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[xxzone]

QUOTE(skyliner99 @ Jan 8 2009, 01:48 AM)

Just a little tip to make transferring data between Old and New Hdds a little faster and easier;

Clear the xbox's cache before moving all your data to your pc, it will however delete your game updates (eg halo 3 auto update 1.2) but if you have live, you can easily redownload these. It also clears the cache folder and a few other temporary folders. Instructions on clearing the cache can be found HERE

Great tip! Thanks guys!

I was actually able to edit the hddhacker.exe last night, so it would see my NForce4 SATA ports. I was able to flash my 120 drive. I did a reboot and had hddhacker verify it would work on the xbox 360, so that part is done at least.

I was hoping to get data transfer cables so I wouldn't have to mess around with my 20 gig drive, but I realized today that I don't have a 2nd enclosure so that wont work. I have no problem technically going through the process of hooking up my old 20g drive to grab the files off, but I want it to still be usable after I'm done. I think a lot of people jack them up when creating a backup with hddhacker. This was the standard practice for a while it seems to resolve the issue of not being able to see all the partitions on the new 120g drive. I read another post by reaper572 that had an easy work around for that. He said after you format the 120 drive in your xbox, you simply create a offline profile and it makes all the partitions appear. If that works as planned, then I'm hoping my 20g hd is safe after transferring the files. I think it was hddhackr causing the unreadable error on the 20 gig drive and not 360explorer.

The other issue I have is with game saves. I have fable2 and Rock band 1/2. I've read these have issue. reaper572 had a workaround for rockband, but I think it involves moving your saves to a memory card. I don't think there is a fix for fable2. I also have Perfect Dark, but I can play through that again if I ever feel like it.

The search limitations on the forum make it very hard to find info about these specific issues. I tried searching rock band and got 31 pages. I may bite the bullet tonight after doing research today, but any insight about game transfer issues would be greatly appreciated, and once again thanks a ton for the clearing cache tip!

[Pishposh]

Guys,

I have just confirmed that you can copy your Rock Band and Fable II saves over to your new drive using the method below.  Let me know if anyone finds a better/quicker/cheaper way of doing it.  You will need a XBOX MU to accomplish.  Borrow one if you can.

First, On your original 20gb XBOX drive 'MOVE' the game saves to the MU.  Don't try to copy.  It wont work. You don't need to copy RB DLC that should have copied over fine.

Second, Hook up your new 120gb XBOX drive and delete the Rock Band or Fable II save games on your new hard drive.  They will be unplayable anyway.

Third, 'MOVE' your save games to new hard drive.  Voila!  You can now play with those game saves off the new HD.

Please only do this AFTER you absolutly know you don't need to make any other changes to your new HD otherwise you need to move them back to your MU before you make any HD changes.

-P

This post has been edited by Pishposh: Jan 8 2009, 08:08 PM

[xxzone]

Damn those things are 40$ & I don't see any 3rd party ones. That takes my total up to 100$..which is a 60 gig drive. Maybe fable 2 can die, and I'll start rock band over again....this is a pain. Maybe I can barrow one.

Well I guess I'll be getting a memory card on the way home. That's for the idiots version of it, so I finally understand it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

This post has been edited by xxzone: Jan 8 2009, 10:18 PM

[kandiman]

quick question, if i transfer all my saves to memory card, do the 120gb bevs hard drive, can i transfer my saves from memory card to the new hard drive? nothing will be corrupt?

would it be worth getting a 160gig hard drive? it's only 7$ more  

[Bon Scott]

All this process transforms a WD 120 HD BEVS in a Fujitsu HD 120 (the one that built the retail X360 HD). But if I got a normal Fujitsu HD 120, would it be possible to turn it in a X360 HD ?

[zuma351]

I need some help, I have been looking around and have not found the answer. I have a laptop with a SATA hard drive in it, I want to take out the laptop hard drive and put in the 120gb and do the HDD hack that way. I don't know if it maters but the laptop has a 64-bit processor. Will it work? And than if it works I was going to get a USB to SATA adapter to transfer the old 10gb xbox hard drive to the hacked 120gb. Will this work?

[ajkj36]

I also have a laptop with a SATA drive, however I was able to upgrade the my new hard drive using HddHacker and it is recognized in the 360 with 107GB.  My problem is how to get my game saves from my old 20GB drive.  I started moving the smaller stuff using my 64MB memory card but the larger stuff I am at a lost.  What are my options??

[cydol]

can wdidle3 be edited so it supports many chipset as well ?

[rEs]

Hi,

I've almost succesfully upgraded my 20gb to a WD 120gb.

