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8 hours ago, SS_Dave said:
Both achieve the same thing but the TSOP flash is more permanent and if a hard drive fails you can then fit a new drive and load a install disk and start again.
Or if you have made a backup image of your working drive you can restore the backup to a new drive and away you go as a hard modded Xbox the hard drive can work unlocked.
So no stuffing around with unlocking/locking hot swapping of hard drives.
Cheers
SS Dave
Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thingIs TSOP flash safe to do? Can it brick my Xbox? I will perform it with e conductive paint my soldering skills are not really good.
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9 minutes ago, SS_Dave said:
I would still flash the TSOP using the softmod drive you have now.
Then get you hands on one of startech converters and a good quality 80 way IDE cable
https://www.amazon.com.au/StarTech-com-Drive-Optical-Adapter-Converter/dp/B00EOJNGC2
or you could use a cheaper version something like this.
The links needed to flash the TSOP chip are both on the top of the main board
Then you load a install DVD and reboot the Xbox and follow the prompts.
Cheers
SS Dave
Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.what is that TSOP? what is the difference between the softmod i have? and how to do it please
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Can i just copy all the files from Original XBOX Drive and paste it to the new Hard drive? is it going to work or not at all?
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Just now, SS_Dave said:
what version xbox?
Cheers
SS Dave
Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.1.4
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18 minutes ago, SS_Dave said:
That is for a motherboard to single Sata drive or single IDE (Pata)to motherboard.
From memory the Sata connector next to the white power connector in Sata drive and the other is Sata main board.
It is good if you a making a DVD drive less slim Xbox.
What version Xbox are you working on ??
Cheers
SS Dave
Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.Lol, im done i will quit man literally i spent so much time with this think, i should have got an IDE drive no adapters no nothing.
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2 minutes ago, SS_Dave said:
I can't help much more as I only clone in a stand alone drive cloner (2tb under 3 hours).
Seriously a modchip (version 1.6)or a TSOP flash (version 1.0-1.4) and then use a install disk.
Your are putting a lot of work in to cloning a stock drive.
Cheers
SS Dave
Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.ok i want to try Falcons method with XboxHDM23 Do you know how to connect my IDE Xbox drive to pc i have one of these adapters from IDE TO Sata but i have no idea how the connections need to be.
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Hi Dave, yes it is on the slave and Xbox drive is On Master or single drive.
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Hello guys, the issue I have here is that I do the hot swap method, launch chimp and it gives me error 21. I have tried so many times, I got the SATA to Ide adapter to Slave I start with the 80wire ribbon cable to the Disk drive and then to the new hard drive but when I load Chimp is not working. My New hard drive is working I did a low level format on my PC and is all cleaned now but still I cannot get it to do open with Chimp. what I am doing wrong?
Just to add i installed chimp and when i opened the xbox with WINSCP to see the files i had to folders on E/Apps And E/Applications
i erased E/Apps and just kept E/Applications Chimp
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Hello Guys i am back again, the issue I have here is that I do the hot swap method, launch chimp and it gives me error 21. I have tried so many times, I got the SATA to Ide adapter to Slave I start with the 80wire ribbon cable to the Disk drive and then to the new hard drive but when I load Chimp is not working. My New hard drive is working I did a low level format on my PC and is all cleaned now but still I cannot get it to do open with Chimp. what I am doing wrong?
Just to add i installed chimp and when i opened the xbox with WINSCP to see the files i had to folders on E/Apps And E/Applications
i erased E/Apps and just kept E/Applications Chimp
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3 hours ago, Falcon639 said:
Reallocated sector count error is a sign of a dying HDD. Its basically indicating that there is an area on the disk that is no longer safe to store data. The drive will continue to work but there is a high probability of data corruption and will eventually lead to drive failure.
3 hours ago, KaosEngineer said:I don't understand that S.M.A.R.T. data. I see reallocated sectors count Current = 100 and Worst = 100 but the raw value only states 30. So, why's it say 100 for Current.
I think some values are in percentages thus Current is 100% reallocated sectors which is actually 30 sectors that have been reallocated. ??? I don't know. And, the threshold of reallocated sectors for a bad drive is 36 which you are near with 30 reallocated already.
I personally think no filesystem should be present on the drive. It should not be formatted to FAT, FAT32, NTSF etc. It should be a drive void of such filesystem info. That's what the low-level format tool does. Wipes it clean.
Yes this is what CEX sent me here in the UK i will try and give it back to them but i thought let's see first if this works with the Xbox and then i will take it back as this is a failing hard drive.
I Will try and do the low level format Kaos and then i will try once more with chimp and hot swap method, if that works hopefuly i will put it in place and wait for the replacment if not i am going to wait for the ide adapter to try Falcon's way, i am so desperate to upgrade that hard drive as the old one is so small.
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20 minutes ago, KaosEngineer said:
Was the 500GB drive already used in another computer - it has a filesystem on it already?
