maybe you need more space or maybe it
needs to be replaced either way it's
good to know how to get to your hard
drive in your Xbox one so today that's
exactly what I'm gonna show you
hi I'm Gwendolyn with iFixit and for
this repair you're going to need plastic
opening tools a spudger a t9 Torx
screwdriver and a t10 Torx screwdriver
and don't forget your magnetic mat or
something to keep your screws organized
while you go through this repair and be
sure to follow our step-by-step guide on
a fix-it calm not only does it walk you
through the complete repair but you can
also see comments and notes from other
users who have followed it which is
really cool and very helpful there's
also a video guide there for formatting
your new drive now that we have all our
tools together and let's get started
first step is getting the side vent off
you're only gonna need your plastic
opening tools for this the vent is
fairly flexible and held in place with
only a few plastic clips now we can see
the small plastic tab that reinforces
the front corner of the X Box slide the
tabs straight back and then remove it
and then we can get the main panel off
first cut and remove the tamper-evident
tape and remember this will most likely
void your warranty toss that useless
sticker and use your spudger an opening
tool to pry the cover away this could
take more time and force the new main
things you patient with it and leave
your opening tool in place so that you
can keep the clips from resetting when
you have released all the clips lift up
the panel but not all the way because
the panel is still connected by the
front panel button cable just lift the
upper case slightly and shift it to the
back to give access to the front panel
board to get the cable disconnected
you'll need the help of your tweezers
and a spudger start by using your
tweezers to lift the plastic retaining
loop over the connector on the board
with all the plastic out of our way
we're gonna turn our attention to the
upper metal case let's start by
disconnecting the speaker and antenna
cable next up the Wi-Fi board to get the
board off the metal case you just need
to remove two t9 screws and then lift
the Wi-Fi board straight up from its
socket leave the Wi-Fi board antenna
cable in place and move the Wi-Fi board
aside back to your t9 screw driver there
are eight screws holding the upper metal
case in place unscrew those and then
lift from the front to the back but be
careful not to remove it completely the
Wi-Fi board interconnect cable connects
the upper metal case to the motherboard
you can disconnect that with your hands
and then set the upper metal case aside
the hard drive is connected to the
motherboard by a multicolored and red
cable that's your SATA power and data
cables disconnect those and then lift
the hard drive out next we're gonna
disconnect the tray and the connectors
so that they can be transferred to the
new hard drive start with the four t10
Torx screws securing the hard drive
assembly to the tray and then you can
lift the hard drive from the tray and
unplug the SATA connector block from the
hard drive
for reassembly we recommend you follow
the step by step guide on ifixit.com
in reverse or you can watch the Xbox one
reassembly video on our channel you can
find all the parts and tools you need
for this and many other repairs at
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