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In the beginning I only included the entries from the xbox-scene forum thread that had a valid model number, or where the model number could be guessed. I have skipped a lot of WD 120GB and Maxtor drives because they didn't provide the model number.
2005-11-18: If you accidentally locked a drive with a wrong password or lost the matching Xbox eeprom to unlock the drive, there's now a new service online that will allow you (for a small fee) to force unlock the hard drive and return it back to normal state. Most of the hard drives from Maxtor, Western Digital, Seagate and Samsung is supported. If you you're serious about getting your data back or the drive working again, you should take a look AFF Repair Station.
2006-05-28: It's been a while since the last news update. Whenever I see a bug or error I update the codebase, and in the last month I've fixed some submission errors, edit auth faults and recently made the sorting and filtering system the way it should be. There is still a problem with invalid submissions in the database and I encourage you to report them so I can remove the entries. Thanks to those who've submitted to the database.
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| Total entries: 3505 | Locking: 2747 (78%) Not locking: 758 (21%) |
Most lockable brand: Western Digital Most lockable drive serie: WD Black |
Most lockable drive: Seagate ST3200822A Most popular lockable drive size: 120 GB |
Most popular lockable drive speed: 7200 RPM Most popular locking program: ConfigMagic |
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HelpGet help about a specific field by moving the mouse pointer over the field name to the left. Brand (Required)Manufacturer of the drive, usually marked on top of the drive or on the package.
All the trademarks mentioned on this web site are properties of their respective owners. Model number (Required)The model number is usally printed on top of the drive, or on the box if it's a retail kit. If you own a retail kit hard drive please post the retail number as the model number and put the model number printed on the hard drive as a comment. If connected to a PC the model number can bee seened in the...
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Model nameThe model name is the retail or casual name for the drive without the brand name. For example: Caviar for Western Digital drives DiamondMax and MaXLine II for Maxtor drives Barracuda for Seagate drives. Use google and your model number to find this data. Size (Required)This is the advertised drive size, not what the operation system detects. Sometimes there are two different sized listed on the drive, i.e 10.2 GB and 10 GB. The first is the actual data size, and the latter is the advertised size of the drive. Enter the advertised size. RPMRotations per minute. Higher RPM normally equals to lower accesstime, but when used in the XBOX overheating can be a problem. Use google and your model number to find this data. BuffersizeLot of new hard drives come with a large buffers, usual 8 MB. Regular/older drives got a buffer of 2 MB or 512 KB. Use google and your model number to find this data. FirmwareThe firmware is a microprogram stored in the ROM on the hard drive, and tells the host operation system what the drive is capable of. If there are reported lots problems with a specific model, supplying the firmware may filter out any firmware specific problems. You can find the firmware either printed on top of the drive, or use software to extract it, such as ATAPWD. Manufacture dateThe manufacture date is printed on top of the drive, usually it's pretty easy to spot. Don't post date codes thats hard to figure out. Use this format: YYYY-MM-DD (year-month-day) Lockable (Required)This indicates if the drive has "ATA Security Mode", or if you prefer the casual "Lockability". ConfigMagic, Evox, eepromer, unlockx, hdlock, are some of the programs able to lock or unlock a drive. Evox: In the "Settings / Info" menu you can check just right above the drive space if your drive is locked. ConfigMagic: On the main screen, at the bottom you can check if you drive is locked. Please don't make assumptions, unless you have tried atleast two different methods. Fitting (Required)Make sure the network adapter fits/aligns to the IDE interface. Here are the two possible situations: Not fitting/aligning correctly:  Fitting/aligning correctly: 
I've seen reports that it's possible to modify the network adaptor but don't select 'Yes' if you have done such modification. Comment it instead. Working (Required)If the hard drive is successfully installed and formatted on the PS2, and you are able to copy things to and from the hard drive, then I would consider that it works. Note: Using HDD Tool on drives smaller than 40 GB usially report "invalid argument", try DMS HDD Format tool instead. Installation, Foratting, and Testing Guide Program (Required)Program(s) used to lock, or tried to lock the drive. ConfigMagic, Evox, eepromer, unlockx, hdlock, are some of the programs. Separate with commas. XBOX versionVersion of the Xbox console used to test the drive. You can probe your Xbox's version here [xbox-scene]. The Xbox version may help finding any console specific conflicts. Network Adaptor (Required)You either have the Ethernet Only Adaptor or the Ethernet and Modem Adaptor.  Credit to hdloader.com for the picture Your name/nick (Required)This is used to distinguish between identical enteries by different contributors. Your emailEnter your e-mail address if you want to be able to edit your post later on, or want to be available for other people to contact you. You can check the "Show publicly" box if don't want show your e-mail address publicly on the drive's profile. NOTE: I will never publish your e-mail address if you don't agree to do so, never give your e-mail address to other parties, or spam your e-mail address with junk. Anti-spam-spiders techniques are in use if you show the e-mail address publicly. Extra commentsAny additional comments that's related to the installation of the drive or may help other people. Why didn't the drive lock? Does the drive produce much noise? How much heat does the drive generate? Check Evox or XBMP. How fast is FTP transfers? Thanks to xbox-linux for inspiring me to use this brilliant menu system. |
