My X-box is dying

**TheFeniX** · 01-03-2006, 10:55 AM

After picking it up around 3 years ago, my hard drive is making the ever sickening "du-dunk du-dunk du-dunk" that signals an impending head crash that will completely obliterate it.

Does anyone know what MS charges to replace the HDD? Or can you replace it yourself. I'm pretty sure it has an OS on it, so it'd have to be formatted.

I've considered modding it to run linux, but I plan to buy a 360 and I want to give my original X-Box to my brother in law.

icky · 01-03-2006, 11:02 AM

Not sure what MS would do for you. I guess they have a HD replacement program, but it probably costs more than a new xbox these days.

Softmodding it and replacing the hard drive is not terribly hard or expensive to do if you want to go that route. That would prevent your inevitable HD crash and allow you to run Linux as well. Not sure of the legality of this in various countries, but I know the info is out there.

**Apophis** · 01-03-2006, 11:04 AM

If I were you, I would consider pulling the drive, putting it in your PC, and checking to see if you can make a Norton Ghost image of the drive. That way you can replace the drive, restore the Ghost image, and be back in business.

**TheFeniX** · 01-03-2006, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apophis

If I were you, I would consider pulling the drive, putting it in your PC, and checking to see if you can make a Norton Ghost image of the drive. That way you can replace the drive, restore the Ghost image, and be back in business.

That's a pretty damn good idea. I've got an extra IDE drive lying around.

icky · 01-03-2006, 11:21 AM

You can't do that. Not easily. The drive is locked to the xbox hardware and you need a little magic to get the key.

**Apophis** · 01-03-2006, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icky

You can't do that. Not easily. The drive is locked to the xbox hardware and you need a little magic to get the key.

Dewalt makes some good magic keys.

A little lock on a plastic console HD carrier shouldn't stop anyone.

icky · 01-03-2006, 12:02 PM

Heh... no no... unless you plan on ripping apart the HD, that's not what I meant. It is a software lock in the HD. When you power up, the Xbox unlocks the HD with the key, which is based on a password and a hw ID in the EEPROM of the Xbox. Whenever the drive powers off, it locks itself again. The only way to take an Xbox drive and access it in a PC is to unlock it.

hayes321 · 01-05-2006, 04:13 PM

Yes you can replace the HDD, just read up at some random Xbox hacking website and following the replacement procedure, it involves quite a bit of stuff.

01-03-2006, 10:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
TheFeniX Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Houston, TX Age: 26 Posts: 4,473	My X-box is dying After picking it up around 3 years ago, my hard drive is making the ever sickening "du-dunk du-dunk du-dunk" that signals an impending head crash that will completely obliterate it. Does anyone know what MS charges to replace the HDD? Or can you replace it yourself. I'm pretty sure it has an OS on it, so it'd have to be formatted. I've considered modding it to run linux, but I plan to buy a 360 and I want to give my original X-Box to my brother in law. __________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TheFeniX's Steam Profile TG's Team Fortress 2 Steam Group

01-03-2006, 11:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
icky Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ottawa Valley Posts: 6,154	Re: My X-box is dying Not sure what MS would do for you. I guess they have a HD replacement program, but it probably costs more than a new xbox these days. Softmodding it and replacing the hard drive is not terribly hard or expensive to do if you want to go that route. That would prevent your inevitable HD crash and allow you to run Linux as well. Not sure of the legality of this in various countries, but I know the info is out there. __________________ Peace through fear... since 1947!

01-03-2006, 11:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
Apophis Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Rhode Island, USA Age: 36 Posts: 8,917	Re: My X-box is dying If I were you, I would consider pulling the drive, putting it in your PC, and checking to see if you can make a Norton Ghost image of the drive. That way you can replace the drive, restore the Ghost image, and be back in business. __________________ Diplomacy is the art of saying "good doggie" while looking for a bigger stick.

01-03-2006, 11:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
icky Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ottawa Valley Posts: 6,154	Re: My X-box is dying You can't do that. Not easily. The drive is locked to the xbox hardware and you need a little magic to get the key. __________________ Peace through fear... since 1947!

01-03-2006, 12:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
icky Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ottawa Valley Posts: 6,154	Re: My X-box is dying Heh... no no... unless you plan on ripping apart the HD, that's not what I meant. It is a software lock in the HD. When you power up, the Xbox unlocks the HD with the key, which is based on a password and a hw ID in the EEPROM of the Xbox. Whenever the drive powers off, it locks itself again. The only way to take an Xbox drive and access it in a PC is to unlock it. __________________ Peace through fear... since 1947!

01-05-2006, 04:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
hayes321 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 175	Re: My X-box is dying Yes you can replace the HDD, just read up at some random Xbox hacking website and following the replacement procedure, it involves quite a bit of stuff. __________________

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