Great video! Used the same ssd as you and sata to usb adapter and everything works great. My old hard drive was failing and needed a factory reset every time it would get completely turned off, so I really needed a new one. The only thing is, on boot-up, I no longer get the green loading screen, just a black screen until the home menu pops up. Doesn't bother me but thought I'd mention it for other people attempting this.
It’s because that green screen is normally there while the is boots up from the hdd but now that the is is loading faster it skips it entirely because it’s not needed. It’s actually interesting because Xbox ones have had this for a while now in the code so Microsoft really did think about putting in ssds at the time of the ones development
@@NITROexpress17I used this video to upgrade to an ssd as well. I also had a black screen while booting up. But on the next update, the green screen returned on boot up.
Great tutorial, followed it exactly. Pay attention to the sequence of installing the panels at the end; the top section must go first, and then the front.
Great video! Used your vid for a HDD to SSD swap on my xbox one and gave her a cleaning with some fresh thermal paste. Just finishing with the update and I'm ready to start installing games!
Great video but you can absolutely skip the stage where you used diskpart to format and create a partition. The Xbox will perform this step and will create 5 partitions in GPT format. What you did was create 1 partition in MBR format which is fine for PC but Xbox cannot boot MBR.
Thanks! Just a heads up for others who tried, i tried to do what the microsoft page said, looked up OS Version and chose OSU2 as it instructed me, got error, went straight for OSU1, no problem! I will comment, it seems console startup isnt noticeably faster, but scrolling menus on home page is smoother so i call it a win!
For anyone that might wonder, 2TB is the max limit, and minimum is 500/512GB. 480GB is below the minimum and won't work using this method. There is an script that does allow using smaller HDD/SDD but it isn't really worth the effort. The best scenario for the OG X1 is an internal 500GB SSD and an external SSD. It loads fast and doesn't make too much sound.
If someone gets the E101 error, just press the sync and eject buttom the same time before pressing the start button untl it beeps 2 (without usb in console) or 3 times (with usb in console).
Instead of using the command prompt to format the SSD can you just right click the SSD > select Format > choose NTFS as type > quick format? Or if it’s not showing up initially just do it through the GUI in disk management?
Thank you! TLDR: If you are getting error E102 and think you need to replace your internal hard drive, try reinstalling the OS first. I was stuck in an infinite Error E102 loop and was ready to replace my original internal hard drive (I'd bought my Xbox used and had it for seven years so no real surprises there), and figured I'd try to move the OS to my external drive connected via USB, or remove its housing and turn it into an internal hard drive manually. Unfortunately my external hard drive uses weird connectors so I couldn't move that to be internal, and the Xbox refused to boot with no internal drive (despite an external drive and flash drive with OS plugged in). I tried reinstalling the OS to the original hard drive and, much to my surprise, that worked perfectly. Turns out I didn't even need to open my Xbox, but thanks to this well-made video I didn't cause any damage anyway.
I have been trying this but my Xbox won't find me the offline update option when I plug in my os usb. I think I have maybe used my Xbox for 40hrs and now it is a brick. Very frustrating.
Did you notice any improvement in loading times after swapping for the SSD? Great video... I almost made the 480GB mistake too. Glad I watched before purchasing.
Loading screens are a little faster, but honestly it wasn’t the huge difference I was hoping for. I’d consider it a minor improvement. Hope this wasn’t a disappointment lol
So I did this using the hard drive linked here, and everything seemed to go just fine during the switchout, but when I fired it all back up and turned it on I get no video.. Anyone know what may be causing that? The device powers up and makes some chimes, but no video at all.. I am guessing maybe I knocked something loose inside?
Wow.... im looking days over a days over found a video like this, quickly, simple, and good explaining. I have a xbox one fat so, tell me why the first ssd wouldn't work?? And i just enter to the microsoft page and the page says me that for the fat versions, i need to install 2 osus wtf, you just installed osu1 and runs perfectly. I have in mind buying a new hard drive to my xbox.. good video greetings from chile.
