Xbox Hard Drive Help

[Dynamite]

Hi guys, I think this is the correct section >.<
OK, I was wondering...
Can I use my external hard drive: WD 1TB
and plug it into my xbox?
So instead of using the official xbox hard drive to save games it uses my External Hard Drive.

Cheers
T~M

[BobboHobbo]

I dont think so, Im almost certain they designed it persifictly for the microsoft type harddrive. So people dont just buy a 150 dollar 1tg hard drive instead of buying microsofts 120gb hard drive for 200 dollars or something.

[Dynamite]

Ok, but btw it is USB powered...

T~M

[YoHoJo]

Still no i bet, all people are money hungry and ant you to buy THIER BRAND/TYPE of HD not others, doubt microsoft would letcha use other HDs/Externals on xbox, only real xbox Hds, sorry

[Dynamite]

OK, thanks guys.
I will test it out later on today and report back.
Just to make sure :p

T~M

[YoHoJo]

Dont do it! Your xbox will asplode!

[Dynamite]

Are you kidding?
lol

[YoHoJo]

ROFL Of course silly!

[Dynamite]

Lol, I fail.
Rep+ to both of you.

[thebob142]

i've heard that you can but you need something that cost 30 dollars but not sure

[Neehosoft]

Lol, I fail.
Rep+ to both of you.

hey your back :)
What happend?
PM Me

[Brain]

I think you have to take apart an existing one, hook it to a computer and maybe hot swap all the stuff on it to a new one to make the xbox think it's a good one


I've read some tuts about it online a few years ago.

[rogeruk]

External drives cannot be used for saves or anything DLC related.

Only thing you can use is a memory card. (Like 16MB lol...)

[Brain]

that's what Microsoft wants you to think. With enough work you can swap out the 360 HDD and put in a different one (in the HDD enclosure)

at least you could back in the day.

edit:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/150970/upgrade_your_xbox_360s_hard_drive_on_the_cheap.htm l


Can't save games with this one, but good for movies/music:
http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/mods/USB%20Hard%20Drive%20Mod.htm

[rogeruk]

that's what Microsoft wants you to think. With enough work you can swap out the 360 HDD and put in a different one (in the HDD enclosure)

at least you could back in the day.

edit:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/150970/upgrade_your_xbox_360s_hard_drive_on_the_cheap.htm l


Can't save games with this one, but good for movies/music:
http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/mods/USB%20Hard%20Drive%20Mod.htm

No its what is fact. You cant use external drives to save save games, DLC etc.

If you modify the drive/firmware then yes, but thats not an external drive

[Brain]

but it's not internal either...it's a clip on to the top. So technically, I would call it external to the xbox. Unless you're talking about it not being in an enclosure, then yeah, I suppose it'd not be external that way

[cycrosism]

It won't work.

[MylesMadness]

Guy above: Thats good for you. I'm sure you will have to go back to that

You can do this, but you must flash your firmware.

[Boreas]

No you cannot use an external USB hard drive (that would usually be plugged into a computer) to save games etc. You can however save some money by getting a particular 120GB WD drive and swapping out your 20GB from its plastic case.

[Nadeem]

You can make a internal drive into external for xbox if you want :p As far as using 1TB it is possible: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/632254 Me and my friend modded a few xbox's for fun and did use a 1TB once.



~NS

[Dynamite]

umm my xbox is flashed with iXtremevnew version.

[rogeruk]

umm my xbox is flashed with iXtremevnew version.

Lol thats the dvd drive not the hdd.

[imso1337]

i tried using my wireless adapter for my desktop it didnt work =[