Xbox 360 Hard Drive upgrade

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Has anyone here managed to upgrade to a none standard drive (say 250GB)?

If so what is the best method? There are a few articles on the web but it would be good to hear a success story.
 
You can swap the drive out for a 120GB drive only and it has to be a Western Digital BEVS model drive - nothing else will work. You also need a HD SS file from a 120GB HD which is technically not legal to distribute so you'll have to obtain one on your own.

If you were to put a larger BEVS drive in, the 360 would still only see 120GB of it so no matter what you do, as of right now you can't have any more than 120GB.

These days I don't think it's worth the hassle. You can pick up a proper MS 360 120GB drive fairly cheaply these days. I sold my spare 360 120GB to a friend for £40 - I've seen them for around £50 on auction sites. When they're that cheap and a BEVS 120GB is around £40 you're not saving that much really.
 
Also, a word of warning. Every 360 HD has a unique SS on it. If you're using the 120GB SS that's floating around, all 'modded' 360 120GB HDs will have the same SS. If MS did check this out that's technically be a violation of terms (modding hardware).
 
You can create your own HD serial number from your old hard drive and use it with the 120Gb BEVS hard drive. A little more work to be done, but it means that it will be more legit than using someone else's.
 
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