After that, continue as normal with the hddhackr and everything will be fine.Īlso, I’d like to stress that there are 2 versions of the WD BEVS drive out there: the ‘RST’ and the ‘LAT’ version. However, this current version can not dump the hddss.bin file automatically from that drive, you’ll have to manually dump sectors 16-22 with a tool like winhex and save them as ‘hddss.bin’. Alas, the interwebs have shown me the light and there is a hack to add on a much cheaper 120GB HDD, Western Digital Scorpio BEVS-LAT SATA 2.5-inch PC/laptop, to my beloved Xbox 360.Īttached is the latest version of the hddhackr. But $179 is a lot for a HDD that we can purchase for much cheaper. This is one area where the PS3 can clearly show its superiority, as users can add their own 2.5' drive without voiding the warranty.The release of the 120GB HDD for the Xbox 360 was something we’ve (read: fanboys) been waiting for since the 360 was released. For full details on this procedure, read the guide on Xbox-Scene. After this your drive should be ready to go.
Next you need to download Hddhacker v0.90 (built by The Specialist) and dump your hddss.bin firmware file from your 20GB Xbox drive onto a floppy disk by attaching the drive to a SATA controller (most modern motherboards should be fine), and then flash this file to the new 120GB drive. Anyway, Xbox-Scene has a good guide on how you can make your own working 120GB hard drive for the Xbox 360 at a much lower price.įirst you will need to get hold of a Western Digital Scorpio BEVS-LAT drive (it's not too expensive and it's the only drive that is known to work). And Microsoft's justification for the price? 'I know it sounds expensive to a lot of consumers but we are comparable to those types of drives and also we have to go through a lot more testing and security,' said Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg. Some people may consider the new 120GB Xbox 360 hard drive to be a complete rip-off a little expensive at $179 considering that you can buy a 2.5' external drive of the same capacity for under $100.