upgrading your 360 hard drive for cheap
Do you want a 320GB HDD?
Don't have that much cash?
Well I'll show you how to upgrade your HDD for a fraction of the price.
Open up HP Format Tool and select your flash drive.
Under "file system" select "FAT32".
Click on "create a DOS start up disk".
Select your DOS boot image and press start.
Put hddhackr and your hddss.bin file on your newly formatted flash drive..
There are four T6 torx screws near each corner (one is hidden under the MS seal).
After removing them, pull the case apart into two pieces.
There are now four T10 torx screws on the metal enclosure to remove.
Once they are removed, slide the metal off.
Unplug the SATA plug and slide the HDD out.
Open your computer and unplug every HDD that is in your computer.
Plug in your USB drive and the HDD you are going to flash.
Boot your computer and load the flash drive with DOS on it.
In ms-dos type "hddhackr".
A bunch of numbers and drives will be listed, type the number of your hdd (mine was 5).
You will be asked if you want to dump, flash, or restore.
We want flash so type "F".
Next type the name of your hddss.bin.
If it asks you to name a backup file just put "UNDO".
Now you will be asked "Do you want to flash to create xbox360 compatible firmware?"
Type "Y".
If it says "And do you also want to create partition 0/2/3", type "Y" again.
Your drive will be flashed.
After flashing it remove your newly flashed HDD.
Reassemble your HDD and put it in your 360.
On your 360 go to your settings and then your storage to check if it worked.
If it is corrupted, just format it with your 360.
How do I transfer my saves?
Put them on a USB flash drive before starting the tutorial.
What is that undo.bun it made on my flash drive?
The undo.bin is a bin file to restore you drive back to normal.
I have a slim how do I put the HDD in?
Just stick it in like so
Will this void my 360's warranty?
It will not void the console's warranty.
I get an error after typing the name of my hddss.bin file.
You did not type the name correctly (don't forget about capitalized letters i.e ".BIN").
This is my first tutorial
More pics are coming as soon as I can find my torx set
Thank you Nathan Drake and Isaac for proof reading!
Don't have that much cash?
Well I'll show you how to upgrade your HDD for a fraction of the price.
What you will need:
- Have read the Q&A at the bottom
- 360 HDD shell (phat 360 only - you can just stick the HDD into slims)
- A compatible HDD (see list below)
- T6 and T10 torx screw driver
- The correct hddss.bin, (120GB HDD get a 120GB hddss.bin or for 320GB+ HDD get the 320GB hddss.bin. I can not post the files of the hddss.bin due to the rules.)
- A USB flash drive (anything over 1GB will do)
- A computer with SATA ports
- MS DOS boot image (I can't post it do to the rules)
- Hddhackr
- Hp flasher
(Western Digital only)
Scorpio Series
WD600BEAS - 60GB
WD800BEAS - 80GB
WD1000BEAS - 100GB
WD1200BEAS - 120GB
WD1600BEAS - 160GB
WD2000BEAS - 200GB
WD2500BEAS - 250GB
WD600BEVS - 60GB
WD800BEVS - 80GB
WD1000BEVS - 100GB
WD1200BEVS - 120GB
WD1600BEVS - 160GB
WD2000BEVS - 200GB
WD2500BEVS - 250GB
Scorpio Blue Series
WD3200BEVS - 320GB
WD600BEVT - 60GB
WD800BEVT - 80GB
WD1200BEVT - 120GB
WD1600BEVT - 160GB
WD2000BEVT - 200GB
WD2500BEVT - 250GB
WD3200BEVT - 320GB
WD4000BEVT - 400GB
WD5000BEVT - 500GB
WD6400BEVT - 640GB
WD1600BPVT - 160GB
WD2500BPVT - 250GB
WD3200BPVT - 320GB
WD5000BPVT - 500GB
WD6400BPVT - 640GB
WD7500BPVT - 750GB
WD2500LPVT - 250GB
WD3200LPVT - 320GB
WD5000LPVT - 500GB
WD10TPVT - 1TB
Scorpio Black Series
WD800BEKT - 80GB
WD1200BEKT - 120GB
WD1600BEKT - 160GB
WD2500BEKT - 250GB
WD3200BEKT - 320GB
WD5000BEKT - 500GB
WD800BJKT - 80GB
WD1200BJKT - 120GB
