Upgrading HD on Softmodded Xbox Tutorial

ok i need some major help!! ok so i have a 40 GB quantum fireball serial
qml4000ld-a and its lockable accroding to xboxhdm. So i lock it then take it out and fire it up in my xbox and it gives me error 06 which is cant unlock hd but i have the right eeprom and everything so like are there sny sugestions what i should do or any other programs that can lock harddrives????

 

nvm fogured it out ended up my eeprom.bin was corrupt so i reconved my eeprom off my xbox burned it and it worked

 

hello all...help needed...i locked my 160gb harddrive and it is only showing that it is 20gigs...i locked it with an old computer that my mother had bc all the others i tried didnt work...my xbox is soft modded using splinter cell...any suggestion..........thx....

 

NOTE-----------This is not a Tut. this is for people like me who followed numerous guides word by word and could not get it to work.-------------NOTE

I used XBOXHDM 1.9 Softmodinstaller deluxe 2.0 ( side note- i never installed a softmod on my xbox just used splinter cell exploit to get to the softmod installer menu that way i could have acess to the box via FLASHFXP i used the sofmod installer to make a back up of the eeprom, it told me where i could find it and thats the one i used to upgrade the HD)

Ok, i had a lot..A LOT of trouble figuring out how to upgrade my hard drive. I finally figured it out and thought i would leave some tips. If you are continually getting error message 6 like i was here are some things to check...

I switched and used a lower version softmod installer. (SID 2.0)

be sure your typing just the letter "y" after typing lockhd -a
If it wont lock and says because of security enabled restart XBoxhdm and go to option 4 locking/unlocking with dos tools. type atapwd and unlock using master password ( you had to attempt to lock it with linux tools option 3 in order for the master password to be XBOXSCENE...remember all caps!). After you unlock with the master password, once again start up with dos locking/unlocking tools and type 'hdunlock" lock it with the eeprom password that you wrote down( i got my eeprom password from xboxhdm, not configmagic) after that turn off your comp switch the jumper to CS(cable select) and try it out.

Another note, if it works then when you pwer on your xbox it should be the normal xbox dash. use the softmod you used to upgrade the hard drive and install it first. dont try and switch softmod installers untill after you have modded it. ( it gave me error 21 when i tried to use a different softmod installer than the one i used to upgrade the HD)

Well hope this helps and Good Luck!!

 

can someone provide a list of newer hds that will work in the xbox, this list is from 2005, my current xbox has 250gig, i was thinking about going with a 500 gig, the prices are so good ($109) delivered!!!!

 

so i have a sata hd on the way, will this be a problem,given someone said upgrading only works with ide hd's????

 

It will not work with your xbox, nor can it be coerced into working. Sorry

 

Hello. I'm new at softmodding but I have been able to get XBMC and some other apps (evoX, unleashX) on the original hdd.
My problem now is that my hdd is too small for all the stuff I wish to put on the xbox.

So, I recently bought a new hdd: a Western Digital WD2500BB
I've read many tutorials on how to install this new hard drive (and for now I don't care about getting the memory after 137gb), but I'm wondering..

Is there any way to upgrade the hdd on my softmodded xbox without also having to open up my pc?

Any suggestions would be great, thanks!

 

There's this way, but I'd stick to the real way if I were you. It's not hard and you can't damage your PC (Unless you are a complete moron)!

http://www.xbox-hq.com/html/xbox-tutorials-260.html

 

Well, actually I recently sold my PC and I now have a Mac. I've been finding ways around using the usual PC apps for softmodding, but I couldn't find a way to get around this one...
until now.

Thanks for your help, cus I was pretty stumped on that one!!!!

 

i just recently softmodded my xbox and i was wondering instead of using a cd-r/w can i use a dvd-r/w because my computer doesnt read cds right it comes up as non compatible format

 

I would certainly try it. You're unlikely to damage anything should it fail.

 

when i have to backup it finishes backing up real fast and i ftp it and there isnt any eeprom folder there

 

Could you explain further?

 

when the step comes up for me tp backup the eeprom by accesing the backup command in evoX it takes like 2 secs and then its done so i connect it to my computer with flashfxp and there is no eeprom folder inside the E drive

 

If you read the tutorials I've written (Click on my name), the process is clearly described, including pics.

 

Seeing that this thread has 11 pages made me get lazy cause I didn't feel like reading through all the posts, but will this tut work to upgrade my stock harddrive since I softmodded and have UnleashX 39.0528A Build 584 as my dash?

 

I mean 29 pages.

 

It should. You may have to modify some steps to suite your personal needs or possibly reinstall all mods, games, etc. Backup using ftp beforehand to ensure a smooth upgrade process.

 

Guys, please read my tutorials. They will explain every possible question you have!

If they don't, post a new thread and if interesting, will be added to the Troubleshooter!