Topic: Dual Hdd (Read 247 times)

heinrich · « **Reply #15 on:** November 14, 2003, 05:04:00 PM »

the MS bios requires a DVD drive and a hard drive...

If you tried with an x2 bios, you would prolly get error 9 or 12.

ferrari_rulz_02 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 15, 2003, 12:07:00 AM »

hey there, does anyone know if its possible to have two HDD's connected and working in one xbox at the same time. my friend an i want to trade a lot of games between the HDD's on our xboxs, but dont want to have to wait using FTP to transfer them.
please help

DJLotus · « **Reply #17 on:** November 16, 2003, 09:31:00 PM »

if you have XBtool, you should be able to use it to make a bios that doesn't check for the dvd drive, if not, find a bios that has already been made to not check for the dvd drive. then you can take the bios (still with XBtool) and make the bios point to a dashboard or something to one or both drives so that it has the two mediums to boot from. or maybe im just talking, i don't know

sniper_jones · « **Reply #18 on:** November 28, 2003, 07:24:00 AM »

sp8rky · « **Reply #19 on:** November 28, 2003, 07:39:00 AM »

ColKurtz · « **Reply #20 on:** November 28, 2003, 08:19:00 AM »

Not yet, though this is a feature desired by many so perhaps it's being worked on right now.

Sp8rky - not all of us use our xbox to play games. I only have 1 game - NCAA2K4. I'm modding my box for a DEC - mp3's and Divx files can easily be transferred across FTP. No DVD drive needed.

lordvader129 · « **Reply #21 on:** November 28, 2003, 12:09:00 PM »

the new x2 4979 bios skips the dvd-rom check, so you can have 2 HDs and no dvd (i dont know what the partioning would be though)

sp8rky - he might have a second xbox with a dvdrom, make the backup there, then FTP to the 2HD box ( plan to do somthing like this) or its possible hes using it as a linux PC or home media center and doesnt even play xbox games on it, lol

Chicken Scratch Boy · « **Reply #22 on:** November 28, 2003, 12:46:00 PM »

ok....
or you can do the 2 hdds and dvd drive mod
and have all three on a switch
you add a third terminal to the ide between the dvd and the hdd, then have a 3 setting toggle switch with 3 settings, dvd + hdd1, dvd + hdd2 and hdd1 + hdd2

seems easy enough

heinrich · « **Reply #23 on:** November 29, 2003, 02:40:00 AM »

QUOTE (lordvader129 @ Nov 28 2003, 04:09 PM)

the new x2 4979 bios skips the dvd-rom check, so you can have 2 HDs and no dvd (i dont know what the partioning would be though)

ok, that "no dvd check" has been in the x2 bios for a while, as well as being an option in xbtool. No, you cannot put a 2nd hd in its place.

lordvader129 · « **Reply #24 on:** November 29, 2003, 03:07:00 PM »

i remember 2 HDs and no dvd bring listed as a feature of the 4979 bios

heinrich · « **Reply #25 on:** November 30, 2003, 02:13:00 AM »

QUOTE (lordvader129 @ Nov 29 2003, 07:07 PM)

i remember 2 HDs and no dvd bring listed as a feature of the 4979 bios

k... you try that and get back to us all

sniper_jones · « **Reply #26 on:** November 30, 2003, 07:48:00 PM »

im gonna start working on this little project this week...ill let everyone know how it goes

lordvader129 · « **Reply #27 on:** November 30, 2003, 08:24:00 PM »

i know what no dvd check means, but i swear i saw somewhere 2 HDs listed a feature of the bios, i guess it isnt, but i still know i read it somewhere

san9jay · « **Reply #28 on:** December 01, 2003, 02:23:00 AM »

actually there are people who have switched their DVD drive for a HD so it is possible,

heinrich · « **Reply #29 on:** December 01, 2003, 02:26:00 AM »

QUOTE (san9jay @ Dec 1 2003, 06:23 AM)

actually there are people who have switched their DVD drive for a HD so it is possible,

and do you have a link, thread, anything to show how they had "two HDD's connected and working in one xbox at the same time"?

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