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Connecting an external hard drive to Xbox?

  • 16-03-2010 12:06pm
    #1
    Dr.Winston O'Boogie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,818 ✭✭✭


    Just wondering can this be done? I know my mates have done it with their playstations, just use the usb connection that would normally connect the external hard drive to the computer. They can then play anything on the hard drive through the playstation. Anyone ever do this with the xbox?


Comments

  • #2
    Mataguri
    Registered Users Posts: 247 ✭✭Mataguri


    Once its FAT32 formatted it should work fine.


  • #3
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    Yes you can connect a USB flash drive or external hard-drive via USB without any problems. I do it all the time to watch avi files or listen to my
    own mp3s as in-game music.


  • #4
    Dr.Winston O'Boogie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,818 ✭✭✭Dr.Winston O'Boogie


    Just what I wanted to hear cheers lads!!


  • #5
    blues2
    Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭blues2


    i have tried to do this but the xbox wont play avi. says i need an update. tried this with files from xbox site but still wont work - any ideas?


  • #6
    MikeHoncho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,747 ✭✭✭MikeHoncho


    blues2 wrote: »
    i have tried to do this but the xbox wont play avi. says i need an update. tried this with files from xbox site but still wont work - any ideas?

    I think you need to be connected to X-Box Live for it to work. As far as I know it only has to be a silver account.


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  • #7
    Vim Fuego
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 746 ✭✭✭Vim Fuego


    Actually yeah, it is a pain in the arse that you need to be signed in and connected to xbox live for the update to work. I wish they could sort this out.

    Apart from this, external HD connected to the 360 (or PS3 when needs be) is my main method for watching movies or tv these days.


  • #8
    duploelabs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,644 ✭✭✭✭duploelabs


    MikeHoncho wrote: »
    I think you need to be connected to X-Box Live for it to work. As far as I know it only has to be a silver account.
    it doesn't matter what grade of account you have to get the media update


  • #9
    docentore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,582 ✭✭✭docentore


    Vim Fuego wrote: »
    Actually yeah, it is a pain in the arse that you need to be signed in and connected to xbox live for the update to work. I wish they could sort this out.

    Apart from this, external HD connected to the 360 (or PS3 when needs be) is my main method for watching movies or tv these days.

    try to do as per this post. It worked for me!


  • #10
    Dr.Winston O'Boogie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,818 ✭✭✭Dr.Winston O'Boogie


    How do you access the hard drive once its connected? Can't see how I can play the files..


  • #11
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    niallo24 wrote: »
    How do you access the hard drive once its connected? Can't see how I can play the files..

    My Xbox, Video Library, Portable Device.


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  • #12
    Dr.Winston O'Boogie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,818 ✭✭✭Dr.Winston O'Boogie


    amacachi wrote: »
    My Xbox, Video Library, Portable Device.

    When I go there the "portable device" option is greyed out. It might be to do with the formatting of the hard drive as someone said. The hard drive is currently NFTS, but the only other option I have to format is to "exFAT" and not "FAT32". Does this mean I am screwed?


  • #13
    Stuey Byrne
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭Stuey Byrne


    Yea i recently hooked up an external hard drive to my xbox 360, but it wouldnt play or transfer any movies or music etc coz i didnt have xbox live.


  • #14
    docentore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,582 ✭✭✭docentore


    niallo24 wrote: »
    When I go there the "portable device" option is greyed out. It might be to do with the formatting of the hard drive as someone said. The hard drive is currently NFTS, but the only other option I have to format is to "exFAT" and not "FAT32". Does this mean I am screwed?

    get this and format the hard drive in fat32 and you're sorted.


  • #15
    nevaeh-2die-4
    Registered Users Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭nevaeh-2die-4


    is there a way to format without everything been deleted


  • #16
    hshortt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,587 ✭✭✭hshortt


    Nope, formatting changes the file structure on the disc and to do that everything is deleted prior to the format. Best to have a backup, or copy the content to another computer first.

    Cheers


  • #17
    Mataguri
    Registered Users Posts: 247 ✭✭Mataguri


    nevaeh-2die-4 wrote: »
    is there a way to format without everything been deleted

    Partition magic can convert ntfs to Fat32 without losing data afaik.


  • #18
    Alan_007_
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭Alan_007_


    Is there any way to use an external hard drive to store games,DLCs,etc. onto?


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