installing new hdd in xbox

[John Beaulieu]

quick question for the tech heads - can i install a new hdd into my xbox if i have an enigmah final modchip installed

cheers in advance

camps

[bwi]

friend of mine installed the slayer installer disc on his enighma'd powered machine , but i was on a standard xbox HD.

Don't know if that helps any

Bri

[John Beaulieu]

i have slayers installed on my current hdd

but i need more room for all my roms - complete mame romset is about 7 gigs (i think) and for some reason i only have 4.8 gigs on my E drive

120gig hdd is on order so just checking to see if i can install it with the current chip or if i need to upgrade to an executer 2 pro

camps

[dmg]

No you can't, sorry. I don't think you can change the bios with that chip so your stuck, although you may be able to flash the onboard chip if your feeling wreakless / brave / stupid. best get a new one.

check here for all the detail on your chip

http://www.xbox-scene.com/modchips1.php

[Saurian]

Camps bruv - If you are ever about these parts I will replace your modchip if you get another one. X2 Lites are now ?28 or so.

[John Beaulieu]

good man sir - though isnt the pro version a better option (lets me flash the bios from my pc)

[Saurian]

Mmmnnyeearse - if you want to do that, get a Pro version.
www.baldbouncer.co.uk is a good place for them.

[John Beaulieu]

after reading that i think i need the lite rather than pro

so i would need

Exe2 lite
toggle switch (optional aint it)
123.5 gig hdd (ata133)
ata133 cable

camps

[bash]

what specific type/speed of hard drive is required and wheres the best place to get one. Cant afford 120gb right now, was thinking of 30gb depending on price. Want it for full mame, FBAx, snes and carple games. tanx

[John Beaulieu]

a 30gb hdd will cost ya 46 quid (vat included)

the 123 gb hdd is gonna cost me 89 quid

much more value for money


camps

[bash]

Bah!

Looks like Im gonna be poor again

[Saurian]

after reading that i think i need the lite rather than pro

so i would need

Exe2 lite
toggle switch (optional aint it)
123.5 gig hdd (ata133)
ata133 cable

camps

I dont mind sorting that out for ya - I'll do the mod + switch.

[mmmonkey]

just a quick question. is the ata133 cable worth it? i've heard mixed reports and never got around to trying it myself.

ta
pete

[oracle]

Unknown tbh, the cable on the xbox is ata 33, so anything above that *should* make a difference i would assume. Best bet would be to rip a track using atta 33, 66, 100, 133 to see if there is any difference.

Thinking about it more, anything above ata 66 would have negligable difference, being that the xbox is unlikely to support anything higher.

[mmmonkey]

maybe the speed of the dvd drive would be a bottle neck, surely that won't utilise a faster cable?

next time i'm at the comp fair i'll get some cables and try a few things out, i'm curios now!

pete