Any sifu's out here have done it yet,meaning upgrade ur drive to bigger capacity i mean bigger than 120gb,i checked out at you tube removing the standard hard drive is not that dificult but i have no idea hpw to set up the new drive for the console like making partition and how to copy system files into it,i read at a forum we can ghost our current drive to the new drive we install.and what is the maximum drive size can the 360 detect and what brand is it most compatible to.

This post has been edited by S4PH: Nov 10 2008, 09:50 PM

I heard it can support up to 2TB .. But no idea about the ghosting..

here u r:
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/lofiversion/i...hp/t660096.html

Yes, I've done it already, using western digital 160GB laptop HDD flash to make it usable with xbox360, but even you used a bigger size HDD, the maximum it only show 120GB

wow that was fast! did you follow the process indicated by simactol?

Yes, some sort like that, if you can read chinese I can provide you a better website which have better instruction and pictures.

hmmm... quite interesting also.. since my drive gonna spoil soon...

kingvui78 pls give me the link i can combine both english and chinese for reference

http://www.play-skill.com/bbs/thread-13222-1-1.html

will be ban if we used this method??

Nope. No reports so far.

aiks the picture do look informative, but can't read chinese.....

me also dunno gotta use babelfish for it

thks king

This post has been edited by DarkSaviour: Nov 11 2008, 03:50 PM

nice tutorial... just hopeits in engerish... cant read chinese la.. hehe

Hope everybody successfull flash the drive, if anything I can share my experience

what happen to the old 20gb drive? is it still usable? i read somewhere when you connect the 360 drive to pc to copy the files in it, later on the 20gb will not be recognize by 360.

i want to try this but i'm afraid i'll end up with two broken hd. please advise.

bro
make ur own tutorial here laaa
usefull for other member

so far no ban YET, but nobody can say what MSFT will do in the future.

the tutorial posted earlier is very helpful, actually all u need is a correct model of WD HDD and and valid HDD "key"

This post has been edited by acougan: Nov 11 2008, 05:22 PM

bro
make ur own tutorial here laaa
usefull for other member

I will try it once I get T6 and T10..

just out of topic but still regarding to hdd question, isit possible to attach 20gb hdd from a modded console into a genuine xbox and sign in Live to buy stuff in marketplace and download content. After that, re-attach the hdd back to modded console? As we know, modded user can play pirated games to earn gamescore.

Due to the DRM, you'd have to be signed in to LIVE in order to access purchased downloads.

Example:
I purchased some arcade games and some game add-ons on my 1st console. Console 3ROD, got a replacement. On the new console, I could not access those purchased downloads unless I'm signed in to xbox live. Now I'm on my 3rd console, and everything that I've purchased before is accessible even when I'm offline thanks to Microsoft's DRM Migration tool. The only drawback is you can only use it once in 12 months.

Beside games u've purchased on Live, does tat mean other download contents like theme, trailers, demo, music also cannot b accessed? And wat about the latest dashboard updates? Are they auto update for u once u turn on xbox wif the hdd coming from a modded machine?

Its only purchased items.
whatever is bought is attached to the account that bought it and the machine it was bought with.
So if i go my friends house with my hdd, i can play my live games if we have live.
But if theres no live then cant.
But if i play on my 360 without live its fine.

is there any bigger HDD than 160GB that we can use?

500GB perhaps?

This post has been edited by technophile: Nov 12 2008, 02:37 PM

so far as i read..there is no way yet to use bigger hdd..because it will still be the 120gb hdd max..depend on 'key' file u take..if 120gb from elite hdd..

then it will be then..

*sigh..

come one MS.. release bigger HDD so that we can take the key

if xbox limit hard drive capacity to 120gb drive so no point i upgrade to bigger size better just find an elite hard drive.

But original Xbox 120 GB HDD is selling at this price http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-eo-49-en-70-1xxq.html
You can save a lot of money if you buy WD to mod, but if you are very rich then other story lah

omg so mahal la is there any way to really utilise more that 120gb maybe some firmware mod or something.

