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    Default Xbox Hard Drive Help

    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.

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    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.

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    Ok, but btw it is USB powered...

    T~M

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    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

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

    T~M

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    Dont do it! Your xbox will asplode!

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    Are you kidding?
    lol

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    ROFL Of course silly!

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    Lol, I fail.
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    i've heard that you can but you need something that cost 30 dollars but not sure

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Man View Post
    Lol, I fail.
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    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.
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    External drives cannot be used for saves or anything DLC related.

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

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    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.

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    http://www.pcworld.com/article/15097...the_cheap.html


    Can't save games with this one, but good for movies/music:
    http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/mods/U...rive%20Mod.htm
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brain View Post
    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/15097...the_cheap.html


    Can't save games with this one, but good for movies/music:
    http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/mods/U...rive%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

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    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
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    It won't work.
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    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.

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    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.

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    You can make a internal drive into external for xbox if you want 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.



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    umm my xbox is flashed with iXtremevnew version.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Man View Post
    umm my xbox is flashed with iXtremevnew version.
    Lol thats the dvd drive not the hdd.

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

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