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Posts by Eaton
Celebrating 15 years of FATXplorer
November 25, 2024
by Eaton
Looking back after 15 years, plus a special discount!
FATXplorer 3.0 beta 32 – an alternative to HDDHackr
August 13, 2024
by Eaton
Xbox 360 HDD Maker is a full HDDHackr replacement that works on Windows desktop and even over USB. Gone are the days of creating a bootable USB and having to worry about SATA chipset compatibility.
New KB page: FATX File System Limitations Reference
July 30, 2024
by Eaton
To attempt to answer the many questions people have about common FATX file system limitations, such as the file size and name length limits, a new knowledge base page has been created to outline all these limitations and offer workarounds/additional information.
Check it out!
FATXplorer 3.0 beta 31 – password recovery for OG Xbox Western Digital drives
May 31, 2024
by Eaton
As many people who have done any type of original Xbox modding know, the internal hard-drive is locked using the ATA security feature. This was done by Microsoft as a first line of defense to keep modders out back in the early 2000s. It was quickly defeated, but continues to remain an annoyance to [...]
Combined Xbox 360 XL Patches Now Available
January 3, 2024
by Eaton
48 TB total storage now possible on RGH and JTAG Xbox 360 consoles.
FATXplorer 3.0 beta 28 – new licensing system now implemented
December 4, 2023
by Eaton
FATXplorer beta 28 is available now and the primary highlight is the new licensing system. From this version onwards, you can now enter your serial number/license key if you have one. A common question beta users have asked is “When/where can I enter my serial number?” The answer is: now! Just [...]
FATXplorer 3.0 beta 26 – Project Stellar support and more
June 15, 2023
by Eaton
FATXplorer 3.0 beta 26 is available now and has a few additions worth talking about!
First, Project Stellar formatting support has been added. Project Stellar is a new modchip for the original Xbox – it’s loaded with features and now FATXplorer can easily prepare hard-drives for [...]
FATXplorer 3.0 beta 25 – major USB and HDD patch update
March 11, 2023
by Eaton
FATXplorer 3.0 beta 25 is available now. The main highlight is significant updates to both the USB and HDD patches. Over the past few months, many people have reported problems in a wide range of games. In response to these reports, immense time and effort was put in to investigate and develop [...]
FATXplorer 3.0 beta 22 – 16 TB Xbox 360 Internal HDD support + updated USB patches
August 9, 2022
by Eaton
When I was in high school, around the time the Xbox 360 JTAG hack became popular, one of the first things I did when I got my console modded was upgrade the internal HDD to a custom 500 GB drive. It was a 500 GB, 7200rpm Hitachi Travelstar. At the time, 250 GB was officially the highest you can [...]
FATXplorer 3.0 beta 21 – new OG Xbox HDD lock/unlock tool + other enhancements
June 21, 2022
by Eaton
A top ask from the original Xbox community has been to add locking and unlocking support to FATXplorer. Initially this was not thought to be possible on modern Windows OS versions due to security restrictions added by Microsoft. After investigating, workarounds were found to allow restricted [...]