No, coz until this day MS only got maximum 120GB HDD, so we only can use this 120GB HDD Key to flash the drive

hahaha... sebab tu lah org hack benda ni.. sbb waaayyyy tooooo expensive for a veeeryyyy liiiittleeee spaaacee...

still can't pass thru with flashing stuff

This post has been edited by DarkSaviour: Nov 13 2008, 03:38 PM

^ did u manage to backup the "key" from your original 20HDD yet?

just need a correct model of WD HDD and a mobo with SATA support.

no u do not need to backup ur hdd firmware "key".. u need to dl 120GB firmware... to flash inside the 160GB WD

I've tried several boards.. intel chipset... but fail with it...
wait till I get home I will to flash it using my nvidia chipset...

I will compile everything up once I able to run it up...

i think it works both ways.

if using ur current mobo, u can backup the "key" from your original 20HDD, then flashing in a another "key" into a WD is not a problem.

at the moment, i still have the 20HDD (it is a samsung IINM) with no casing, not sure what to do with it yet

hmm I think I missinterpret it...

if u got 20HDD key max are 20GB even u got 160GB Hdd
the best one u need to get 120HDD key and flash to 160GB... but u only get 120GB..

from what i read...if u use key from 20gb, u will have 20gb....to solve it just simply formatted in xbox and you'll get the 120gb.

- my mistake....u have to get the 120gb hddss.bin from the usual place.


This post has been edited by wunan: Nov 13 2008, 04:35 PM

the 20HDD "key" is actually useless. i just keep it as backup somewhere.

Guess I'm out of luck.... need to get Via Sata card but kinda waste if only use once...

when ms gona start installing games to the harddrive?

After 19 Nov 2008, the NXE firmware update, but now if you use the leaked version firmware you can install game to HDD already

This post has been edited by kingvui78: Nov 14 2008, 09:16 PM

just updated my 360 with the leaked NXE... and already installed Tales of Vesperia (ToV) and Forza Motorsport 2 onto the harddrive... For ToV, the loading time is almost the same as DVD. For FM2, noticable during loading before racing. well, that's about it

This post has been edited by tidus2k: Nov 14 2008, 09:25 PM

today i succeeded upgrading my hdd to 120gb using western d scorpio 160gb.

i followed exactly the tutorial given in the previous page.

errors i encountered during the process:

- hddhackr cannot detect my drive when i'm using sata 3 ( my mobo use intel chipset has 5 sata port : sata 0, sata 1 ...sata 4)
solution: connect the drive to sata 0.

- when backup partition 3, error : "...out of range"
solution : copy folder one by one(as mentioned in the tutorial). it turn out file named "st.db" in folder compatibility >xbox1>tdata>music>st.db
was the culprit.

in the end, all my game saves, achievement restored exactly as before but with 106 gb free space. now i'm ready
for the nxe update.

when i did the softmod and transfer the contents, some of my previous saved games and some arcade demos went missing, but otherwise it was a smooth process.

the new upgraded hdd don't work with forza 2....other game saves tested so far good except forza 2. forza 2 gives error invalid drive.

the 120gb WD is a 2.5" or 3.5" ?

sata / ide ?

lol i also wan give this a try since ive got the NXE already

its awesome

bro how the hdd cost??
and pls..some one make a tutorial as simple as i can follow
better if with pic..
much 360 kakis will appreciate it

any wd scorpio 120gb will do?

I'm going to do mine today. I'll post if I succeeds

Is a notebook HDD so I assume 2.5 and of course is Sata

Actually a 160gb will do. But be careful when buying cause there is sometime incompatible.

Male sure you know what type you are buying because there is software for you to transfer your save.

thanks for the feedback
I will await your reply , cant wait to hear from you.

succeed is 1 criteria , but doing it is another

why buy a 160gb when it can only recognize 120gb

on top of that, a 120gb is cheaper

Because in the market, noone selling 120gb already. Is either 80 ,160 250 gb

Is hard to find. I went all around looking for it today at low yat only got 160.

The other thing is hard to find BEVS type cause now all BEVT type. I'm not sure whether BEVT can be use or not. I did not take the risk.

me too at first skeptical which hdd i want to buy becos i can't find the BEVS drive. but then i decided
if the hdd not compatible i'll just use it as storage device.

i bounght Western Digital Scorpio Blue 1600 BEVT for RM 155. if u want further info call the shop,
i bought mine at PC DEPOT. u can check here : http://www.pcdepot.com.my

and if u don't want to retain your old save game, the process is very simple. just run the hddhackr and format the drive using xbox360.
the hard part(not actually that hard) is to copy your old files using xplorer360 and some hex editing.

and be careful becoz some have broken their original 20gb hdd when they try to copy files in it via xplorer360.
in my case the ori 20gb still intact and recognize by xbox360.

good luck upgrading!

