My xbox died... How to salvage the hard drive?

[RockGuitarDude]

I've seen ways to do it with a working xbox, but I am taking it out because the rest of the unit is messed up.

 

[CrazyHelloDeli]

I dont have an XBox, but cant you just take it apart and yank it out?

 

[imgodlike1]

the hard drive is locked to the xbox, so its not that easy. was it modded at all? then it might have been unlocked

 

[RockGuitarDude]

no, i tried using it and i cant without unlocking it

 

[ZimZum]

Microsoft is really good about repairing/replacing broken XBoXes as long as they havent been tampered with.

 

[imported_Nacelle]

Yea, as long as it works, you'll buy games for it. More money in their pockets.

 

[RockGuitarDude]

they wanted 150 to have it fixed so no..

 

[CraigRT]

bust it open man
if you don't plan on getting it fixed, just use force

that's what i always do

 

[Antisocial Virge]

Originally posted by: CraigRT
bust it open man
if you don't plan on getting it fixed, just use force

that's what i always do

Its still useless to him. I have a 120 gig WD thats locked to a now dead motherboard. Its a big paperweight. There is one possible fix for it but it involves unsodering a chip off the dead board onto a new one and thats not worth it for a stock drive.

Know what model # it is? Want to sell parts off it?

 

[Runner20]

Tell us how the XBOX died and we may help you out further.

 

[fireontheway]

EB will pay you $40 for a broken xbox if you trade it in.

 

[Gurck]

Throw it in the trash where it belongs