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The Xbox uses a standard 3.5" IDE HDD, the same type you would find in a desktop computer back in the day. Finding a replacement HDD is easy, but preparing it for use as an Xbox drive is a long, tedious process due to a few caveats:
* The Xbox uses a unique file system that neither Windows nor Linux can recognize. Special software must be used to read, backup, and prepare an Xbox drive.
* The HDD is locked with a key generated from the Xbox's EEPROM data that is changes from Xbox to Xbox and HDD to HDD. This means you need a HDD that is lockable (most are), and you need extra software to generate a new key. The software used to lock/unlock the drive must be run from a bootable MS-DOS disk.
* Extra steps must be taken to use a drive larger than 137GB.
* Although you can upgrade the HDD without having already softmodded the Xbox, you must be able to boot EvoX using either '''007 Agent Under Fire''' or ''MechAssault'''.
