Topic: Largest Hard Drive Still 137gb? (Read 2640 times)

oz_paulb · « **Reply #225 on:** August 31, 2003, 09:55:00 PM »

QUOTE (mattg39 @ Sep 1 2003, 05:02 AM)

Buttza, that is exactly what I was about to post. Add a second hard drive where the dvd rom is right now. Would it be possible Paulb? This would be great. Two small cheap 120gig drives or two 300gig hdd's.

Thanks

The only way to do it would be to remove the DVD (since you can only have 2 physical IDE devices on the cable).

I've never really thought about that, so I haven't looked-into the code enough to know how difficult it would be. After the LBA48 stuff is settled down, I'll take a look.

- Paulb

GuySmily · « **Reply #226 on:** August 31, 2003, 10:55:00 PM »

Support for a second hard drive would definately be interesting to see. I'm keeping my dvd drive external since I never use it, and if I could use both at the same time it would be great. I guess I would still need to switch a hard drive off when I need to use the dvd drive, but it's worth it since that's so rare.

The reason two hard drives would be nice is that you can get a 2:1 gig:dollar ratio at around 120gigs (wait for sales, they do come this low), and I would much rather do that (240 gigs for $120) than pay around $300 for a single 250gig drive.

Large Dopant white · « **Reply #227 on:** August 31, 2003, 10:30:00 PM »

QUOTE (GuySmily @ Sep 1 2003, 07:19 AM)

and I would much rather do that (240 gigs for $120) than pay around $300 for a single 250gig drive.

Check here. $223 for a 250GB HDD... that's with ground shipping, I believe.... and less than $1 per Gig, to boot. Pricewatch.com is awesome.

GuySmily · « **Reply #228 on:** August 31, 2003, 11:17:00 PM »

Yeah, pricewatch is a nice place =p I keep my eye on gotapex though, because I find the best deals there. I of course exaggerated my point with the $300 thing, but eh. That is pretty nice at less than $1/gig.

Wherever the best gig:dollar ratio is, I'll be watching =p

StealthRT · « **Reply #229 on:** September 01, 2003, 12:17:00 AM »

hey all,
I just wanted to add my thoughts on the "adding a second hard drive" question. I am in the process of building a new box for my xbox and in the design i have taken out the DVD drive. Now i have yet to test 2 hard drives with it but i know it does boot fine with just one hard drive without the DVD drive attached. MxM is a little chopping as is the XBOX Logo animation at the beginning, but i guess its looking for the dvd at that time...

I have a few retail xbox hard drives laying around here that i can use to boot up the xbox of mine to test out the 2 hard drive question. But i would have to use a switch /(4 pole, 2 throw) to switch to each hard drive since oz_paulb hasent released the BHDB Bio yet (Bigger Hard Drive Bio).

So i will try hooking up the hard drives 1) Seprate power with the switch.. and 2) On the same ide cable both together at startup. See what i come up with in the days to come

Talk to u all later!
David

GuySmily · « **Reply #230 on:** September 01, 2003, 12:35:00 AM »

You can really use a DPDT switch for +5/+12 voltages and leave ground always connected, which is how I did it. It works perfectly fine that way. As for having both powered at the same time.. I have not tried it yet so I have no idea how it will work.

oblox · « **Reply #231 on:** September 01, 2003, 12:39:00 AM »

How about this then?

Original Bios <137
New Bios >137

Place new partitions on drive and in bios >137
I know you loose space but if your scared about them scanning while your online then wouldn't this be a solution? Mod off looks like an original Xbox besides an overly large Harddrive

NOTE: If they are scanning then this would force them to produce an update so they could see >137 which would then tell us that they are scanning and then we can gather the pitchforks etc.

JohnA · « **Reply #232 on:** September 01, 2003, 01:54:00 AM »

Just a thought, if adding a second hdd in place of dvd is possible. Dare I say as another user said, would software raid be possible? I could just about live with 2 * 300GB drives

sshanafe · « **Reply #233 on:** September 01, 2003, 04:33:00 AM »

QUOTE (JohnA @ Sep 1 2003, 10:18 AM)

Just a thought, if adding a second hdd in place of dvd is possible. Dare I say as another user said, would software raid be possible? I could just about live with 2 * 300GB drives

Don't drink the well dry fellas.... Thanks Paul!

Xmo · « **Reply #234 on:** September 01, 2003, 07:13:00 AM »

Hi,
first off all great work paul, my 120 gb hd was nearly full :-)

But a few things I didn't understand 100%:

Is it possible to add all the space above 137 to the f: drive?
Naturally only with the hacked Bios but I am using not the original
MS Bios anyway. I only use it to play XB Live, and so I don't need
the f: Drive.
(I have read the whole threat but I couldn't find an answer, because my
english is not that good)

Thx

Xmo

X-ace · « **Reply #235 on:** September 01, 2003, 07:00:00 AM »

QUOTE (Large Dopant white @ Sep 1 2003, 06:30 AM)

QUOTE (GuySmily @ Sep 1 2003, 07:19 AM)

and I would much rather do that (240 gigs for $120) than pay around $300 for a single 250gig drive.

Check here. $223 for a 250GB HDD... that's with ground shipping, I believe.... and less than $1 per Gig, to boot. Pricewatch.com is awesome.

Circuit city has WD 160 GB for $99 after rebate.
Fry's has it without rebates at all.

200GBs will probably fall to the $100 mark within a few months.

boxorox · « **Reply #236 on:** September 01, 2003, 07:41:00 AM »

QUOTE (Xmo @ Sep 1 2003, 03:37 PM)

Hi,
first off all great work paul, my 120 gb hd was nearly full :-)

But a few things I didn't understand 100%:

Is it possible to add all the space above 137 to the f: drive?
Naturally only with the hacked Bios but I am using not the original
MS Bios anyway. I only use it to play XB Live, and so I don't need
the f: Drive.
(I have read the whole threat but I couldn't find an answer, because my
english is not that good)

Thx

Xmo

You did not read the whole thread

Xmo · « **Reply #237 on:** September 01, 2003, 07:20:00 AM »

QUOTE

You did not read the whole thread

Thank You a lot, and thousand times sorry that I underrated Your
capability to know more about other people then they know about theirsels.

Large Dopant white · « **Reply #238 on:** September 01, 2003, 07:35:00 AM »

QUOTE (X-ace @ Sep 1 2003, 04:00 PM)

QUOTE (Large Dopant white @ Sep 1 2003, 06:30 AM)

QUOTE (GuySmily @ Sep 1 2003, 07:19 AM)

and I would much rather do that (240 gigs for $120) than pay around $300 for a single 250gig drive.

Check here. $223 for a 250GB HDD... that's with ground shipping, I believe.... and less than $1 per Gig, to boot. Pricewatch.com is awesome.

Circuit city has WD 160 GB for $99 after rebate.
Fry's has it without rebates at all.

200GBs will probably fall to the $100 mark within a few months.

Yeah, the prices of EIDE HDDs are falling by the day. My guess is because of the new, cheap, and fast SATA drives, but I could be wrong.

paperchas · « **Reply #239 on:** September 01, 2003, 10:44:00 AM »

I just bought a 200gig hard drive for 99.99 after mail in rebate at Fry's

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