Xbox 360 Slim Hard Drive Case Shell

Overview : Features : Compatible only with Xbox 360 Slim consoles Replacing your old, damaged, broken hard drive or case Ability to use your own HDD or old Xbox 360 HDDs More room to grow your entertainment Play, watch, save, store – expand your entertainment possibilities Plenty of room to store all of your favorites from Live! It’s the easiest way to get the most from your Xbox 360 Quality/Usability : For those who purchased or received an Xbox 360 Slim 4GB version, will sooner or later find out that they will probably need more HDD space, once you factor in downloading content, movies and game saves. You can go out and spend $130USD on Microsoft's own 250GB HDD but like all OEM products, they are overpriced. You can even use your own HDD but this requires some precision aiming to get the HDD to land correctly onto the connections, as seen below: Just dropping in the HDD into the Xbox 360 Slim is not stable as the HDD can wobble around inside the bay and may even damage the connections. If there is a way, there are accessories. Never count out 3rd party manufacturers. To help gamers fix the wobble issue and to provide a cheaper solution and alternative, there is the Xbox 360 Slim Hard Drive Case Shell. This allows you to use your own HDD or from an old Xbox 360 without the risk of damaging the HDD or Xbox 360 Slim console. The case is made of plastic. There are no screws to hold hard drive in place and no screws to hold case together. If you're using your own hard drive that you bought from a store or had laying around (it must be Western Digital 2.5"), you'll need to do more than just dropping the HDD into the Xbox 360 Slim. The new HDD will need to be formatted to work with the Xbox...

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No Storage Devices Found on your Xbox 360 S

If you are using an Xbox 360 S that comes with a hard drive, use the following steps to ensure the hard drive is properly connected. Turn off the console. Locate and open the Hard Drive cover. Position the console horizontally looking at the front. On the right side of the console, locate the hard drive cover release which is close to the back of the console. Slide the release toward the front of the console, while pulling open the hard drive cover. Remove the Hard Drive. Pull the hard drive tab firmly until the hard drive comes out. Reconnect the Hard Drive. Insert the hard drive firmly fully until it clicks. Put the hard drive cover back on. Power on your console and see if the hard drive is now availabl...

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How to fix Xbox 360 Hard Drive: "No Storage Device Found" error?

This problem occurs when your original Xbox 360 console does not detect a hard drive or memory unit. Typically, this error occurs when a hard drive or memory unit is not attached properly to the console. Note If you have an Xbox 360 S console and receive this message, see the article: Error: “No storage devices found” or similar messages on an Xbox 360 S console If your hard drive or memory unit is not listed as a storage device on your original Xbox 360 console, try the following solutions. If you have an Xbox 360 Hard Drive Solution 1: Make sure your hard drive is attached Locate the hard drive on the top of your console (or on the left side, depending on how your console is oriented).Note Not all Xbox 360 consoles include a hard drive. Make sure the hard drive is correctly attached to your console. For information about how to attach a hard drive, see the following Knowledge Base article: How to attach or remove your original Xbox 360 hard drive Turn your console off, and then turn it on again. Check if your hard drive is listed. Here's how: Go to the Settings hub, and choose System. Select Storage. If your hard drive is not listed, try the next solution. Solution 2: Turn your console off and back on again Turn your console off, and then remove the hard drive. Turn your console on, wait for it to start up, and then turn it off again. Reattach the hard drive to the console, and then turn the console on again. Check if your hard drive is listed. Here's how: Go to the Settings hub, and choose System. Select Storage. If your hard drive is not listed, try the next solution. Solution 3: Try another console or another hard drive Try one or both of the following: Attach your...

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How to attach or remove your original Xbox 360 hard drive

This article explains how to remove and attach an Xbox 360 hard drive. For Xbox 360 S console instructions, please see the following article: How to add or remove your Xbox 360 S hard drive Note When you remove or attach your Xbox 360 hard drive, avoid touching the hard disk drive bay contacts or the hard disk drive connector with your fingers or metal objects. To remove your Xbox 360 60G hard drive Turn off your Xbox 360 console. Locate the hard drive drive on the top of your console (or on the left side, depending on how your console is oriented).Note Not all Xbox 360 consoles include a hard drive. Press the release button on the hard drive. Lift the hard drive away from the console. To attach your hard drive Turn off your Xbox 360 console. Position the back of the hard drive against the back of the hard drive bay. Note If your console did not previously have a hard drive, you will need to remove the hard drive bay cover before attaching a hard drive. Push the front end of the hard drive down until it clicks in place....

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How to add or remove your Xbox 360 S hard drive

This article applies to the Xbox 360 S console with an internal removable hard drive The Xbox 360 S 250 gigabyte (GB) console has an internal hard drive, which can be removed and replaced. The Xbox 360 S 4 GB console has internal flash memory, which is not removable. The internal hard drive can be purchased separately. For instructions for the original Xbox 360 hard drive, see the following article: How to attach or remove your original Xbox 360 hard drive To add or remove your Xbox 360 Slim 250G hard drive To locate and open the hard drive cover Turn off the console. Position the console horizontally. On the right side of the console, locate the release for the hard drive cover. It is close to the back of the console. Slide the release toward the front of the console, while pulling open the hard drive cover. To remove the hard drive Firmly pull the tab on the hard drive until the hard drive comes out. Replace the hard drive cover before turning the console back on. To add a hard drive Insert the hard drive into the slot, and press firmly until you hear it click. Note If after you turn the console back on you receive the error message “No storage devices found,” then the hard drive might not have been inserted completely. Remove and try again. Replace the hard drive cover....

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