Really Good lighting, pace, and detail when showing how to switch out drive. The little spring and reattachment

Finally a video where someone doesn't take the cave man approach. Cheers!

@beaverhd8813

8 жыл бұрын

😂 English banter

Nice one. Cool upgrade.

Thanks for the video bro

Wow mam you rock no subscribe no blabber just main thin love you bro

i haven't tried it, but I think it would be alright as long it is an original xbox drive

Thank you 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

nice anti-static surface :p Good video.

@Shyzah

6 жыл бұрын

Duck Tape completely unnecessary.

@user-bp5py6bh3g

6 жыл бұрын

kek

You saved my ass the other day when I forgot how all the heatsinks fitted back together! Was taking apart some cheap 250gb xbox copy HD and putting it into my halo case, so I didn't want to damage anything or go "fuck it"

@RonChiChio

10 жыл бұрын

Dan Allnatt haha I found this video since I want to do the same thing, put a 250gb HDD inside my Halo enclosure. Thanks widewings007 for this video.

@FelixIsMyName

10 жыл бұрын

RonChiChio The Halo one just looks so kick ass with the gold its on it. ( I have the green Halo 3 unit )

@RonChiChio

8 жыл бұрын

+Dan Allnatt I have the green one also unfortunately it got the RROD. I did just buy a Modern Warfare 2 console to swap the Jasper motherboard into the Halo 3 console. And yes the green and gold/orange does look nice.

@LeleyItalo

6 жыл бұрын

mm mabgwretauuiuyuy

are you using an original Microsoft xbox drive?

Theoretically you could clone the original one and upgrade to an ssd or a 500gb HDD that isnt an original xbox one

Thanks.

will this work with like a 320gb slim hard drive? i mean so i can put a 320gb slim hard drive into the phat hard drive casing and use it on my phat xbox.

Is there a limit for the GB? I try it with my hard drive from my old laptop but it has more then 900 GB and it dosent works.

@bland9876

7 жыл бұрын

Tails Prower Microsoft put a special code on there hard drives so what you have to do is get an official hdd for the slim take it out of its housing and put it in the original Xbox hdd case

@victorfigueroa9385

6 жыл бұрын

It depends on the filesystem, Xbox 360 might use the FAT32 Extended fs or NTFS or EXFat, I'm guessing.

sweet

What is exactly your Hitachi Harddrive???

Great video! - Only thing is that carpet is not a good place to do this. Something like a table, towel or even paper is better. The slightest bit of static electricity can permanently damage hard drives.

@Animefan-sn1gu

2 жыл бұрын

Man times have changed 3 years ago that might of been a consern but Pcb are a lot thicker and more compact so static has less chances to kill a HDD then it uses to do a long time ago

@leonsceco

2 жыл бұрын

@@Animefan-sn1gu Do a video and show us please. You obviously think that a PCB conducts electricity. :-)

Can you use SSD on that one?

could you play xbox originals on the new hard drive?

Just swap the HD without formatting it already recognizes? or have to do something to recognize another console hd? I await response.

@widewings007

10 жыл бұрын

you just need to transfer the license of the xbox to your new drive. xbox will prompt you on what to do.

Good swap video Now show how to transfer data from your swapped drive to your new 250 gig drive

@razelighter2010

8 жыл бұрын

You're going to have to get a transfer cable to get the data from one drive to the other.

You can do this with a 500gb to 1TB Solid State Drive as those options.

@ventrue6516

4 жыл бұрын

I tried to install SSD, but my Xbox couldn't find it.

@louistournas120

3 жыл бұрын

No. From what I understand, the HDD has to have a special firmware on it. If you buy a XBox 360 HDD, it already has this firmware. You can't just plug any random HDD to your XBox 360. I have already tried. It won't recognize it. Someone has made a special program that can replace the firmware only on certain HDD.

Do I need to copy the disks?

Without pre-format the new hard disk on FAT32 and write in a .bin file working too?Its strange.I will try....

Does this work? Because I have a 20gb on my Xbox but I'm want to upgrade it. But will that work tho to upgrade to 250?

