Use Your Xbox 360 Hard Drive

Attaching and Removing Your Xbox 360 Hard Drive

To attach your hard drive:

1. Turn off your console.
2. Remove the hard drive bay cover from your console.
3. Position the hard drive over the hard drive bay with the narrow end (the front) pointed toward the front of the console and the broad end (the back) pointed toward the back of the console.
4. Place the back of the hard drive against the back of the hard drive bay. Make sure the ridge along the back of the hard drive rests beneath the lip on the back of the hard drive bay.
5. Push the front end of the hard drive down until the tab clicks.

To remove your hard drive:

1. Turn off your console.
2. Press the tab on the front of the hard drive and lift the unit from the console.

Important

Avoid touching hard drive bay contacts or hard drive connector contacts with fingers or metal objects.

Personalize Your Hard Drive

You can personalize your hard drive by giving it a name.

To give your hard drive a name:

1. With the hard drive attached to the Xbox 360 console, select System, Memory.
2. Select your hard drive.
3. Select Options and rename your hard drive.

Once your hard drive has been personalized, you can identify it by its new name.

Copy and Delete Items from Your Hard Drive

You can copy items on your hard drive to a memory unit, connected PC, or a connected USB device. You can also free space on your hard drive by deleting items.

To copy or delete an item from your hard drive:

1. With the hard drive attached to the Xbox 360 console, select System, Memory.
2. Select your hard drive.
3. Select Options and choose the item you want to copy to another location or delete from the hard drive.

If you encounter problems, see Troubleshoot Your Xbox 360 Hard Drive.