Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2004 7:41 pm Post subject: another n00b hard drive question
sorry for the n00b questions. ok i have a brand new xbox xo I'm assuming it is a 1.6b made in Nov 04. what i want to do is take out the original hard drive and install my old PC's 120gig western digital hard drive. i have the hq auto installer deluxe. can someone give this n00b a dummy's guide to install the new hard drive and get it working? all i really want to be able to do is play backup games as my kids are murder on the disks about half there gamecube games wont even play because they are to scratched to even work anymore so i want to let them use the backup xbox games
forahobby Administrator
Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23948 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 2:45 am Post subject:
hi mudhog,
Its very simple to upgrade your xboxhdd..
We even have a PDF tutorial for you to download which will help you..
Basically just download and burn the XBOXHQ AUTOINSTALLER DELUXE to a DVD-R or CDRW and boot in your xbox (with your retail hdd still in it)... Make sure it boots to the main menu.!
If it boots fine to the main menu then you know you are ready to upgrade to your NEW HDD!
1. Open your XBox
2. Remove standard Retail Xbox HDD.
3. Check the jumper settings on retail hdd and make sure you make the new hdd (120gb) match those settings. Normally Cable Select (CS)..
4. Now install the new hdd and plug in the IDE CABLE and POWER CABLE!
5. Boot the XBOX with your modchip activated and the XBOX HQ AID in the dvdrom drive ready to boot again.
6. Once the menu boots just follow the PDF tutorial.
All you want to do is: FORMAT/PARTITION new larger hdd.
(your 120gb hdd will only have a F:\ drive and no g:\ Drive..)
Then install M$ dashboard to your C: drive using the 'Installed Hacked Dashboards' option from the menu!
5. Boot the XBOX with your modchip activated and the XBOX HQ AID in the dvdrom drive ready to boot again.
i am only doing a soft mod i don't have any mod chips installed. i just want to soft mod the hard drive to play backup disks. i really appreciate the help
forahobby Administrator
Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23948 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 3:03 am Post subject:
HI,
Ok.. Sorry i jumped the gun!
I didnt realise you have a softmod.. I will move this topic into the SoftMod Forums so our softmod admin 'sjohn' can reply! Dont forget to use the VIP SUPPORT TIcket system too.
I have never done a softmod so unforunately i cant help with that part.
There will be a small/slight difference in the methods im sure!
Please be aware that it is holiday time and some admins may be away!
I hope your enjoying the site,,
Joined: Oct 16, 2004 Posts: 1472 Location: Alabama
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 2:58 pm Post subject:
You will need your eeprom.bin file, you can get this through a backup in evox. You will also need to ftp your c and e drives to a folder on your hard drive.
Then you need a program called "xboxhdm 1.9" this is a bootable linux cd that you will put your c and e drives in, and also your eeprom, then you will create a bootable iso for your pc. Hook the hard drive up to your pc as the primary master, with no other hard drives on the chain. Then boot from this disk and follow the instructions. _________________
mudhog Xbox-HQ Enthusiast
Joined: Dec 23, 2004 Posts: 26
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:49 pm Post subject:
ok how do i get the eeprom.bin file? ok i ftp all of the c and e drive over to my pc into a folder use xboxhdm 1.9 to make a bootable cd take the 120 gig hd and put it in my pc as a master and its the only hd in the pc boot up with the cd and follow the instructions. then the hd is ready for the xbox? would i need to do anything else to the hd after it goes into the xbox or is it ready to use after that?
sjohn Moderator
Joined: Oct 16, 2004 Posts: 1472 Location: Alabama
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 5:56 pm Post subject:
You could use a program called config magic to extract your eeprom, but if you have evox as your dash, you can go to settings then backup, and it will be in the backup folder where your dashboard is. But otherwise you have it right, just read the readme's in the xboxhdm fiolder, and you should be fine. Also once you do this, you will need to reboot, then lock the hard drive, that will make it only for your xbox, which is required for a softmod. _________________
mudhog Xbox-HQ Enthusiast
Joined: Dec 23, 2004 Posts: 26
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 6:14 pm Post subject:
ok right now the xbox is stock no changes at all since i got it. is the evox dash stock or is that the ms dash? also how do i lock the hard drive? thanks for all the help brother i really appreciate it
mudhog Xbox-HQ Enthusiast
Joined: Dec 23, 2004 Posts: 26
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 6:15 pm Post subject:
oh also what about like the saved games should i nuke them before ftp'ing the files to the hard drive?
mudhog Xbox-HQ Enthusiast
Joined: Dec 23, 2004 Posts: 26
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 8:39 pm Post subject:
anyone?
sjohn Moderator
Joined: Oct 16, 2004 Posts: 1472 Location: Alabama
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 9:00 pm Post subject:
Sorry, busy at work now, the real default dash is the msdash, if you softmodded it it could be any dash, depended on which one you chose, most go with evox though.
As far as the game saves go, I would go ahead and transfer them also. Just so you don't lose anything. _________________
mudhog Xbox-HQ Enthusiast
Joined: Dec 23, 2004 Posts: 26
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 9:21 pm Post subject:
ok i have made no mods yet so i should have the msdash right? how do i get the eeprom off the xbox? also how do i lock the drive after i format it?
mudhog Xbox-HQ Enthusiast
Joined: Dec 23, 2004 Posts: 26
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:54 am Post subject:
ok today i tied hotswapping the xbox hard drive into the pc to copy the hd to my pc hd and couldn't read the xbox hd. what program do i need to be able to read the xbox hd to back it up on my pc hard drive? also how do i get the eeprom from my xbox so i can install it on the new hard drive and lock it? and how do i lock it?
sjohn Moderator
Joined: Oct 16, 2004 Posts: 1472 Location: Alabama
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 3:09 pm Post subject:
First you need to softmod your xbox, then you need to ftp your info from the xbox to the pc, then you will be able to use a program called xboxhdm and you can create a new hard drive that will work fine in your xbox.
The first step is doing the softmod. _________________
mudhog Xbox-HQ Enthusiast
Joined: Dec 23, 2004 Posts: 26
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:56 pm Post subject:
ok can i just put in the hq auto install deluxe cd and soft mod it or do i have to do the game save exploit?
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