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==Upgrading the HDD==The Xbox comes packaged with an underwhelming 8GB HDD. 8GB is plenty for game saves, but if you plan to take full advantage of your softmodded Xbox, you're going to need extra space to store games and media files. ===Overview===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 Nintendo 3DS is a long, tedious process due to a few caveatsfoldable [https:* The Xbox uses a unique file system that neither Windows nor Linux can recognize//www. Special software must be used to read, backup, and prepare an Xbox drivegametechwiki.* 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 lockcom/w/unlock the drive must be run from a bootable MS-DOS diskindex.* 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'''. Before getting into specifics, I will outline in general the steps needed to upgrade the HDDphp?title=Handheld_game_console handheld game console] produced by [https:* 1//www. Dump your Xbox's EEPROM data using EvoXgametechwiki.* 2com/w/index. Unlock the original HDD in DOS and use Windows to make a backupphp/Nintendo Nintendo.* 3. Lock the original HDD and set it aside.* 4. Connect the new HDD and use LiveInfo ] The console was announced in Windows to generate a new key.* 5. Restore the backup of the old drive to the new one.* 6. Lock the new drive, connect it to the Xbox, March 2010 and hope for the best. ===Requirements=======Hardware====* '''A replacement HDD''' - It must use an IDE connector and be lockable. Most 3.5" IDE drives will work.* '''IDE connection on motherboard''' - Used to connect unveiled at E3 2010 as the HDD's to your computer.* '''Bootable, removable media''' - You need to be able to create a bootable MS-DOS device in order successor to run the applications used to lock and unlock the hard drives[https://www. Floppy disks will absolutely workgametechwiki. CD's and USB flash drives are being testedcom/w/index. ====Software====* '''Windows XP (32-bit)''' - This must be a real installation of XP; a virtual machine will NOT workphp/Nintendo_DS Nintendo DS. ] The reason is that you must use software which directly accesses your motherboard's IDE controller, which is not possible system features backward compatibility with a virtual machineNintendo DS video games. ====Tools====* '''T20 screwdriver''' As an eighth- Used to open the Xboxgeneration console, its primary competitor was Sony's case* '''T10? screwdriver''' - Used for the screws which hold the Xbox's HDD in place ====Future goals====* '''Remove the need for Windows XP''' - Currently, XP is required to use the LiveInfo and HDD_Driver software. The only other Windows I've tried is Windows 7 Professional (64-bit), but no matter what I did, I could not get those programs to recognize any IDE drives. For now, XP is necessary to generate HDD keys and to backup the Xbox HDD.* '''Allow the use of an external HDD enclosure''' - This, in my opinion, is the holy grail of simplifying this processPlayStation Vita.