Hard drive mod assistance - several questions.
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 7:53 pm
I have a hard-moded (X3 bios:3294) that I just pulled out of storage.
Currently has a Maxtor Diamondmax 250GB PATA drive in it.
I'm looking to replace it with a 2TB drive as my research suggests that is the maximum size that can be supported.
However, it appears that the 2TB is a FATX limitation, so I'm unsure if a larger drive can be put in, and just partitioned into several areas(?)
I have also read some posts that indicate that having a partition larger than 1TB can create some corruption issues - though I have yet to see any factual evidence on this.
I am currently in the process of acquiring a PATA to SATA adapter and a UDMA IDE cable (80 wire) to connect the new drive I decide to purchase.
Here are my questions:
1) Do I need to worry about corruption on partitions larger than 1TB?
2) Is it possible to use multiple partitions for storing games, etc - and is this recommended to break up in less than 1TB increments?
3) If indeed we can partition into multiple 1TB-2TB partitions, can I not then put a larger drive inside? In all honesty, I think the 2TB will be enough, but if putting a 4TB in partitioned into 2x2TB or 4x1TB is an option, I may do that.
4) How much will the speed and cache of the drive effect performance in the XBOX? I assume that a 7200 RPM will show a substantial increase over a 5400, but is 128MB or 64MB cache worth it over say 16MB?
5) Can someone recommend what current HDD are a good fit (budget friendly please)?
6) When it comes time to swap out the drive, will using something like "chimp" allow me to partition the new drive however I want and clone the existing data over to one of the new larger partitions? I am perfectly fine building from scratch, but I have 80 games and some emulators already copied and I'm wondering if a direct IDE transfer won't be quicker than trying to rip all my discs again.
Thanks for any assistance you can provide...
Currently has a Maxtor Diamondmax 250GB PATA drive in it.
I'm looking to replace it with a 2TB drive as my research suggests that is the maximum size that can be supported.
However, it appears that the 2TB is a FATX limitation, so I'm unsure if a larger drive can be put in, and just partitioned into several areas(?)
I have also read some posts that indicate that having a partition larger than 1TB can create some corruption issues - though I have yet to see any factual evidence on this.
I am currently in the process of acquiring a PATA to SATA adapter and a UDMA IDE cable (80 wire) to connect the new drive I decide to purchase.
Here are my questions:
1) Do I need to worry about corruption on partitions larger than 1TB?
2) Is it possible to use multiple partitions for storing games, etc - and is this recommended to break up in less than 1TB increments?
3) If indeed we can partition into multiple 1TB-2TB partitions, can I not then put a larger drive inside? In all honesty, I think the 2TB will be enough, but if putting a 4TB in partitioned into 2x2TB or 4x1TB is an option, I may do that.
4) How much will the speed and cache of the drive effect performance in the XBOX? I assume that a 7200 RPM will show a substantial increase over a 5400, but is 128MB or 64MB cache worth it over say 16MB?
5) Can someone recommend what current HDD are a good fit (budget friendly please)?
6) When it comes time to swap out the drive, will using something like "chimp" allow me to partition the new drive however I want and clone the existing data over to one of the new larger partitions? I am perfectly fine building from scratch, but I have 80 games and some emulators already copied and I'm wondering if a direct IDE transfer won't be quicker than trying to rip all my discs again.
Thanks for any assistance you can provide...