I am replacing the drive on my xbox 360, the current drive is a Philips Lite On DG-16D2S-09C. What will I have to do besides swap the drive?
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There is a card that is mounted to the top of it. that card validates that you are playing from a legitimate xbox360. this website can help out a bit but this version of DVD-drive requires you to do some soldering. Otherwise its real easy to swap the cards and replace the drive. the soldering version is on old Gen 1 boxes. http://hardandsoftgaming.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/replacing-a-faulty-xbox-360-dvd-drive-firmware-flash-or-circuit-board-transplant/
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if it is the same drive as the old one you need to remove the other motherboard and put it on the new one. unsolder the six wires take a picture if you have too. then reinstall the drive.
900632
You have to take the 360 apart take your old drive out then the old board on your drive has to go in the new one so you have to use a solider gun to take it off and attach it to the new drives thiers videos on YouTube this. it's not that hard to do.
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Not at all. Just plugin the adapter to the hard drive and the USB end to the port on your 360. It should prompt you on start-up. If it doesn't go to the system settings and access the storage, and it should have an option to transfer all storage to your new hard drive. (Make sure your new hard drive is attached to the console, and the old one is connected to the adapter itself with the port that is on it.)
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Hi. This hard drive is for XBOX slim with 4gig hard drive internal. This hard drive is plug and play no cable is needed. U need to unplug the power cable. They have a videos on YouTube show you how to it. Holp that help Good luck
1286020
I have the 4GB xbox 360 E and the drive is recognized, but I wasn't able to play original xbox games. A quick google took care of that and after running a program with the drive connected to my computer I am now able to play original xbox games.
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Yes all you have to do is replace your old harddrive with the new, turn your computer on and then put in the disk and do what it tell you.
406191
I bought the 16 gb scandisk that said "xbox" on it, it worked fine. to save money I bought a regular scandisk , also 16gb, and it seems to work fine also. I think any flashdrive would work, as long as it fits in the usb port
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You need to look up the maximum drive size a 360 can use. I believe they just recently increased it. That would be the only limitation.
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I see no reason why not. just pop the new drive in the old ones place, they hook up the same way. However be warned, all of your data will be lost in this process. You should have a windows sticker somewhere on your computer case that has your product key, all you need to do is find a copy of the windows version that you have, install it and put in that product key. To find the drivers that you need just go to dells website and download them from there. If you ever get stuck during the process, google is your best friend.
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I have an xbox 360 E. There is a removable panel on the right on the side. Just remove the panel and insert your hard drive.
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There is a cover on the right back side that you pull off. Pull out the old drive and plug in the new.
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i used mine on live no problem. It even says its a microsoft drive on my xbox
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changing the drive is easy, any SSD SATA would do. I would go about 250g or bigger if you can afford it. Don't forget to clone from the original to get all the proper drivers .
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The later model 360 cannot be upgraded because the hd is internal. Unless you know someone who can mod it for you or you can do it yourself, there may be a cheaper route. The earlier models had external hard drives you could swap out. Sorry for the let down
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By "regular xbox 360" do you mean the original XBox? This drive is only for the newer 360 S (Slim). This page explains the different storage options depending on the type of XBox you have: http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-360/accessories/storage
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It should function just as the internal one with the same software, either native Win7 or whatever software you use to read/write. Just select the new drive from Explorer.
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Installation is fairly simple however I would recommend you get help from someone that has some experience. If you intend to replace the existing drive with this one, you must first clone the information on your present drive to the new drive before you replace the old drive. That means you must obtain a cloning program such as E-Z Gig to perform that task. Once that is completed, it is a matter of unplugging the old drive and plugging the new one in.
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Just to let everyone know this is not a certified may Microsoft HDD so it will not let you play original Xbox games with it. You will need a certified Microsoft HDD.