HOW TO: Upgrade your Xbox HDD (Super Tutorial)
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dan72588
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24. September 2007 @ 13:20 |
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Originally posted by jeezy103: damn, your going to have to gimme more details.....im not sure what your suggesting....
usually when teh hdd's recognised, it'd be available for selection under the "primary boot device" option at the bios screen...
i've been computer-less for over 2 weeks now,,,,HELP!!! not sure how much more i can take.. :(
Ok, did you lock your computer hard drive with the eeprom by accident? If so, then you need to use that cd that had the same EXACT eeprom to unlock it cuz if you unlock it with a different eeprom....i think the hard drive is toast....at least if you're using xboxhdm
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24. September 2007 @ 16:40 |
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When your computer starts, It will tell you to either "Hit DEL to enter setup" or F1 or something.
This will get you to your BIOS.
Just tell the BIOS to reset to factory defaults!
Works wonders!
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jeezy103
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26. September 2007 @ 11:28 |
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Originally posted by chunkhead: When your computer starts, It will tell you to either "Hit DEL to enter setup" or F1 or something.
This will get you to your BIOS.
Just tell the BIOS to reset to factory defaults!
Works wonders!
yeah, done that..
mine actually said "load default settings" , then i choosed teh "exit and save settings" option.
The hdd still isn't recognised, it only shows both dvd drives under "seconday ide devices", but nothing under "primary ide devices"; which is supposedly where the hdd should appear..\
To dan72588, i never accidentally locked the hdd that had windows in it,,,WHY?? well because its an sata hdd..
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26. September 2007 @ 21:18 |
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Whoh! Backup...
Do you have IDE drives or SATA drives?
SATA drives will be loaded AFTER the bios check, they will not show up in Primary devices!
Also try using the IDE cable from the CD-Rom...
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jeezy103
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27. September 2007 @ 07:03 |
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o my fault..lemme clear the confusion..
the hdd with windows in it's originally an ide, but for performance reasons i opted to use one of these ide to sata adapters given my pc can handle both kinds(ide n sata)....thus given i had the adapter cable hanging from the now "sata" hdd, i'd obviously recognise it as the hdd with windows in it, hence avoiding accidentally locking it. heres a link http://cgi.ebay.com/IDE-to-SATA-Serial-A...1QQcmdZViewItem
And like i said , my pc's got both plugs, so im able to play around with both kinds of hdd.
And just for the heck of it, i took off the adapter and tried to run it as an ide hdd, to no avail.... (with default setup loaded at bios)
Also, keep in mind that i got 2 ide cables from radioshack, which didnt help, but i'll try the cd cables anyway..
thxx again.. m8..
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Saint1
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1. October 2007 @ 17:39 |
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I tried to backup my eeprom with EvoX and when I did Liveinfo says it's not a valid eeprom and that it could not be decrypted.
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1. October 2007 @ 17:53 |
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Make sure you pay attention to where EvoX saves the eeprom. There can be a few lying around!
Did you use the new LiveInfo from my software page? The older versions can't detect some of the newer Xbox eeproms!
;)
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Saint1
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2. October 2007 @ 00:14 |
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Originally posted by DigitalSM: Originally posted by chunkhead: Not sure if Case will make a difference, but to lock the drive you have to type this exactly (without the quotes)
'lockhd -a'
* Note the space...
Thanks for the response, thats not what I meant though, I understand using the commands in linux. Some if not all of the commands and the flags at the end of the commands are case sensitive btw....
I figured it out... the "eeprom.bin" file name was spelled with all "CAPS," (EEPROM.bin), when I copied it to the eeprom folder, before building the linux.iso image file. So I recreated the linux.iso file again, but, this time, I renamed the "EEPROM.bin" using all "lower case" letters, (eeprom.bin) and copied it to the eeprom folder. I created the linux.iso image using the command prompt running it "as administrator," the executing the 'make-iso-win.bat' batch file from the cmd prompt, burned it... and it worked...
conclusion: The eeprom.bin file you get from your XBOX's BIOS/ TSOP should be renamed to "eeprom.bin" all lower case, (if it's not already), before creating the linux.iso file and burning it. The lockhd -a app command is case sensitive, and if your eeprom.bin file is not named with all lower case letters, the lockhd -a command won't find the eeprom.bin file, and you get the error I got...
i'm having this problem as well, but even though I rename the file to lower case letter it still creates the iso with all caps. how can I change this?
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AfterDawn Addict
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2. October 2007 @ 01:05 |
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What do mean "still creates the iso".
The program may save the file as 'EEPROM.bin', but prior to clicking the 'make-iso-win.bat' file, rename the file in the eeprom folder to 'eeprom.bat'
Also, try to keep your issues in one place...
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reeves44
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12. October 2007 @ 22:09 |
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i have done everything to the "T" on this tut i went through and created the CD and when i put it in the computer to boot i unplugged both the IDE cable and the Power cable from the (pc)HDD turned it on and when it tried to boot in the top CD tray i got
ISOLINUX 2.05 2003-07-16 isolinux: image checksum error, sorry...
boot failed: press a key to retry...
then the computer would freeze i had to shut it off but when i put it (the CD) into the bottom tray i got this message
ISOLINUX 2.05 2003-07-16 isolinux: Disk error 20, AX = 4276 drive EF
boot failed: press a key to retry....
i pulled the CD back out plugged in the (pc)HDD and rebooted again when i got on the desktop i looked at what was on the CD and it showed this
CDROM (F:)
___C
_____+AUDIO
_____ Fonts
_____ XBOXDASHDATA.185EAD00
_____+XODASH
___E
_____ TDATA
_____ UDATA
_____ EEPROM
___F
___ISOLINUX
___XBOX
now what do i need to do now btw i was following the upgradding your HDD tut did i need to follow the hotswapping tut instead?
