XBOX GURUS, Trying to help a friend out...

rallyshark
rallyshark Posts: 417
edited January 2010 in Electronics
I've got a friend with an xbox arcade version with no hard drive. He want's to get a hard drive, but doesn't have the cash to buy the "microsoft xbox hard drive". It seems like I remember you can use a PS3 to format a regular laptop hard drive? I have the old 40gig from my PS3 I can give him, so what all would be involved in making this work? Any help would be greatly appreciated:)
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  • mutelight
    mutelight Posts: 1,054
    edited January 2010
    That would work for a PS3 as it is friendly with 3rd party HDDs but to get a HDD to work with the 360 is a lot more involved and the drive size has to match those of the "official" price gouged ones that MS offers.
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  • rallyshark
    rallyshark Posts: 417
    edited January 2010
    Ahh, well that blows:( Stupid Xbox...Thanks for the heads up though:)
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited January 2010
    It's possible but you will need a WD drive I think. Read this

    http://www.pcworld.com/article/150970/upgrade_your_xbox_360s_hard_drive_on_the_cheap.html
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited January 2010
    I think you have to buy the MS drive.
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  • themuskr
    themuskr Posts: 149
    edited January 2010
    you dont exactly have to buy theres but the xbox will only register hard drive sizes they actually have (20, 60, 120GB) you also of course need to find a way to format it for xbox
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  • rallyshark
    rallyshark Posts: 417
    edited January 2010
    I can format it in fat32 with my computer, but will have to keep it under 32gig I think, otherwise I can format the entire 40gig with my PS3, but if it has to be an "xbox" size I could just do two 20gig partitions I suppose:confused: Sounds like more trouble than it's worth to me though. I think I'm just gonna tell him to use a jump drive/external usb hard drive, or cough up the cash for the Microsoft drive..Thanks for the input guys!
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  • Solumnus
    Solumnus Posts: 48
    edited January 2010
    I don't think USB drives can be saved to. They are read only on the 360. So you basically need a memory unit or hard drive.

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  • mutelight
    mutelight Posts: 1,054
    edited January 2010
    Solumnus wrote: »
    I don't think USB drives can be saved to. They are read only on the 360. So you basically need a memory unit or hard drive.

    That is correct. You will need an official storage device for save games, downloads, demos, DLC, etc. However, an external drive can be used to store media for playback on the console.
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