If so, wipe it clean using HDDGuru's HDD LLF Low Level Format Tool or delete the partitions currently present with Windows' Disk Management tool.
Hi Kaos, yes it was a clean formatted when i received it i think it's FAT32 i will try and the thing you have told me and then try again hit Hotswap method and Chimp or do something else? this is the issue the drive showed when i checked it.
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17 hours ago, Falcon639 said:
There is an alternative method. If you are able to connect your IDE Xbox HDD to your PC.
You'll need 2 programs xboxhdmusb23 and HDD raw copy tool.
On your rocky5 softmod, null you harddrive key. Then backup your eeprom and FTP it to your pc.
Then drop your eeprom into your xboxhdmusb23 folder. Next connect your xbox HDD to your PC and run the program xboxhd.bat from your xboxhdmusb23 folder. Use this program to unlock your hdd.
Next you want to run HDD Raw Copy Tool, Select you XBOX HDD as source, press continue. Next select "Double-click to open file", this will allow you to create a full clone backup of your Xbox HDD. Name it whatever you like, make it ".img" format. Once you have made a backup, go back to xboxhdmusb23 and lock your HDD again.
Now connect you next hdd to the pc and run HDD raw copy tool, Select "Double-click to open file" in the source menu, select your back up image of the xbox HDD. Press continue, select your new HDD as target and let it clone over. Then run xboxhd.bat in the xboxhdmusb23 folder and lock your drive. Now connect your drive to your xbox as the main HDD and it'll start up as if it was the original drive. You will then need to use xbpartitioner to get your additional HDD space.
Note: Xboxhdmusb23 only works with drives that are connected via usb. Also it is very important to drop your eeprom in the xboxhdmusb23 folder, otherwise you wont be able to lock and unlock your drives.
I hope this helps, it worked from me. It's a very different method but I think its better than the hotswap method.
This will be really good if it works, unfortunately i do not have a way to connect the IDE drive to my PC i ordered a an adapter to do that when it comes i will try, this hard disk swap thing came to be more hard than i thought.
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3 hours ago, HDShadow said:
I'm thinking there may have been a fundamental misunderstanding here from what was said in post #3.
alexjames2320: have you watched Rocky5's YT Chimp 261812 tutorial?
It just sounds as if you've connected up things incorrectly - I won't say what I think you might have done but that tutorial might help resolve this problem for you.
The tutorial is slightly out of date as the latest version of Chimp 261812: v1.01 changes the recommended IDE cable swap point, from the DVD drive to the new HDD, to the Chimp Loader screen. Personally I still prefer to swap whilst on the main dash. If you have done that just press A when that Chimp Loader IDE swap prompt screen appears.
Rocky5 doesn't actually show the cable swap technique so this alternative tutorial for Chimp 261812 v1.01 does, at least the technique required if not the actual hotswap from around 12'.00 onwards.
I Have followed his tutorial and still got the same issue, i am thinking of just doing the upgrade now straight away by installing the drive in the place of the IDE one. Can i do that? i have the Hexen disk to fix the drive but is it going to work as i seen on youtube? I Just have a softmoded Xbox no TSOP or any other Flash methods. Thanks for your reply.
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It Does have a slave and master and i put it to slave since the beggining and still nothing happens at all. I Wanted to know if it's possible just to add the new hard drive without doing the cloning method, i have a Rocky5 Softmod on my xbox.
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Thanks a lot for your reply bro, I just tried everything, I get the same message all the times, can I just Upgrade my Hard drive straight away or I need the old IDE drive to do that? I was thinking if I can take with FTP the files from the IDE drive and put it on the Sata one, I am just desperate to change that drive as it has only 4GB or space and its annoying with the games. Please if you know any other solutions share it with me. All the best to you!
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Hello Guys, i have a softmoded Xbox console and i wanted to upgrade my Hard drive From the Stock To a 500GB Seagate Barracuda Drive,
I tried everything I connected the Molex power cable, 80 Wire Cable, loaded the Chimp app to try and get inside to do it but it just keeps saying " Unable to boot the first sector" I tried again and nothing worked, I have a normal SATA to ide adapter which shows light, I put Ito slave and still nothing happens, I Have an original controller and using an RGB Cable but still nothing, all i get is this message, can someone help me please?
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Hi my friend, have you tried checking the Controller ports inside the Xbox? Clean them with some isopropyl alcohol from the oustide and check if their connections are okay inside the Xbox, some cable might be loose which can cause the controller to fail, if not then it's the controller it self as you said it's a 3rd Party try open and it and fix it if not, try order one from Aliexpress i know they have 3rd Parties as well but their quality is good and i never had any problems with their electronics. Here you can check if that helps you with your controller. Wish you good luck
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Finally, It Worked!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much all of you guys for your help you made this possible, it was indeed the SATA adapter i got a new one and everything went perfect, i can finally play
Thanks once again 