Fix XBox 360 Hard Drive?

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My GF's nephew's xbox 360's harddrive died recently and its $100ish for a 20gb one which is ridiculous imho as you can buy an 80gb WD laptop drive for under $60.

Is there any way to fix or swap out the drive easily? Or is it another way to make easy money in the console department?

He doesn't download much extras afaik, but he can't save anything now or create profiles / use xbox live. Are the small memory cards worth it or do you need the gbs of space drives provide?
 
You can get one used at Ebgames/Gamestop/Gamestation for about $55-$60. But they might NOT work so make sure you test it. I bought one a few months ago, and it kept making my games freeze :rolleyes:. So just test, and you will be fine!
 
jmackay said:
My GF's nephew's xbox 360's harddrive died recently and its $100ish for a 20gb one which is ridiculous imho as you can buy an 80gb WD laptop drive for under $60.

Is there any way to fix or swap out the drive easily? Or is it another way to make easy money in the console department?

He doesn't download much extras afaik, but he can't save anything now or create profiles / use xbox live. Are the small memory cards worth it or do you need the gbs of space drives provide?
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check xbox scene for a repair guide, if its safe to just replace the harddrive, itll tell you there :)
 
You can replace the HD yourself, but it is a bit of a pain in the ass. I looked at it briefly a while ago. I know for sure it is only one specific model that can be used, and then you have to do a few tricks. There's a certain way to partition it, and then you need to get some system files off the original and dump them onto the replacement. Seems a might bit easier to just buy a replacement.
 
Thanks for the help... anyone know how much space the saved games take up and such? Would it be worth it for him to get a memory card or will it fill up right away? He likes Guitar Hero 2/3, Rainbow Six, football (Maden / NCAA), and some others.
 
Saved game files and profiles are pretty small actually and even the 64MB card will take a while to fill up if that's all he will use it for, but he won't be able to download any demos or map packs or the like. No hard drive really limits his system IMO.
 
Yeah it does, but they are damned expensive and a rip off :p. Stupid console prices lol =)
 
jmackay said:
Yeah it does, but they are damned expensive and a rip off :p. Stupid console prices lol =)
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Agreed. It's ridiculous that I have to pay $180 for a proprietary 120GB drive when I could get that kind of capacity on a standard external drive for about $60-$70 these days. But, not much you can do about it since they know you're at their mercy.

BTW my local Sears (yes, Sears of all places) had the 20GB drives on clearance for about $50 a few weeks ago. If you have one near you it might be worth your while to poke your head in and see if they have the same deal.
 
EvilTwinSkippy said:
Agreed. It's ridiculous that I have to pay $180 for a proprietary 120GB drive when I could get that kind of capacity on a standard external drive for about $60-$70 these days. But, not much you can do about it since they know you're at their mercy.

BTW my local Sears (yes, Sears of all places) had the 20GB drives on clearance for about $50 a few weeks ago. If you have one near you it might be worth your while to poke your head in and see if they have the same deal.
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Thanks for the heads up I'll check it out :)
 
EvilTwinSkippy said:
Saved game files and profiles are pretty small actually and even the 64MB card will take a while to fill up if that's all he will use it for, but he won't be able to download any demos or map packs or the like. No hard drive really limits his system IMO.
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my gamer profile is now 19mb. so if you call that small?

and if he downloads any extra content for GH youll run out of room real fast.
 
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my gamer profile is now 19mb. so if you call that small?

and if he downloads any extra content for GH youll run out of room real fast.
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No, I don't call it small, especially compared to game saves that are only a few KB each. But compared to demos, videos, etc., I would consider it relatively small.

GH isn't an exception. Extra content for ANY game will fill it up fast, assuming he had enough room to download it in the first place.
 
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