Installing a larger HDD using the X3 bios build 3294 and the X3 Modchip(written with noobs in mind)
I am in no way responsible if you screw up your Xbox. This is the way I installed my HDD and I didn?t have any problems, so you shouldn?t either.
There are many ways to upgrade your HDD, but I think this is the easiest way
#1- Look for a larger HDD and make sure it is compatible
- Check for compatibility here http://xboxdrives.x-pec.com/?p=list - If you want to boot your Microsoft BIOS and dash, make sure the drive can be locked
- If it is compatible and you are happy, buy the drive
#2- Make a folder on your desktop called ?HDD Backup? and FTP all your files from your stock HDD to that folder
- If you don?t know how to FTP, there are many tutorials out there
#3- Unlock your stock HDD (To unlock HDD, boot to your BIOS screen, then go to Disk Tools, then select ?Current Hard Drive Setup?, then Disable "Hard Drive Lock")
- Take out your stock HDD and put in your new one
- If you don?t know how to take apart your Xbox, there are also many tutorials on this
- After you have your new one in, put your Xbox back together and plug it up.
#4- Boot to your Bios screen by holding down the white button during bootup
- select ?Disk Tools?
#5- After that, select ?New Hard Drive Upgrade?
#6- Next, select ?Click Here To Set LBA48 Option?
#7- Now you have two options. If your HDD is under 160GB, select ?F Drive Gets Everything ? No G Drive?
#8- If your HDD is larger than 160GB, select ?F Drive upto 137GB ? G Drive Gets The Rest?
#9- Just leave ?Use Saved Partition Table? alone
#10- Select ?Prepare and Format New Drive?
#11- Once it is done formatting, enable ?Hard Drive Lock? in ?Disk Tools Current Hard Drive Setup?, and restart your Xbox and boot to the BIOS screen again
- When the BIOS screen is booted, go to your computer and FTP all your files from your ?HDD Backup? folder to your new HDD.
#12- Restart your Xbox and make sure everything is working properly.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed your new HDD!
Just incase anyone wanted to know, I bought the Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L300R0 300GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive ? OEM from Newegg.com
I based this tutorial off bustedchain, but I wrote everything and made it a tutorial. I would have my own pictures but I didn't know how to put them in.
Thanks!
TeddyN
