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Want to restore your Microsoft Dashboard to it's Retail State? Read Inside.
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gusoso
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30. November 2006 @ 21:02 |
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hey guys: i have a problem with my xbox ,the hard drive is completely deleted and i would like to get the original software on it .can someone help me? . I already tried the MIK3H method dragging the files to a new hard drive and it didn't work. Please somebody help!!!
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tabletpc
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30. November 2006 @ 22:15 |
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of course you could just download slayers evox installer disk and have it use the restore feature to restore the hard drive to the stock condition
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michaelw1
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2. December 2006 @ 18:46 |
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ok how do i get a slayer disc or how do i burn a disc and where do i find it
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Nealbert
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6. December 2006 @ 15:16 |
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well first off if your harddrive got deleted you can't use it. unless you find out your eeprom. which there are ways to read your eeprom code from your motherboard. but i dont' know exactly how to do that but all you gotta do is google eeprom reader or eeprom motherboard reader or somethign. you should find something fairly quickly. but yea once you have that all you need to get is slayers or one of the installers. or if u could find the files from someone just use xboxhd which i think you'll have to use neways to set up your xbox with the eeprom and files
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vannatco
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8. December 2006 @ 05:30 |
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hey i am not that good with computers uve probably already told someone how to do this but computer langauge not really all that great with it i need the xbox dash back now i have deleted the splnter cell file from my hardrive but i have it on a memory card if that helps i can play and save game just no dashboard i wanted to make it stock so i could trade it in and get a 360 plz help if ur there
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mikerahl
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9. December 2006 @ 22:10 |
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great tutorial i just have a couple of questions
1.) Will this work if you buggered something up un-installing a softmod
2.) If so, do i need to delete anything on the E drive? (i really have no attachment to save files, all of the updated ones are on a bigger hdd anyways)
3.) Will i safely be able to go onto xbox live?
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10. December 2006 @ 02:48 |
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After restoring it to it's retail state, yes it will be safe, and you can fix a messed up softmod with the tutorial as you will be able to access the microsoft dashboard therefore launch splinter cell or whatever game you use to trigger the SID menu and can then re-install the softmod.
-Mike
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goldrif
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13. December 2006 @ 06:24 |
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Greetings.
I HAD a softmodded xbox, and when I did I was a noob. So, I wanted to make my E: partition bigger so that I could install more ROMS.
Unfortuanly, I think I repartitioned the C: drive by mistake because I didn't know which button was the cancel button and it turns out it was the OK button on my game controller.
Now, I get an error 21, I can play retail games with no problem. I can't play Backup CD's, I can't access my Xbox HDD from the main menu. I don't have any sort of EEPROM backed up. I have tried to re-install the SID3.1 program but when I put the disk in, it asks me to Format the C: and E: drive and then asks if I want to format an F: drive. Halfway through the reformat it tells me that I do not have enough Free space and that I sould FTP into the xbox.
I have tried to FTP into the Xbox, but without a dashboard I am not having any luck, I have tried to unlock the HDD and HotSwap using Xplorer360 however, the program will not find any FATX drive. I have tried to use XBOXHDDM however the program will only recognize my HDD when it's Locked. when it is unlocked it does not recogize anything..
I have a Mod chip, I have tried to use it to reboot into and re install the MS DASH files but the Mod chip flashes red which means it's not working.
I apparently have lost all my back up files on my HDD otherwise I could use the MECHASSULT Linux soft-mod method..but I can't because the files are gone...
any Ideas on how to set my HDD to the retail setting so that I can start over would be great. Currently the onlything I can do is play retail games but cannot access any savecards what so ever.
Thanks
P.S. is there a *small sized* bootable file that will reset the Xbox?
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13. December 2006 @ 08:12 |
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Can you still boot to the softmod installation menu? Because this open's a temporary FTP link you can connect through and fix the files.
-Mike
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goldrif
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13. December 2006 @ 08:20 |
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Sorry, no I can't. I get the Microsoft Logo and then it goes to Error 21..
I have been reading up and I read somthing about making an Eeprom reader with parts from RadioShack.. (on this forum) http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/357863
I might have to go that route since I think it would be a very good Idea to have my Eeprom and HDD password.
at least then I can unlock my HDD using that one linux program
thanks for the help :)
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Raymon117
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16. December 2006 @ 15:05 |
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The second method
Ok, so you cannot FTP to your Xbox and you still need it fixed? Ok. Well, the second method would be to make a Data DVD with software like Nero. Simply make a Data DVD of the microsoft files, and put it in your Xbox, and use an file explorer program for your Xbox and move all the files from D(disc drive) to C(msdashboard).
