You will need the following set of Tools if you don't already have 'em.

Hardware (i.e. Hand Tools) you'll need.
TORX-20 To remove the 6 Case Screws (4 under the Rubber Feet, 2 along the center)
TORX-10 To remove the Drive Cage & HDD
A PC that still has support for P-ATA (IDE) HDD's. Sadly newer PC Motherboards do NOT usually continue to support this though. (THIS SHOULD BE THE FIRST THING TO CHECK! As it really is that big of a deal!)
DVD Burner
A blank DVD-R Disk. 4.8GB (To burn the Slayers EvoX Auto Installer v2.7 Disc)

Software you'll need
ConfigMagic.
ATAPWD.exe (DOS Boot-able Disk)
ImgBurn (To burn the Slayers *.iso File)

Optional Software Filezilla to FTP Games / Software to and from the XBOX.

ALL THE SOFTWARE LISTED HERE IS FREE!



Keeping this simple you need to tun ConfigMagic on your XBOX. Assuming that you don't have it you have to figure out how to install it either with a Crossover Cable or some other way. If this is currently not possible you could try removing the HDD and attaching it to your PC (AS A SINGLE PC-STYLE'ED INTERNAL HDD!). Then running ATAPWD.exe* from a DOS Bootable Disk (Floppy or USB). Then trying to unlock it with the Master Password "TEAMASSEMBLY" (Without ""'s!).

Now with your unlocked and removed HDD, attach it to your PC, and boot into Windows. Now either Windows will either auto-detect the HDD, or you have to help it along.... In the case of the latter (Ex: Windows 7):

Start -> Control Panel -> Administration Tools -> Computer Management -> Storage -> Disk Management

You should see something like "Unallocated Space" to the tune of your attached HDD 320GB (IIRC). Right click on that Field, and choose to format it. (THIS WILL DESTROY WHATEVER WAS ON THE HDD! So its vitally important to backup what ever you want to first!!!)

After you have formatted the HDD under Windows you can then Right Click on the HDD again, and choose Properties -> Tools -> Check Now to run CHKDSK, under Windows 7.


Depending on the outcome... The Drive fails, then there's not much you can do, if on the other hand it passes then you can reinstall it back into the XBOX.... Close it back up again, and then use the Slayers EvoX Auto Installer Disk to rebuild that HDD again.


*In order to use ATAPWD.exe you have to be in REAL DOS (i.e. with a Windows 98 DOS Boot Disk) you can either format a real 3.5" Floppy IF YOU STILL HAVE ONE... Or you can format a USB Stick to act like one. You then need to just drop the ATAPWD.exe File onto that Disc / Stick to use it.