Topic: Upgraded Hard Disk Behavior (Read 33 times)

yo0 · « **on:** February 02, 2020, 09:55:00 PM »

i want share mi personal experience and findings, if put the cover of my xbox 1.6b softmoded and upgraded hard drive, the system boot and function very slow, if i remove the top cover the system performs normal, so i put back the original oem hard drive, result: performs ok with cover and without. this disk dont likes cover placed. all my test are done with a cold xbox.

any opinions?

best regards.

yo00

ps.
sorry about my poor english.

1hotjob · « **Reply #1 on:** October 28, 2010, 10:54:00 AM »

Check the wires and make sure they aren't crimped. Make sure the HD caddy is setting all the way down.

hangover · « **Reply #2 on:** October 28, 2010, 08:48:00 PM »

What hdd did you use for the upgrade ?

hangover · « **Reply #3 on:** October 29, 2010, 06:07:00 AM »

QUOTE(yo0 @ Oct 29 2010, 02:11 PM)

thank you, is a samsung sv3063h, but i think is the ide cable, because this disk is thicker than the original seagate, maybe the ide cable is damaged and a little presion by the cover is enough for malfunction. i will test by pressing with hand to see if i can reproduce the malfunction. this cable is special?, i mean length, separation between connectors etc?
yo00

Maybe it is damaged in the cable bend, just replace it with one from a pc. Strange why the original hdd is fine with the same cable though.

dballs442 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 07, 2010, 04:31:00 PM »

Do you have a SATA to IDE converter? When I had this problem it was due to my SATA converter. Try dremeling out some of the case where the top might be touching the hdd or wires

hangover · « **Reply #5 on:** November 09, 2010, 01:58:00 PM »

QUOTE(dballs442 @ Nov 8 2010, 10:31 AM)

Do you have a SATA to IDE converter? When I had this problem it was due to my SATA converter. Try dremeling out some of the case where the top might be touching the hdd or wires

If the hdd is screwed into the stock location then there is plenty of room for the sata/ide adapter.

Bomb Bloke · « **Reply #6 on:** November 15, 2010, 06:12:00 PM »

Nevertheless, plenty of other people have reported that putting the top of the case back on has caused similar problems.

hangover · « **Reply #7 on:** November 16, 2010, 03:48:00 AM »

QUOTE(Bomb Bloke @ Nov 16 2010, 12:12 PM)

Nevertheless, plenty of other people have reported that putting the top of the case back on has caused similar problems.

If the ide cable is kinked or not folded correctly then i could see that being a problem but there is plenty of room in there above the hdd.

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