How to Install an Off-the-Shelf Hard Drive in an Xbox 360 (Get 10x the GB for Your Money) « Null Byte :: WonderHowTo

Since the day of the Xbox 360 release, storage space for the device has been overpriced beyond belief. OEM250GBHDD modelsstillcost$110 USD! A250GBhard drive shouldnotdestroy my wallet, Microsoft. Storage space, especially on HDDs, is cheap. You can buy a removable2TBexternal for only$100 USD, so it's a little beyond my comprehension to see how they calculate their MSRP to yield such a large profit. On the other hand, Xbox 360 had very impressive hardware specs back in the day, equipped with a triple core CPU, which was unheard of at that time.The only thing that makes a 360 HDD unique from others is a special secure file system and sector, so we can essentially hack other hard drives to do the same thing. In thisNull Byte, let's go over how we can hack a cheap alternative hard drive to work with our Xbox 360s.WarningI do not know if the latest Xbox dashboard can do silent scans for this and ban you accordingly. The latest update was very sneaky, so be safe.RequirementsWindows OSAt least $50.00, or one of the hard drives listed belowUSB driveComputer capable of booting from USBSpare Hard Disk DrivePurchase and use anyoneof the following drives to hack for use with your Xbox.WD Scorpio Series HDD (any)WD VelociRaptor SeriesWD AV-25 Series BUDTDownloadsDrive Sector DataThis is what allows your Xbox 360 drive to use the space on the disk. Only the following sizes are allowed, even if your disk is larger. Download the one that you need. Right-click and unzip it to your desktop.20GB60GB120GB250GB320GBHDDHackris our tool of choice. Make sure it is downloaded and waiting on your desktop.Step 1: Format Device for HackingFirst, we need to make sure our device is formatted properly to be booted from when we toss the tool on there.Standard MethodNavigate to Computer.Right click the USB drive and click format.Make a DOS boot disc and select quick format.If That Didn't WorkGrab theWindows Bootable USB Drive Creatortool.Unzip files viaright-click > extract.Select your USB drive.Select FAT file system.Select quick-format and Create bootable DOS drive.Browse and choose the USB Drive Boot Files\MS-DOS folder as the location.Click start.Step 2: Prepare the Files & DriveNow we need to drag the files to the bootable drive that we will use to hack our HDD.Extract the drive sector data and the HDDHackr tool that you have on your desktop into the root of the bootable device that we made.Make sure your.BINfile is namedHDDSS.BIN.Shut down your computer.Connect the hard drive that you are hacking in place of your main computer hard drive. If you don't know how to do it, check out this tutorial fromLifeHacker.Keep your hacked USB connected.Step 3: Hack That HDDText inboldindicates a DOS prompt command that you need to type.Boot your computer and strike F12 (normally) to get into your boot menu.Select USB.Enter the number corresponding to your drive letter. It is the SATA drive with WD somewhere in its name.HitFto flash.You will get a message saying, "The information in file HDDSS.BIN does NOT match the drive's firmware info. Do you want to flash the Xbox 360 compatible firmware?" HitY.HitY, again.Your drive is now hacked! To install it, simply remove the screws and case from your old HDD and swap it out for the new one. 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