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crystalgeek

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« on: December 01, 2005, 05:23:00 AM »
evrybody seems to be talking about the format HD option in the 360 has anybody tried navigatiing to this menu and tehn swapping in a new sata drive and trying to format it?
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StepsAscend

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« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2005, 09:18:00 AM »
Yeah you can only use hotswap tricks for devices that are not meant for hotswapping.  Counterintuitive but its because if the system is ready for the hotswap, then it will know that you are making a change.
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lordvader129

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« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2005, 03:24:00 PM »
QUOTE(abr27440 @ Dec 6 2005, 04:02 PM) View Post

you can always try to trick it, so it doesent notice that it was swapped. wink.gif

that would basicly entail redesigning the entire SATA specification

or replacing the SATA on the 360 with an EIDE interface
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Zipp425

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« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2005, 02:21:00 PM »
well wouldnt that be the best choice.... haha making the 360 EIDE instead of SATA... haha... tongue.gif
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Mr. Tom

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« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2006, 02:24:00 AM »
Also, remember that in MS speak, 'format' probably just means 'delete user added data'
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Jonolche

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« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2006, 05:43:00 PM »
Just a thought but what about a split cable?

From Xbox.          To Hard Drives

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If you connect one hard drive to the cable. Plug it into the 360. Then when you want to hotswap you connect the  other harddrive and disconnect the hard drive you want to swap.

Would this work?
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