Create a full image backup using File -> Backup Image in Xplorer360 xtreme 2.Complete step 1 and 2 above under Original Xbox 360 drive to create hddss.bin of the original drive.Partition 3 files are extracted from the image and then put back on the new hard drive. This method is essentially the same, the only difference is that a complete image backup of the drive is made and then restored. Xplorer 360 full image backup method (alternate) Test drive in xbox 360, should show 107 GB total size and all the content should be restored successfully.Drag all the files from the partition 3 file backup into partition 3 in Xplorer360 xtreme 2.
Either try to do a full restore or manually add the partition using the manual method below, only do step 1 under the Create Partition 0 section and step 4 under the Create Partition 2 section. Update: It seems that partition 2 has to show up on xplorer360 before the restore function will work (it will not continue at Restoring Device). Move the drive to the computer again, connect to sata, restore the partition 2 image with File -> Restore Partition 2 in Xplorer360 xtreme 2, select the XboxBackup.bin image created earlier.Connect the new drive to Xbox 360 and format using System -> Memory -> Hard Drive -> Format (or press Y button), enter the serial number of the machine to allow it to format (you find it on the back of the machine or in System -> System information).Shutdown to load the new firmware (reboot won't reload it) Flash new drive with 20 GB (for new 20 GB drive) or 120 GB (for new 120 GB drive) hddss.bin (created from step 2 above) using hddhackr -f and at the same time make sure when asked to create an undo firmware file.Create file backup of partition 3 (Xbox 360 main filesystem) by selecting the partition 3 in Xplorer360 xtreme 2 and Edit -> Extract.Create an image backup of partition 2 (Xbox 1 emulator, 256MB) using the File -> Backup Partition 2 in Xplorer360 xtreme 2 (you can also extract the files and insert them in partition 2 on the new drive later if you can see partition 2 in Xplorer360).Connect to sata and power, boot to clean ms-dos, create hddss.bin backup of original hard drive using hddhackr -d.Open the Xbox hard drive case and remove the hard drive.Xplorer 360 image and backup method (recommended) Xbox 360 120 GB HDDSS from FUJITSU MHW2120BH (if you didn't create your own).Xbox 360 60 GB HDDSS from FUJITSU MHY2060BH (if you didn't create your own).Xbox 360 20 GB HDDSS from FUJITSU MHV2020BH (if you didn't create your own).WD1200BEVS revision LAT, RST, and UST will work with HDDHackr 0.91.
Previous hacked Xplorer360 versions (hacked Xplorer360, Xplorer360 temp1) will have problems with 20 GB drives, use Xplorer360 xtreme.Original Samsung hard drives cannot be used to flash new WD 120 GB disk, it's currently unsupported.You cannot use a hddss.bin backup from a 20 GB hard drive and use it on a new 120 GB, it will only show 20 GB total size whatever you try.4 Xplorer 360 full image backup method (alternate)ĭrive structure on the Xbox 360 hard drives:Ġx2044 24 Static Binary Info (doesn't change console to console)Ġx205C 256 Dynamic Binary Data (changes from console to console - possibly encrypted serial number of console)Ġx2204 2754 MS logo in PNG format (aka hddss.bin), made with Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 on the 19th of July 2005Ġx80000 Cache Partition (aka partition 0)Ġx120EB0000 Xbox Backwards compatibility drive (aka Xbox1 emulator / partition 2)Ġx130EB0000 Main Xbox 360 Partition (aka partition 3).3 Xplorer 360 image and backup method (recommended).