Official Xbox 360 250GB Replacement Hard Drive

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With the x-clamp removed the heatsink pulls off revealing Microsoft’s Xbox 360 CGPU covered with a heat spreader. Unlike previous generations of the console which had names to distinguish different SKUs, the new models' retail units were branded by their internal storage capacity [3] in a similar fashion to the various models of its main competitor the PlayStation 3. I want to upgrade my old non-S Xbox to the 320 GB drive, but MS doesn't make it in the old enclosure style, and I'm not a fan of aftermarket. I was using a 1/16" flathead bit (I don't have a T6 Torx) and used just a little too much torque and it snapped. If you’re trying to do it without breaking any clips, good luck, if you don’t mind then be prepared to put some force into the process.

320GB Internal Slim Hard Disk Drive for XBOX 360

During the holidays of 2010, the 250GB Xbox 360 S consoles were bundled with a physical copy of Forza Motorsport 3 and a digital voucher to download Alan Wake from the Xbox Live Marketplace. After a few minutes, the main interface of Disk Management will be launched, displaying a list of drives (internal or external) connected to your computer. The unit includes a 250GB hard drive, two black wireless controllers, a black wired headset, an Ethernet cable, a standard definition composite A/V cable, and the standard edition version of the game. The cover is attached to the system by several plastic stands that fit through little holes behind them. Inserting the drive in your PC will require a SATA data cable connected from your computer's motherboard.It would be a bummer to lose the spring, though getting the latch assembly back in place if it comes out is not too difficult, just don't lose the spring. It also lacks the TOSLINK connector found on all other (pre-2010) A/V cables (including the Component HD A/V Cable). f Excluding Mexican and older Australian and New Zealand versions, where a Media Remote is bundled instead. VC-1 or WMV is used for streaming video and other video is compressed using VC-1 at non- HD NTSC and PAL resolutions or WMV HD.

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At this point I can easily remove the motherboard and flip it over, revealing our old friend: the x-clamp.It was speculated that a complete redesign of the Xbox 360 hardware was being produced after pictures of a possible new motherboard design surfaced on March 17, 2010. Some users reported problems with the disc drive, as when a user changes the console's orientation, the inserted disc may brush against the drive's pickup assembly and incur scratches to it.

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If this is the case, adding an external storage device to your Xbox 360 might be a smart move to gain more free space, install, and load games quicker. Therefore, most users look towards formatting their Xbox 360 hard drive to increase their console storage space. A similar bundle, with a blue console and controller and digital download vouchers for the same two games, was sold at Walmart.For the 2013 holiday season, there were three bundles available, with each including an Xbox 360 S or an Xbox 360 E and one month of Xbox Live Gold. The unit is highlighted by special game product branding and includes two black wireless controllers, a black wired headset, an Ethernet cable, a standard definition composite A/V cable, and the standard edition version of the game.

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As long as you follow these instructions to transfer the licensing, there shouldn't be any further issues. Beginning in November 2006, a new model the BenQ VAD6038 was introduced, which is said to run faster than the previous models and, in addition, is much quieter. Using a hot-pluggable USB docking station, you can easily connect SATA devices to your PC without opening it.

Now look at the side of the Xbox with the white sticker on it, there are 12 x T8 screws that you need to remove here to take the whole thing apart. The XCPU, named Xenon at Microsoft and "Waternoose" at IBM, is a custom triple-core 64-bit PowerPC-based design by IBM. The console features a port on the top when vertical (left side when horizontal) to which a custom-housed hard disk drive unit can be attached in sizes of either 20, 60, 120, 250, 320, 500GB; [1] and as of April 2015 all 2. Thanks to the daughter die, the Xenos can do 4× MSAA, z-buffering, and alpha blending with no appreciable performance penalty on the GPU.