HOW TO: Upgrade your Xbox HDD (Super Tutorial)

If security is enabled on the drive, it means it's locked! What happens when you put that drive into your Xbox now?

 

The Maxtor? It is giving me the error 06 when I put it into the xbox. But like I said if it is already locked (security enabled) then how did I mount the C and E folders to it using XBOXHDM? When the drive is locked, XBOXHDM tells you it is locked and will disable the options to do anything to the drive.

I used the same EEPROM file on the Samsung drive and I get no error 06 message from the Xbox, it just hangs, and I presume this is due to an error I have made probably with the dash files I have copied over.

I did not make my CD using your files though and, as you said, you don't know the outcome of using others. That fair enough. I have now downloaded yours and I am going to try again with both drives using clean Xbox dash.

Just want to know if all maxtor drives are not useable or if you know of anyone who has got theirs working? I really want to use this maxtor drive.

 

Ok, I think your right Chunkhead, I spazzed out the Maxtor drive and I'm a bit pissed about that lol.

Managed to upgrade using the Samsung drive, I put clean xbox dash files on there and then hotswapped and it's now got evox on it. The drive is really slow though and sometimes when I put emulators on it they are not recognised in the evox dashboard. I have reverted back to the original xbox hdd for now.

Is there anyway of getting back my Maxtor drive?

 

As long as the Maxtor isn't locked, you should be able to format it as a PC drive!



Always stick with Seagate or WD!

 

Thank you chunkhead! Your tutorials are the best. You helped me recover completely from a botched rebuild!

I have 1 problem however. Sometimes when I boot into the m$ dash, I get very loud pop followed by static from the speakers as if some sound file is being corrupted. Everything else works fine. As far as I can tell it's the background music that is being munged as I can still hear the beeps when I scroll through the menu options underneath all of the fuzz.

Never heard that before the new drive build, so I'm thinking something is fouled.

Thoughts?
Thanks!
-J

 

Yeah, probably just corrupt sounds files. I've heard of it happening before! Either put up with it (who uses the MS Dash anyway) or completely replace the dash with a clean one via FTP!

 

well ive just destroyed my new 120gb hdd.
following the tutorial
is there anyway of making the tutorial safer and more clearer please
this is what needs changing

upon booting up the pc with the iso file on the cd

surely you should say to connect the hdd to power before booting up

is this not the case?

 

you should connect power first to the drive before turning the PC on, yes. However, I have connected power to drives in the past when the pc was already on and while it usually fouls something up like shutting down the power supply, it never scrambled a drive.

-J

 

well it kinda fried mine
upon turning the pc on the fans go on for about a second then goes completely dead
if anyone has any solutions id appreciate them
many thanks

 

Sounds like the power supply might have cooked itself. You can replace fuses in them, but they are usually soldered in. Do you have another machine to try? I can believe the supply, but I still doubt the drive itself is dead.

-J

 

thanx for all the help guys, i now upgraded my 120GIG HD to a 250GIG HD, and it saved me money by havin to get someone to do it when i could do it myself, was so easy!

now i have a spare 120GIG HD might sell it now hahaha.

ive formatted 120GIG HD and unlocked it thanx to all your help and the programs i needed to do it..

you guys are great help!

 

ok i partitined the new hdd
and made c and e
but it has come back to the eight options again
which option should i take

 

1 build a new xbox hd from scratch(thats what ive just done)
2.rebuild c partition
3 clone existing xbox hd
4.install f drive
5 wipe currant fatx partition
6.generate hdkey
7.make dos floppy
8. quit

 

Press 8 to quit.

If you need to lock the drive (if you don't have a MODCHIP) then re-start again but where you pressed 1 last time - press 3 then type 'lockhd -a'.

 

cheers done that

well installed the new hdd into the xbox but nothing happens upon start up
the tv just stays blank
what options do i have now? formt the drivr and start over?
many thanks

 

Is the xbox light flashing? Maybe the hdd isnt connected right. usually you get an error screen if something is wrong.

 

Don't know if this was asked, but can I use Imgburn insted of Nero?

 

I assume you can use anything to burn the image - they all do the same thing

 

hi chunkhead please help! i have a v1.2 xbox with a dead hdd, so i install a aladdin adv xt modchip in it, and use the slayer 2.4/new install/full rebuild on the new hdd, plus lock it with configmagic, but after everything it give me a error 13. and if i switch on the modchip the hdd works great! what to do?????

 

ohh how about a xbox tutorial about dead hdd with modchip?

thanks you are the best chunkhead!