Hi I have a og xbox one sometimes it shuts off during startup some times I can play for hours before it shuts off. Start up is slow in my opinion as is downloading games and nearly everything. I know it’s not overheating because I completely dissembled the console and applied new thermal paste to try to fix my issue it did not. Could this be a hard drive issue? Please any advice would be greatly appreciated
Great tutorial but I had to hold the sync & eject button then push power button until I heard two beeps. Only then did my Xbox recognize the USB and started the update automatically. Still worked just like your video. Went with 2.5” SSD @2TB. Now moving my games from external to internal and transfer speeds went from 120-150Mbps to 450-600Mbps!
No, a 4tb hdd can also be used, but it will be necessary to pass more, i.e. the maximum partition of 2tb will have to be increased manually to 4tb, through applications on pc
Great great great tutorial. This work great for me, but I have a concern. I installed a 960 gig SSD from Kingston, but the Xbox is only seeing it as 365 gigs. Is the issue where you have to buy either a 500 gig SSD or 1tb SSD or 2 terabyte SSD still an issue?
Terrible instructions at the end that make it impossible to update the OS if you're not running the same version this guy is. That will force you to open the Xbox back up and reformat the drive, then apply THE CORRECT OS UPDATE. Skipping over steps and assuming it will work the same for everyone: This guy is a bit of an asshole
I don't have anything happening on tv and no second beep when trying to boot into troubleshooting. Ordered a new SSD today and hopefully I will be able to get some life into it again. Otherwise this thing is going to the dump
I try this but stuck on verify 100% (2nd bar). Probably because new update in 2023 Try the method from here th-cam.com/video/J1xX6WgJhVA/w-d-xo.html Now i have 1TB of storage
I have the same question. trying to update my SSD now. glad that I was correct in diagnosing the hard drive as the problem because now its lighting up the TV lol
is this process applicable to hdd's? i might replace my old hdd since it might be too old bcoz i bought my xbox one console seperately and it might be damaged. I just want to know if i can do this procedure to hdd because i love the tutorial didn't get any buffs in my brain
I'm shocked it works without any pc software that sets up XO partitions! All other tutorials are based on cloning original hdd or setting up the partitions with pc software. Does it wirks also on ONE S/X? as well Really, no software needed? Really partitions are setted up during usb installation? Bedt regards!
what's the purpose of connecting the drive to pc? can I just install it to the device without any formatting or copying? I'll reinstall everything once I restart my xbox, is that gonna work?
I thought the Xbox hard drive had to be specially formatted as exFAT and assigned multiple partitions with unique names via a PowerShell script in order for it to work? Does booting with the OSU1 thumb drive bypass all that?
Wiping a 10+ year old HDD to use on my xbox. Windows 10 is not letting my windows 11 clear the softwhere from AMD off the HDD so I might just change how the HDD goes to the xbox and use it externally
Thank you very much for this video👏This was easy to follow and straightforward. My issue was I swapped out my 1tb SSD to reinstall OG hard drive for some reason didn’t just work when reinstalled. Thank you 👍
Yeah that’s strange. It should be more than that. I suspect it’s the way the drive is partitioned. There’s probably multiple partitions, or a 365gb partitioned and a bunch of unpartitioned space.
how essential is configuring the drive before you install it? edit, i got the cable and im doing the same steps but it only gets to 1% and quits on the offline update
I have this xbox and am looking to fix it up. I've ordered a couple parts and doing this replacement is the main objective. However I am interested in replacing the CPU if possible. I read that this system uses an APU called jaguar, which to my understanding acts as a dual functioning chip (both CPU and graphics). Does anyone know the possibilities of replacing it with something a little bit newer? Right now I am just trying to do some research to get more insight on processing units in general, but if anyone has done this or could provide some links for any related info that would be great. Thanks!
I tried following your video , but didn't work for me. I purchased a WD blue hdd 1tb in size. I formatted it the way you suggest, but wants to initialize as MBR not in GUID like the original 500gb hdd. The video is great for dissembling and re install.
To make sure the console works when I try it, I'm not going to fully reassemble it immediately or plug it in to my TV, instead using a USB capture card to my laptop screen with OBS in that case.
so long as its 500 plus. I just follows the above steps, and put in a 512 SSD I snagged out of a laptop with a bad motherboard. so long as its over 500 the system will allow you.
