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AZImmortal

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Few Questions Regrading Hdd Upgrade
« on: December 29, 2012, 08:59:00 PM »
1. You didn't mention the word "Xbox" at all so I have no idea what you're trying to accomplish for this one.
2. Yes, you can use DVD2Xbox to rip the game files from a disc onto your hard drive.
3. Yes, you can directly connect your laptop to your Xbox with a crossover cable.  You would have to manually set the network settings for both your laptop and the Xbox.
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generaljewel

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Few Questions Regrading Hdd Upgrade
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2012, 12:54:00 PM »
QUOTE(AZImmortal @ Dec 30 2012, 05:59 AM) View Post

1. You didn't mention the word "Xbox" at all so I have no idea what you're trying to accomplish for this one.
2. Yes, you can use DVD2Xbox to rip the game files from a disc onto your hard drive.
3. Yes, you can directly connect your laptop to your Xbox with a crossover cable.  You would have to manually set the network settings for both your laptop and the Xbox.



thanks for the reply and yes the reason why i am asking that is because i wish to upgrade my original xbox hdd. but since it requires a IDE connection i need that convertor. As the old computers ones are sata cables.
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AZImmortal

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Few Questions Regrading Hdd Upgrade
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2012, 08:57:00 PM »
If you want to use a SATA hard drive in the Xbox with a SATA to PATA adapter, then the adapter will provide power to the hard drive after you plug the molex power connector into it.
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« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2012, 03:18:00 AM »
QUOTE(AZImmortal @ Dec 30 2012, 07:57 PM) View Post

If you want to use a SATA hard drive in the Xbox with a SATA to PATA adapter, then the adapter will provide power to the hard drive after you plug the molex power connector into it.

I don't think he can lock a SATA drive. Hell get error 5
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« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2012, 01:38:00 PM »
sounds like alot of trouble if you ask me. he should just get a PATA ,preferably a Seagate or Maxtor. I 've had alot of success with those in 2007.

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« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2012, 03:22:00 PM »
I havent explained the first question properly enough so i will rephrase all again. I wish to update my original xbox hdd to a seagate ide pata hdd. BUT when i opened my old computer i found that a hdd is connected with SATA cables.

So i do not have a ide connection to even connect that new hdd to my old computer to do the process of preparing a hdd for the xbox. That is why i am getting the sata to ide convertor. The question was would that convertor be enough to do the job. Thanks for the replies though but i am sure this convertor will do the job.
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