ok heres the situation i have a xbox with a mod chip and one with out a mod chip so if a xbox with a modchip is needed to fix the problem i have one. the xbox i messed up is the one with out the modchip i tried the splitercell softmod and got it working then tried to ftp and that worked to but i tried to downgrade the harddrive cant member y tho? and then i had an error 15 or 16 cant member much anymore lol so i inserted the harddrive in my computer and used hddunlock in dos mode and unlocked sucsessfully and used hddisabl and disabled the drive successfully then i put in a disk that can restore ur harddrive back to original state(thank god i backed up lol)that turned out fine but when i used hddlock and i locked the hardrive with the wrong password and before i could write thnat pass down the power when out. what can i do to fix this?

Since a master password has most likely never been set to your hard drive, you may be able to use HDD Unlock to unlock the drive.

If that is unsuccessful, you would have to install a modchip and new hard drive in the Xbox to have it working again.

If you would want to remove the modchip (to keep the Xbox softmodded), you'd also have to obtain the Xbox's EEPROM, and lock the new hard drive using the EEPROM.

ok so ur saying that there is pritty much no other way ort is there a program out there that can read the harddrive and tell u the password

No, there isn't a program that can do this.

Using HDD Unlock is most likely the only way to unlock your hard drive. If your hard drive is the stock hard drive, HDD Unlock can unlock it for free.

ok and yes my hard drive is the stock harddrive and what do u mean by "HDD Unlock can unlock it for free"

HDD Unlock will unlock hard drives under 20 GB in size for no cost.

Otherwise, if you had a larger hard drive, HDD Unlock would have required you to purchase a hard drive size-dependent code.

so is hdunlock the same as hdd unlock or no?

Sure is.

ok and what password i use to try and unlock the harddrive because i dont no the one it was locked with because the power went out before i could right it down and it wasent the right pass.

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Actually, no, it's not.

HDD Unlock has the ability to disable a hard drive lock, even if you don't know the password, but for 'hdunlock.exe', you need to know the password the drive was locked with.

is hdunlock.bat (used in dos)the same as hdunlock.exe?

No, it's not.

Since the password that your hard drive was locked with is unknown, you need to try using HDD Unlock to unlock the drive. HDD Unlock is able to defeat the lock whether or not you know the unlock password.

ok once i tried the program i apparenty need to buy a card for it to even work........is there any other way i dont wanna pay money for this

Apparently, HDD Unlock was able to unlock drives under 20 GB in size only up to a day or two ago.

But, paying $2.97 to unlock your hard drive will be less money than purchasing a modchip and a new hard drive.

true but isnt the a program out there that is simular and works and its free?

I'm not aware of any free hard drive unlocking programs.

HDD Unlock was the first one, that I've seen, that would unlock an Xbox hard drive for free.

so could installing new firmware for my harddrive (seagate model ST310014ACE) get ride of the password? or is that just a complete waste of time?

No, if you wouldn't mind building this schematic, you could still unlock your drive.

WOW! that looks a little confusing for me is there no other easy way

No, besides building the schematic and using HDD Unlock, there is probably no free way to unlock your hard drive.

xboxgamer733 Posted Jun 28 2006, 08:33 PM
No, if you wouldn't mind building this schematic, you could still unlock your drive.

no i wouldnt mind building that schematic only if the person who made the tutorial went into more detail about how to make the chip

I was a big fan of HDD Unloack when it was in beta cause it unlocked a 120 GB hard drive after i had issues with XBHDM and corrupt eeproms. It was also for free then Now im wondering if anyone has or would be able to find a program that unlocks a hdd without the password for free. I know it sounds stingy but hey im sure others wont mind me asking when they have similar problems. THANKS HDD UNLOCK!!!