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** Notes **
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- HDDHackr is made only for real MS-DOS, not for windows command prompt or even
windows XP/Vista/7 !!!!
Version History
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(v1.30)
* SATA and IDE port scan improved
(The ports are now enumerated with the CONFIG_ADDRESS and CONFIG_DATA register
instead of using interrupts)
* PATA and SATA controllers list updated
* Automatic Device Reset
* Code optimization to work with modern SATA2 controllers added
(Remember to set SATA controllers to IDE and not AHCI mode)
(v1.25)
* Extended Modelnumber String detection
(new hard drives have two Modelnumber strings)
(v1.24)
* Fixed issue with LBA 28/48-bit address comparison
* Confirmed HddHacker supports hard drives manufactured 2010
- WD Scorpio Blue Series BPVT
- WD AV-25 Series BUDT
(v1.22)
* Added support for the Western Digital Scorpio Series manufactured 2009
(v1.20)
* Fixed issue with Intel ICH9, ICH10 and VIA chipsets
* Implemented progress bar
* Added support for 80GB and 250GB HDDs (HDDSS.BIN required)
(v1.11)
* Fixed issue, that sometimes caused flashing of Model Name to incorrect offset.
(v1.10)
* Added option to create Partitions 0/2/3 (no more manual hex editing)
* Bug fixed, that caused errors like "LBA size does not match"
* Improved compatibility
* Minor changes
(v1.00)
* Completely new version core
* Two flashing modes, Auto and Manual
* Western Digital Vendor Intro Power Brute for misflashed drives
* Minimized incompatibility problems
* Improved exception handling
* Confirmed HddHacker supports
- WD Scorpio Series BEVS/BEAS
- WD Scorpio Blue Series BEVS/BEVT
- WD Scorpio Black Series BEKT/BJKT
- WD VelociRaptor Series
(v0.91B)
* Changed restore command to -r "HddHacker -r"
* Changed appearance for more read comfort.
* Changed from .COM to .EXE
(v0.91)
* Added support for the WD BEVS "RST" HDD series and maybe some others.
(v0.90)
* Support for WD 120GB Hard Drives
* Supports ONLY the WD BEVS 'LAT' version!
(v0.82B)
* Added option to flash the Western Digital back to its original state
* Improved no more manual copying of sectors
* Improved compatibility, should now really work with all BEVS models
* Bug fixed, that caused flashing of incorrect serial number in some rare cases.
(v0.50B)
* Initial Version
How to use
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HddHacker supports two flashing modes, Auto and Manual. Typing HddHackr at a DOS
prompt
will start auto mode. In auto mode all hard drives will be detected automatically.
In manual mode you can enter all the parameters used for flashing by hand.
The following help screen is displayed if you start HddHacker with a wrong number
of
arguments:
[C|D|F|R]
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- this will set the mode of operation, it is recommended to first try to dump the
XBOX360
hard drive data, if the dump will fail, it is highly unlikely that a flash or
restore
will succeed on the Western Digital drive
[PORT]
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- the port to which the Hard Drive is connected, a port number should always be
entered
in hexadecimal and have 4 hex digits, valid ports are: 01F0, 09F0, .....
- this option can be used if your PCI adapter card or on board SATA ports are
not identified by the auto mode
[DRIVE POS]
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- on SATA ports this value is always A0, cause you can only connect a master drive
to
a SATA port, so for SATA you will always type A0 here
[SECTOR FILE]
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- name of the sector 16-22 dump file better known as HDDSS.BIN
[RESTORE FILE]
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- name of the firmware restore file e.g. UNDO.BIN
FAQ
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Q. I heard lot of people having problems with the new 2010/2011 models.
Does it matter wich moddel I have????
A. The 2010/2011 drive are the same, lots of people have hacked them perfectly.
99% of problems appear to be SATA chipset or BIOS configuration.
Q. I have a XBOX360 Core/Arcade/Slim version and want to use this hack to buy a
cheap HDD.
But how do i connect it ?
A. If you don't have a Premium/Elite/Slim, you can make the HDD internal. One great
tutorial
that will show you how to do this: http://www.xboxhacker.net/index.php?topic=9542.0
Q. Could you do this for my Seagate, Maxtor, Samsung or whatever drive too ?
A. Yes, but I don't have plans to do so. It is a lot of work to convert this tool
for usage with other brands and don't think it is worth the trouble.