@RonChiChio

5 жыл бұрын

XxZiOnSpaRTanxX yes, I swapped in a 250gb hard drive into a Halo 3 case. I just used the transfer cable to copy everything over. Then after logging in I had to go to settings and transfer licenses.

guys I'm gonna show you homemade one

Can i use a laptop to format my hard drive? Or do i need a desktop to do so?

@BassIsBassLikeMe

9 жыл бұрын

You can use a laptop with a sata connector but I recommend a PC

Probably stupid question, but can I replace Xbox HDD with SSD? My Xbox 360 didn't have a hard drive included. Used X360 HDD and new SSD's are in similar prices. Getting HDD case and a brand new SSD seems a better idea to me.

@derpdude32

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps but you might need to clone the old one or just take any files on it and put them on the new one

@Diza_X

Жыл бұрын

@@derpdude32 Yea, but this is confusing. I've seen somewhere a video where man succesfully formatted SSD without any issues. Meanwhile people claims that I'll need to mod my X360. Some sources claims that I'll need to mod a disk itself, and some people say that nothing else, but a specific HDDs will work. Some of these infos are old AF, I don't get it.

@alphabookm4793

Жыл бұрын

@@derpdude32 my hdd is broken. Can i just directly replace to any 2.5" hdd without any mod? Thx for info

@derpdude32

Жыл бұрын

@@alphabookm4793 It all depends, I have seen them replaced normally but if IFixit is telling me correctly then apparently it voids some 360s terms of service agreements and can get you kicked off Xbox live in some cases. Again I do not know myself but I might try this experiment later this year. Until then I would just play it safe and replace the HDD with one from the inside of a 360 slim HDD case

Is it a must to use the WD haed drive as its very expensive in SA. (South Africa)

@widewings007

10 жыл бұрын

yup or fujitsu....

wouldn't there need to be some formatting or something for the system to see the 250gb drive? I want to put an SSD in mine. my 360 has a "60 GB" drive as it's labeled. My system is a stock white xbox 360

@ayanamisuki

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you'll need to grab the key from the old drive and transfer it onto the new one so it will be compatible with the xbox.

@8bitwidgets

2 жыл бұрын

@@ayanamisuki the key is a file on the drive? easy to access / copy / paste or some special formatting? NTFS or Fat32?

@ayanamisuki

2 жыл бұрын

@@8bitwidgets Fat32 i think, you need a specific hard drive to flash firmware compatable with the xbox using hddhackr

@8bitwidgets

2 жыл бұрын

@@ayanamisuki Thanks for that info

@ayanamisuki

2 жыл бұрын

If you want an ssd, you may need to rgh your Xbox. I do not know if ssd are supported

Yo! Can I put a 2TB on that case?

old video, but Can I use a 500 GB disk to replace the 60GB Xbox 360 Pro without modifications, and what storage capacity does that console support?

@matteosperoni4813

5 жыл бұрын

My Xbox 360 Fat work with HDD 4T

@user-fm7kt2lb5u

4 жыл бұрын

@@matteosperoni4813 where y find the bin files

@piedpiperzz

4 жыл бұрын

Hey there, i also have xbox 360 pro white model what is the simplest way of expanding storage on it, and how much max. I can extend, can u plz mention that Thanks.

Merci

Can i use a laptop hard drive

Can the hard drive be installed in a 2,5 inch external rack?Please give me an answer

@widewings007

10 жыл бұрын

I think you will have a problem with the connection if you want the full size. But if it is alright to just use the partial size then just plug it to the usb port.

Hi recently I also bought an xbox 360 and I would like to put a new hard drive in there I won't have to download the xbox system somewhere?

@louistournas120

3 жыл бұрын

No. From what I understand, the HDD has to have a special firmware on it. If you buy a XBox 360 HDD, it already has this firmware. You can't just plug any random HDD to your XBox 360. I have already tried. It won't recognize it. Someone has made a special program that can replace the firmware only on certain HDD.

Can you make it a usb carrier

Is it possible to transfer data from a non-xbox live profile to the other hard drive?

@yanglue611

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

Since april you can now use usb storage up to 2tb. I'm wondering if there is a limit with the proprietary hdd cage.

