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=====Limitations and rules to follow when replacing the harddrive:===== | =====Limitations and rules to follow when replacing the harddrive:===== | ||
*The two recommended harddrive brands that run cool and quiet in the Xbox are Samsung and Seagate. | *The two recommended harddrive brands that run cool and quiet in the Xbox are Samsung and Seagate. | ||
** | **A 7200rpm harddrive won't give any speed improvements over a 5400rpm, and the 5400rpm runs cooler and quieter. | ||
**Neither do you get a speed increase out of more harddrive cache so save money and get one with less. | **Neither do you get a speed increase out of more harddrive cache so save money and get one with less. | ||
*Up to 2TB (2048GB) in size. Upgrading your harddrive will also speedup Xbox loading and boot-up times. | *Up to 2TB (2048GB) in size. Upgrading your harddrive will also speedup Xbox loading and boot-up times. | ||
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*Largest partition supported by a LBA48 BIOS and 32k clusters is 512GB, so 512GB+ need G: partition. | *Largest partition supported by a LBA48 BIOS and 32k clusters is 512GB, so 512GB+ need G: partition. | ||
*If you want to continue to play on Microsoft Xbox Live online-gaming service then you must lock the harddrive. | *If you want to continue to play on Microsoft Xbox Live online-gaming service then you must lock the harddrive. | ||
===Can I install a PC DVD-ROM Drive into my Xbox™ and if so how?=== | ===Can I install a PC DVD-ROM Drive into my Xbox™ and if so how?=== |
Revision as of 22:23, 18 October 2006
Hardware
Can I install a larger harddisk drive into my Xbox™ and if so how?
Yes, the original Xbox™ only has a 8GB harddrive and many people choose to replace it with a faster and larger harddisk drive. For HOW-TO upgrade/replace your harddrive see the Xbox hardware modifications sections of this manual.
Limitations and rules to follow when replacing the harddrive:
- The two recommended harddrive brands that run cool and quiet in the Xbox are Samsung and Seagate.
- A 7200rpm harddrive won't give any speed improvements over a 5400rpm, and the 5400rpm runs cooler and quieter.
- Neither do you get a speed increase out of more harddrive cache so save money and get one with less.
- Up to 2TB (2048GB) in size. Upgrading your harddrive will also speedup Xbox loading and boot-up times.
- Note: XBMC only supports F: and G: partitions for harddrives and 512GB per partition!
- If you want to install a harddrive larger than 137GB then you need a LBA48 compatible Xbox 'hacked' BIOS.
- If a partition is larger than 256GB, the harddrive needs to be formatted with 32k clusters, use XBpartitioner.
- XBpartitioner is used to partition extra partitions such as F: and G: (not the default C:, E:, X:, Y: and Z:)
- Largest partition supported by a LBA48 BIOS and 32k clusters is 512GB, so 512GB+ need G: partition.
- If you want to continue to play on Microsoft Xbox Live online-gaming service then you must lock the harddrive.
Can I install a PC DVD-ROM Drive into my Xbox™ and if so how?
Yes, since most original DVD-ROM drives that comes with the Xbox™ have problems reading CD-R media, a few people choose to replace that DVD-ROM Drive with a PC DVD-ROM Drive, which enables better compatibility of home-burned media like CD-R/RW, DVD+/-R/RW, and also allows faster loading times. For HOW-TO replace your DVD-ROM Drive see the Xbox hardware modifications sections of this manual.
Limitations and rules to follow when replacing the DVD-ROM Drive:
- Only very specific PC DVD-ROM drives manufactured by Samsung and also LG can be flashed with a hacked Xbox DVD-ROM firmware that allows it to read/play original Xbox games.
- No other PC DVD-ROM drives can read/play original Xbox games, instead you can only use them to play original DVD-Video movies and home-burned media like CD-R/RW, DVD+/-R/RW (including backed-up Xbox games).