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Title: Upgraded Hard Disk Behavior
Post by: yo0 on February 02, 2020, 09:55:00 PM
i want share mi personal experience and findings, if put the cover of my xbox 1.6b softmoded and upgraded hard drive, the system boot and function very slow, if i remove the top cover the system performs normal, so i put back the original oem hard drive, result: performs ok with cover and without. this disk dont likes cover placed.  all my test are done with a cold xbox.


any opinions?



best regards.


yo00

ps.
sorry about my poor english.
Title: Upgraded Hard Disk Behavior
Post by: 1hotjob on October 28, 2010, 10:54:00 AM
Check the wires and make sure they aren't crimped. Make sure the HD caddy is setting all the way down.
Title: Upgraded Hard Disk Behavior
Post by: hangover on October 28, 2010, 08:48:00 PM
What hdd did you use for the upgrade ?
Title: Upgraded Hard Disk Behavior
Post by: hangover on October 29, 2010, 06:07:00 AM
QUOTE(yo0 @ Oct 29 2010, 02:11 PM) View Post

thank you, is a samsung sv3063h, but i think is the ide cable, because this disk is thicker than the original seagate, maybe the ide cable is damaged and a little presion by the cover is enough for malfunction. i will test by pressing with hand to see if  i can reproduce the malfunction. this cable is special?, i mean  length, separation between connectors etc?
yo00


 Maybe it is damaged in the cable bend, just replace it with one from a pc. Strange why the original hdd is fine with the same cable though.
Title: Upgraded Hard Disk Behavior
Post by: dballs442 on November 07, 2010, 04:31:00 PM
Do you have a SATA to IDE converter? When I had this problem it was due to my SATA converter. Try dremeling out some of the case where the top might be touching the hdd or wires
Title: Upgraded Hard Disk Behavior
Post by: hangover on November 09, 2010, 01:58:00 PM
QUOTE(dballs442 @ Nov 8 2010, 10:31 AM) View Post

Do you have a SATA to IDE converter? When I had this problem it was due to my SATA converter. Try dremeling out some of the case where the top might be touching the hdd or wires


 If the hdd is screwed into the stock location then there is plenty of room for the sata/ide adapter.
Title: Upgraded Hard Disk Behavior
Post by: Bomb Bloke on November 15, 2010, 06:12:00 PM
Nevertheless, plenty of other people have reported that putting the top of the case back on has caused similar problems.
Title: Upgraded Hard Disk Behavior
Post by: hangover on November 16, 2010, 03:48:00 AM
QUOTE(Bomb Bloke @ Nov 16 2010, 12:12 PM) View Post

Nevertheless, plenty of other people have reported that putting the top of the case back on has caused similar problems.


 If the ide cable is kinked or not folded correctly then i could see that being a problem but there is plenty of room in there above the hdd.