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Instructions
Go to your softmodded Xbox dashboard. Scroll through the menu until you find ̶0;Backup̶1; from the choices. Select ̶0;Backup̶1; and wait for the process to finish.
Download the ̶0;xboxhdm 1.9̶1; file (see Resources link) and save it to your computer̵7;s desktop.
Open your FTP software and FTP into your Xbox hard drive. Select the ̶0;E:̶1; from the choices and then choose ̶0;backup_linux\\.\" Drag the ̶0;eeprom.bin̶1; file onto your computer̵7;s desktop. This file will be a saving grace if something goes wrong.
Go back to the root menu of your Xbox̵7;s dashboard contents in your FTP software and drag the ̶0;C:̶1; and the ̶0;E:̶1; over to your computer. Insert them in the ̶0;Xboxhdm/linux̶1; folder. You will be prompted to overwrite the files already in the folder. Click ̶0;Yes.\"
Click on the ̶0;make-iso-win̶1; file in the ̶0;Xboxhdm̶1; folder. Wait for the file to finish and then open your DVD burning software. Drag the new file that has been created into your DVD burning software.
Insert a blank DVD into your computer and then go back to your DVD burning software. Click ̶0;Burn̶1; and wait for the DVD to burn.
Shut down your PC from the ̶0;Start̶1; menu.
Open the computer tower and remove all of the hard drives. Hard drives are usually located on the right side of the tower. They will have IDE cables and power cables attached to them. Unplug the IDE cables and the power cables. These will be labeled ̶0;IDE̶1; and ̶0;Power Supply.\"
Attach the power cables and the IDE cables to the Xbox hard drive you want to format.
Boot your PC and get into the BIOS settings, usually by pressing F10 on the keyboard. Go to ̶0;Boot Settings.̶1; Choose ̶0;Boot From CD̶1; or something similar in the tab.
Open the DVD drive of your computer and insert the DVD you created. Click ̶0;Quit̶1; at the top of the BIOS settings screen and your PC will shut down.
Turn the computer back on and you will be taken to an options screen. Choose ̶0;Option 1.\" On the next list of options choose ̶0;Option 1̶1; again. This will be ̶0;Build A New Xbox HD From Scratch.̶1;
Wait for the program to format the hard drive. Quit the program after it has finished and shut down the computer.
Restart the computer to be taken to the screen again. Now you have to lock the hard drive. At the first menu type ̶0;3̶1; from the choices. This will load the ̶0;locking̶1; utilities. Type ̶0;lockhd-a̶1; into the box that pops up and your hard drive will lock.
Open your Xbox by taking the small screws out from the bottom. There will be four screws under the rubber feet on the bottom of the console and then one under the warranty sticker.
Disconnect the hard drive from the power and IDE cables in the Xbox and exchange it with the new hard drive.
Close the Xbox and power it on.