**Disclaimer**
This is for your information only follow at your own risk I cannot beheld responsible if for any reason it goes wrong.
This Tutorial will guide you on how to replace your HDD in your xbox with out affecting the original one, so if anything does go wrong you will still have a functioning xbox.
OK so you have a softmodded xbox and you want to replace the original 8gb HDD with a bigger one, after all bigger is better.
Assumption that you are using the evox or unleashedx dashboard's
Equipment you need:
- Softmodded xbox (goes without saying)
- Torx 10 and 20 Screwdrivers (to open your xbox)
- A Blank HDD make sure it is a lockable Disk http://www.xbox-hq.com/html/modules.php?name=Xbox_HardDrives will give you a list of Disks that are compatible. I used a Western Digital HDD
- FTP Software (I use smartftp)
- A Blank CD or DVD depending on the Size of your ISO Image
- xboxhdm 1.9 (found at xbins in the directory /XBOX/Operating Systems/Linux/distributions) or if you cannot get there contact me and I will sort out a copy for you.
Process:
1. Once you have downloaded xboxhdm 1.9 extract the files onto your PC. this will create a folder called xboxhdm within that folder there will be several subfolders.
2. On your xbox's evox/unleashed dash go to the system utilities and select backup. Once the backup is complete run your FTP Program and go to E:\Backup_Linux and download a file called "eeprom.bin" to the xboxhdm\linux\eeprom folder. The go to the root of your xbox and download the full folders of C and E to your PC's xboxhdm\linux folder and overwrite any data that is already in those folders on your PC.
3. In the root of xboxhdm there is a file called make-iso-win. Run this file. Once finished burn the iso called linux.iso that is in the root of xboxhdm to a CDR or DVDR (dependant on the size it is)
4. Shutdown your PC and disconnect all your current HDD's. and connect the HDD you want to make as an xbox HDD as the Primary Master. Make sure that your BIOS is set to boot off of CD. Put in the recently created CD/DVD into your PC's CD/DVD Drive and boot up your PC.
5. Select option 1 (keying in "1") and press enter to boot VGA Console with xbox-drive utilities (default). Type "xboxhd" when it asks you for a login. This will bring up a further list of options. Select option 1 again (it will say "Build a new xbox HD from scratch"). It will begin to format and write the partition table and data to the disk. If you put the C and E Folders on to the CD/DVD then when asked about them type "Yes", also if it asks you if you would like and F drive select yes. It is all pretty self explanatory. once completed re-boot your PC. If that worked you have a nearly-usable xbox HDD.
6. You now need to lock your HDD. Boot from the CD again, but this time select option 3 and hit enter to boot linux with locking/unlocking utilities. Then type "lockhd -a". It will search for the eeprom.bin on the CD and will automatically lock the hard drive. Turn off your PC and disconnect the HDD and put it into your xbox.
7. Have fun playing with your xbox
If your HDD is bigger than 137GB you will need to format the remaining space using unleashedx or XBPartitioner (available from xbins)
