Archive:XBMC for Xbox specific FAQ

Hardware

Can I install a larger harddisk drive into my Xbox™ and if so how?

Yes, the original Xbox™ only has 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:
  • If you want to continue to play on Microsoft Xbox Live online-gaming service then you must lock the harddrive.
  • Up to 2TB (2048GB) in size. Upgrading your harddrive will also speedup Xbox loading and boot-up times.
  • If you install a harddrive larger than 137GB then you need a LBA48 compatible BIOS.
  • If a partition is larger than 256GB, the harddrive needs to be formatted with 32k clusters, use XBpartitioner.
  • Largest partition supported by a LBA48 BIOS and 32k clusters is 500GB, so 500GB+ need G: partition.

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 for 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 a very specific PC DVD-ROM drives manufactured by Samsung 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).