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[modex]

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asnpcwiz Replied with - I would like to know how to upgrade my HDD as well, but I'm curious to know what makes you think that the 360 will have the similar format as the original HDD on the old Xbox? -Thread ref - http://forums.xbox-s...howtopic=465395

and in response the original Xbox software hasn't changed (they can't recall all old titles to reprogram for a new structure) most of the old games use either the X,Y or Z partitions on the old Xbox hdd to cashe large files for constant use (I think thats the reason!?) any way it must be of a similar "structure" and file format for the old games to recognise it ! and if I remember correctly the old games also used the "E" drive partition to store saved games (I am sure this is Hard coded into the software of the game itself )

So the "new" removable HDD must be the same structure and file format (maybe more partitions for live content?) so it should be fairly easy to upgrade as long as you have a 'modded Xbox' to install a new Hdd (so it writes the directorys and format).

Sorry for rambling on and I hope this makes sence!

As I said I will be testing the theory as soon as I can so will update everyone on it unless someone knows a reason why it won't work or does it before me    lol

Thanks for reading.

Edit - just thought it may not work as the console is using emulation software for old Xbox games Sorry people.

[deadparrot]

It doesn't have to have the same partitions.  Since it is running under emulation, it could very easily use swap files mapped by the emulator to resemble the original drive's configuration (much like shadowC).

[mckenn88]

this is what someone should do, buy like a 200 gig laptop hard drive, put it in the stock hd case and call ms and say u just had it near a magnet. then they say send it in and we'll fix it and when u send it in just hope they dont notice that its a different hard drive and they'll format it for u or w/e and u have a 200g hard drive for free.

[ShadowElitePro]

Nice work! Keep trying. Ill post anything I find. alough how did Lllamma get the HD upgraded.

[JoHnnyTK36]

Would it be possable to take a 60gig or bigger hardrive apart, ad take its discs out and put them in the shell of the 360s hardrive. Or does the firmware on the 360s hardrive know how big it is, or does it determin it by how much data the the disc can hold.

Just trying to think of ideas. Whish i had a 360 so i could test it. Hope to get one after my christmas money and they come avalibe.

[InterestedHacker]

QUOTE(modex @ Dec 2 2005, 01:30 AM)

and in response the original Xbox software hasn't changed (they can't recall all old titles to reprogram for a new structure) most of the old games use either the X,Y or Z partitions on the old Xbox hdd to cashe large files for constant use (I think thats the reason!?) any way it must be of a similar "structure" and file format for the old games to recognise it ! and if I remember correctly the old games also used the "E" drive partition to store saved games (I am sure this is Hard coded into the software of the game itself )

What you aren't taking into account is that the old games are emulated and it's possible that all old XBOX file access API calls will be handled differently, with regards to the new HDD format / encryption.

EDIT: Sorry, didn't see your last line in the post

[xblinkxkidx]

well its good that we have order in this process... i 2 will be working to help out the good fight... i will be ghosting my drive tonight  and working on my copy on my computer to try and see any crap that might be used by MS..and it may be possible to use ntfs..we will have to find out. i also have a sata to ide connecter to test out and i hopoe it is not fat32 bercause that would only support 127.........

[JoHnnyTK36]

Maybe we have been going at this the wrong way,

Instead of trying to hack the x360, maybe we should try to hack M$'s servers and see if they were dumb enough to leave the x360 data on a server that is connected to the internet.

Might be easier.

[JoHnnyTK36]

I can already see m$'s lawyers at my door.

[MGSolidus2]

I read on the Hynix site that the NAND Flash Chip has 4M Bit open on it.

"The HYNIX HY27US08281A series is a 16Mx8bit with spare 4M bit capacity."

Maybe if someone found out how to write to it, they could then write something to crash the existing Dashboard, and then load up one from a CD or something. Once someone can disasemble the emulator, there will be many possibilities.

[JoHnnyTK36]

CAn anybody tell me, could we change out the actual discs insde of the hardrvie to make the hardrive bigger?

Do they assemble harddrives in cleanrooms. That would answer the question, because if they did i guees changing out theacual discs would be pointless.

[mightymegatron]

I wonder if we cloned a drive to another with more space if the 360 would read the drive there is a option to format the harddrive under the dash so that might make use of the extra space.

[mr. newbie]

^^ the thing with that is- its already possible to upgrade your hd but its pointless unless you have a lot of music or photos.

[Skettalee]

It might be pointless at this point to the majority but its always good to have more space anyway for the future. As soon as its figured out easily, I will get the biggest hd I can. Isn't the biggest laptop drives out these days only 100gb's anyway? I want atleast like 400 gb's so im guessing thats gonna need external or like llamma did with the usb external and put it inside.

(sorry this is one of my first comments, just thought I would add something to it)

[C.in-fvr3]

Hello all i have an (I think) important announcement to make:

My friend foen ( he lives in holland like i do, u might know him of the freeze psp dashboard which never released cause of the flamers and fake-callers) has already succesfully attached a 160 gb hard drive to his xbox 360 and he can save on it and use it online.

In 1 or 2 days he will send me an email how he did it and where to buy the hard drive and stuff like that.

If he agrees I will share the information with u all (i think that is what u were trying to achieve with this topic) but only i will talk to an admin so no one else but foen (my friend) will get full credit of this.

I understand if u dont believe me this is my first post... so it isnt really realistic but i swere u it's real and u will probaly notice when i tell u how.

I will keep following this topic and keeping u in touch

Thx 4 reading this,
Frank

Hello all i have an (I think) important announcement to make:

My friend foen ( he lives in holland like i do, u might know him of the freeze psp dashboard which never released cause of the flamers and fake-callers) has already succesfully attached a 160 gb hard drive to his xbox 360 and he can save on it and use it online.

In 1 or 2 days he will send me an email how he did it and where to buy the hard drive and stuff like that.

If he agrees I will share the information with u all (i think that is what u were trying to achieve with this topic) but only i will talk to an admin so no one else but foen (my friend) will get full credit of this.

I understand if u dont believe me this is my first post... so it isnt really realistic but i swere u it's real and u will probaly notice when i tell u how.

I will keep following this topic and keeping u in touch

Thx 4 reading this,
Frank