juzexe 0 Posted December 22, 2014 Hi everyone!I got a strange situation with seagate external hdd. A model is Seagate Expansion Desktop 2TB (STBV2000200)USB 3.0. I can't play games from it. When i try to start a game i got message: "The game could not start.Please download the game again. For more help, go to www.xbox.com/support.". I got the same model andeverything is good (i can play games from it). I read a few posts about similar problem and this is whati've done to this moment:1) hdd is formated to fat32 - i try a lot of programs (paragon partition manager, easeus, guiformater,formater32, gparted and others) and also try a hfs+ formating - still got the same problem.2) i try a different cluster sizes (2-256) and when i set a cluster size from 2-32kb xbox original dash, fsdand aurora see a hdd in file manager - i can copy to hdd and from hdd. when i set a bigger cluster size igot message from xbox "new device connected. refreshing discs" but it cannot beeing seen with file manager.From original dash i can see a disc but i cannot do anything with this hdd becasue i got message it is wrongformatted.3) when fsd see it in file manager i copy a game which works from other disc but when i start it i gotmesage "game could not start". Game dont have an errors when was copying because i copy game from this feraldisc to pendrive (in fsd file manager) and from pendrive it starts.4) I try aurora, fsd i used from xboxhdd, new fsd from pendrive and still no luck. But all this dashes sawgames (i got list of games, can download covers but can't play)5) Game in GOD format launching, but in XEX and XBLA games don't. (But i don't like GOD, i got games in xexand i don't want to changing all stuff from xex to iso and from iso to god:/ )6) I got latest dash and kernel. Everything is updated (aurora, fsd, dash, kernel)The strangest thing is that i got the second hdd, the same model and it works perfect. Also my coleague buythe same model and his got the same problem. I buy this model because i got one and works good. It stillworks but can't play games from it. So maybe anybody have a clue or know the reason why that happens?Things i can do:I dont formatting it from original xbox dash because maximum size of partition is 32gb, but i do it laterand try play games.I have also a third disc (the same model) which i used as my data bank for photos, movies etc. I buy itearlier when i buy this hdd to xbox (and works perfect). So if everything failed i can copy photos and otherstuff to this feral disc and try with another. But still i'm curious why i can't play XEX games from thishdd... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scorpNZ 207 Posted December 22, 2014 download & install seagate seatools for windows (it also works for other makers drives) connect the hdd execute seatools program & accept tick the box of the drive in question run basic S.M.A.R.T scan afterwards run short self drive test then short generic then long genric keep n eye on the program every so often as it's running;it will show up any drive errors 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juzexe 0 Posted December 22, 2014 Thanks for advice scorpNZ! I owe you! I was thinkig my problem was not a hdd problem but xbox or dash but I was wrong. I've checked it with seatools and it fail during short generic. Also I' ve checked with HD TUNE and this hdd is one big shiiii*****t - program read it as 250gb seagate and health status was 100% damaged! Good thing is Seagate can change it for another for free - good guarante. And when I search serial number I notice that this hdd was manufactured in China. My other disc which I don't have any problems was manufacturing in Thailand. And that's all folks! Again - Thank you scorp! :* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scorpNZ 207 Posted December 23, 2014 No thanks required i had no idea what the problem was,it just seems like a knew what i was doing when in fact it was nothing more than a fluke,it pretty much sums up how i get thru life i'm winging it the whole time... ..In truth it was the only place to start as i have them as well & all work no issue as do others,if it turned out drive was ok i'd then look at game transfer corruption & or incorrect rip 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites