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[BuddyLeeX]

QUOTE(Heet @ Sep 23 2005, 05:52 AM)

Just get a 500GB Hitachi.  I did and its faster than anything ive ever seen.  Quiet too.  I was going to get 2 250's in a box until I saw that I could get a 500GB for the same price as the 250's.  What a drive!

[ferrari_rulz_02]

QUOTE(EverestX @ Sep 23 2005, 03:02 AM)

Man I have also heard the 40th wire/red wire.

[BuddyLeeX]

QUOTE(ferrari_rulz_02 @ Sep 23 2005, 12:54 PM)

dude, teh red wire is pin 1, not 40

[ferrari_rulz_02]

QUOTE(BuddyLeeX @ Sep 24 2005, 09:03 AM)

And what do u mean am I trying one drive on at a time?

[BuddyLeeX]

ok so i got a 200gb seagate since i heard those work without the need to switch on/off IDE pins. Well I plugged it in, and voila it worked fine! So I put everything together and the top back on, then continued to turn back on my xbox and i still got the dvd error when i tried to play halo. I swear the xbox gods hate me.

[ferrari_rulz_02]

QUOTE(BuddyLeeX @ Sep 26 2005, 03:57 AM)

So I put everything together and the top back on, then continued to turn back on my xbox and i still got the dvd error when i tried to play halo.

[BuddyLeeX]

i dont understand how it is though.

I dont have the switch anymore right. All I have are my IDE cables, so whenever I put my top back on, it should still worked. I don't understand, but I'll figure somethin out.

[ferrari_rulz_02]

QUOTE(BuddyLeeX @ Sep 26 2005, 01:44 PM)

All I have are my IDE cables, so whenever I put my top back on, it should still worked

[BuddyLeeX]

i talked to that guy that did the 2 HD mod in his box that looks real nice, and he said to use ATA100 or above, it has been said this mod doesn't work/work well with ATA66/ATA33. The Cable I have is ATA100 running to the ATA66 M-F-M cable, so that might be an issue.

I was also thinking, could there possibly be anything I can do to tweak the Samsung Drive I have? To make it accept the DVD even though it doesnt like the other 2 drives on the cable?

If not I have a couple of options. The way I did my IDE switch is I only connected the cable going to the Seagate, but it looks like I might need to hack into my main ATA100 Cable, put that on the IN prongs on the DPDT and then the ATA66 wires to their respective prongs on the DPDT Switch, or test out the ATA100 compatability issue and purchase a 4 Device cable from Llamma.

[ferrari_rulz_02]

QUOTE(BuddyLeeX @ Oct 1 2005, 09:50 AM)

I was also thinking, could there possibly be anything I can do to tweak the Samsung Drive I have? To make it accept the DVD even though it doesnt like the other 2 drives on the cable?

[BuddyLeeX]

ok i followed that tut you sent to me ferarri, and i tried it with both my ATA133/ATA66 cable, and also my stock xbox IDE Cable and my M-F-M ATA66 cable.

With the ATA133 one it didnt do anything it just hung on the m$ logo, and I pinned out the wire 1 and 57 in accordance with the tutorial. Then wire 1 and 29 for the other cable.

I did them both with the ATA66 now switching the 1st and 29th wire and still get the DVD error. Maybe it just isnt compatible with my laptop HD?

I'm going to try and get a 4 or 5 device IDE cable from Llamma now and give that a shot, and for the mean time try other combinations of wires I guess.

[BuddyLeeX]

ok i think the guy is right, i tried most all combinations, and nothing happened still. Im going to try a ATA100 cable.

[xman954]

CODE

Pin  Name  Dir  Description
1 /RESET    Reset  
2 GND    Ground  
3 DD7    Data 7
4 DD8    Data 8
5 DD6    Data 6
6 DD9    Data 9
7 DD5    Data 5
8 DD10    Data 10  
9 DD4    Data 4
10  DD11    Data 11  
11  DD3    Data 3
12  DD12    Data 12  
13  DD2    Data 2
14  DD13    Data 13  
15  DD1    Data 1
16  DD14    Data 14  
17  DD0    Data 0
18  DD15    Data 15  
19  GND    Ground  
20  KEY  - Key  
21  n/c  - Not connected  
22  GND    Ground  
23  /IOW    Write Strobe  
24  GND    Ground  
25  /IOR    Read Strobe  
26  GND    Ground  
27  IO_CH_RDY      
28  ALE    Address Latch Enable  
29  n/c  - Not connected  
30  GND    Ground  
31  IRQR    Interrupt Request  
32  /IOCS16  ? IO ChipSelect 16  
33  DA1    Address 1
34  n/c  - Not connected  
35  DA0    Address 0
36  DA2    Address 2
37  /IDE_CS0    (1F0-1F7)  
38  /IDE_CS1    (3F6-3F7)  
39  /ACTIVE    Led driver  
40  GND    Ground

[BuddyLeeX]

Thanks I'll toy with this before I get my ATA100 Cable. Did You have to make a switch for your setup?

[ferrari_rulz_02]

QUOTE(BuddyLeeX @ Oct 1 2005, 02:42 PM)

Did You have to make a switch for your setup?