Xbox 360 Storage

.Kencs · 15 Mar 2012 at 12:33

I have an xBox 360, standard one with no built in hard drive, just your basic 120something MB so I have attached my external HDD to it but an update for HD graphics needs to be installed on an internal HDD for the xbox, how can I make the xbox think it is internal??

DaveyD · 15 Mar 2012 at 12:52

Is it 120MB or 120GB?

Not sure what you're talking about HD graphics or whatnot, but the external HDD needs a partition of 32GB on FAT32 I *thinK* to enable the 360 to see it as a storage device. It'll never read it as a standard Xbox HDD, just an external storage device.

.Kencs · 15 Mar 2012 at 12:56

DaveyD said:
Is it 120MB or 120GB?

Not sure what you're talking about HD graphics or whatnot, but the external HDD needs a partition of 32GB on FAT32 I *thinK* to enable the 360 to see it as a storage device. It'll never read it as a standard Xbox HDD, just an external storage device.

my Xbox has an internal storage of 120 MB so I have connected by external HDD but when playing Battlefield 3 it says there is a HD update but when I try and install it it says the external storage needs to be an internal HDD

DaveyD · 15 Mar 2012 at 13:02

From a quick google, looks like you need to by an internal HDD for the 360. Is yours an older white one I take it?

.Kencs · 15 Mar 2012 at 13:03

DaveyD said:
From a quick google, looks like you need to by an internal HDD for the 360. Is yours an older white one I take it?

Yep

G-Man · 15 Mar 2012 at 13:04

IIRC that's a addon for BF3 for better textures, it needs a proper xbox hdd.

Get a second hand 120gb one from Gamestation or something before they fold

DaveyD · 15 Mar 2012 at 13:06

You can pick up a 20GB one cheap on eBay, or a bigger 120GB / 250GB.

Frapple · 15 Mar 2012 at 13:21

Think I've a got a 20GB one knocking about in the cupboard somewhere?

.Kencs · 15 Mar 2012 at 13:27

Frapple said:
Think I've a got a 20GB one knocking about in the cupboard somewhere?

Never opened up an xbox before, are they easy to replace?

Nismo · 15 Mar 2012 at 13:35

.Kencs said:
Never opened up an xbox before, are they easy to replace?

You clip it to the top of the console

Your's probably still has a grey blanking panel which you remove.

Vonhelmet · 15 Mar 2012 at 13:36

.Kencs said:
Never opened up an xbox before, are they easy to replace?

You just remove a panel on the top of the Xbox (or the left hand end if it's lying down) and it slots in there. There's no opening up as such.

.Kencs · 15 Mar 2012 at 13:46

Vonhelmet said:
You just remove a panel on the top of the Xbox (or the left hand end if it's lying down) and it slots in there. There's no opening up as such.

Nice 1

Will look at going to get 1 later today

Cheers for everyone's reply