Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 7:23 pm Post subject: new hdd not locking need help urgentt
ok i hav a softmodded xbox nd ive alredy put all the files on the new hd but for some reason when i press 3 on the linux unlock/locking utilitie to lock my hd it wont let me.. i press 3 nd it brings me to the screen to type in "lockhd" and after that i typee in "lockhd -a" and my computer says
"Drive on Primary Master is frozen.. cannot change security status of a frozen drive!.. try to disable "automatic detection" on the primary ide channel in your PC Bios and reboot"
i have no idea what to doo can some1 plz help mee.. im using a compac computer to do thiss.. thanx if u can help
forahobby Administrator
Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23945 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 12:54 am Post subject:
are you positive the drive is lockable??
Have a search through our xbox harddrives database for your model/serial.. Hopefully it is lockable and its just a small error.
your pcs bios setting for auto detect primary master is freezing the drive. adter you fix that setting and set it not to auto detect primary master your harddrive freeze feature will stop freezing the drive you might want to ry a different pc if this doesnt work. other than that i owuld say it might not be lockable.
forahobby Administrator
Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23945 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:01 am Post subject:
santacruz wrote:
your pcs bios setting for auto detect primary master is freezing the drive. adter you fix that setting and set it not to auto detect primary master your harddrive freeze feature will stop freezing the drive you might want to ry a different pc if this doesnt work. other than that i owuld say it might not be lockable.
thanks for the reply santacruz.. Its obvious you just run into a similar problem eh??
Joined: Oct 16, 2004 Posts: 1472 Location: Alabama
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:46 pm Post subject:
Being a Compaq computer you hit F10 when you are trying to boot the computer, this will give you access to the bios screen, you should see some options for autodetect or maybe even a listing for that hard drive, just turn that to none or disable not sure what option it has there, and it should work fine for you. _________________
bobpep Xbox-HQ Enthusiast Xbox Version: 1.1(0b) Modded: SID v3.1
Joined: Mar 26, 2006 Posts: 27 Location: Canada
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 6:55 pm Post subject:
-this problem started happening to me lately.
-my pc bios does not have these settings, but this solution works for me every time.
When you boot your pc wait a few seconds(8-10), then pull your IDE cable out of your hard drive. Plug IDE cable back in as soon as xbhdm screen shows up. If done correctly, you should be able to lock the hard drive and start having fun!
Keep in mind that the timing is important and may take a few tries. The first and second times I had to do this I tried many times. Now I can usually get it on my first try.
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