@beaverhd8813

8 жыл бұрын

The maximum is 2TB my friend

@FroztiProductions

8 жыл бұрын

Ya I gave up trying to get drives to work with the cage so I'm going to mod a usb port to the top. Will look nice and have a 2tb drive that's easy to take off and plug right into a pc if necessary.

Don't have a t1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 or 9 please help I need those

Hey, does anyone have a link for how to get the firmware and such onto the new hdd?

@victorfigueroa9385

6 жыл бұрын

Joe Newbie it's an old ass version tho

You should show it working on the machine.

My Xbox didnt detect my hard drive

what's the largest size hdd i can use?

@ThatoneNB12

3 жыл бұрын

2.5 so a laptop hhd or a ssd

does this get`s ban? like for example if i`m playing destiny, can i get banned?

@razelighter2010

8 жыл бұрын

Nope. You won't get banned from installing a new disk drive into your Xbox 360. You'll only get banned if you do stupid things in Destiny like DDoS someone in Trials of Osiris.

Not error xbox hard disc? E68

What size of hard drive does it need to be and what is the maximum capacity it supports?

@yanglue611

4 жыл бұрын

I do believe it could support to 500gb at max

@awakenedsoul2638

2 жыл бұрын

2TB. Just buy the 9.5mm thickness not the 15mm height or else it will not fit. Format it using the FAT32.

@eyanggggaming2921

Жыл бұрын

@@awakenedsoul2638 can i replace any hdd brand for xbox 360 fat jasper?

@awakenedsoul2638

Жыл бұрын

@@eyanggggaming2921 Do you mean its HDD case opening it and putting and brand of 2.5 in it? If yes, any brand will do! It can support internal and external up to 2TB Capacity but if it will not accept the 2TB because your console is stock then you need to modify your X-Box. Watch here modification the X-Box that has an installed 16TB. I forgot what they call the modification.

@Diza_X

Жыл бұрын

Okay, but can I replace that HDD with SSD?

Please I need help with my Xbox 360 hard drive I have tried every single method to repair it, none of them worked.

@yanglue611

4 жыл бұрын

If every method doesn't work, have you tried formatting the hdd? If so, it should work.

Does the hard drive brand and model matter, or does it just have to be 2.5 inches?

@b16ajack

5 жыл бұрын

ChaosBringer it needs to be 2.5 inches and under 1tb

Can't we DD the image of the old HDD and and put it on the new?

@louistournas120

3 жыл бұрын

No. From what I understand, the HDD has to have a special firmware on it. If you buy a XBox 360 HDD, it already has this firmware. You can't just plug any random HDD to your XBox 360. I have already tried. It won't recognize it. Someone has made a special program that can replace the firmware only on certain HDD.

Is it compatible to use any Western Digital hard drives?

the lid does not open

I upgrade to 320GB but xbox dont see him...what i can do? I will buy original HDD Microsoft :)

INSTALLING

What is the max amount of GB you can put in a 360?

@joshuaryanferguson3702

2 жыл бұрын

really you should know it 250

@Disanium

2 жыл бұрын

500 with HDDhack

mine didnt show up and its been formatted FAT32

Can I get a 2.5 inch 1tb and install it? or is it to high?

@sk8head.

3 жыл бұрын

To high

Hello widewings007 I have to change my hard drive, it must in what format to put it in the console, please help ❓❔

@yanglue611

4 жыл бұрын

The console will say it is unformatted storage. Use the console to format it. Then you can do transfer from there. Edit: NTFS

I bought the hard drive of the kind you see is it 100% effective?

@widewings007

8 жыл бұрын

+selmen ghanou What do you mean?

@dominoteam9433

8 жыл бұрын

I mean it works without any problems, there was no difference between the old and the new hard drive, but in the exoskeleton ?

@theubergooberfly1

8 жыл бұрын

+selmen ghanou dude. its a fucking hard drive. of course its the same

Can this be done with a 1tb or a 500 GB hard drive

@Dasiliy

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. My jasper is going on 1tb pretty well

A SSD will work or only HDD?