Need to get myself that usb-sata cable. My xbox died and having tried and failed with the osu1 as is, i'll be doing a tear-down soon enough Good video - and thanks for clarifying the SSD min size too
hey loved the video, by chance does your kinect work with this latest update? i had to do something similar and im getting an error stating "there was a problem with kinect" even when the kinect isnt attached. so im trying a reinstall of the os to see if that will help... but any suggestions as to why that could be happening?
This is just how a tutorial should be. No endless crap, just a quick tour through the proces!
AMEN!
Whew! The 500gb threshold is key to doing the offline update. I used a 480gb too, used a 500gb and it's updating.
Is 480 the issue or is less than 500 the issue? So a 250 or 128 will not work in guessing?
Great video! Used the same ssd as you and sata to usb adapter and everything works great. My old hard drive was failing and needed a factory reset every time it would get completely turned off, so I really needed a new one. The only thing is, on boot-up, I no longer get the green loading screen, just a black screen until the home menu pops up. Doesn't bother me but thought I'd mention it for other people attempting this.
You have to put the bootanim.dat file in your new harddrive for it to back the green loading screen.
It’s because that green screen is normally there while the is boots up from the hdd but now that the is is loading faster it skips it entirely because it’s not needed.
It’s actually interesting because Xbox ones have had this for a while now in the code so Microsoft really did think about putting in ssds at the time of the ones development
@@NITROexpress17I used this video to upgrade to an ssd as well. I also had a black screen while booting up. But on the next update, the green screen returned on boot up.
How much faster is the loadfing time ?? tks
hunted for this after watching iFixit's video because they didnt include the formatting and OS install. simple, clean, understandable. thanks
Glad I could help
Great tutorial, followed it exactly. Pay attention to the sequence of installing the panels at the end; the top section must go first, and then the front.
Just wow. This is the one and only tutorial anybody should watch. I'll be using this tutorial to fix my Xbox One X sometime in the future.
Glad it helped!
Just swapped a failed hdd with an ssd using your easy to follow video. Now my daughter and I can continue playing monster hunter rise :) Thanks!
Perfect guide, thanks to you I was able to solve the problem on my Xbox 🙏
Glad it helped, and thanks for the Super!
Great Video, did the replacement just now and it worked like a charm. Thank you!
It is faster?
Great video! Used your vid for a HDD to SSD swap on my xbox one and gave her a cleaning with some fresh thermal paste. Just finishing with the update and I'm ready to start installing games!
Great video but you can absolutely skip the stage where you used diskpart to format and create a partition. The Xbox will perform this step and will create 5 partitions in GPT format. What you did was create 1 partition in MBR format which is fine for PC but Xbox cannot boot MBR.
So just stick any drive in, run OSU from USB, and gold to go?
@@IBuiltDaArk you got it man. The Xbox will run diskpart itself using the commands designated in OSU.
Thanks! Just a heads up for others who tried, i tried to do what the microsoft page said, looked up OS Version and chose OSU2 as it instructed me, got error, went straight for OSU1, no problem! I will comment, it seems console startup isnt noticeably faster, but scrolling menus on home page is smoother so i call it a win!
im pretty sure the startup sequence is stored on the built in, not removable flash memory, and that's why its a bit slow coz its also a bit old now
Just saw your video from 5 years ago👍 glad to see your still uploading
For anyone that might wonder, 2TB is the max limit, and minimum is 500/512GB. 480GB is below the minimum and won't work using this method. There is an script that does allow using smaller HDD/SDD but it isn't really worth the effort. The best scenario for the OG X1 is an internal 500GB SSD and an external SSD. It loads fast and doesn't make too much sound.
I just got a Crucial MX 500 SDD 1TB on Prime Day for a great price.
Can I use this 1TB drive in my OG Xbox One or should I exchange for a 500GB SSD?
My Xbox is 320. How is that Even possible?
@@kaibyoobecause you touch yourself at night.
I was just asking about this. I want to put the 2TB SSD.
@@kaibyoosystem files and stuff
شكرا لك لقد ساعدني هاذه كثير لأكن الهارد ديسك يعمل على xbox one s
Such a great video. Thank you for your skill, and clarity. So very helpful
If someone gets the E101 error, just press the sync and eject buttom the same time before pressing the start button untl it beeps 2 (without usb in console) or 3 times (with usb in console).
Do I need the USB to SATA adapter or can I just Connect the SSD to my Internal SATA?
