Bomb Bloke Wrote:Why can't you use XBoxHDM? Is it because your PC lacks a disc drive, or because you can't connect the new HDD to it?
Anyway, this guide should sort you out.
Oh, nifty! Is there any way using this process that I can clone my existing hard drive and put everything that was on it onto the upgraded one like in HDM?
Anyway, I probably should've clarified why I want to avoid xBoxHDM on the computer. The answer is that I have an EXTREMELY
small, cluttered computer. It was nearly impossible to upgrade a hard drive the first time. There is SOOOOOOOOO much stuff in it, because back in 2004-5 or so when it came out, it was so amazing to have Windows Media Center controll buttons on the front (which is not actually much of anything), just saying that the bundle of power cables and IDE cables makes it IMPOSSIBLE to get around inside of it. It takes me 15 minutes just to do a ram upgrade, and 20 minutes if you're careful not to scratch your arm on the inside edges of the case. To answer your question, I
do have a DVD drive, and I understand that HDM can be launched from a USB Drive, but I really wanted to avoid this, because I thought maybe there was some other way. My computer is the only one I've ever been in with such limited mobility. I only have one set of power and IDE cables left anyway, and the funny thing is that they are out of slack at opposite ends of the case. The IDE Cable doesn't reach to where it would need to for where the power cable is, because they have no more slack. I tried cutting the plastic cable tie around the huge bundle of power cables, but it only started cutting away at the cables themselves because it was tied on SO TIGHT in the factory.
Anyway, one last question, is xBox HDM workable with a USB to IDE adapter for my hard drive? If not thats all right, I'll just do the process described in that thread you linked to for me. That is the "holy grail" thread I have been looking for, for quite some time now.
Thanks a bunch!
- 2 Bunny