XXX > xBox Multimedia Setup < XXX

rtk · 2 Jun 2008 at 19:29

Hi guys, i was wondering if its possible to hookup a standard USB External HDD to my xBox and use it for watching films and playing tunes. The one i was looking at the 250Gb portable (USB powered) storage device. My 2 worries are:

* Can the xBox USB power it without a mains cable and also recognise the entire 250Gbs ?

* Will it recognize movie's I've uploaded to it and allow playback without any cracking of the system

Any help is appreciated, thanks!

Shamikebab · 2 Jun 2008 at 19:34

1. Is this is original xbox or 360?
2. Whats with the xxx> <xxx?

da_mic_1530 · 2 Jun 2008 at 19:43

whats with the sexbox style title?

You will need to make sure the harddrive is fat 32 file format (this means you cant have a single file over a 4gb file size limit)

And without looking at said HD, you'll need a mains cable to power it

rtk said:
Can the xBox USB power it without a mains cable and also recognise the entire 250Gbs ?

Will it recognize movie's I've uploaded to it and allow playback without any cracking of the system

Number 1 I already answered
Number 2 - the xbox 360 will play movie files from a external HD providing they are in the correct format

rtk · 2 Jun 2008 at 19:54

Shamikebab said:
1. Is this is original xbox or 360?
2. Whats with the xxx> <xxx?

1. Sorry yeh it is the 360

2. Just thought id give the title a nice decoration!

McManicMan · 2 Jun 2008 at 20:22

i have a usb HDD external, it doesn't require seperate power supply

KNiVES · 2 Jun 2008 at 20:31

I stopped doing the xxx thingy in titles and such when I turned 12. Please don't do that

Demon · 2 Jun 2008 at 20:45

And linking to a competitor is going to get you in trouble.. I'd edit that out before you get suspended..

nikebee · 2 Jun 2008 at 20:56

Shamikebab said:
1. Is this is original xbox or 360?
2. Whats with the xxx> <xxx?

Would you prefer stars like everyone else, at least he's different

NightSt@lk3r · 2 Jun 2008 at 21:02

da_mic_1530 said:
You will need to make sure the harddrive is fat 32 file format

I was gonna buy an External hard drive but i wont bother now.

Weebull · 2 Jun 2008 at 21:07

da_mic_1530 said:
Number 2 - the xbox 360 will play movie files from a external HD providing they are in the correct format

x~~-> The 360 supports most file formats these days doesn't it? <-~~x

da_mic_1530 · 2 Jun 2008 at 21:11

NightSt@lk3r said:
I was gonna buy an External hard drive but i wont bother now.

indeed, peeves me off, I have a 250GB seagate NTFS, which the 360 won't pick up, I know it's easy to convert without losing the data, but knowing my luck something will go wrong and I don't want to lose the data

Weebull said:
x~~-> The 360 supports most file formats these days doesn't it? <-~~x

Indeed, I was merely stating that the 360 does struggle with some file formats, for example it supports AVI files, yet I have certain AVI's that won't play, it does support XVID IIRC, google it to find the complete list

Minstadave · 2 Jun 2008 at 21:28

Does it have to be FAT32? My 360 picks up my NTFS partitioned Lacie 500GB drive fine iirc.

Its fussy with some files though as said above.

rtk · 2 Jun 2008 at 21:33

Minstadave said:
Does it have to be FAT32? My 360 picks up my NTFS partitioned Lacie 500GB drive fine iirc.

Its fussy with some files though as said above.

Cool cos thats what i want, to use a 250Gb and have it as NTFS and just drag downloaded movies/ripped dvds and music and photos for use on my xBox and my ultra HUGE telly!

da_mic_1530 · 2 Jun 2008 at 21:35

Minstadave said:
Does it have to be FAT32? My 360 picks up my NTFS partitioned Lacie 500GB drive fine iirc.

Its fussy with some files though as said above.

hmm I don't know then, I was sure it was only FAT32, I started out as NTFS and it wouldn't pick it up, then I have it half FAT and half NTFS and it still doesn't work, any ideas?

Weebull · 2 Jun 2008 at 22:12

rtk said:
Cool cos thats what i want, to use a 250Gb and have it as NTFS and just drag downloaded movies/ripped dvds and music and photos for use on my xBox and my ultra HUGE telly!

Out of interest, is there any reason you can't use a network to do that?

rtk · 3 Jun 2008 at 00:17

Weebull said:
Out of interest, is there any reason you can't use a network to do that?

Well i only have a 256mb memory module in it right now and i also dont wanna have to keep my pc on just to watch a film or listen to music, also i can use the external memory for when im out at the office also.

Shamikebab · 3 Jun 2008 at 01:44

nikebee said:
Would you prefer stars like everyone else, at least he's different

only if he gets it right, can't have stars without official in it as well

rtk · 3 Jun 2008 at 03:08

Well ive seen '££££', '****' and all sorts so i don't know why a few 'XXX' get so many people hot under the collar lol!

Zip · 3 Jun 2008 at 06:28

rtk said:
i don't know why a few 'XXX' get so many people hot under the collar lol!

Maybe you should type it into google or something then

Rhys · 3 Jun 2008 at 10:32

Format the harddrive as a HFS+ format and then you can have >4gb files. There are programs out there that allows Windows to read/write to HFS+ drives. Macdrive being the best.

Yes it will power a 2.5" HDD. It will play WMV files. I have played 8gb 1080p WMV files with 5.1 using the above method.