Hack a 250gb, 320gb or 500gb Sata harddrive to work in the Xbox 360 and Xbox 360 Slim

Thanks rick550. so just to confirm:

1: Run the hddhackr through my laptop on new 250gb hdd
2: Install the new 250gb hdd into case and format via xbox 360
3: Then swap back to original 20gb hdd and connect new 250gb hdd to transfer cable
4: follow on screen instructions to complete transfer

Also will the transfer kit work on the 250gb because when MS sent it to me the 250gb did not exist, it was originally for the 120gb Elite Console,

 

That looks like it should work just fine. It'll transfer the content to the 250GB just fine as it's the 360 that defines what it sees not the transfer cable.

 

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hddhackr will work with the drives listed on the first page of the thread.im not sure if you can use a wd caviar but you can try if you have it

 

hey guys,

some strange effects:

i have successfully converted a WD2500BPVT (25 SEP 2010) to a XBOX 250 GB HDD.
I did some copy stuff from the old XBox HDD (20 GB Seagate) and sometimes the Xplorer360 crashes.

Cause I want to buy a 12 month xbl card and of course go online I want to be sure that my HDD is not detectable. Thats why I wanted to format the 250 GB HDD and start from the beginning. After formating it in the xbox i formated it in windows xp (NTFS,no Quickformat) but I am still able to load the drive in Xplorer360, xtaf, Party Buffalo Drive Explorer, Modio .
I can use it now in Windows as a normal HDD and the xbox files are also there. ... so where the hell are they saved and how can i delete all of the information about them?

hope you all understand what i'm trying to say. do i have to use hddhackr restor function to delete the xbox information and apply the hddss.bin afterwards to start from 0.

just, tobad

 

will this drive be ok:

Western Digital 250GB Scorpio 2.5" SATA 5400RPM 8MB (WD2500BEVT) - dabs.com

 

yes should work!

 

@tobad

if you use the undo.bin in hddhackr it will be a WD2500BPVT again

 

yeah i know, but the files from the xbox are still available trought Xplorer360.... even after i formated the HDD with NTFS (no quickformat)

EDIT:

Yeah got it: the low level format was the solution! thanks to Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for DOS from Western Digital

 

hi
I have a question??
WD VelociRaptor series and AV-25 series have not 120gb or 250gb . how can do this hack with these series???

is it possible to Buy a WD1600BEKT and hack with 120gb.bin??
thanks for your answer.

 

@arses
yes.even tho that drive(WD1600BEKT) is 160gb the 120gb bin will only give you 120gb.there is no 160gb.bin until microsoft releases a 160gb drive

use Xplorer360.beta6.rar for copying files for a 120gb drive
use this https://digiex.net/attachments/guides-reviews/console-guides/xbox-360-guides/3436d1260231823-xbox-360-how-hack-250gb-sata-drive-work-xbox-360-xbox-360-slim-xplorer-360-extreme.zip to restore the xbox original emulator so you can play xbox games

 

I found the xbox 360 S 250gb Hard Drive with enclosure for $49.99 from here.
http://www.goldenbridgehk.com/goods-4118.html
I haven't ordered it yet but plan on it. I would say that's pretty well priced.

 

thanks rick550 for ur reply.

another ? there is no way to play games without DVD in drive???

and is not possible to do this hack with SEAGATE 120gb or 250gb ....???

 

Hi few questions

1. When using xplorer 360 extreme to backup partitions on original hdd data, will all data remain on that hdd (just in case all goes wrong I have still got my original 20gb hdd to pop back in)

2. What is the correct way to backup partition 3 with xplorer, as I would require all data (not sure what dump your Partition 3 means in the guide)

3. Can the backup and retore process be done on laptop with the migration kit via USB or does it need to be connected to sata (as when doing the hddhackr)

Sorry if these are stupid but I have to get it right in my head before attempting it

 

@arses
no dvd=j-tag console or you buy the game from the marketplace
it is not possible to do hddhackr with seagate drives

 

usb boot

when i load hddhackr, i cannot get past the part with the hddss.bin ....i retype that but it cannot be found...i using a windows 98 boot. and selecting the wd drive (a0 i think) and then f for flash..then the cannot find file deal. help please!

 

Generic Troubles.

I got a WD AV-25 Series BUDT and I followed all the directions, at the end of the HDDHackr program it showed the same changes to the firmware and serial number etc... Yet when I try to stick it in my new Xbox 360 slim it still isn't recognized. I am pretty sure I got it seated pretty well because now I can't even pull the darn thing out with my fingers. Any suggestions?

 

hey bro thx its a very good guide i got a question im newby to this when i flash my hardrive like u will i be able to play burnt games? do i have to respect the wave 4 and 6 things or i simply put the burn cd on my xbox slim and it will work?

 

If the dvd drive is flashed it will work.

 

thanks again rick550

WD black series are 7200 RPM and blue series 5400RPM. I want know black series are really faster in load game and either install games on HDD??