Xbox 360 Barebone Hard Drive - Revision history

Ivc at 19:31, 13 October 2007

2007-10-13T19:31:29Z

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	# Add solder to the motherboard pins shown below and to the signal wires.		# Add solder to the motherboard pins shown below and to the signal wires.
	# Look at the other end of the SATA cable and make sure the crack inside the connector is facing downwards.		# Look at the other end of the SATA cable and make sure the crack inside the connector is facing downwards.
	# Solder the ~~wireso~~ the poins shown below and the ground wire to the edge of the motherboard.		# Solder the wires to the poins shown below and the ground wire to the edge of the motherboard or some other ground point.

	[[Image:Barebone hard drive solder.jpg]]		[[Image:Barebone hard drive solder.jpg]]

Ivc at 19:30, 13 October 2007

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	* [[Xbox 360 Hard Drive Upgrade]]		* [[Xbox 360 Hard Drive Upgrade]]

	As long as the hard drive is prepared for Xbox 360 use, it can be used in this guide.		As long as the hard drive is prepared for Xbox 360 use, it can be used with this guide.

	== Strip Cable ==		== Strip Cable ==
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	# Strip the end to expose the 4 wires and ground harness and shield.		# Strip the end to expose the 4 wires and ground harness and shield.

			The pinout from left: 7,4,1 (GND) - 6 (B+) - 5 (B-) - 3 (A-) - 2 (A+)

	[[Image:Barebone hard drive strip.jpg]]		[[Image:Barebone hard drive strip.jpg]]

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	[[Image:Barebone hard drive molex.jpg]]		[[Image:Barebone hard drive molex.jpg]]

			== References ==
			* [http://dwl.xbox-scene.com/tutorial/Xbox_360-HandC-V1_4.pdf XBOX 360 Motherboard Headers and Connector]

Ivc at 19:18, 13 October 2007

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			[[Image:Barebone hard drive downward.jpg]]

	== Connect Cables ==		== Connect Cables ==

Ivc at 19:16, 13 October 2007

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	[[Image:Barebone hard drive connect.jpg]]		[[Image:Barebone hard drive connect.jpg]]

			[[Image:Barebone hard drive molex.jpg]]

Ivc at 19:14, 13 October 2007

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 == Requisites ==
-To use a hard drive with the Xbox 360 system, it has to have a special Microsoft signature/image in the firmware. It's possible to flash a specifica retail Western Digital hard drive to look like a original Microsoft hard drive. Either 20 GB or 120 GB.
+To use a hard drive with the Xbox 360 system, it has to have a hard drive with a special Microsoft signature/image in the firmware. It's possible to flash a specific retail Western Digital hard drive to look like a original Microsoft hard drive.
-* [[]]
+* [[Xbox 360 Hard Drive Upgrade]]

Ivc at 19:03, 13 October 2007

2007-10-13T19:03:57Z

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To use a hard drive on the Xbox 360 a special case and connector is needed to connect it to the motherboard. The connector is custome made to include both power and data in one interface. By soldering the data signals directly on the motherboard a regular loose SATA hard drive can be connected to the Xbox 360.

== Requisites ==
To use a hard drive with the Xbox 360 system, it has to have a special Microsoft signature/image in the firmware. It's possible to flash a specifica retail Western Digital hard drive to look like a original Microsoft hard drive. Either 20 GB or 120 GB.

* [[]]