Topic: Original Hd Question (Read 54 times)

Gingo · « **on:** July 26, 2002, 02:37:00 PM »

Before I take any chances, does anybody know if it is safe to put games onto any of the other partitions (other than E:) on the original hard drive?

Thanks!

nitemare · « **Reply #1 on:** July 26, 2002, 04:20:00 PM »

also, how do u find out how much SPACE is available on "E" thru flashfxp?

nitemare · « **Reply #2 on:** July 26, 2002, 08:20:00 PM »

thanks.. got it.. ive also noticed there is "0" space left on F:\ and says 786MEGS for X,Y,Z.. im guesinng x,y,z are for saves? so it looks like the only space to use to E.

Gingo · « **Reply #3 on:** July 26, 2002, 10:23:00 PM »

But does anybody know if it is safe to store stuff on the X, Y, or Z partitions??

WiKKiD · « **Reply #4 on:** July 26, 2002, 10:24:00 PM »

x,y,z are all cache drives, for temp storage.. I wouldn't put anything there, as there's a good chance the xbox will wipe that space whenever it needs it.

Gingo · « **Reply #5 on:** July 27, 2002, 07:22:00 PM »

Ok, thanks for letting me know.... any idea if there is any space on the F:... or is that only if u have a larger HD?

DaGamePimp · « **Reply #6 on:** July 28, 2002, 01:51:00 AM »

- the F partition would only be for a larger drive , you cannot store anything there with an original Xbox hard drive .
- Warning !!! Do Not Store Too Much Data on the E partition [ don't fill it up ] or you will have a very sick Xbox in no time !
-[DGP]-

nitemare · « **Reply #7 on:** July 28, 2002, 12:02:00 PM »

QUOTE (DaGamePimp @ Jul 28 2002, 07:51 AM)

- the F partition would only be for a larger drive , you cannot store anything there with an original Xbox hard drive .
- Warning !!! Do Not Store Too Much Data on the E partition [ don't fill it up ] or you will have a very sick Xbox in no time !
-[DGP]-

how much space should u leave available on drive f??

DaGamePimp · « **Reply #8 on:** July 29, 2002, 03:31:00 AM »

-- try to leave at least a gig free [ more if possible ] . Any time I have had less than 1 gig free the XBox has had loading issues and the drive gets noisy [ bad !!! ] . I actually had DOA3 lock up and go to a black screen .
-- Be Careful ,
-[DGP]-

nitemare · « **Reply #9 on:** July 29, 2002, 03:41:00 AM »

thanks.. i have 200 MEGS free right now. so far so good. my hd isnt noisy and no lock-ups. thats because i have the original hd in and im cramming as many games as possible. but ill keep that in mind..

WiKKiD · « **Reply #10 on:** July 29, 2002, 09:43:00 AM »

Heh, i also had problems with the hd when it got too full, so keep it in mind if/when your games start to act up..

With the price of hd's today, it really is worth the upgrade..

pmow · « **Reply #11 on:** July 29, 2002, 10:02:00 AM »

QUOTE (DaGamePimp @ Jul 29 2002, 04:31 AM)

-- try to leave at least a gig free [ more if possible ] . Any time I have had less than 1 gig free the XBox has had loading issues and the drive gets noisy [ bad !!! ] . I actually had DOA3 lock up and go to a black screen .
-- Be Careful ,
-[DGP]-

I've speculated that the TDATA dir is temporary data. DOA3 takes like 4 gigs, so that would be an obvious data whore. It's like filling up your PC's HD. It goes really, really slow. The thing here is, games aren't programmed to use just memory. It's either one way or another. I know this from all that experience in basic.

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