Any way to know which drives support locking?

[Ribbenaster]

Going to upgrading from base HDD at some point, but didn't want to start with SATA drives right out of the gate. Wanted to use otherwise dormant IDE drives out in the wild, & was wondering exactly HOW one would know if a IDE Hard drive supports locking for softmod Xboxes.

[Yoinx]

I doubt there a comprehensive just of models. You'll have to probably look at the drive's data sheet to see if it supports any of the security at commands. 

Command/hex

Security Set Password/F1H

Security Unlock/F2H

I would assume that these would mean it can be locked if you see them supported.

[tschires]

I found this link for a list of Xbox lockable hdds.

https://xboxdrives.x-pec.com/?p=list

[HDShadow]

That list is far from comprehensive and covers few SATA HDDs. Most listed are still IDE types up to 500 GB but it is pretty reliable.

Most SATA drives are OK as far as locking goes. I've had no problems with WD 160GB, WD 320GB or Seagate 1TB. Any trouble is more likely to come from the SATA > IDE adapter use than the SATA HDD itself.

[Ribbenaster]

Which is the main reason why a newbie like myself would rather take an older IDE drive for a test spin, rather than buy an adapter I have no experience with installing & take an unnecessary risk.

Edited May 25, 2022 by Ribbenaster