Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:58 am Post subject: HOW DO I REMOVE THE HDD GREY CABLE FROM MY HDD?
I Cannot remove the cable! i dont want to break it, can someone explain to me or am i just below average intelligance.
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 2:18 am Post subject:
Just keep wiggling it back-and-forth, back-and-forth!
Eventually, it'll come off! _________________ The World's Most Awesome Xbox 360 Room
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 5:06 am Post subject:
They are pretty tough! I found that if I grab the cable and the plastic end on one side while holding the case down I can get it pretty loose, and then just move on to the other side.
Don't worry about the cable, they are pretty tough, not too mention pretty cheap if you have to replace. But I have removed dozens and dozens and never broke one, and I pull pretty hard on those puppies.
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:16 am Post subject:
I'd have to agree that they are very tough. I've removed the same cable probably around 100 times swapping HDDs and it still works... I'll probably break it eventually, but haven't yet. _________________ The World's Most Awesome Xbox 360 Room
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But now i cant remove my hardrive, it seems like the end towards the ejection side is blocked, how do i remover it or is their anything i need to look out for? sorry about all these extreme noob questions...
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 6:12 pm Post subject:
I guess I'm not sure what is the "ejection side".
Are you having trouble removing the HDD from the tray? or having trouble removng the tray? I seem to recall that there are a few TORX screws that hold the DVD tray and the HDD tray in place. I can't remember how many or where they are because I never replaced mine!
If you need to remove the HDD from the tray, there are 3 (as I recall) TORX screws holding the HDD to the tray.
To remove the HDD, the basic process is:
1. remove the screws that hold the trays in place
2. remove the power cable from the HDD
3. remove the data cable from the HDD
4. remove the power cable from its attachments to the tray (not totally necessary... just allows you to walk off with the tray and work on it untethered to the Xbox)
5. lift the HDD tray out of the Xbox
6. remove the 3 TORX screws that attach the HDD to the tray
7. lift out the HDD from the tray & you're done!
(steps 1-4 can, to some degree, be done in a different order)
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 7:51 pm Post subject:
what colors the power cable? are they the orange red and black cables? and do the red orange and black cables come out?
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 8:03 pm Post subject:
The power supply to my Xbox's hard drive consists of 2 black, 1 yellow, & 1 red wire coming into the white plastic connector attached the back of the hard drive. Just wiggle it loose... I've done it hundreds of times.
The power to the DVD drive has a bunch (maybe 12) thin yellow wires... you can wiggle it loose if you need to remove the DVD drive. When I do this, sometimes the connector attaching it to the motherboard comes loose... obviously you'll need to plug it back in when reassembling. _________________ The World's Most Awesome Xbox 360 Room
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TheModGod Xbox-Hq Legendary
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 8:47 pm Post subject:
Also, I have noticed that some of the power cables have a clip you have to press in to be able to remove, others just have a lip that makes it a little snug. I pulled so hard one time, as I didn't see the clip, that I practically pulled the connection point out of the mobo!!
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 9:23 pm Post subject:
Ouch! THAT could get UGLY! I'll make a mental note of that! Do you think this is only on newer Xbox, or is it one of those random "we'll use whatever the supplier sends us when they send it" type of thing??? _________________ The World's Most Awesome Xbox 360 Room
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TheModGod Xbox-Hq Legendary
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Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 5:52 am Post subject:
I believe it's in most of the newer 1.4's, 1.5's and 1.6's as I have not seen it in any of the older 1.0's or 1.1's. It was in all of the 1.4's and 1.6's that I have done so far. My first few mods were pre 1.4 so I was used to just utilizing the heave-ho method!! I felt stupid when I saw the clip on the 1.4 that I was tugging my ass off on. Once I depressed the clip it popped off with miniumal work!
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