Hack a Sata harddrive to work in the Xbox 360 Slim

Here is a quick and easy tutorial on adding a sata harddrive to your poor 4gb storage xbox 360 s, why you ask ? coz microsoft own expansion drives are 3x the cost.

Things you need ::

1. Compatible harddrive - available on amazon

- WD Scorpio Series BEAS/BEVS

WD600BEAS - 60GB

WD800BEAS - 80GB

WD1000BEAS - 100GB

WD1200BEAS - 120GB

WD1600BEAS - 160GB

WD2000BEAS - 200GB

WD2500BEAS - 250GB

WD600BEVS - 60GB

WD800BEVS - 80GB

WD1000BEVS - 100GB

WD1200BEVS - 120GB

WD1600BEVS - 160GB

WD2000BEVS - 200GB

WD2500BEVS - 250GB

- WD Scorpio Blue Series BEVS/BEVT/BPVT/LPVT/LPVX/BPVX/LPCX

WD3200BEVS - 320GB

WD600BEVT - 60GB

WD800BEVT - 80GB

WD1200BEVT - 120GB

WD1600BEVT - 160GB

WD2000BEVT - 200GB

WD2500BEVT - 250GB

WD3200BEVT - 320GB

WD4000BEVT - 400GB

WD5000BEVT - 500GB

WD6400BEVT - 640GB

WD1600BPVT - 160GB

WD2500BPVT - 250GB

WD3200BPVT - 320GB

WD5000BPVT - 500GB

WD6400BPVT - 640GB

WD7500BPVT - 750GB

WD2500LPVT - 250GB

WD3200LPVT - 320GB

WD5000LPVT - 500GB

WD5000LPVX - 500GB

WD5000BPVX - 500GB

WD5000LPCX - 500GB

WDBMYH5000ANC-NRSN - 500GB [Retial Boxed]

WD10TPVT - 1TB

- WD Scorpio Black Series BEKT/BJKT/BPKT/LPLX

WD800BEKT - 80GB

WD1200BEKT - 120GB

WD1600BEKT - 160GB

WD2500BEKT - 250GB

WD3200BEKT - 320GB

WD5000BEKT - 500GB

WD800BJKT - 80GB

WD1200BJKT - 120GB

WD1600BJKT - 160GB

WD3200BJKT - 320GB

WD5000BJKT - 500GB

WD3200BPKT - 320GB

WD5000BPKT - 500GB

WD7500BPKT - 750GB

WD5000LPLX - 500GB

WD5000BPKX - 500GB

- WD AV-25 Series BUDT

WD1600BUDT - 160GB

WD2500BUDT - 250GB

WD3200BUDT - 320GB

WD5000BUDT - 500GB

- WD VelociRaptor Series HLFS/BLFS

WD1500HLFS - 150GB

WD1600HLFS - 160GB

WD3000HLFS - 300GB

WD1500BLFS - 150GB

WD1600BLFS - 160GB

WD3000BLFS - 300GB

2. Bootable_USB_Drive_Creator_Tool 

3. HddHackr_v1.40_Build_20130303

4. Compatible .bin file as per drive size

all available here 

5. A bootable pendrive

Get started !

1. Format the pen drive

Launch the Bootable USB Drive Creator Tool as administrator

Now your drive is ready - copy the two files to the drive

hddhackr and the (rename your file to) hddss.bin file matching the drive size

B. You have two options with the drive- boot it as usb drive or as i did - replace the hdd of the laptop. and boot with the pendrive.

C. You will be welcomed to the good old ms-dos, run the hddhackr command.

choose your drive

choose F to Flash

enter the file name hddss.bin

type the undo.bin

confirm the flash

confirmation screen

you are done - your drive is ready.

You do not need the hdd caddy/enclosure for the drive -just a tape does the job. Keep like a inch of tape extra for grabbing the drive.

Plug the drive into the xbox 360 slim - power on and head to the settings - storage.

format

confirm

it asks for the device serial number

format progress

500gb hdd is now available for xbox 360 usage.