@DroneCentralUK

5 жыл бұрын

ssd should work aslong as its sata

I have a older first generation 8 gig hard drive and got my old HD from my old hp laptop it runs at 54 the speed it's 250gb like the one used will it work my 8 gb is not working properly it causes the Xbox to heat up so I took it off

I know they were banning people years ago for not using official drives. Also there was a complicated BS procedure needed to format them. Did they ax these 2 issues? IF it won't anger the gods at Microsoft for me to do so then it's upgrade time.

@timoarrg

2 жыл бұрын

i guess the problem you mention may happen with actual fake hdd like the whole thing not just the hdd, if you use a original cartridge (lets call it like that) i dont think there should be problems, but this is just an idea

I thought you were going to show us how to increase the current storage space not replace the hard drive inside

@nororlol4life819

5 жыл бұрын

its the same

You fucking genius

Can it support a WD hdd with 1tb storage?

@awakenedsoul2638

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it will even up to 2TB. You just need a firmware update and format it using FAT32.

hi can i use any kind of harddisk to replace????

@widewings007

9 жыл бұрын

Alcatraz Crysis no you can't. You can use some normal hard drive but you have to change the firmware. Google it for more info....

@iimarksmaniii2170

3 жыл бұрын

@@widewings007 can i use my computer CPU 500 GB hdd ?

Link for the HDD sir where can i purchase?

@yanglue611

4 жыл бұрын

Newegg, Ebay, Amazon

that is one complicated design for a hard drive lol

My Xbox won't see the new hard drive. Any ideas?

@namihana5264

5 жыл бұрын

U need to format it to Fat32

@Akziis

3 жыл бұрын

@@namihana5264 I just did that it didn't work

Lol, I'm soo dumb for buying a 120GB HDD at GameStop for $15. I wasn't aware, that you could just buy a faster HDD, & put it in the hub...

@louistournas120

3 жыл бұрын

No. From what I understand, the HDD has to have a special firmware on it. If you buy a XBox 360 HDD, it already has this firmware. You can't just plug any random HDD to your XBox 360. I have already tried. It won't recognize it. Someone has made a special program that can replace the firmware only on certain HDD.

What if u don't have the right screwdriver for it. Any ideas?

@RunnerBalz

8 жыл бұрын

+Andy Diep Wtf? Just buy the right one.

@andydiep4162

8 жыл бұрын

ya but I live in the middle of nowhere. So tell me how the fuck I can get one. The nearest place is at a 3 hour drive. lol

@andydiep4162

8 жыл бұрын

Ba lz Thanks. Sry for being a bit rude. :)

@MrMarglu

8 жыл бұрын

+Andy Diep sorry for the lateness but try a ruber band in between the screwdriver and the bolt (or whatever it's called) it works great for me

@alberthui9214

7 жыл бұрын

use teeth

I have a question if i replace the hard 250 gb all my games ive play it the games will remove or stay plz anyone can reply

@thealfamayl

2 ай бұрын

Your download games and save files are all installed on the original 250 gb hard drive. If you want to access them again, you’ll need to transfer them to the new drive

@Tedgamer-hm9hq

2 ай бұрын

@@thealfamayl how? Explain it to me

can i upgrade 500gb fo them ?

@BumSteli

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

why take it apart you can buy a 250 hdd they make them

@Disanium

2 жыл бұрын

Aren’t the old style drives limited to 120GB, you had 20GB OG, 60GB Pro and 120GB elite. 250GB with secure keys are the slim versions that are plug and go, hence why it works for hot swaps. Max secure key hacks I think are 500GB for none official sanctioned MS drives that you do yourself with HDDhack.

il coût combien

Tryning it with a ssd today lets see if it works

@safetydoge

3 жыл бұрын

So how did it go?

@WayLAN_Media

2 жыл бұрын

@@safetydoge bad😂😂 didnt work you cannot put a ssd in a xbox 360 only with a external ssd

@Disanium

2 жыл бұрын

Useless... SSD will not utilise its full speed as the Speed is limited to 2.0, better sticking with the 2.5 and just HDD hacking it and adding the secure keys.

If you do this do you get in trouble with Microsoft

@BassIsBassLikeMe

9 жыл бұрын

How? That seems literally impossible unless some stranger knocks on your door saying "Let me look at your Xbox 360 HDD."