This is an amazing tutorial, helped me a lot 😊
Excellent! Must be an Engineer who created this tutorial. Very thorough and easy to follow. Thank you!
Instead of using the command prompt to format the SSD can you just right click the SSD > select Format > choose NTFS as type > quick format? Or if it’s not showing up initially just do it through the GUI in disk management?
So the big question . With SSD installed how faster is it ??????????
Not much. The boot is fast, the performance I didnt see much of a difference. In the Xbox One X the ssd feels slightly better, though.
Do you know the max storage capacity for the xbox one?
I heard 2 TB SSD or HDD
It's absurd how much more involved this is than upgrading a PS4. What in the actual fuck, Microsoft?
Is the hard drive being bad the thing that won't let a console update finish
Thank you!
TLDR: If you are getting error E102 and think you need to replace your internal hard drive, try reinstalling the OS first.
I was stuck in an infinite Error E102 loop and was ready to replace my original internal hard drive (I'd bought my Xbox used and had it for seven years so no real surprises there), and figured I'd try to move the OS to my external drive connected via USB, or remove its housing and turn it into an internal hard drive manually. Unfortunately my external hard drive uses weird connectors so I couldn't move that to be internal, and the Xbox refused to boot with no internal drive (despite an external drive and flash drive with OS plugged in). I tried reinstalling the OS to the original hard drive and, much to my surprise, that worked perfectly. Turns out I didn't even need to open my Xbox, but thanks to this well-made video I didn't cause any damage anyway.
So how did you update your hard drive OS?
I have been trying this but my Xbox won't find me the offline update option when I plug in my os usb. I think I have maybe used my Xbox for 40hrs and now it is a brick. Very frustrating.
you may need to fomat your usb drive to NTFS
@@demijebus6831
Did you notice any improvement in loading times after swapping for the SSD? Great video... I almost made the 480GB mistake too. Glad I watched before purchasing.
Loading screens are a little faster, but honestly it wasn’t the huge difference I was hoping for. I’d consider it a minor improvement. Hope this wasn’t a disappointment lol
@@thefiXfiles can I replace my 500gb Xbox hhd to a 1Tb samsung ssd
oh never mind
So I did this using the hard drive linked here, and everything seemed to go just fine during the switchout, but when I fired it all back up and turned it on I get no video.. Anyone know what may be causing that? The device powers up and makes some chimes, but no video at all.. I am guessing maybe I knocked something loose inside?
So far so good.
The beginning of the year I had 2 crapped out Xb1. This just helped me fix my second one! Thanks!
Wow.... im looking days over a days over found a video like this, quickly, simple, and good explaining.
I have a xbox one fat so, tell me why the first ssd wouldn't work??
And i just enter to the microsoft page and the page says me that for the fat versions, i need to install 2 osus wtf, you just installed osu1 and runs perfectly.
I have in mind buying a new hard drive to my xbox.. good video greetings from chile.
Hi I have a og xbox one sometimes it shuts off during startup some times I can play for hours before it shuts off. Start up is slow in my opinion as is downloading games and nearly everything. I know it’s not overheating because I completely dissembled the console and applied new thermal paste to try to fix my issue it did not. Could this be a hard drive issue? Please any advice would be greatly appreciated
I have never seen a person make formatting a hard drive that damn difficult lmao
Great tutorial but I had to hold the sync & eject button then push power button until I heard two beeps. Only then did my Xbox recognize the USB and started the update automatically. Still worked just like your video. Went with 2.5” SSD @2TB. Now moving my games from external to internal and transfer speeds went from 120-150Mbps to 450-600Mbps!
My Xbox isn’t recognizing my usb drive either. Holding down the sync and eject buttons isn’t fixing the problem. Any ideas?
@@joshuannamdi5242 Keep trying, took me like 6-7 attempts to get the beeps then all of a sudden started working
@@dustylyle1133 the issue was my USB drive. I used second USB drive and the Xbox recognized that one.
Just curious. Is it necessary to cmd the new hard drive? Other than the prime input it looked as if you just did an ntfs format.
Great video! Did an SSD swap and it works great.
Glad you got it working!
@@thefiXfiles do i have to do all this bull honkey or is there a chance i can just hook it up to my xbox and get it to work?
