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Revision as of 23:43, 13 March 2009
Notes:
This is a fairly straightforward method and is a compilation of the tutorials at titaniumfish and IVC Wiki.
I created this because although their tutorials are great, I was short on sleep and just wanted to get a 120GB HDD in my XBOX 360.
Hardware needed
- Windows XP PC w/ SATA capabilities.
- A WD1200BEVS.
- I purchased mine from ZipZoomFly however NewEgg also has it.
Software needed
- hddhackr 0.91
- HP Flash Boot Utility - Unless you have a floppy drive :-)
- Windows 98 Boot Files - System files needed to allow for the creation of a boot disk / key.
Steps
You can choose whether or not to follow certain steps. Some are there just to make your life easier or to get this process with over faster.
I have a memory unit for one reason but that one reason saved me a lot of time. My memory unit is solely for me being able to take all my settings and saved games from one place to another. The other major benefit is that I don't have to recover my gamertag whenever I visit someone.
So basically, I believe if you have a memory unit, move all your saved games or profile information over to it. Even your XBOX Live account should go on your memory unit.
Clean up
If you plan to make a back up of your data you may be interested in the steps here. However, consider this: Your XBOX Live account will have a history regarding what you have purchased and or previously downloaded.
If you have the bandwidth you can just choose to not back anything up. I strongly suggest backing up saved games / profiles because those you can't download from XBOX Live.
This sections purpose is to make your drive lean. It will save you a lot of time if you remove items you don't need or use.
- Clear out your cache by following this KB article from M$.
- For anyone running NXE you can just hit the center X on your controller and go all the way to the right.
- For anyone still running the old one, just scroll all the way to the right.
- Remove any demos (seriously, it had better be the next Metal Gear Solid for it to stay)
- Remove any video previews or demos.
