Xbox 360 - dead HDD, options?

[Leeum]

20GB HDD for our Xbox 360 has given up the ghost - I even tried connecting it to the PC and it wouldn't POST.

The price of replacement hard drives is pretty shocking imo. Is there anything stopping me buying a regular SATA hard drive and using that instead? Sure it won't look pretty, but it would be a fair bit cheaper than buying an Xbox replacement.

Will only certain hard drives work?

Cheers

 

[Macky]

Plus won't work without hacking etc..

 

[Ind3h!]

Has to be official rip off M$ hard drives, nothing else!

 

[DreXeL]

You can use certain types of drive (Western Digital BEVS), but they have to be flashed with a hacked firmware before they work.

 

[Superficial]

WD1200BEVS drives are the only ones that work iirc and as said they need to be flashed but its doable as the software is avaible to download.

there are lots of places online that offer to do the job for you for cheaper than MS charge for a new drive also.

 

[AWPC]

It has to be an official MS drive now as they released an update last week which stopped all non MS storage devices from working so you will be taking a big chance & risking a console ban !!

 

[Armadillo]

That only blocks the datel memory card things, hacked western digital drives still work.

 

[DreXeL]

It has to be an official MS drive now as they released an update last week which stopped all non MS storage devices from working so you will be taking a big chance & risking a console ban !!

Not true, my 'home made' 120gb still works just fine

 

[Ultra_Extreme]

WD2500BEVT working here 250gb for £33, mmmmmmmmmm yum

 

[willthepirate]

you could score a replacement 20gb on a popular auction site for literally peanuts.

Probably even a 60gb.