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Introduction

'''''ATTENTION: Technically the Xbox Live ToS prohibit this, but the Xbox Live enforcement team typically doesn't care about the hard drive modification. You may be banned from Xbox Live. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!'''''

If you have an Xbox 360 4GB console, this guide will show you convert a fat 360 hard drive into an E/S drive. As owners of these systems know, the onboard storage is useless and you need a hard drive for usable storage or Xbox emulation.

While S drives can be hard to find, Fat 360 hard drives are plentiful and are a good source for a working drive if you care more about having a hard drive. '''''Most fat 360 drives are smaller than a proper S hard drive, so you will most likely end up with a smaller drive ~~with~~using this method.'''''

For this guide, I picked up a used 20GB Fat 360 hard drive. This is one of the original capacities and is abundant, so finding one of these is not a challenge. While this is significantly smaller than the OEM drives for these consoles (120/250GB), it can be used to save games and enable Xbox emulation. '''''If you need a lot of storage, get the 120GB drive.'''''

'''''Guide notes'''''

* '''''DO NOT FORMAT THE DRIVE EXTERNALLY!!! This will erase the security sector.'''''

* '''''Depending on where you purchased your drive, THIS MAY VOID YOUR WARRANTY. Keep this in mind if you go this route.'''''

** '''''There are no fat drives With a Microsoft warranty left. If the drive is sold as-is, there is nothing to worry about.'''''

** '''''Since most Fat 360 consoles are dead (and all surviving ones will fail), it may be better to purchase a tested drive.'''''

* '''''Most Fat 360 drives are 20GB or 60GB.''''' Fat 120GB drives are not common.

** This does not matter but consider your storage needs if you buy one of these.

* '''''You must use an aftermarket enclosure. OEM drives are glued shut and will not seal once opened.'''''

** These 3rd party enclosures are not hard to find but are typically only sold online.