How to get 2 extra gigs out of a retail xbox hard drive
It is possible to get 2 extra gigs out of a retail xbox hdd by following the steps below.
Step 1
Make sure you have all the following before you start:
- The Seagate (rubber jacket 10gb) retail hdd which I believe was shipped with early xbox consoles such as mine (2001).
- A modded xbox with evox dash installed.
- FTP connectivity through PC.
Once you have all of the above, you can proceed to step 2.
Step 2
1) Connect your PC to your xbox using your favorite ftp client.
2) Copy of your evox.ini file to your PC.
3) Open the copy you just made of your evox.ini file using notepad and replace everything under "[Menu]" with the following :
A) For EvolutionX version 1.8.2594 to v1.8.3285 make the following changes:
Section "Root"
{
Item "MS Dashboard",@3
Item "Reboot",@5
Item "Power Off",@10
Item "Format F:",@210
}
[Action_10]
Info "Format F"
Warning "This will format F"
Progress "Formatting F"
#
# This will format F:\
#
Format f:
B) For EvolutionX v1.8.3682 or higher:
Section "Root"
{
Item "MS Dashboard",ID_MS_Dash
Item "Reboot",ID_Quick_Reboot
Item "Power Off",ID_Power_Off
Item "Format F:",@210
}
[Action_10]
Info "Format F"
Warning "This will format F"
Progress "Formatting F"
#
# This will format F:\
#
Format f:
4) Close the ini file, save the changes and copy the edited file to the xbox (don't overwrite your original evox.ini file!!! You'll need to keep it somewhere safe so that after you've finished formatting you can place it back and boot it up again).
5) Reboot your xbox and select "Format F:"
6) Select Yes (you'll get a warning telling you that anything on partition F: will be erased), wait until it's done formatting.
7) FTP your xbox to your PC once again and replace the current evox.ini file with the original evox.ini file you backed up before (Insure that you have F: partition enabled).
Now reboot and you should get your extra 2 gigs under a new partition ( F: ).
Notes
- This guide assumes that you already know how to ftp your xbox to a PC using ftp client, if you don't, have a look through other guides to learn how to do it first.
- Always remember to back up your original evox.ini file and keep it in a safe place in case anything goes wrong.
- I tested and completed all the above successfully on my aladdin 2 modded xbox with Evolution X V+3935.
- Use at your own risk!! Do not either hold me or psxforum responsible for any harm to your hardware/software for using unlicensed dashboards, however, you should not encounter any difficulties if you follow the steps in the right order.
- Some old crap mod chips such as Enigmah 256 (which I had before) and some other early mods might not support this method, so I would highly recommend checking you mod chip first, all the new mods should work fine though.
- All credit goes to people who spend their time hacking and programming to get us this and other useful information.
