Ok do a hotswap then the Xbox will unlock it for you...
Hotswap Tutorial - Recover a HDD without Eeprom Backup
Hardware Needed:
- A PC (remove all HDD's), blank CD-R/W and A CD Burner - Torx 10 And Torx 20 Screwdrivers - To Open XBOX Software Needed:
- XboxHDM 1.9
- DVDdecryptor (http://www.dvddecrypter.com)
- C drive backup or latest MS dash
IMPORTANT: Make sure the Xbox and PC are close to each other
Steps:
1. If you got a backup of your C you don't need to download latest MS Dash, if you don't have a backup download MS Dash and keep it ready on your PC.
2. Unpack xboxhdm onto your PC.
3. Put the MS Dash in the C folder into the xboxhdm\linux folder and overwrite the ones already there.
4. In the root of xboxhdm is a file named 'make-iso-win', run this file and wait for it to finish. It will make an .iso file.
5. Burn this file with DVD Decrypter, and leave the CD in the PC.
6. Unplug the Xbox DVD-ROM IDE cable, take the power cable off the DVD-ROM.
7. Turn on the PC, Before the PC BIOS looks for Hard Drives, hit the Pause/Break key. It should pause at this time.
8. Turn on the Xbox.
9. It will boot to an error code (#11) regarding the DVD-ROM, but the Hard Drive will be unlocked, this way you'll get xboxhdm to access it on first attempt
10. Hit space bar to continue booting the PC. If it takes a long time to boot (several minutes), then the HD has not been unlocked.
11. You will get a menu, now choose Option 1 (by typing ‘1’) and press enter to boot VGA console with Xbox-drive utilities (default). Type ‘xboxhd’ when it asks you for a login. Another list of options will show up, choose option 1 again (the one that says ‘Build a new Xbox HD from scratch’) and it will begin to format and write the partition table etc. when it asks you about C type yes and when it asks you if you would like an F select yes .
12. Power down PC and Xbox.
13. Put the Hard Drive back in the Xbox and boot.
PLEASE NOTE: If you get a message about a frozen drive, just disable auto detect for the drive (xboxhdm will detect the HDD even if it's disabled!)
Hope this will get it done for ya.... _________________
robbieboy Xbox-HQ Freak
Joined: May 15, 2006 Posts: 911
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:57 am Post subject:
How's it going mate all done.....???
RB _________________
clleavage Xbox-HQ Member
Joined: Apr 15, 2007 Posts: 97
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:13 am Post subject:
yes thx a bunch my xbox is back up and running with a couple hundre n64 roms and reading the copied games i have again
i done a softmodd it worked fine then i instaled a dashboard with the auto installer disk and it messed up my xbox and i got error 21 so i performed a hotswap, pc picked up the xbox hdd out but xplorer360 didnt pick it up so i tyyed few time didnt work so now i got error 09, i have the backup copy of the eprom which is 256b
now am trying to replace the harddrive with the a new one now
does the new harddrive has to be lockable and unlockable in order to replace i have a few 8gb hdd but not sure if they can be locked/unlocked?
someone point me in the right direction please.
thanks
clleavage Xbox-HQ Member
Joined: Apr 15, 2007 Posts: 97
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject:
error 9 is an error with the hard drive but doesnt necessarily mean its totally scrap... do you still have it? if yes good if not well you could try it on your new hdd. you also need to have xboxhdm v1.9 which creates the cd you need to fix your drive... reply to this post and ill tell you what to do after when i have a bit more info off you
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