first, is it giving you an error message? if it is then your dashboard is most likely gone. if it is just stopping at the "X" logo, then you have some softmod fonts still on the hd. if you still have the softmod exploits on your hd then just run them and ftp into your xbox to delete the softmod fonts (which should be folder caled "fonts", not "f0nts"). if you dont have the exploits, then you have some work to do.im having the same problem with actually(except i caused mine when building a new hd with xboxhdm). what i have tried already is updating the dashboard with an xbox live game but it just gave me an error 21, so im not for sure if it will work for you. the next thing to try is to unlock the hd with xboxhdm. if you can get you hd unlocked, then just rebuild the C parition with xboxhdm, by taking the C folder from slayers auto-install, and put them in the C folder of xboxhdm, then just follow the tutorial on how to rebuild the C pariton (there is a tutuorial that comes with xboxhdm or theres a thread called xboxhdm for dummies). but, since all of these options have not worked for me, i ordered a mod chip to fix this.