I want to get on and d/l Kola Cell, dammit =]

With the origional HD, I installed EvoX (for some reason, don't ask). I cannot remember if I unlocked it or not? Are you able to access the drive via EvoX/FTP if it's locked? I tried ATAPWD.exe, but I got a readout of +'s and -'s that the tutorial said my mobo didn't like the drive and couldn't lock/unlock it. This is verified w/ HDDlock.

Assuming I have a blank origional drive, what do I need to do to get it back to the origional state so as I can reinstall my LIVE account?

The main question is: is there any other way to know if my drive is locked or unlocked?

Are you banned from Live? If you are, reformatting your HD won't solve your problems

Run Configmagic to find out if your HD is locked or if you have a switch on your modchip, just turn it off and see if your Xbox boots. If it does, then your HD is locked.

Check the usual places for a virgin HD

ei guys, need help...

its like this, when i turn on my xbox, nothing show up. the tv is blank and there is no sound. i never opened the xbox or anything. it just stopped working something like that. but it can be turned on. maybe the HDD is corrupted or something coz i have not used my xbox for months...

how can i restore it to its original state or default? plz... need help.

if there is any cd needed i must download to restore it, pls link it to me... thankz...

and specially, it wont boot... the tv is blank and no sound...

Completely wrong place, you have what's called a coma console.

Do a search on the forums for it, there's a few fixes out.