@@ChrisNZXT do you need to cook the pasta in boiling water, or can you eat it strait away without cooking it?
Glad the internal can be upgraded. A 2tb is the max to be used as another video stated.
No, a 4tb hdd can also be used, but it will be necessary to pass more, i.e. the maximum partition of 2tb will have to be increased manually to 4tb, through applications on pc
I owe you a beer or your beverage of choice! Thank you kindly sir, you saved my xbox.
Great great great tutorial. This work great for me, but I have a concern. I installed a 960 gig SSD from Kingston, but the Xbox is only seeing it as 365 gigs. Is the issue where you have to buy either a 500 gig SSD or 1tb SSD or 2 terabyte SSD still an issue?
Same for me.. did you got a solution ?
Terrible instructions at the end that make it impossible to update the OS if you're not running the same version this guy is.
That will force you to open the Xbox back up and reformat the drive, then apply THE CORRECT OS UPDATE.
Skipping over steps and assuming it will work the same for everyone: This guy is a bit of an asshole
Quick, detailed, professional.
Ok odd q..when prepping the SSD, why go through command prompt to format it to NTSF and not do it the same way as the flash drive?
I managed to rip my ribbon cable since I didn't separate the top and front panels :( Upvote to warn other to not make same mistake!
Followed your video to the letter and everything went exactly as you have shown. Thanks for a great and simple guide.
I put a 960G SSD but the Xbox only recognizes 365G. Do you know what it could be
I don't have anything happening on tv and no second beep when trying to boot into troubleshooting. Ordered a new SSD today and hopefully I will be able to get some life into it again. Otherwise this thing is going to the dump
Which screw driver do you use to take the hard drive from the plastic tray?
hey sorry , my xbox one s is with black screen , can i replace the hard disk with the one frome an xbox one ( the old version)
I try this but stuck on verify 100% (2nd bar). Probably because new update in 2023
Try the method from here th-cam.com/video/J1xX6WgJhVA/w-d-xo.html
Now i have 1TB of storage
Great guide- however, I do not have a startup animation anymore. Is there any way to get it working without yanking it back out?
Thanks. Great tutorial. Fixed my XBox, with failed hard drive, with no problems. Although the case is not as pretty now!
I find that to be a fair tradeoff.
Remember Warrenty void stickers were always illegal
I know this was a while ago. Just wanted to say thanks! Fixed my Xbox!
can you clone the disk on windows? why the usb pendrive update?
Can you just swap with any ssd or does it have to have anything g specific with it.
04:48 Its not "Create part prime" but "Create part prim" that worked for me.
How much avail space you had after the upgrade?
Gracias, ya no intentare hacer que jale mi SSD de 480 GB jajaj
Is this possible on chrome os? I don’t have a windows machine
You have to format the hard drive before installing into Xbox?
I have the same question. trying to update my SSD now. glad that I was correct in diagnosing the hard drive as the problem because now its lighting up the TV lol
Or use Disk managment, it's a GUI version of diskpart. Right click on your start button and select it. It might be called "DIsk manager" in English.
Do we really need to configure or not cab we just plug it in
Super helpful! Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Subbed for the concise no bs tutorial presentation alone.
Thanks brother. Appreciate you
@@thefiXfiles I just upgraded my old Xbox one to a 1tb SSD following this guide and it couldn’t have gone smoother.
Me too. Good video
is this process applicable to hdd's? i might replace my old hdd since it might be too old bcoz i bought my xbox one console seperately and it might be damaged. I just want to know if i can do this procedure to hdd because i love the tutorial didn't get any buffs in my brain
guyss please answer meee
Your a life saver thanks
Thanks for the tutorial. I was able to successfully replace my failed HDD.
Sweet! Glad you got it working.
Would the Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3.5" work in the xbox? (from Cex)
Why are you selecting part 1 is that the disk that it goes too
Thanks for this Tutorial Dude! Smoothest Guide I've watched to date! Everything on Point! & worked like a charm! Total Legend!
Uses command prompt for disk partition. Okay, he knows his way around a PC. Then uses Internet Explorer........... lol. Great tutorial.
Thank you.
SO MUCH CRAP TO REPLACE HARD DRIVE PS3 WAS A LOT EASIER
Thank you for the great info. My Xbox is now updated with a 1TB SSD. Did lose the Boot up Screen? Any Ideas?
