Easy Hard Drive Upgrade

~~LGC~~ · 05-27-2006, 01:51 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by dempyros

So if xbl (Buy Cheap XBL Codes) can monitor hard drive sizes, can you use a y splitter IDE cable and then just put a switch in to toggle HD's?

Hence the reason you would use a modchip which most will let you switch between stock and not stock.

Quote: Originally Posted by madmandrew

i relize i put another post about this but since nobodys looking ill post it here to

um.. so i was wondering if you could use like usb to xbox adaptor to hook up an external hard drive and use it like another partition or something and if so will it be really slow?

You know i have heard of something like this before but i have never actually seen it. I would just suggest following some of my tuts. They should help you.

~~hazymods~~ · 06-05-2006, 02:36 PM

is it possible to use an external drive to upgrade.

~~LGC~~ · 06-05-2006, 02:42 PM

Look at the post above what you posted i did address this already and i am looking further into adding an external hdd to my xbox right now.

ESC · 07-08-2006, 09:39 PM

Is it possible with this: (sata)
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Weste...oductDetail.do

Or this one?
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Seaga...oductDetail.do

(Im cheap)

lx Envy xl · 08-14-2006, 07:56 PM

To get on Live with a bigger HD couldnt you just partition it to be the normal size. With 2 eeproms and two HD's, one 10G and the other 10g/(insert#)G, coundt you swtich between the 2 HD's and foold xbl (Buy Cheap XBL Codes) into thinking that it was 2 xbox's?

nick72990 · 08-16-2006, 03:51 PM

this worked great the first time i did it, then i reformated it again and now it wont lock beacuse the " drive is frozen" i have a compaq pc and an hp

thechosenone · 08-18-2006, 07:22 PM

is there any limit on how big the hdd can be?

bellfelix · 09-12-2006, 05:50 AM

Please help me. My hard drive gives me a status of frozen.
What can I do.

benthefish · 09-23-2006, 09:53 PM

Quote:

So if xbl (Buy Cheap XBL Codes) can monitor hard drive sizes, can you use a y splitter IDE cable and then just put a switch in to toggle HD's?

sound like it could work im just too lazy to do it.

qweasdzxc · 12-22-2006, 07:35 AM

Okay,

I have everything I need for this tut (which is very easy to follow by the way!) but when I start up evox I'm running version +3935 and there is no utilities menu to do a backup! I have the settings menu but there isn't anything for this. Am I doing something wrong? Not doing something? I have a 250 hd just waiting and I'm freaking out!!!!

Thanks in advance for any help regarding this matter.

xxxhitmanxxx · 12-24-2006, 05:03 PM

Does it matter what modded dash you have? Cause i got Unleashx and want to make an xbox hdd

sadystik ares · 01-26-2007, 12:55 PM

I hope I'm not bumping topics but I had to post. To get onto live with a bigger hard drive and not get banned here's what you have to do. First off it needs to be a chip mod because a softmodded harddrive can't go on live in the first place. The chip will allow you to boot to your ms dash board. Secondly, this harddrive/ modchip must be done prior to your xbox ever signing onto live. If you have ever signed onto live with your xbox it will not work. Bungie takes your harddrive signature and pairs it with your motherboard, so if bungie sees a 200g harddrive paired with the motherboard for the first time it thinks ok cool, but if you change the HDD after you have logged onto live with a smaller or original harddrive bungie will see that the Motherboard and HDD do not pair up anymore, and it's off to banville. Anyone can tell me i'm wrong but I have a 180g in my xbox and play online all the time. If you have questions plz go ahead and post. Hope this helps

**JoeMal** · 02-24-2007, 09:06 PM

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Quote:
Originally Posted by dempyros
Can you have an upgraded hd with an ms dash to go on xbox live IF you got a new EEPROM?

Simple answer is no. xbl (Buy Cheap XBL Codes) can monitor Hard Drive sizes i am living proof of that.

--snip

so does this mean that if you upgrade your hd you can't go online at all? or is this just if you get a new eeprom? if you saved a backup of your eeprom before you switch are you ok?

BiGs 15 · 02-24-2007, 09:51 PM

what does this do for me does it give me more memory or just a hdd upgrade?

samtheman509 · 04-17-2007, 08:06 PM

so if you do this will you be able to go on xbl (Buy Cheap XBL Codes)?

xxxhitmanxxx · 04-17-2007, 10:18 PM

wat if your computer doesnt have a floppy disc drive?

~~LGC~~ · 04-17-2007, 11:04 PM

a floppy isnt required.

RavenTheOneAndOnly · 04-19-2007, 09:43 PM

sorry fo ****tin on this post, but i read at afterdawn forums that you can actually have a hard/softmodded xbox running an unlocked HDD. There are certain things it will not do but it may be a temp option. PISSED OFF!!!!! my maxtor 20gb i was gonna put in it isnt lockable.... meh ill have to use my WD 160gb

ix witerasta xi · 04-25-2007, 07:07 PM

I want a bigger hdd for my xbox but my floppy drive doesnt work anymore, do you know if bestbuy of any electronic places can do this for me?

~~LGC~~ · 04-25-2007, 07:11 PM

no they cant because it's "illegal" lol you dont need a floppy.

Quote: Originally Posted by RavenTheOneAndOnly

sorry fo ****tin on this post, but i read at afterdawn forums that you can actually have a hard/softmodded xbox running an unlocked HDD. There are certain things it will not do but it may be a temp option. PISSED OFF!!!!! my maxtor 20gb i was gonna put in it isnt lockable.... meh ill have to use my WD 160gb

you CANNOT run a softmodded xbox hdd unlocked.