I'm after a Big'ish HDD for My X-Box, what type do I need?
Where is the best (Cheapest) Place to buy them from?

Links would be great :)

Cheers Guys

3.5" IDE

There is a guide on one of the sites which lists the models to look out for, very important if you want to go onto Live with it, that you get one which can be 'Locked'

Try Xbox scene Tutorials I'm a n00b in the Xbox scene but that helps me a lot :D

Definitely check out the tutorials as above, I've recently installed a 160Gb HDD without real problem ! Now run all my games from the HDD ;)

All the best



Matt

Cheers guys - Having trouble finding a list of Lockable drives. Can anyone recomend a make/model ?

I installed a Seagate Barracuda ATA V 120Gb UDMA100 (ST3120023A) in mine. The original drive was a U series 5 Segate drive, so I stuck with them. Either Seagate or Western Digital are recommended.

How much was it Dunk as I need to get one for mine?

Well I bought mine well over a year ago, but they are £75 on EBuyer now (as much as I loathe them ) :) It does get a little warm, but its never caused me a single problem, even with serious use.

Hi

I always use Western Digital drives but IanW recently bought one on my recomendation and it wasn't lockable :(

Si

Ps Excelsior (sp) drive lock as far as i know at the moment,and there cheap ;)

Si

Not a major hassle for me at the moment, just means that I cant play on Live, which is a good thing in some ways!

I may change it for a 120Gb when ICBA.

Would this do the job at £77

Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 160GB 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-012-MD)

Link http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Maxtor_Hard_Drives_9.html

Or Does it have to be 5400RPM.

Anyone know if these lock?

Ian

I know mate, still don't make me feel better, i'm a sensitive soul ya know ;)

Thorpem

Not sure if it's lockable or not only issues i've heard, and this is more generalised to higher spin drives is that they may generate more heat, having said that my WD's are 7200 :)

Si
Ps i'm bored at mo so i'll troll through the web see what i can find :)

okay that was quick :D

These guys use them premodded.com

and say they lock so seems good :)

Si