Hard-Drive Transfer Kit for the Xbox 360 Elite System

This kit lets you transfer content from your Xbox 360 20GB hard drive to your Xbox 360 Elite 120GB hard drive. Please be advised that Xbox 360 Elite is intended for new console owners. Users who desire expanded storage are advised to purchase the 120GB hard-drive accessory rather than Xbox 360 Elite. For those still wishing to transfer data from an existing Xbox 360 console to Elite, please use the following instructions.

PLEASE NOTE 
You have the option to perform a one-time transfer of content from a 20GB Xbox 360 hard drive to your Xbox 360 Elite console's 120GB hard drive. Whether you choose to do this or not, understand that both hard drives are fully compatible with both your Xbox 360 Elite and your original Xbox 360 console, and will be after the transfer, too. However, content can only ever be moved from the smaller drive to the larger one—and only once.

If you have already saved games or stored content on your Xbox 360 Elite system's 120GB hard drive, those games and that content will be erased during the content transfer from your 20GB hard drive. (All preloaded content will remain when the transfer is complete.) Xbox LIVE Arcade games and other content purchased on Xbox LIVE can be re-downloaded.

At the end of the transfer, your 120GB hard drive will contain every file that could be transferred from the 20GB hard drive. Preloaded content on the 120GB hard drive, such as game demos and videos, may change during migration. The original preloaded content will be completely erased and replaced with new content during migration.

The contents of the 20GB hard drive will be erased. If you continue to use the smaller hard drive after the transfer, you'll simply end up with separate game saves or other content on each drive.

Apart from this one-time option to move all content to your new drive, you cannot copy or move files from one hard drive to another, regardless of drive capacity. Except as detailed in the following procedure, only one hard drive may be connected to your console at a time. The cable cannot be used to transfer data from more than one hard drive or to simultaneously connect multiple hard drives to your console.

To avoid erasing existing games saves or your Xbox LIVE membership on your 120GB hard drive, you can move them to an Xbox 360 Memory Unit (sold separately) for temporary storage. Once the hard-drive-to-hard-drive transfer is complete, you can then safely add your games saves or membership back to your 120-GB hard drive.

Please keep in mind that licenses for downloaded content like Xbox LIVE Arcade games and TV shows from Video Marketplace are tied to your console not your hard drive. The hard drive transfer kit will move all data from your 20GB hard drive to your Xbox 360 Elite System's 120 GB hard drive, but due to data security provisions it cannot move the licenses associated with some content. This means that while all of your Xbox LIVE Arcade games and Xbox LIVE Marketplace TV shows will transfer, you will have to be connected to Xbox LIVE (to verify your identity) in order to access that content. This process is permanent—do not transfer your data if you wish to access it while offline.

In all cases, movie rentals downloaded from Xbox LIVE will not be available after content transfer. If you have movie rentals, watch them first!

As with any data-transfer process, there is a risk that some or all of your data may become lost during the transfer process. If you proceed with the data-transfer process, you do so at your own risk and you agree that Microsoft is not liable for any loss of data resulting from the transfer process.

To Transfer Content from an Existing Xbox 360 Hard Drive

1. Turn off both of your consoles and remove the 120GB hard drive from your Xbox 360 Elite console as described in the Xbox 360 Setup manual (Volume 1).
2. Attach your 20GB hard drive to your Xbox 360 Elite console, then disconnect all accessories from the console's controller ports.
3. Connect and turn on a controller, which you'll need during content transfer.
4. Connect one end of the transfer cable to your 120GB hard drive.
5. Connect the other end of the transfer cable to the rear USB port of your Xbox 360 Elite console.
   
   IMPORTANT

   Be sure to connect the transfer cable to the back port, not a port on the front of the console.

   

    

6. Insert the included Hard Drive Transfer Disc and follow the on-screen instructions.

To begin using your 120GB hard drive after content transfer is complete, remove your 20GB hard drive from your Elite console and attach your 120GB hard drive as instructed in the Xbox 360 Setup manual (Volume 1).

IMPORTANT
The transfer cable connects to the 120GB hard drive in only one orientation. Do not force the connector on. Connect the cable in the orientation shown.

NOTES

• Depending on the amount of content to be moved, the transfer process can take more than an hour.
• The Xbox 360 120GB Hard Drive transfer cable is not a PC accessory. It is intended only for connecting the Xbox 360 120GB Hard Drive to an Xbox 360 console for data transfer. Damage to your PC or other USB device could occur if you connect the transfer cable to such devices. The cable functions only when used with the supplied transfer software.
• The transfer cable is intended only for transferring data from your old hard drive to your new hard drive through your console. It is not intended for long-term connection to your console, nor is it intended for use with any other USB host or device. Dispose of the cable in accordance with the Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment guidelines in your Xbox 360 Warranty manual (Volume 2).
• The Xbox Guide is not available during content transfer.
• If the transfer is interrupted for any reason, your content will remain on your existing 20-GB hard drive. You can restart the transfer process at any time prior to completion.
• Once you have transferred the contents of your original hard drive to your 120-GB hard drive, you will not be able to move files from one hard drive to another.

How to Get Your Free Transfer Cable

Please have the console serial number for your current Xbox 360 console as well as for your New Xbox 360 Elite console ready and contact Xbox Customer Support.  For contact details, click here. 

• Using Your New Xbox 360 Elite
• Important Information About Transferring Hard Drive Data