Add storage to a 4GB Xbox 360?

Skeeter · 20 Oct 2011 at 21:53

Is it possible to add storage that can be used by games to a 4GB Xbox 360 slim? And if so, how?

mame · 20 Oct 2011 at 22:08

Yeah you can buy the 250gb HDD from plenty of places. I'd only buy the official slim version myself.

Skeeter · 20 Oct 2011 at 22:23

Can you not add any flash memory via usb? I only want a few more gigs

Soulja · 20 Oct 2011 at 22:27

Yep you can, i think it's up to 20gb a stick.

Timber · 20 Oct 2011 at 22:39

It's 16GB maximum if using a USB device, and not the official HDD. Link from the MS site below. Any compatible USB device should give you the few GB you require.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/storage

Although if I'm correct there's a few games that only see HDD's as storage and I know has been mentioned on here before.

GTO656 · 20 Oct 2011 at 22:42

Yes I got a 16GB Sandisk one for my 360 loads of space.

Skeeter · 20 Oct 2011 at 23:25

Cool. Thanks guys. I have no need to store media on my 360, but installing Forza alone has used all my space! LOL

Katoom · 21 Oct 2011 at 05:53

Get a cheap 20gb hdd from the old style 360 (about £10), take the drive out of the shell and slot it into your new xbox.

ray168 · 22 Oct 2011 at 05:12

yep the old hard drives will fit, if you look around you might find some for good prices

ShakenNstirred · 22 Oct 2011 at 08:00

i got an empty black 360 slim hdd case of ebay for £3.99 and put my 120gig hdd in it

ic1male · 22 Oct 2011 at 15:04

You can add 2 x 16GB USB sticks for a max of 32GB.

Skeeter · 23 Oct 2011 at 22:50

What type of HDD are they (SATA, IDE?). I have ordered a 16GB stick, but have actually found there is some stuff you cannot do without a HDD (downloading friends replays in Forza 4, for example).

Phemo · 24 Oct 2011 at 13:26

They're 2.5" SATA drives but you can't just buy any drive and slot it in. You can however get any Xbox 360 hard drive (available in capacities of 20GB, 60GB, 120GB, 250GB and 320GB) and if they're in the older size enclosure for the older original Xbox 360, you can take the drive out of the enclosure and slot it into the 4GB 360.

oweneades · 24 Oct 2011 at 13:32

Phemo said:
They're 2.5" SATA drives but you can't just buy any drive and slot it in. You can however get any Xbox 360 hard drive (available in capacities of 20GB, 60GB, 120GB, 250GB and 320GB) and if they're in the older size enclosure for the older original Xbox 360, you can take the drive out of the enclosure and slot it into the 4GB 360.

This.

You do however need a means of keeping the drive straight in the slot itself (the slot is designed for a caddy not a bare drive). I use some pieces of packing foam to keep the drive straight in my 4GB (had a 120GB Elite that died on me).

ShakenNstirred · 24 Oct 2011 at 17:33

oweneades said:
This.

You do however need a means of keeping the drive straight in the slot itself (the slot is designed for a caddy not a bare drive). I use some pieces of packing foam to keep the drive straight in my 4GB (had a 120GB Elite that died on me).

just go on ebay and buy the slims black caddy , i did that cost me just £3.99

Skeeter · 24 Oct 2011 at 20:43

Yeah getting a caddy isnt hard, however, what is the 'special' requirement that means you can only use drives from other xboxs? Why can't you just use any old SATA 2.5" drive?

Mr Men · 24 Oct 2011 at 21:04

Cause MS decided not to do that

Alpherah · 25 Oct 2011 at 09:53

Skeeter said:
Yeah getting a caddy isnt hard, however, what is the 'special' requirement that means you can only use drives from other xboxs? Why can't you just use any old SATA 2.5" drive?

Firmware on the drive.

Skeeter · 25 Oct 2011 at 10:01

Alpherah said:
Firmware on the drive.

Seriously? Considering the original Xbox was just a bunch of PC components in a box, the 360 is rather more locked down.

So basically any HDD from any 360 will be fine, its just a case of getting it fitted?

Alpherah · 25 Oct 2011 at 10:04

Yes seriously

And yes.