Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:04 am Post subject: Putting 500gb hdd in a hard/soft modded xbox
Hey im a completely new to upgrading hdd's and am confused with all the different tutorial's that are out there with all their different procedures
My xbox info is
1.6 xbox
Mod chipped ( i have no idea how to find out what chip i have. a evo x logo always came up in the corner when i started the xbox before i softmodded it, if that gave anyone a idea)
A big sorry for such stupid q's but i really am stumped with all this, ive been reading up on it for week's now and still always come across somthing new lol
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10518 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 6:08 am Post subject:
First of all if you have a chip you can just swap the HDD and run AID, if it is a softmod then you can run chimp or the xboxHDM way to upgrade the HDD.
dartht33bagger Moderator
Joined: Apr 17, 2007 Posts: 5408 Location: Oregon, USA
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 6:09 am Post subject:
If the xbox is chipped and the bios is flashed you don't even need to have it softmodded. I'm actually surprised it boots up with a softmod and a mod chip installed.
You should uninstall the softmod then use AID to put on your dashboard of choice for mod chipped xboxes.
To confirm you have a mod chip you should open up your xbox and take a picture of the top of the motherboard. _________________
Doomin Xbox-HQ User
Joined: Nov 23, 2009 Posts: 14
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:24 am Post subject:
dartht33bagger wrote:
If the xbox is chipped and the bios is flashed you don't even need to have it softmodded. I'm actually surprised it boots up with a softmod and a mod chip installed.
You should uninstall the softmod then use AID to put on your dashboard of choice for mod chipped xboxes.
To confirm you have a mod chip you should open up your xbox and take a picture of the top of the motherboard.
I think i got my word's mixed up. I slightly remember installing the 1 click modchip install on AID but i could be wrong since it was so long ago that i did it. Ive noticed i have SID 5.0 installer and SID5 007 AUF in my game save's if that has anything to do with having my box soft modded.
I still have to pick up some torx drivers to get the box open, so i will post a pic of the chip in a few days.
Thank's to both of you aswell since you cleared some thing's up for me reguarding the different methods.
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wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10518 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:39 am Post subject:
Sounds good man, get them pics and we will do what we can to get you back to good.
UnNaturalistic Xbox-HQ Newbie
Joined: Nov 15, 2009 Posts: 9 Location: Finland
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:16 pm Post subject:
As mentioned, I'd remove softmod and just install EvoX or XBMC from the AID 4.50 disc. It's just simple thing to do, after you figure out how to do it (winkwink Wes)..
And what I've read, these tutorials in here will guide you thru and provides good answers for mysteries you can conquest in your path to success. Note: Read also other topics to find some answers. I did, and found answers on my EvoX problem.
Questions? Ask away...
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I confirmed that my chip does suport hdd swap. So is it really as simple as backing up my stuff swapping hdd's then runing aid like people have said in this thread? Every tutorial ive read talk's about unlocking locking the hdd and formatting the new hdd and all that. All these different tuts drive me crazy haha
dartht33bagger Moderator
Joined: Apr 17, 2007 Posts: 5408 Location: Oregon, USA
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:08 am Post subject:
Just put in the new hard drive, pop in AID, use xbpartitioner to format the hard drive, and then install your dashboard using the one click install. _________________
Doomin Xbox-HQ User
Joined: Nov 23, 2009 Posts: 14
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:47 am Post subject:
Insted of using xbpartitioner would format/prepare drive on the aid installer do the same thing? When i clicked it before their was a option for format large drive.
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10518 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:04 pm Post subject:
No if you do it that way you will want the larger hard drive option.
Doomin Xbox-HQ User
Joined: Nov 23, 2009 Posts: 14
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:35 am Post subject:
Thank's guy's you have been really helpful.
I think i fucked up with my hdd. After checking out the xbox hard drive compatibility chart i ordered a Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 - 3.5" - 1TB HDD, SATAII, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache (ST31000528AS) that was on the compatibility list.
Will it not work unless i get a sata to ide converter? or have i been looking at outdated info.
quads V.I.P. Lifetime Xbox Version: 1.0, 1.6 Modded: softmod, smartxx
Joined: May 25, 2008 Posts: 177 Location: Elkhart, IN
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:03 pm Post subject:
Doomin wrote:
Thank's guy's you have been really helpful.
I think i fucked up with my hdd. After checking out the xbox hard drive compatibility chart i ordered a Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 - 3.5" - 1TB HDD, SATAII, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache (ST31000528AS) that was on the compatibility list.
Will it not work unless i get a sata to ide converter? or have i been looking at outdated info.
Yeah you gotta get a converter and it'll be fine, I run a sata drive in one of my boxes, the converter is like 2 bucks on ebay.
Doomin Xbox-HQ User Xbox Version: 1.0, 1.6 Modded: softmod, smartxx
Joined: Nov 23, 2009 Posts: 14
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:11 am Post subject:
quads wrote:
Doomin wrote:
Thank's guy's you have been really helpful.
I think i fucked up with my hdd. After checking out the xbox hard drive compatibility chart i ordered a Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 - 3.5" - 1TB HDD, SATAII, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache (ST31000528AS) that was on the compatibility list.
Will it not work unless i get a sata to ide converter? or have i been looking at outdated info.
Yeah you gotta get a converter and it'll be fine, I run a sata drive in one of my boxes, the converter is like 2 bucks on ebay.
Yeah i ordered 2 of the more popular one's people have had success with.
Hopefully im one of the lucky ones that dont have all them weird problems ive been reading about. Hows your's doing? Have you had a sata in it for a good while?
On another note ive been reading the forums alot around here lately and think i might become a regular.
djd2 Xbox-HQ Newbie Xbox Version: 1.0, 1.6 Modded: softmod, smartxx
Joined: Dec 16, 2009 Posts: 2
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject: WOOHOO!
So I ordered a SATA -> IDE converter from DealExtreme 4 weeks ago, never showed up sent email blah blah... not the point here. Gave up and ordered a Sabrent (Sabrent IDE Ultra ATA-100/133 to Serial ATA (SATA) Port Mini Converter - Model #: SBT-STDB) from TigerDirect. It has a striking resemblance to the DealExtreme one... but i actually received this one, so that made it better, but it is also 4 times the price, and no free shipping... but i received it
So i install it, popped in Slayer 2.7 (I am an old school guy) and worked first shot doing an upgraded HD rebuild. Adaptor had to go on the "Cable Select" setting (2 jumpers needed, only one supplied) I used a 500 GB to start, and a 1TB to finish (Used both for test purposes) FYI i ordered this one first (http://cgi.ebay.ca/IDE-TO-SATA-SERIAL-ATA-BIDIRECTIONAL-CONVERTER-ADAPTER_W0QQitemZ200341052967QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea541de27) And it DID NOT work in my xbox (1.0, 1.5 and a 1.6), but did work in a PC.
Hope this helps someone, as i ordered from 3 places, received from 2, and only one worked.
Now i have a question to anyone who is listening. I downloaded AID 4.5, so i could get all the new fancy tools, and i would like to know on a 1TB drive, should i split the 900+ Gb into 2, 450+ drives (F&G) and use 32k clusters, or leave it on 900+ (F) and format with 64K clusters?? Just curious as to what the general consensus is. I read alot about each and not sure which route i should go.
Thanks in advance, and happy freakin holidays!!
D2
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10518 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:38 am Post subject:
Both cluster sizes work well, i like one large partition myself but it works the same the other way around.
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