XBOX 1.6 softmodded w/500gb SATA dead. Way to reuse HDD?

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XBOX 1.6 softmodded w/500gb SATA dead. Way to reuse HDD?

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I have a 1.6 that was softmodded with a 500gb HDD (SATA + IDE adapter) using the Chimp hotswap meyhod. The motherboard died (doesn't power on, even with a good PSU replacement) before I could make an EEPROM backup, and the 500gb SATA drive is locked, making it impossible to reform!at in my PC.

Is there anything I can do to unlock the drive to reuse it either in a PC or another XBOX? I don't care if I have to erase it, as long as it isn't a paperweight.

Any help is appreciated!
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Re: XBOX 1.6 softmodded w/500gb SATA dead. Way to reuse HDD?

Post by fxmech »

there is an hdd unlocking service http://www.hddunlock.com/

i haven't read anybody using it though.

the other option is using an EEPROM reader. TiZ's marketplace has one member selling good looking ones at 25USD a pop. in the past i attempted rigging one together with a few wires, resistors, and tape with no luck. hope luck to you though!

ps. hadn't somebody told ya so? =P
tsk tsk, eeprom should be ftp'd of the box as soon as possible, ie before you restart /do anything else
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Re: XBOX 1.6 softmodded w/500gb SATA dead. Way to reuse HDD?

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Hi, you could try my thread "Unlock BT Vision SATA HARD DRIVE" I don't know if it will work in your case, but might be worth a try? :)
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Re: XBOX 1.6 softmodded w/500gb SATA dead. Way to reuse HDD?

Post by Mikey »

Here are two videos that might help.

How To Make Xbox EEPROM Reader / Writer 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcK6nKyKGVQ

How To Extract Xbox EEPROM Easy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzrljlHDr9w
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Re: XBOX 1.6 softmodded w/500gb SATA dead. Way to reuse HDD?

Post by psyko_chewbacca »

If you used Chimp to relock your HDD after successfully softmodding back then, there's a good chance it could have been locked with master Password being "TEAMASSEMBLY" or "XBOXSCENE".

You could try to unlock using XboxHDM or XBlast OS(on another modded Xbox of course).
Using XboxHDM on your PC, you must make sure that XboxHDM tries to unlock the HDD with Master Password unlock command instead of User Password. I'm not too familiar with XboxHDM, someone will probably be more helpful in that manner.

XBlast OS is coded to fallback to Master Password Unlock if a manual "Unlock HDD" command fails on User password. It will successively try "TEAMASSEMBLY", "XBOXSCENE" and 2 generic Master password for Seagate and Western Digital HDDs.
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