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How would you run a "file explorer" program if your xbox has no dash and
without game in drive it goes to error 21... Can I make some data disk without use of a modchip for I have none..?>/...
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FakeMagic
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17. December 2006 @ 03:37 |
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I used this tutorial, went through it step by step and downloaded the links you posted. But for some reason I get error 21 everytime I try to access my dashboard, I cannot play any games besides my copy of splinter cell. They all give me the same error.
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bsa325
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17. December 2006 @ 15:21 |
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[quote=Raymon117]The second method
Ok, so you cannot FTP to your Xbox and you still need it fixed? Ok. Well, the second method would be to make a Data DVD with software like Nero. Simply make a Data DVD of the microsoft files, and put it in your Xbox, and use an file explorer program for your Xbox and move all the files from D(disc drive) to C(msdashboard).
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i have downloaded Nero, and made a data disk with what im pretty sure is the ms dashboard files.
when i go into file explorer, i see the disk with the data on it, but i dont know how to copy it , or what to copy it to
could you plese help
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18. December 2006 @ 21:41 |
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I think it's the black or white buttons to copy files? Just have a mess around with the buttons till you find out. I'm sure it will tell you somewhere on screen what the buttons do.
-Mike
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23. December 2006 @ 09:24 |
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Excuse the Great Wall of Text
yo guys i have a problem...
i softmodded my xbox a long time ago and played around with it that was probably in Janurary, and now I wanted to unmod my dash so i read the tut and it was going good until i copied the MS Dash files over to the xbox. I copied them twice on accident and i didnt realize until i restarted my xbox to see if it worked and it just gives me error 21. so i looked on my screen and the files were still up but i couldnt delete i could only navigate through folders. i deleted the linux files and cant find my splinter cell game so i cant reinstall the softmod or go to an ftpable dash. i absouletely am not opening my xbox at all. as you can see i will probably do something stupid then and mess it up so bad it cant even play games so i am not opening it. is there any way i could restore MS dash or Evolution X dash? t this point i could care less wich on ebut i prefer MS. If anyone read this even thanks! lol
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23. December 2006 @ 09:27 |
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Sounds like you may have to hotswap. Read the tutorial on the first page to read how to do it.
-Mike
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23. December 2006 @ 09:40 |
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i did but it says u do have 2 open ur xbox and like i said i really, really, really dont wanna do that *o and where exactly did u get ur wallpaper? i like it!*
many thx to DeadRain for the awesome sig
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23. December 2006 @ 13:34 |
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Thorsmash
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24. December 2006 @ 16:02 |
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How about my issue? I installed the soft mod with auto installer 3.1 I must have messed up because with no disk it locks at the Microsoft screen (no error given) I can boot mech assult but if I try to run the linx istaller again it locks up/ just flashes the screen.
Mo.
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5. January 2007 @ 08:54 |
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hey well i accidentally deleted my ms and my evox dashboard. so wen i turn it on it say error 21. also it still plays games. i dont think i cud FTP into it seen as i dont have evox anymore. i deleted my linux saves so i cant redo my softmod. i did backup my eeprom its on my memory card. and actually the mech assault is on it too. i have action replay so putting it on my computer is not a problem. anyone have any suggestions.
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5. January 2007 @ 11:59 |
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Think you might need to hotswap too.
Look at the top to re-building a new HDD, or follow the link to the hotswap tutorial.
-Mike
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6. January 2007 @ 10:47 |
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nope i fixed it with slayers 2.7. i just did a full restore to factory and it worked perfect
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7. January 2007 @ 06:06 |
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Hmm you should have mentioned that you could boot up discs in the post prior to the one you just made. But whatever, glad you got it sorted :)
-Mike
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rubish247
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17. January 2007 @ 15:52 |
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if I made the disk would the xbox start from that disk and I could use that menu?
-rubish
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20. January 2007 @ 18:03 |
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lol i love my life so much. im 13. life is good. lol mikeh, i had a problem with this a while ago as i posted on the previous page lol. the tutorial helped me so much. haha now, a few months later, i have [had] a different problem but i just got rid of that one, too. idk where u got the download for the m$ dash, but its amazing. ur amazing thank you sooo much
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