Xbox 360 Dev Hard Drive

I just wanted to confirm I could get a 360 Dev Kit. Buy a laptop Hard drive and it would work. But what would I need to do exactly. Thanks .

 

Well you need the recovery CD's to format the harddrive, also don't bother asking it on open forums...

Also did you buy that hdmi kit?

 

No I got a different one. But I need to get a HDD for it.

 

ohh, then buy any normal laptop hardrive (sata) and then if your kit has a sidecar then you just install it, if it doesn't then you need to buy a shell or the cables that come in the retail hardrive and plug that into your kit

 

Any chance we could chat on MSN or Yahoo or AIM ?

 

You could check out my guide, it gives details about switching a HDD, although it's in the sidecar on my Dev Kit, it's basically the same process except without the HDD.

 

If your kernel is hight enough you can format a hdd using the retail dash as well.

 

you don't need the recovery disc...you can format just like on a normal 360...

 

Okay thanks everyone . So what would I need exactly if I were to get a laptop hard drive ? I don't have any normal 360 Hard Drives.

 

No problem. All you need is a SATA laptop hard drive, any will do. The HDD enclosure has a special connector inside that lets it connect to the 360. You can probably find an enclosure and connector on Ebay for a pretty good price.