Can I use a macbook
I'm shocked it works without any pc software that sets up XO partitions!
All other tutorials are based on cloning original hdd or setting up the partitions with pc software.
Does it wirks also on ONE S/X? as well
Really, no software needed?
Really partitions are setted up during usb installation?
Bedt regards!
what's the purpose of connecting the drive to pc? can I just install it to the device without any formatting or copying? I'll reinstall everything once I restart my xbox, is that gonna work?
Can i play xs games on this
No
I thought the Xbox hard drive had to be specially formatted as exFAT and assigned multiple partitions with unique names via a PowerShell script in order for it to work?
Does booting with the OSU1 thumb drive bypass all that?
Wiping a 10+ year old HDD to use on my xbox. Windows 10 is not letting my windows 11 clear the softwhere from AMD off the HDD so I might just change how the HDD goes to the xbox and use it externally
My HDD still works barely it does not like MW3
NVM im replacing it
Thank you very much for this video👏This was easy to follow and straightforward.
My issue was I swapped out my 1tb SSD to reinstall OG hard drive for some reason didn’t just work when reinstalled.
Thank you 👍
Can someone explain to me why is my 1tb ssd only allowing me to use only 365gb on my xbox one s ?
Yeah that’s strange. It should be more than that. I suspect it’s the way the drive is partitioned. There’s probably multiple partitions, or a 365gb partitioned and a bunch of unpartitioned space.
how essential is configuring the drive before you install it? edit, i got the cable and im doing the same steps but it only gets to 1% and quits on the offline update
Thanks. The Microsoft instructions were indeed garbage.
I have this xbox and am looking to fix it up. I've ordered a couple parts and doing this replacement is the main objective. However I am interested in replacing the CPU if possible. I read that this system uses an APU called jaguar, which to my understanding acts as a dual functioning chip (both CPU and graphics). Does anyone know the possibilities of replacing it with something a little bit newer? Right now I am just trying to do some research to get more insight on processing units in general, but if anyone has done this or could provide some links for any related info that would be great. Thanks!
can i use this method even if my hard drive is still working good. probablky a dumb question but i am dumb so idk lol
Hey man, why doesnt my offline sysem update thing pop up ehen i plug in the usb drive, did everyhing but still
Idk if my tool set is different but t9 feels very sloppy, mine is definitely a t10 on those top screws
I tried following your video , but didn't work for me. I purchased a WD blue hdd 1tb in size. I formatted it the way you suggest, but wants to initialize as MBR not in GUID like the original 500gb hdd. The video is great for dissembling and re install.
Fair play literally One of the best how to do. Thank you , ALSO tks as i was going to use a 250G ssd
Ummm my xbox is stuck in preparing xbox. Can I still stick the USB in and try and update the hard drive that is already inn?
I found a seagate video 500 gb inside my xbox 360 that im going to try to use on the xbox 1 x!
To make sure the console works when I try it, I'm not going to fully reassemble it immediately or plug it in to my TV, instead using a USB capture card to my laptop screen with OBS in that case.
Will this fix my green screen of death? I've tried factory resetting and it just gives me errors.
Can I put another exact Xbox hard drive from my old Xbox in to my new one both the same Xbox and hard drive
Does it work with a 500gb or 512gb ssd?
so long as its 500 plus. I just follows the above steps, and put in a 512 SSD I snagged out of a laptop with a bad motherboard. so long as its over 500 the system will allow you.
I have a 500GB Xbox One. Do I need to upgrade to 1TB? Or can I still replace the original 500GB drive to a brand new 500GB SSD ?
Need to get myself that usb-sata cable. My xbox died and having tried and failed with the osu1 as is, i'll be doing a tear-down soon enough
Good video - and thanks for clarifying the SSD min size too
Easy vid thx. Got gifted an Xbox so will be swapping. Why not jus right click and format drive? Unless it didnt work.
hey loved the video, by chance does your kinect work with this latest update? i had to do something similar and im getting an error stating "there was a problem with kinect" even when the kinect isnt attached. so im trying a reinstall of the os to see if that will help... but any suggestions as to why that could be happening?
The best freaking tutorial, amazing bro, you the freaking goat, be careful or I'll kiss you if I see you on the streets