When hot swapping the original xbox do i connect my computers master cable to the xbox hard drive?

Question

the primary master cable of my pc to the hard drive of the xbox or how please explain and dnt say just buy the action replay because im only a kid and dont have any money

Answer 1

Wow sunny you're way off.



To hotswap you want to either use xboxhdm or xplorer 360 so it can reconize the fatx file system the xbox uses.



First you want to open up your xbox and disconnect the ide cable from the dvd drive. Disconnecting the dvd drive will cause the xbox to throw error 12. Over the years we found out by doing this it will keep the xbox unlocked so you won't have any problems with the xbox attempting to relock itself and screw up your drive.



Now you want to get your computer ready. Turn on the computer and quickly press the pause/break key. If you are using xboxhdm you need to have your xbox drive as the primary master and your dvd drive on the secondary ide cable. As long as the cd will boot and your xbox drive is primary master everything will work as intended. If you are using xplorer 360 you want to connect your xbox hard drive as the primary slave. As long as the computer will boot your os you can connect your xbox hard drive where ever you want, the primary slave is just the most logical.



Remember to let the xbox power the hard drive and only connect the ide cable from your computer to your xbox hard drive. You don't want to power off the xbox while the ide cable isn't connected or your drive will remain unlocked.



Follow the instructions for either tutorial, i'm just trying to refresh your mind. The only reason you're hotswapping is because the xbox uses a eeprom to calculate a code to lock the hard drive. Locking the hard drive is a security measure microsoft used on the original xbox to deter modders/hackers. If you tried to access a locked drive on a computer you wouldn't be able to do anything unless you had a dump of the eeprom or dump of the calculated password.



Anyway here's a couple links to help you



Hotswap with xboxhdm

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/548462



Hotswap basics (older tutorial)

http://forums.afterdawn.com/t.cfm/f-117/hotswap_can_fix_xbox_with_error_13_14_16_20_and_21_can_reinstate_xbox_s_hdd_to_factory_condition_can_also_install_reinstall_softmod_files_all_dashboard_problems_go_here_trick_to_use_xboxhdm_in_hotswap-332766/



If you have any questions at all feel free to contact me via my yahoo answers profile.



Good luck

Answer 2

If your trying to hot swap it then you must open it up at your own risk and you wont have to connect your hard drive to the computer because your xbox still has to be able to rad off of it and open profiles and all that

Answer 3

No, sadly they use a proprietary hard drive interface to prevent piracy and game save hacking and the like. However, if you just want to get media on your 360, you can stream your photos, music, and videos over your network using Windows Media Center or Windows Media Player 11, or you can hook up a USB drive, Zune, or iPod to a USB port on your 360 to view whatever media is on there.