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2. July 2010 @ 21:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I am going to buy an empty xb360 hdd case and install a drive into it, and I have an hdd collecting dust. MY problem is that it is a full size pc drive. From what I have seen, I figure that the pre-installed hdd is a laptop size hdd. Can the xb360 use a full size hdd, or do I need to buy a laptop drive for what I'm going to do?

EDIT: Sorry for posting this in the wrong forum, I didn't realize until right after posting...

I would re-post this in the xbox 360 forums, but I'm pretty sure that would not be in line with forum rules (posting the same question in more than one forum).

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you need a 2.5" drive for the 360 enclosure, it has to be a WD Bevs series drive also and there are certain steps you will need to do to install it.



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I will be using the drive mostly for dvd games, as I have a tendency to scratch my game disks (yes I know that you need to insert the disk even when it's backed up). How many games can an 80gb hdd hold? Do most of them hold the entire DVD9's space (9.4gb)?

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Originally posted by arconreef:
I will be using the drive mostly for dvd games, as I have a tendency to scratch my game disks (yes I know that you need to insert the disk even when it's backed up). How many games can an 80gb hdd hold? Do most of them hold the entire DVD9's space (9.4gb)?
Most games have "padding" so are around 4 - 8 GB



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Originally posted by arconreef:
I will be using the drive mostly for dvd games, as I have a tendency to scratch my game disks (yes I know that you need to insert the disk even when it's backed up). How many games can an 80gb hdd hold? Do most of them hold the entire DVD9's space (9.4gb)?
Were you even listening when miketrev said:
Originally posted by miketrev:
you need a 2.5" drive for the 360 enclosure, it has to be a WD Bevs series drive also and there are certain steps you will need to do to install it.



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