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AfterDawn Addict
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13. October 2007 @ 19:53 |
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You must of made a bad image with XboxHDM. Using a CD-RW, try again and ensure there are no errors!
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reeves44
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20. October 2007 @ 04:45 |
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ok i made a new CD and that corrected the problem i was having of not being able to boot when i connected with new HD but now i have another problem, i connected the new HD to my computer, restarted with disk in i got to the XBOX main screen where i press "1" at and it goes along then it goes to type "xboxhd" to start tool i do that then it goes to a page that says build from scratch and i press "1" again and it go to a screen that says
"this script assumes /deu/hda is the device to be used
for creating or rescueing an xbox harddrive
No disk drive found on /deu/hda (primary master)!
shutdown, connect a drive, and reboot.
root@xbox-HDM:/2"
now what do i need to do? do i need to also connect the disk drive from my xbox to the computer or no? i want to do this the right way the first time so i don't want to make a mistake which is why i keep asking all the questions, thank you
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AfterDawn Addict
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20. October 2007 @ 20:27 |
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I'm assuming the drive you are trying to prepare is a new blank drive?
You also already have the eeprom on the CD?
If it's giving you that issue then the drive isn't connected to the Primary IDE port or the jumpers on the drive are set wrong!
Whilst preparing the drive, set it to 'Master'. When you put it back in the Xbox, make it 'Cable Select'.
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reeves44
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21. October 2007 @ 00:44 |
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yeah it's a brand new 320 gig western digital, yes eeprom is in the E folder, now how do i change or check the master or fix
"Whilst preparing the drive, set it to 'Master'. When you put it back in the Xbox, make it 'Cable Select'?"
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AfterDawn Addict
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21. October 2007 @ 23:08 |
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The eeprom goes in the 'Eeprom' folder, not 'E'...
I'm referring to the jumper on the back of the HDD
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reeves44
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22. October 2007 @ 17:21 |
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yeah i realized what you were talking about after i posted that, but i went through the setting up of partitions and when i went back to type otion 3 to lock the hd it said that the hdd was frozen, i went ahead and plugged it into my x-box and it said error 05, on same jumper setting, then i changed the jumper settings after that and i got error 09 what do i need to do about fixxing the error or locking the hd?
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AfterDawn Addict
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22. October 2007 @ 22:17 |
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You need to lock the drive, there's no way around it!
Keep trying, just the locking bit!
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reeves44
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25. October 2007 @ 16:06 |
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ok i'm not sure if this will do anything or not but when i opened my eeprom on my computer through LiveBata on the bottom where it says hdd status under HDD info it says that my hdd is locking, not locked, and frozen i'm not sure if that will change anything but how do i make it unfrozen? so that i can lock it when i work my way through the building from scratch it goes fine and when i type option 3 it says it can't because the hd is frozen to check my boot option and disable auto-detection or something like that what do i need to do?
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25. October 2007 @ 22:43 |
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Frozen drives tend to be a motherboard feature!
If you followed the guide correctly you would have seen this process...
Do not plug you hdd in.
Start the XboxHDM CD, when it gets to it's first screen, THEN plug the drive in!
Wait a minute or so and then continue as normal
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25. October 2007 @ 22:49
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harry3000
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26. October 2007 @ 09:28 |
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hi, i've followed the guide and get to the point where i'm trying to lock it by pressing option 3, but i keep getting an error message of boot failed?! anyone know what's going wrong?
thanks!
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AfterDawn Addict
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26. October 2007 @ 22:35 |
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Did you read my above post?
Have you got the eeprom in the correct folder on the cd?
Which HDD do you have?
Are you aware that the command is 'lockhd -a' (**Note the space between**)
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moody2001
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28. October 2007 @ 14:48 |
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Chunkhead, thanks for your tutorial, I've followed it all the way to the end, but when I try to use xboxhdm to lock the drive, I get the following error message:
kernel BUG at drivers/ide/ide-iops.c:1003!
This is followed by a long string of error messages and numbers/letters, then at the bottom it says:
<0>Kernel panic: Fatal exception in interrupt
In interrupt handler - not syncing
The pc just freezes and I have to manually reboot. I have no idea what to do from here, have spent hours trying to find an answer. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
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Yamurru
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28. October 2007 @ 17:03 |
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Thank you very much for the tut/faq chunkhead! I am now enjoying a 320 GB Western Digital HDD installed in my xbox. Your tut made it very easy. Also thank you for listing all the tools/apps necessary...most tutorials I have seen don't go the extra mile like your's.
Thanks again and Happy Halloween!
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28. October 2007 @ 23:59 |
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@ moody2001
If you have had no issues with the reformat, I'd suggest that you build another XboxHDM CD, but this time only build it with the eeprom (don't include the contents of C + E folders), it should be about 13MB.
Use that to lock the drive.
Don't forget the space in the 'lockhd -a' command!
Also try another PC...
@ Yamurru
Thanks for your kind words, they are much appreciated and makes my time feel worthwhile!
Cheers!
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harry3000
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29. October 2007 @ 18:45 |
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hi again guys,
solved my minor problem by burning xboxhdm to a new disk - works now!
so now, i have a 500gb disk that when i put into the xbox, boots up the ms dash... if i follwo the guide this is the point where i softmod it, is there any other way to change the dash though? i dont have anything to softmod with (my xbox came softmodded) at the moment, i was thinking some kind of copying from the stock drive?
or what about using an evox dash rather than 5950 when building the xboxhdm iso?
thanks!
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