So you manage to upgrade using BEVT?

yes, i succeded upgrading the BEVT...all saved games restored. only forza 2 saved game didn't work, need to delete all and create new save game
for forza 2 to be able to play.

Me hoping 70Gb free hard disk space on my Elite can last... I am determined to install games that need to load faster, e.g GTA IV

Wanted to ask how long to transfer out data from old HDD to pc?

Mine took 2 hours also haven finish. LOL

1 more thing is that is partion 2 need to be backup?

So far I have success format my new HDD and it show 106gb. LOL

If i want to backup my saves game file, i need a special hardware for it? Or it is just the xplorer360 software? Gonna buy a 160gb then.. How to check whether it is a BEVS or BEVT?

well...i guess that depend on how big the content you're copying...the size of my partition 3 is 800mb. i think i copy all of them
less than 30 minutes. and i have to copy each folder one by one becos if i select all, give me error : "out of range".

for partition 2, u hav to use xplorer 360 extreme build 2.
select backup partition 2 and save the file like part2.bin.

later when you connect the new 120gb hd, using xplorer360 extreeme build 2, select restore partition 2 and
select the part2.bin created earlier.

partition 2 only for to play old xbox1 games.

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Added on November 16, 2008, 7:14 pm
all you need is a pc with sata support. to copy game save you need xplorer360 beta 6, xplorer360 xtrme build 2 and maybe
winhex for hex editing in case xplorer360 beta 6 or xplorer360 xtrme build 2 cannot see your partition 2,3.

to check bevs or bevt...look at the label on the hdd itself.

This post has been edited by wunan: Nov 16 2008, 07:14 PM

how about the 120gb hddss.bin thing which i read u gotta have from a xbox 360 120gb?

where can u obtain that ?

i think its against the forum rules to answer your question.
all i can say, you can obtain all kind of files in the "usual public place".

God dammit. The thing can't see partition 2 and 3. Now got to do some hexing.

Haih, damn frustrated just by transfer file.

I think BEVT should be better right in term of avoiding Hex?

This post has been edited by MmxZero: Nov 16 2008, 08:23 PM

sorry if this is a noob question but is it really COMPULSORY to install games in the harddrive ?

game install is OPTIONAL.

actually, if u have a good friend with an original XBOX 120HDD, u can belanja him a good meal/lent him some games and borrow his HDD "key" - LoL

I'm having problem. Now my new drive only got 1 partition. I already did all the hexing already and still 1 partition.

first i need to get a 160gb wd sata drive and then, a sata connector thanks to my ancient motherboard

btw, this also means downtime for ur xbox 20gb right, cause u are working on it together with the 120gb?

Downtime for you not able to play then ya.

Well I finally succeeded

Damn, actually the replacing to new HDD only takes less then 1 hour or less.

The only time consuming was transferring the data files. Damn stumble some block but hey, it's working perfectly.

Now for the new NXE

oke mmx
how much the hdd cost wehhh
can u do it for me...pls....for sake of frenz...foc summore

hmm... actually quite easy.. only u need to find the correct Sata controller.. which I fail with few motherboard... guess i need to find a via sata controller for it...

thinking of buying the hard disk today

which 1 should i get ?

160gb WD 2.5 ?

EDIT :

i saw this unit

Western Digital Scorpio WD1200BEVS 120GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s Notebook Hard Drive

since we cant find BEVS, we can then use BEVT

since we cant find 120gb, we can use 160gb

so will WD 160 GB 5400 RPM SATA 8MB cache work ?

This post has been edited by Jcsy: Nov 17 2008, 10:10 AM

mine is Western Digital Scorpio Blue BEVT 160GB..
hope that helps.

LOL.

I don't have a PC with sata port. My PC is using IDE port. Damn old. I had to borrow my fren pc for a day just to do the thing. LOL.

