Xbox 360 Consoles Hard Drive – How To
There are over 84 million Xbox 360 consoles worldwide. Someone asked the other day, “Why would my son’s Xbox say it needs a hard drive? Well, there is an explanation for that and the reason is, that not all the consoles came installed with hard drives. Some consoles have internal memory, so when something needs saving then it would be saved internally. We are also going to discuss how to install or replace a hard drive in your console.
Original model Xbox 360 Premium (2005)
The original model Xbox 360 was first released in 2005. Various hard disk drives were produced that included options of 20, 60, 120, 250, or 320 GB. Inside, the console uses the triple-core IBM-designed Xenon as its CPU, with each core capable of simultaneously processing two threads, and can, therefore, operate on up to six threads at once.
Here is a look at my personal Xbox and how to remove the hard drive and replace it.
Original Xbox 360 Hard Drive Removal
Steps to remove the hard drive
- Turn off the console
- Locate the hard drive on the top of the console.
3. Press the release button on the hard drive
4. Lift the hard drive off of the console.
To replace the hard drive, position the hard drive against the back of the hard drive bay and push the front end of the hard drive down until it clicks in place.
Replacing the hard drive
The other two consoles are different than the original 360 console.
Xbox 360 E console
The Xbox 360 E 250 gigabyte (GB) console has an internal hard drive, which is removable and replaceable. The Xbox 360 E 4 GB console has internal flash memory, which is not removable. An internal hard drive for the Xbox 360 E 4 gigabyte (GB) console is sold separately.
Insert a hard drive in the Xbox 360 E console
- Turn off the console.
- Position the console horizontally.
- On the right side of the console, locate the hard drive cover release near the back of the console.
- Slide the release diagonally (down and toward the front of the console) while pulling the hard drive door open.
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- Insert the hard drive into the slot, and press firmly until you hear it click.
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- Replace the hard disk drive cover.
- Turn on the console.
Remove a hard drive from an Xbox 360 E console
- Turn off the console.
- Position the console horizontally.
- On the right side of the console, locate the hard drive cover release. It is close to the back of the console.
- Slide the release diagonally (down and toward the front of the console) while pulling the hard drive door open.
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- Pull the tab to remove the hard drive.
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- Replace the hard drive cover before turning the console back on.
Xbox 360 S console
The Xbox 360 S 250 gigabyte (GB) console has an internal hard drive, which is removable and replaceable. The Xbox 360 S 4 GB console has internal flash memory, which is not removable. The internal hard drive is sold separately.
Insert a hard drive in the Xbox 360 S console
- Turn off the console.
- Position the console horizontally.
- On the right side of the console, locate the hard drive cover release near the back of the console.
- Slide the release toward the front of the console, while pulling the hard drive door open.
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- Insert the hard drive into the slot, and press firmly until you hear it click.
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- Replace the hard disk drive cover.
- Turn on the console.
Remove a hard drive from an Xbox 360 S console
- Turn off the console.
- Position the console horizontally.
- On the right side of the console, locate the hard drive cover release. It is close to the back of the console.
- Slide the release toward the front of the console, while pulling the hard drive door open.
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- Pull the tab to remove the hard drive.
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- Replace the hard drive cover before turning the console back on.
We don’t work on game systems but can point you in the right direction to someone who does.
