{"id":212,"date":"2021-01-30T21:48:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T21:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/?p=212"},"modified":"2021-02-01T03:58:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T03:58:52","slug":"hard-drive-replacement-kits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/?p=212","title":{"rendered":"Hard Drive Replacement Kits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/kikit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/kikit.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/kikit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/kikit-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">NOTE: Hard drive replacement kits ONLY solve hard drive related issues!<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">Each hard drive replacement kit includes:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>(1) Programmed KI or KI2 U98 Boot EEPROM<\/li><li>(1) Cable-less CompactFlash to IDE Adapter<\/li><li>(1) Imaged CompactFlash card (typically 512MB)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">Features:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fast, easy installation<\/li><li>Faster data access and lower power consumption than the original drives<\/li><li>No mechanical parts to fail<\/li><li>Lifetime warranty<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">Problems Solved:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Any hard drive issue (clicking, dead, bad sectors, failing disk check)<\/li><li>Game hangs or pauses during animations and then resets<\/li><li>KI: At power up, blue screen loops endlessly (can&#8217;t find hard drive)<\/li><li>KI2: At power up, red screen loops endlessly (can&#8217;t find hard drive)<\/li><li>KI2: Extremely loud &#8220;Danger Danger&#8221; (~45s, unable to find hard drive)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">Before you purchase a drive replacement kit:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Visit the troubleshooting page<\/li><li>Read the FAQ page<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">Installation Guide:<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Remove \/ unplug your existing hard drive<\/li><li>Remove the boot EEPROM (located at U98 on the motherboard)<ul><li>Recommended:  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wihatools.com\/precision-chip-lifter\" target=\"_blank\">Use a chip lifter tool<\/a><\/li><li>Alternate: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/boot_rom_removal.mp4\" target=\"_blank\">Use a flat head screwdriver (twist, move side-to-side)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rominstall.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Install the replacement EEPROM at U98 on your motherboard<\/a><ul><li>If you install the ROM backwards, it&#8217;s fried!  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/backwards.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Killer combo!<\/a><\/li><li>This is not repairable, contact me about a replacement ROM<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/kikitwocable.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Plug the CompactFlash Adapter onto the 44-pin IDE header<\/a><\/li><li>Power up!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note: If you have KI2 conversion hardware, the CompactFlash adapter will be different.  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ki2cfkit.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Conversion hardware requires the adapter to be installed in-line\/onto the KI2 hard drive controller PCB.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each hard drive replacement kit includes: (1) Programmed KI or KI2 U98 Boot EEPROM (1) Cable-less CompactFlash to IDE Adapter (1) Imaged CompactFlash card (typically 512MB) Features: Fast, easy installation Faster data access and lower power consumption than the original drives No mechanical parts to fail Lifetime warranty Problems Solved: Any hard drive issue (clicking,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=212"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":344,"href":"https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212\/revisions\/344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thekillerinstinctproject.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}