Can lar, you bring the stuff to my house I'll do for you FOC. Just need a
1. CPU using Sata and 2 sata cable.
2. your Xbox HDD and new HDD
3. and your xbox ( just to make sure everything works )

The market for 160gb hdd ( hard to find 120 GB and BEVS type ) is RM155. Most of us tried using Western Digital but noone tried other brand. It might work for other brand also.

If you going for WD, just get BEVT don't kill yourself finding BEVS since wunan had done it with BEVT.

Strange. MOBO sata should detect easily then sata card.

yup i can detect, once flash, the message "fatal error, the ec sector count was not found in the FW"

I tried few board.. still can't even with hex edited


I'm using 1600BEVS

This post has been edited by DarkSaviour: Nov 17 2008, 11:00 AM

aisehhh
i using laptop only
how?

alrihts mmxzero

thanks

ill get my hardware as soon as possible

You mean your having error with hex? Or you having problem with flash?

Need Pc leh. Or you can go reza house to do it. He might know how to do it leh?

This post has been edited by MmxZero: Nov 17 2008, 11:52 AM

he did know??
i bet he bz playing gh:wt not even bothered bout this

flash la...hex no problems at all

so is it that using BEVT cannot 100% successful?

Did you make a backup when you flash it? If you did, you can revert it and try to flash it again

No, using BEVT might be easier then BEVS or might not. Ask wunan.

gave save files carried over correctly?

thats another concern though

btw any of you guys did the HEX part ?

sounds complicated

This post has been edited by Jcsy: Nov 17 2008, 03:48 PM

same.............. I still can used my hdd in my pc...
strange...

so which guides u all followed?

i just bought a 160gb bevs wd scorpio

lol

if u can read chinese... the chinese much more easy.. post us ur result and ur sata chipset/mobo u use

how come bevt is easier? I saw some post at xbox scene said that BEVT arent compatible for some of them.

I said maybe I did not said easier. Please read my sentence carefully.

It may avoid the hexing part.

then i should have bought bevt or bevs ?
lol !!

crap

i used this one. http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=660096

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Added on November 17, 2008, 6:35 pmif u can find the bevs, i think you should go for that one...hddhackr is specifically design for bevs.
maybe i'm just lucky my bevt indeed work.

but if u read from xbox-scene, most of the problem cause by incompatible sata controller.

the sata controller i used is intel® 82801GB.

This post has been edited by wunan: Nov 17 2008, 06:35 PM

i am using p35 chipset, dunno what controller it is using. Is it the southbridge ICH9?

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Added on November 17, 2008, 6:40 pmThe chinese website is good becos got screenshot, just follow screenshot and do the exact same thing then should be fine. But only for those who know chinese la haha.

This post has been edited by ben3003: Nov 17 2008, 06:40 PM

to check your sata controller:

- click start> run> msinfo32

- in System Information : under component>storage> IDE

ok noted about the hddhackr

on another note, u used "Xplorer360 'extreme build 2' " or the other?

im going 2 go find a hddss.bin now

mine is ich9, p35 southbridge.. hope it will work. Currently looking for BEVS, if no choice only buy BEVT.

bought from ... where else, lowyat

there got sell 160gb 2.5" bevt and bevs

Youtube there is some video. There is only 2 of them which are useful. You might want to check it out.

Is up to you. The extreme build is use for backup partition 2. Well I gave up restoring that cause wunan said partition 2 is for xbox 1 games, so forget about it if you don't have xbox 1 game.

BEVT is easily to find. Only bevs is hard cause is a old stock. I'm not sure other brand can be use or not.

But ppl experiencing BEVT cannot flash while BEVS is 100% work... Haiz, just try luck 1st ba.

however wunan and mmxzero managed to with a bevt

i think bevs needs to do all that hex crap man, check out the guide for urself =.=''

gosh.. suicide*

No I went with BEVS only wunan went with BEVT.

I was scared screw up and paying crap money ( RM152 for HDD and Rm 10 for tools ) just don't want to screw it up cause I always screw up things

I was lost in the moment during hexing cause the guide kind confuse between using hex or decimal value. But once you get it, it was easy.

Anyway, anyone need layman interpret on the hex part on the guide, I'll be happy to.

This post has been edited by MmxZero: Nov 17 2008, 11:58 PM