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Title: 40gig Upgrade But Where Is All The Space?
Post by: BIOYAM on September 11, 2002, 02:07:00 AM
Try reformating your "F" drive again. I had to do mine 2 or 3 times before it actually worked.........Just your "F" drive.
BIOYAM.
Title: 40gig Upgrade But Where Is All The Space?
Post by: thedguy on September 11, 2002, 02:08:00 AM
hmm.  Did you try doing the format command and the other command (where u have to put in the key) a 2nd or more times on the f partition? maybe u fudged and didn't notice.  

You can also back everything up again (unless u still have the original backup on your pc) and install the new evox and use it's install HD feature.   takes care of all the formatting, and working with the keys.

Just a suggestion.  I can't think of anything else.  Hope it helps.

D
Title: 40gig Upgrade But Where Is All The Space?
Post by: ssj3goku on September 11, 2002, 05:12:00 AM
are you in the f directory when you are formatting?im asking this cause the same thing happened to me until a kind fellow on the board poited out to me that you have to be in the f folder to format it. thats why it was staying stuck on 0.if that dont work just use the hd prep tool again and wipe it  out and start over.
Title: 40gig Upgrade But Where Is All The Space?
Post by: SpinDemon on September 11, 2002, 06:10:00 AM
After you zero out your drive, make sure you format the C, E, and F partitions (1, 2 and 6), not just the F partition. You may end up creating a redundant file structure by not formatting all 3. Leave the X, Y and Z partitions alone. The xbox will govern those drives automatically. Also, if you are using FLashFXP to do it, make sure you see the text confirmation that the drive was formatted. Good luck.
Title: 40gig Upgrade But Where Is All The Space?
Post by: ssj3goku on September 11, 2002, 02:01:00 PM
do you have your drives jumper set to master?if you do then just move it to cable select and see if that works.it sounds like you done everthing correct,the steps you done is exactly how i did mine and my buddies but like the guy said above i had to try a couple of times before it formatted also.
Title: 40gig Upgrade But Where Is All The Space?
Post by: M3_DeL on September 11, 2002, 02:41:00 PM
did you zero the whole thing or just the first 4096 sectors???
Title: 40gig Upgrade But Where Is All The Space?
Post by: snes_83 on September 11, 2002, 04:53:00 PM
QUOTE (xboxcrazy @ Sep 11 2002, 05:43 PM)
hardisk :freespace on e is 1.039.286.848
How much is that?

                                    isn't it 1.something gigs? (over 1 billion)
Title: 40gig Upgrade But Where Is All The Space?
Post by: xboxcrazy on September 11, 2002, 07:08:00 PM
ok biggrin.gif  it works i needed to format the drive partition 1 2 and 6
with flashfxp
now i can sleep normal  beerchug.gif
Title: 40gig Upgrade But Where Is All The Space?
Post by: MAG on September 11, 2002, 07:59:00 PM
M3_Del yes I zeroed the wole drive.

ssj3goku yes I'm getting very desperate and have already tried swithing jumpers on the hard disk. I tried setting to master, cable select I even tried the 32gig jumper setting on my 40gig IBM but still no go. I wonder if I get another hard disk if the same thing will happen! hummm.........
Title: 40gig Upgrade But Where Is All The Space?
Post by: lythoboy on September 11, 2002, 08:11:00 PM
xboxcrazy, mind giving a step by step on this topic?
I know there's tutorials but they're way to generic (useful though  biggrin.gif ).

it would be good to hear how it went, what mistakes you made etc.
I am seriously considering putting a new hard drive in to one of my xbox's coz the dvd wont read any copies at all.

Title: 40gig Upgrade But Where Is All The Space?
Post by: ssj3goku on September 11, 2002, 08:25:00 PM
hey MAG did you install the executer yourself?im asking this cause maybe they told you it was and its an enigma chip which would be the reason its not showing if thats the case upload bios checker and check and see what bios is showing,good luck.
Title: 40gig Upgrade But Where Is All The Space?
Post by: alee132 on September 12, 2002, 01:27:00 AM
Damn man, feel sorry for you, I would be very frustrated if I where you.  Oh ya can you still return the drive?  What brand did you try?  Also you might want to try a different drive and see if some other brand will work.
Title: 40gig Upgrade But Where Is All The Space?
Post by: SpinDemon on September 12, 2002, 06:59:00 AM
MAG, I know you have an X-ecuter installed but the problem you're having sounds like something that would occur with an older bios version. Truly odd. You seem to have taken all of the right steps, perhaps swapping the hard drive would be another option. Do you have any friends with a modded Xbox? If so, see if they will let you put their modded hard drive into your Xbox for troubleshooting purposes. If it works, you'll know that your hard drive is the issue. If not, I would suspect a faulty chip. Lots of luck to ya.
Title: 40gig Upgrade But Where Is All The Space?
Post by: SpinDemon on September 12, 2002, 10:04:00 AM
If you have the newest version of Evolution X installed, you can go to the "settings" menu and it will display the current bios version you are using. If you don't have the newest version of EvoX, you can find it in the usual places or PM me.
Title: 40gig Upgrade But Where Is All The Space?
Post by: Dark Schneider on September 12, 2002, 04:18:00 PM
jester.gif

Seriously sounds like an odd occurence. The HDD transfer with an X-ecuter chip should be as simple as follows.

*Use HDprep on this site to zero out your HDD.

*Swap out the new HDD for the old HDD

*Boot up Evox on a CD-RW

*Format the c\d\e\f drives using FlashFXP or WTS_FTP Pro with RAW  
 commands

*OR using the new EVOX software format the drives and install Evox.

*Xboxcopy some games to your HDD and play.

Buy a western digital next time!