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WD1600BEVS Ex Xbox HDD (160gb) only shows 120GB

September 5th, 2013, 13:05

Hi, I have just removed the hard disk from my Xbox 120gb "clip on" storage to find a WD1600BEVS 160gb disk inside.
I have initialised, deleted/created the partions and reformatted but it still shows 120gb.
Any ideas what I need to do to this disk to get 160gb please?
Thanks

Re: WD1600BEVS Ex Xbox HDD (160gb) only shows 120GB

September 5th, 2013, 16:00

You need to restore the drive's original identity using the UNDO.BIN file that you should have saved when you clipped it. Whatever you do, DO NOT USE A FOREIGN UNDO.BIN.

If you have lost the original UNDO.BIN file, then here is a method that has worked for others:

HDDHackr - lost UNDO.BIN - how to restore capacity:
http://malthus.zapto.org/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=141&p=248

Re: WD1600BEVS Ex Xbox HDD (160gb) only shows 120GB

September 6th, 2013, 12:20

Thank you for your quick response.
Crikey, it certainly looks a load of work to restore the drive. I will probably put up with the 40gb loss and leave it well alone.
Thanks again
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