This is what i've done following various guides
-I've backed up the 20gb to an image bin image, bin image of only partition2 and also exported files from part3 (excluding cache and compatibility)
-I've done the firmware tweak on the 120gb.
-Hex tweak to re create the Partition 0 and 2. Now all partitions show up in Xplorer360 Beta 6 Extreme2
- restored partition2 from the image.
- Formatted Partition 3 on the 360, it showed as 107gb free:)
-Injected the files extracted from the disk (also tried the ones extracted from the Full .bin image) to partition 3. I've also started again and first did the index file, then the other folders (someone said that helps)

Now my problem is the data on partition 3 doesn't seem to be readable. It must be there as the free space has gone down a few gb (on the 360), but it doesn't see any files there. I can copy an item from my memory unit to it, so its working storage.
Also in Xplorer360 the injected folders dont appear, i believe the single index file i injected on its own appears and it sees a cache folder.

What have i done wrong / missed. I've now tried several times, serveral formats with several injecting files.

Thanks in advance

[gutterball]

QUOTE(rEs @ Jan 22 2009, 07:23 AM)

What have i done wrong / missed. I've now tried several times, serveral formats with several injecting files.
Thanks in advance

I tried the hex editing and I could not get it to work.  I used the info in post #30 by thr4773r and was able to get my 120G going without any hex editing at all.

Basically:

Xplorer360 to create full image of your 20G.
Xplorer360 to extract contents of partition 3 to your PC (I skipped the cache, but I think it's okay to extract).
hddhackr -f on the 120G, create undo and flash.
hddhackr -f on the 120G to confirm.
Format 120G on your 360, will show 107G free and only 1 partition in Xplorer360.
Xplorer360 to restore your 20G image to the formatted 120G, all 3 partitions should now be present, but with the 20G hddss.bin file so it won't show proper free space.
hddhackr -f on the 120G again, (no undo, if it asks), should automatically flash 120G hdd and confirm working.
Format 120G again on 360, should now show 107G free.
Xplorer360 to move the files back onto partition 3 of your new 120G.

Good luck!

[poseidon0380]

QUOTE(Bon Scott @ Jan 12 2009, 02:45 AM)

All this process transforms a WD 120 HD BEVS in a Fujitsu HD 120 (the one that built the retail X360 HD). But if I got a normal Fujitsu HD 120, would it be possible to turn it in a X360 HD ?

The same question! Anybody help?

[msquared]

QUOTE(poseidon0380 @ Jan 23 2009, 06:11 AM)

The same question! Anybody help?

from everything that i have read this is not possible

from the information that i have found it would be possible to do IF keyword here is IF you can flash the fujitsu drives firmware, now wile saying that i know it is possible to do, but we would need the source code for hddhackr and know how to program in assembly

another way to do this is for someone to make a program that uses the code that TS has but open it up to an actual fujitsu drive. if TS would add support for the fujitsu MHW2BJ and the MHW2BH series drives (which i think is what the actual 120g xbox 360 drives are then we would all be happy

[egiblock]

thank you thank you thank you...

worked perfectly for me to transfer over ALMOST everything from my 20 to 120 drive..

just need my rockband 2 data...

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QUOTE(rEs @ Jan 22 2009, 07:23 AM)

Hi,

I've almost succesfully upgraded my 20gb to a WD 120gb.

This is what i've done following various guides
-I've backed up the 20gb to an image bin image, bin image of only partition2 and also exported files from part3 (excluding cache and compatibility)
-I've done the firmware tweak on the 120gb.
-Hex tweak to re create the Partition 0 and 2. Now all partitions show up in Xplorer360 Beta 6 Extreme2
- restored partition2 from the image.
- Formatted Partition 3 on the 360, it showed as 107gb free:)
-Injected the files extracted from the disk (also tried the ones extracted from the Full .bin image) to partition 3. I've also started again and first did the index file, then the other folders (someone said that helps)

Now my problem is the data on partition 3 doesn't seem to be readable. It must be there as the free space has gone down a few gb (on the 360), but it doesn't see any files there. I can copy an item from my memory unit to it, so its working storage.
Also in Xplorer360 the injected folders dont appear, i believe the single index file i injected on its own appears and it sees a cache folder.

What have i done wrong / missed. I've now tried several times, serveral formats with several injecting files.

Thanks in advance

In between these steps did you format the drive in the 360

-I've done the firmware tweak on the 120gb.
>>>  hook up new drive, and format with xbox360.
-Hex tweak to re create the Partition 0 and 2. Now all partitions show up in Xplorer360 Beta 6 Extreme2

[duckhater]

Trying to figure out how to boot HddHackr from vista (I have no floppy drive)...

[gutterball]

QUOTE(duckhater @ Jan 26 2009, 01:43 AM)

Trying to figure out how to boot HddHackr from vista (I have no floppy drive)...

Your operating system is irrelevant for hddhacker as you are supposed to boot to DOS.
I created and used a bootable USB key. Not sure about links here, so just google bootable USB key and you'll find what you need. Good luck!