WD1600BJKT - 160GB
WD3200BJKT - 320GB
WD5000BJKT - 500GB
WD3200BPKT - 320GB
WD5000BPKT - 500GB
WD7500BPKT - 750GB
AV-25 Series
WD1600BUDT - 160GB
WD2500BUDT - 250GB
WD3200BUDT - 320GB
WD5000BUDT - 500GB
VelociRaptor Series
WD1500HLFS - 150GB
WD1600HLFS - 160GB
WD3000HLFS - 300GB
WD1500BLFS - 150GB
WD1600BLFS - 160GB
WD3000BLFS - 300GB
Scorpio Series
WD600BEAS - 60GB
WD800BEAS - 80GB
WD1000BEAS - 100GB
WD1200BEAS - 120GB
WD1600BEAS - 160GB
WD2000BEAS - 200GB
WD2500BEAS - 250GB
WD600BEVS - 60GB
WD800BEVS - 80GB
WD1000BEVS - 100GB
WD1200BEVS - 120GB
WD1600BEVS - 160GB
WD2000BEVS - 200GB
WD2500BEVS - 250GB
Scorpio Blue Series
WD3200BEVS - 320GB
WD600BEVT - 60GB
WD800BEVT - 80GB
WD1200BEVT - 120GB
WD1600BEVT - 160GB
WD2000BEVT - 200GB
WD2500BEVT - 250GB
WD3200BEVT - 320GB
WD4000BEVT - 400GB
WD5000BEVT - 500GB
WD6400BEVT - 640GB
WD1600BPVT - 160GB
WD2500BPVT - 250GB
WD3200BPVT - 320GB
WD5000BPVT - 500GB
WD6400BPVT - 640GB
WD7500BPVT - 750GB
WD2500LPVT - 250GB
WD3200LPVT - 320GB
WD5000LPVT - 500GB
WD10TPVT - 1TB
Scorpio Black Series
WD800BEKT - 80GB
WD1200BEKT - 120GB
WD1600BEKT - 160GB
WD2500BEKT - 250GB
WD3200BEKT - 320GB
WD5000BEKT - 500GB
WD800BJKT - 80GB
WD1200BJKT - 120GB
WD1600BJKT - 160GB
WD3200BJKT - 320GB
WD5000BJKT - 500GB
WD3200BPKT - 320GB
WD5000BPKT - 500GB
WD7500BPKT - 750GB
AV-25 Series
WD1600BUDT - 160GB
WD2500BUDT - 250GB
WD3200BUDT - 320GB
WD5000BUDT - 500GB
VelociRaptor Series
WD1500HLFS - 150GB
WD1600HLFS - 160GB
WD3000HLFS - 300GB
WD1500BLFS - 150GB
WD1600BLFS - 160GB
WD3000BLFS - 300GB
Step One: The Files
Open up HP Format Tool and select your flash drive.
Under "file system" select "FAT32".
Click on "create a DOS start up disk".
Select your DOS boot image and press start.
Put hddhackr and your hddss.bin file on your newly formatted flash drive..
Step Two: Opening Your Case (Phat Only)
There are four T6 torx screws near each corner (one is hidden under the MS seal).
After removing them, pull the case apart into two pieces.
There are now four T10 torx screws on the metal enclosure to remove.
Once they are removed, slide the metal off.
Unplug the SATA plug and slide the HDD out.
Step Three: Plugs
Open your computer and unplug every HDD that is in your computer.
Plug in your USB drive and the HDD you are going to flash.
Step Four: The Flashing
Boot your computer and load the flash drive with DOS on it.
In ms-dos type "hddhackr".
A bunch of numbers and drives will be listed, type the number of your hdd (mine was 5).
You will be asked if you want to dump, flash, or restore.
We want flash so type "F".
Next type the name of your hddss.bin.
If it asks you to name a backup file just put "UNDO".
Now you will be asked "Do you want to flash to create xbox360 compatible firmware?"
Type "Y".
If it says "And do you also want to create partition 0/2/3", type "Y" again.
Your drive will be flashed.
Step Five: About Done
After flashing it remove your newly flashed HDD.
Reassemble your HDD and put it in your 360.
On your 360 go to your settings and then your storage to check if it worked.
If it is corrupted, just format it with your 360.
Q&A
How do I transfer my saves?
Put them on a USB flash drive before starting the tutorial.
What is that undo.bun it made on my flash drive?
The undo.bin is a bin file to restore you drive back to normal.
I have a slim how do I put the HDD in?
Just stick it in like so
Will this void my 360's warranty?
It will not void the console's warranty.
I get an error after typing the name of my hddss.bin file.
You did not type the name correctly (don't forget about capitalized letters i.e ".BIN").
This is my first tutorial
More pics are coming as soon as I can find my torx set
Thank you Nathan Drake and Isaac for proof reading!
