Introduction
Use this guide to replace the disk drive in a Microsoft Xbox.
What you need
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You can either remove the labels or simply feel for the screw holes through the labels and then cut or punch a hole through them.
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Wedge a metal spudger and carefully pry upwards to slightly separate the top and bottom covers.
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Hold the sides and lift the Xbox slightly off the bench. A gentle shake of the unit should see the top cover separate from the rest of the unit quite easily.
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Once the bottom and top shells are no longer attached, carefully turn the Xbox right-side-up, lift and remove the top cover.
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Free the hard drive power cable from the carrier for sufficient slack to lift the hard drive out.
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Lift the plastic hard drive carrier out of the Xbox case.
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Remove the four 3.4 mm T15 Torx screws from the plastic hard drive carrier (two screws per side).
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Carefully remove the hard drive from the plastic carrier. Gentle rocking will see the hard drive come out quite easily.
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Pull both the hard drive data ribbon cable and the power cable straight up from the hard drive.
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Remove the disk drive. It should come right out.
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Unplug the ribbon cable and yellow cables from back of disk drive.
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Pry back the black plastic tabs around the disk drive in order to remove it from its housing. Once removed, set the drive aside.
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ONLY REMOVE IF DEAD!
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.