Chimp Hard Drive Upgrade

[GeneralBones]

Hey guys. Im trying to upgrade my xbox's harddrive to a western digital wd800ab 80gb ide hard drive and whenever i try to lock it after copying the files, it shows "no drq after issuing multiwrite",
somthing of that sort. it only blinks that so i had to re lock it to until i saw the full message. when ever i do relock it, before the last confirmation, it says the it is not locked. help meh plz

[NOTTHESAME]

Try to lock it with the other options, eeprom, maybe it's not lockable

[asbo]

I don't know anything about chimp but the database says the hard drive is lockable

[GeneralBones]

I did try The Other options. The last (fourth) one blinks a black console screen with nothing written. The first three are the same.

Anything Else I Should Try?

[GeneralBones]

I don't know anything about chimp but the database says the hard drive is lockable

Well what other methods do you know of that dont include using an old pc with ide ports or ide to sata adapters?

[asbo]

Well there's ConfigMagic and I think both the evox dash and unleashx can also lock hard drives. I have no idea if you can use them with chimp though and since locking/unlocking hard drives without knowing precisely what you are doing is dangerous I really can't recommend any method.

Personally I'd either flash the TSOP or install a modchip, then the hard drive doesn't need to be locked

[Ging3rguy]

What version xbox do you have? What version Chimp are you using? It would be worth trying a different version of Chimp to what you have.

[spicemuseum]

Personally I'd either flash the TSOP or install a modchip, then the hard drive doesn't need to be locked

I agree. And if I was working with a V1.6 I would (indeed do) use XBOXHDM which definitively does support locking and unlocking of drives.

[GeneralBones]

The version is 1.1. I want to flash the tsop but i dont know how to determine if i have a sharp tsop or reg. if a had a "sharp tsop" then i would need to solder 2 extra points :
http://www.biline.ca/xbox_solder.htm#one

(go to version 1.0/1.1)

[Ging3rguy]

[quote="GeneralBones"]The version is 1.1. I want to flash the tsop but i dont know how to determine if i have a sharp tsop or reg. if a had a "sharp tsop" then i would need to solder 2 extra points :
http://www.biline.ca/xbox_solder.htm#one

It will say sharp on the chip, this is the tut I used it has a picture of a sharp chip. http://www.theisozone.com/forum/viewtop ... 33&t=29152

[GeneralBones]

instead of sharp mine says singapore is that the right chip to look at? another thing on it is what looks like an "ST" logo?

[GeneralBones]

i kinda soldered them 2 points:
i used a blow torch on some solder, let some drop, cut off some the the droped solder into little plates, used 2 of them for ech point (excluding the sharp tsop soldering b/c i have an st tsop) and used a small screw driver to push it in a little after putting a little bit of tape on them.

not writable

no soldering gun/iron


question: instead of adding solder, shud i just heat up the 2 points for each solder point and connect them (try to)?

[fxmech]

No. You really should stick with a softmod til you get the proper equipment... Don't risk it

[asbo]

Get yourself a soldering iron, incredibly useful things to have. I recommend circuitspecialists, fairly cheap and decent equipment.
If you're in Europe
If you're in America

[GeneralBones]

its not really possible for me to get a soldering gun right now. i used to have 1, but i have no i dea where it is. mabey one day ill bring the mother board to school to a tech class and ask to borrow a soldering iron/gun.

Thanks Guys!

Ill start up another topic when i get the right equipment.