of an auto installer. It went off without a hitch. I like this method of modding because you can backup the original HDD first, and then set it up like you want. You can also put all the original game saves back where they go. Now I'm gonna put a big HDD in it and suprise him with a media system that will blow his mind. XBMC rules

 

@witit
You need to format the F drive. how did you format the hdd?


@roadtrash
First, the hdd is big but should be ok.
Second, you need the eeprom. Then you are ok to follow this tut. Shademand will work on any hdd. Remember to format the F and G drive with xboxhdm.

 

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SUPER09 - Nope not a missing file, just still compressed for some reason. Go to (whereever you uncompressed xboxhdm)>xboxhdm>linux>isolinux and uncompress initrd.rar into the same folder and reburn. it fixed it for me.

 

so if i have c files on cd do i have to still plug in the xbox hdd or i coild just connect blank hdd and copy files there from cd without connecting xbox hdd to computer cuz i am afraid to mess up an it will leave my xbox hdd unlocked ....

 

are you trying to upgrade hdd? do you have eeprom? You need a new hdd for this tut

 

ok i want to put a new 20 gig ( i know it's not much but its all i got for now) i have eeprom file on my computer

 

did you read the first page? ftp the whole C and E drive on Xbox to PC. Then make a boot disk for xboxhdm. So the bootdisk has C and E files and eeprom.bin

Test the boot disk to make sure it boots when turn on PC.

Set the jumper on 20GB hdd to Master. Then replace the PC's hdd with the 20GB. Turn on PC the boot disk will load up. Format 20GB, then copy data to hdd. When all done lock the hdd.

Put 20GB hdd into xbox then turn on xbox. Xbox should load with no errors.

 

thanks i will try thAt tomorow

 

Ok i need some help. I am trying to put a new hard drive in my unmodded xbox. I have xbox hdmaker and know how to make a boot disk. I understand how to ftp, but i cant ftp to my xbox because i dont have a special dashboard. I need my eeprom to complete my xboxhdmaker disk, but i need to ftp to my xbox to get it. To ftp i need a xbox with a special dashboard, but how do i get one since my xbox is unmodded it wont read any burn disks. will it?

 

okay so the way i got my box modded was i used the ndure through xboxhdm softmod to mod my stock drive first so i had the dash to backup my eeprom. then you can use the directions of this thread to build and lock your new drive. this way is nicer because it allows you to have a backup in case the upgrade fails, as well as get all you old saves. use of the xbox scene site was absolutly invaluable to me as well. this link should explain how to mod your stock drive.
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=496263
read this tut in full, understand it, and THEN attempt it. make sure before your burn your cd though that you go to (whereever you uncompressed xboxhdm)>xboxhdm>linux>isolinux and uncompress initrd.rar into the same folder, so that it will boot up right. im not sure why this NESSARY file was compressed lol but it was and that will keep you from having to burn a cd 10 times.
one more note, be patient when hotswapping, keep trying. its very touchy but the results are worth it.
post or feel free to message me with any other Qs
*email address removed*

 

ok thanks very much. I got a copy of Evolution x dashboard just now, i am guna try to burn that to a disk and see if i cant just boot the xbox off of that, also i now have access to another modded xbox so i mat just ftp to that one and get the eeprom from it. If those fail i will defiantly try your way, thanks very much for replying to me thats a good idea and thanks for the heads up too.

 

ok got acces to my xbox via xboxhdm. For anyone trying this to unlock your hard drive boot computer with disk as soon as u turn computer on keep hitting the pause Break key intill the computer basicly stops loading the bios, now turn xbox on unplug ide cable from xbox right when the white Microsoft logo appears, then plug it into computer. Now hit any button on computer to continue boot. Thats what worked for me.