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If like me you have a 360 core system with no hard drive, you’ll soon discover how much you need one (some definate classics in the XBOX live arcade that are worth a play), Obviously you can buy the MS external drive and plug it directly into the top of the XBOX, but what about installing one internally? sounds like a good mod to me!

If you are a bit handy with a soldering iron and have the skills to not burn your 360’s motherboard, I found a guide to installing an internal drive.

Word of warning though, this is not for the faint of heart, you run a high risk of turning your XBOX360 into a doorstop if you mess up the solering!

THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AS-IS IN THE HOPE IT WILL BE USEFUL, NO WARRANTY IS PROVIDED, NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND IS ACCEPTED BY MYSELF, CARBIDE-FINGER LTD OR THE AUTHOR OF THE ARTICLE, IF YOU CHOOSE TO FOLLOW THE GUIDE YOU DO SO ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

The article detailing what you need to do to get the hard drive connected to your 360 is here at the IVC WIKI

Once you have completed the cable install, you’ll need to find a suitable place inside the case, it has been suggested that directly above the DVD drive is the best place, but thats open to opinion, choose the place you think suits best.

Let us know your thoughts and success/horror stories if you attempt this, we’d love to know how it goes!

So you have the red ring of death error, and wonder what exactly is causing it…

This simple method will give you the secondary error code needed to determine exactly what is wrong with your XBOX360 (If it knows what is wrong!).

1. Turn your 360 on, and wait for the red ring of death to show up.
2. Press and hold the sync button on the front of the 360 (Has a wireless icon next to it), keep it held down and press the eject button on the 360’s DVD drive.
3. The lights will now indicate the first number in the error code.
4. Let go of the eject button and press it again.
5. The lights will now indicate the second number in the error code.
6. Let go of the eject button and press it again..
7. The lights will now indicate the third number in the error code..
8. Let go of the eject button and press it again.
9. The lights will now indicate the last number in the error code.
10. Let go of the eject button and press it again.
11. The lights will then turn back into the red ring of death.

Key To Error Codes

• All 4 LED’s flashing = 0
• 1 LED flashing = 1
• 2 LED’s flashing = 2
• 3 LED’s flashing = 3

An example error code (The most common X-Clamps fault) is: 0102

Now you know what the error code is, look it up this site maintains a list of XBOX360 Error Codes