Can one combine two hard drives? You know like take a 60 GB hard drive and sandwich it together with an other 60gb?

Which size does the xbox 360 fat takes, 2.5 or 3.5 hardrive ?

@widewings007

8 жыл бұрын

+Amir Milad it is a 2.5 drive.

@darklinggolem

8 жыл бұрын

+widewings007 so i can insert a ssd

@pradiptajw

7 жыл бұрын

+The Zombie Block yes you can

@huntzkush

7 жыл бұрын

Ich liebe Deutsche Autos no dummy

@pradiptajw

7 жыл бұрын

Huntz Kushe you can lol if the ssd size is 2.5 inches and the port is a sata lolololololol

Man imagine he did a 1tb

@ThatoneNB12

3 жыл бұрын

it's possible

Hi i can use ssd?

@yanglue611

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, just tested now. It works. I use an external ssd or hdd case which supports USB 3.0.

@s17480e

4 жыл бұрын

@@yanglue611 what you saying is a external hdd with 3.0 usb can be used and plugged it in the xbox 360 usb port. And do nothing with the original top hdd xbox 360? Correct ?

@yanglue611

4 жыл бұрын

@@s17480e Yes, the top hdd didn't work for me. The Xbox 360 has embedded storage on the motherboard compare to the xbox 360 slim where the hdd is on the right side. The xbox 360 slim with the hdd on the right when it lays down flat. Those type have operating system in the hdd instead of having it on a embedded storage. Hence, people who does have hdd fail will technically have issues. As to where the hdd storage on top, you just lose your games, progress, and even your profile, but the operating system will still work. The hdd will need to be format.

OR plan (B) just plug in a 1 TB external and POOF you da man

I belive this video is very mis leading. I dont think u can just swap out a drive like that. U need to prepare the drive first

@spikedrummer49

4 жыл бұрын

I’m in the process of doing this, do you have any suggestions on how to prep the drive first? Better yet, where to find the files for it?

@bobray342

3 жыл бұрын

I agree - if you go grab a spare 2.5" out of some old laptop this will not work at all - and it does not just prompt you to format when booting back up - you need to do something with the bigger hard drive before trying to put this in your xbox 360. Perhaps what he bought was a pre-formatted XBOX 360 direct from Microsoft - which I had no idea you could do if that's hte case.

how about a fat xbox?

@zekhrome5690

8 жыл бұрын

+Jayvee Vicente This is a ''Phat'' Xbox Dumbass xD

@emgeevic524

8 жыл бұрын

+ZmokeyConspiracy yea i said how about a fat xbox

@beaverhd8813

8 жыл бұрын

Guys when you do this method and put it in your Xbox what do you do then for it to actually function

@victorfigueroa9385

6 жыл бұрын

It needs to loose weight..

Or you just go on Amazon and buy a complete plug in direct replacement unit, 120gb or 250gb for $30 or $40.

@twiztid1fiddy

3 жыл бұрын

I'm responding to you from 3 months in the future about how dumb you look responding to a 8 year old video!!!!

I got 1 Right know I can't get it open ima just break it🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

make sure its a 5400 spin not 7200

Please I need help with my Xbox 360 hard drive I have tried every single method to repair it, none of them worked.

Please I need help with my Xbox 360 hard drive I have tried every single method to repair it, none of them worked.

@user-fz6jj2qu9s

4 жыл бұрын

Whats the problem?

@CyberThe1st

4 жыл бұрын

Ε μ' τι? It’s shows an error code every time I put it into the Xbox, I just want to transfer my progress into my Xbox 1. I bought 2 new Xbox 360’s and the hard drive still won’t work.

@yanglue611

4 жыл бұрын

What kind of hdd?

@CyberThe1st

4 жыл бұрын

yanglue611 120GB HDD

@CyberThe1st

4 жыл бұрын

But I did not take it apart because I do not have the correct tools, I cant find anyone to fix it.

Please I need help with my Xbox 360 hard drive I have tried every single method to repair it, none of them worked.

@okkrom

5 жыл бұрын

How is spamming the comment section is going for you?