thinking of bigger drive

[thechomper]

ive just installed the xecuter 2.6 and im thinking of installing a bigger harddrive,ive been told i need a drive which revs at 5400rpm,if i use anything faster like a 7200rpm i will need to install and extra fan otherwise the drive will overheat ,is this true,any suggestions what is the best spec harddrive i need for xbox

 

[DJBOOBY]

heres a guide to what hard drives are compatable
http://xboxdrives.x-pec.com/?p=list
you dont need a bigger fan you just bump up the xbox fan it running at 20% bump it up to 50% or higher or lower depends on temp a round xbox and place it in well vented area not stack in a tv stand with the doors closed
you will have to use x2 config to bump up speed
x2 config is a file thats comes with the x2 5035 bios
open it with notepad on your pc and change this

eg
; flubber animation number, 0 - 14
flubberAnimationNumber = 2

; speed of xbox fan, value 10 equals 20%, value 50 equals 100%
fanSpeed = 20

; display flubber blob in wireframe mode
flubberWireFrame = 0

; display the TM logo
displayTmLogo = 1

20 you change this number in the config file to 25 =50%

then save then ftp x2config to E:/ folder of xbox

 

[DJBOOBY]

ok what bios is on the chip

how big HD do you wish to install
what do you need to know

 

[thechomper]

bigger drive

im hopping to install either 120gb or 250 gb,i ve installed bios x2 5035 v16, ive just looked at x2 config and i think i understand what you said,do i change it on x2 config ,hook the xbox to pc via eternet cable, then how do i then transfer the settings to the chip,can i manage my chip threw the x2 config tool,also when i remove the xbox drive is there a way i can transfer my games files to the new drive,thanks for all your help

 

[thechomper]

update

if i do install the bigger drive will i need software to make the newdrive compatiable with the xbox

 

[DJBOOBY]

you change the x2 config file then ftp it to your xbox placeing it in the E:/ folder when your bios boot it looks for this file and go off the setting on it
down load AUTO INSTALLER DELUXE 3 need it to setup new hard drive
when you get nettwork up (ftp to xbox) copy your C:/ and E:/ to your pc burn to a dvd and put somewere safe

now unlock old hard drive hard drive useing flashbios unlock H/D option
power down xbox unplug it from wall
remove old hard drive place new one in with the jumper setting set to cable-select

place AID3 into xbox dvd tray reboot xbox you will see
AID3 boot
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica] AID3 will load
hilite format/prepare HHD push A button
hilite format largeHHD push A
pick yes
now after it done that 30 sec or more or less
push B till you get back to the first screen on AID3
hilite install MS dash push A
it will install the ms dash
go back to start again
now after that hilite install hack dashboards push A
hilite install E drive dashboards push A
now you have to pick a dash you wish to run
avalaunch is good and xbox media center is great
it up to you
hilite dash you wish to install push A
then hilite larger HHD(E+F) push A
it will start installing dash after finshing reboot xbox with out AID3 in and see if it boots to your hacked dash if not you have to now tell your bios were to look for it
go back into config file again
and put the dash you installed to the top of the list as well as change the C:/ to E:/
eg

x2 config before you change it

; 255 characters max here, format is <drive>:<path_to_xbe>.xbe, e.g. "f:dashes\avalaunch.xbe"
; keep all paths lowercase just in case you have any issues with dashboards booting
dash1Name = c:evoxdash.xbe (change this if not your dash you picked)
dash2Name = c:avalaunch.xbe
dash3Name = c:unleashx.xbe
dash4Name = c:xbmc.xbe
dash5Name = c:xboxdash.xbe

this x2config is set to boot to XBMC dash

this is what my x2 config looks like

; 255 characters max here, format is <drive>:<path_to_xbe>.xbe, e.g. "f:dashes\avalaunch.xbe"
; keep all paths lowercase just in case you have any issues with dashboards booting
dash1Name = e:[/font][font=verdana, arial, helvetica]xbmc.xbe[/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica]dash2Name = c:avalaunch.xbe
dash3Name = c:unleashx.xbe
dash4Name = c:evox.xbe
dash5Name = c:xboxdash.xbe

do the fan speed as well then save it
then ftp it to E:/ folder of xbox now reboot xbox it should boot to dash
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[edwin108]

Make sure that you use XBTool to modify your BIOS for LBA48 support and to manage the partitions if you are going to install a hard drive larger than 137GB

 

[Fantmx]

^^^ Not needed for 5035.

 

[theblujuggalo]

okay okay

i was looking for something like this

after i flash my bios with the 5035, and have my dash, where do i put this ini file to make it work? like i want those colors on the X when i start up

 

[DJBOOBY]

E:/ folder

 

[theblujuggalo]

which folder?

 

[DJBOOBY]

open this folder (in red)then ftp x2config to it
C:/
D:/
E:/
F:/
G:/

 

[theblujuggalo]

thanks man, i appriciate it,
i just installed the chip and it WORKS!

but get back on subject, seriously