Joined: Dec 31, 2005 Posts: 105 Location: West Chester, OH
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 11:10 pm Post subject: 2 Hardrives In 1 Xbox
Is it at all possible for me keep the stock xbox hardrive in my xbox, and install a second hardrive in it? Cuz I have a 20 GB Western Digital HD from an old computer that a friend gave me, and i wanted to put it in my xbox until i can afford a 400 GB for it. _________________ "Pain has a face, allow me to show it to you."
- Pinhead from Hellraiser: Inferno
LEE337 Xbox-HQ Freak
Joined: Dec 01, 2005 Posts: 540 Location: Somewhere south of Seattle
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 1:20 am Post subject:
Yes, but you need to get or make a special IDE cable, and I think that you need a chip too. _________________ I think I like fixing Boxes more than using them!
Naaaah!
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Shark2th Moderator
Joined: Nov 17, 2004 Posts: 5222 Location: Tennessee, USA
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 3:20 am Post subject:
If nothing else, you'd need an Xtender case to accomplish that task and keep it all inside the Xbox. There just isn't room for another. _________________ http://twitter.com/HQ_Shark2th
ROADKILL9191 Xbox-HQ Member
Joined: Jan 23, 2006 Posts: 60
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:37 am Post subject:
i was just taking about some thing to this extent with gus738 on aim nd i was thingking about throwing my stock 8gb hard drive in with my 300 gb hard drive i have in there now
i know why put 8 gb in when you can only use one at once and its only 8gb when i have 300 on the other one
the reason is i can put mac osx on the 8gb hard drive
check it out if you havnt seen it allready VVVV
i was trying to think if i could fit it with OUT getting a extandor i thought that last time i opened it their was about enought room for some think under the hard drive holder and maby if i didnt evn use the holder i could get it to work but it would probley move alot
im so lost on what i should try but il probley just not do any thing
tormentorofsouls666 Xbox-HQ Experienced Xbox Version: X-box V1.6 Modded: SID 4
Joined: Dec 31, 2005 Posts: 105 Location: West Chester, OH
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 5:08 am Post subject:
Do you have a picture of what the inside of the xbox looks like (this hard drive holder and the space under it u refer to? im too scared to open my xbox and f#&@ it up) and is there any tutorials (preferably wit pics) on how to install a second hardrive and is there anything i need to do after its installed? _________________ "Pain has a face, allow me to show it to you."
- Pinhead from Hellraiser: Inferno
blighty Xbox-HQ Freak Xbox Version: X-box V1.6 Modded: SID 4
Joined: Nov 27, 2004 Posts: 881
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:02 am Post subject:
hello.
there is no space under the hdd, all the space is under the dvd.
i`ve built my self two multi hdd xbox`s now, one with 4 baracuda`s all in a pc case and another i`ve just built using the stock case and three stock hdd`s
I had to leave the dvd drive out to be able to fit it all into a standard xbox case.
It takes about ten minutes to do the wiring to get it all up and running.
tormentorofsouls666 Xbox-HQ Experienced Xbox Version: X-box V1.6 Modded: SID 4
Joined: Dec 31, 2005 Posts: 105 Location: West Chester, OH
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:52 am Post subject:
So in order to put three HDs in stock xbox u had to take out the DVD? So theoretically i could leave the DVD in and put two in or no? And is there a tutorial or can someone write one for it? _________________ "Pain has a face, allow me to show it to you."
- Pinhead from Hellraiser: Inferno
blighty Xbox-HQ Freak Xbox Version: X-box V1.6 Modded: SID 4
Joined: Nov 27, 2004 Posts: 881
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:58 am Post subject:
I did put the two where the dvd drive goes,
If you can move the dvd to the right hand side
then yes you could fit two.
I have tried to move the dvd to the right handside myself but never figured out how to get it to fit nice enough.
I`ve tried cutting down heatsinks and shaving meat of the dvd drive as well.
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