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[thai21]

This is a really stupid newbie question but I have to ask.  After I mod my xbox with the GameSave (007 or MechAssault), can't I just image that HDD to a 120GB HDD with Norton Ghost or some imaging program and use the 120GB HDD in the xbox?

[anjilslaire]

First off, I want to say, "Thanks Hex!".

I followed your tut to the letter.  But first, I wanted a way to test it. I dug out an old 5 gig maxtor I used as a test drive for linux, etc.

I yanked my xbox hdd, unlocked it, and backed up the image (about 3.9-4 gigs). I used liveinfo on the maxtor. I thought, 'it's small, but this will test everything for me before I hose simething important'.
Got the security code from liveinfo, and following everything step-by-step, I put the image on the 5gig maxtor. It went on fine, then I proceeded to lock it.

Happy with my progress, I put in the code. Nothing. Drive wouldn't take it. I thought, 'oh no' . Tried repeatedly. No go.

Ran liveinfo again. This time, I noticed in the bottom of liveinfo "drive locking not supported".  Knowing the age of this maxtor, I was actually relieved. Simple solution. This drive is so old it doesn't support locking.

So, I re-read the tut again,  and locked the xbox hdd again & reinstalled it. Xbox is just fine, with morden's hack on it.
So, having the image on my PC, I just finished ordering a 120gig WD from newegg ($94 with free shipping). When it arrives, I just run thru the 2nd 1/2 of the tut again the put the image on the new drive & I'll be set. This rules.

Thanks again, Hex!

[BaD_HeX]

 I'm amazed to see somone found an unlockable drive! lol.. glad to see it all worked out for you.

[anjilslaire]

arggh!!
I must have mistyped the password when locking my new drive!! Error code 6! Now I can't unlock it, and no password I try works. Anyway to start fresh? Or unlock? It's a wd 1200bb.
Thanks.

[exiled350]

This is by far the best tut on this site. very easy to follow and clear. i am now running an old 40gb seagate out of my computer thanks to this guide. BaD_HeX - you kick ass! thanx

one thing that i would change though, insted of telling ppl to pitch their old drive relock it and put it in a safe place. i took the font exploit off and set it aside so if i ever get stuck in a clock loop or something weird like that, pop out the new drive and pop in the old. boom instant fix.

[ghost4real]

Finally! woot I am done modding my xbox with just software exploits ONLY!

This tutuorial is by far the best one out period! If you dont want to buy a modchip and solder your board...  just use this exploit and you will still be able to load evox on it and also have a 120gb HD. Very easy to follow and straighforward. All the steps work... Its just if you run into other problems you should try to fix them on your own before posting questions. For example I had a whole bunch of .dll errors with trying to run HDD_Driver but I knew it wasnt the tutorial.. It was just a software issue compatibility... I was able to find all of them on google - simple fix - using vs 6.0.8168.0 library.  

I used 120gb Seagate 7200rpm ST3120026A - Does not overheat and super quiet! I did my research... Locked!  

Only problem I experienced was this afternoon when I got home and tried to turn my xbox on it would boot up and then on the xbox screen, the green eject lights would keep flashing in green and reboot and phoenix would not load evox. It took 3 reboots and I got worried something went wrong. So I was going to open it up but by the time I went to go get my tools EvoX loaded up. Wierd. So I rebooted it and it loads right away. Maybe the hard drive has to get warmed up a lil... I dunno. Let me know if anyone else experienced this problem.

Anyways back to having fun with my 120GB space now.  

BaD_HeX you are a genius!! Thanks for the awesome tutorial and sharing this knowledge with us.

[SpikeMage]

Well I found a 160gig 7200 RPM Maxtor on sale for 80 bucks. I am going to go pick it up in the morning.

I was just wondering...how much of it will I be able to use? I am using the MA hack and PBL bios. How much space will they be able to use?


Anyway i will post how it goes after I am done.

[BaD_HeX]

137gb I believe...

anyhow, I have the same reboot loop sometimes.. To tell you the truth I think it has to do with the font hack.  The buffer overrun may not be the most stable thing in the world.  Most times it has reboot is like 3 times before it loaded up into evox. It usually happens if I reset real quick.  Could also have to do with the harddrive spinning up.

[SpikeMage]

That's what I thought...is that 137 total or 137 for the f drive?

Also..Hex what font hack are you using? reloaded..big font..what? (just wondering)

[SOLO-X]

OK, If there is anyone that has done a hard drive install with a Windows 98 or 98se computer please write a tut. or let me know how to do it. Need to know tools needed and the proper steps. Thanks in advance!

Can't anyone help? Can it be done?  

[{later}]

Nice tutorial, but the use of hddriver is not good. I used that first, but it did not copy my whole e: drive.

A better program is WinHex. Then select clone disc and it will make a perfect copy.

Anyway thnx alot for this tutorial!

I now have a Maxtor 120 gig running, thnx to you!

[exiled350]

has anyone tried with a hdd bigger than 137 using 4977 bfm patched with lba48?

[SpikeMage]

QUOTE (exiled350 @ Sep 22 2003, 08:05 PM)

has anyone tried with a hdd bigger than 137 using 4977 bfm patched with lba48?

Well Im about to go get a 160 to put in mine.
And off I go. Weeeeee

[SpikeMage]

I am at the part where you use HDD_Driver to make a copy of the xbox drive but I can't get the damn thing to run because I am missing tons of DLL files it would seem. So far it has asked me for stuff like:
MFC42D.dll
MSVCRTD.dll
MFCO42d.dll
and so on...I have found some but the list seems endless and I am unable to find some of them. Is there some kind of DLL pack or something I need?

[{later}]

just use WinHex to make a copy of the xbox drive! That will work 10x better and no need for these stupid dll files.