If you need to upgrade or replace the hard drive in your Xbox one X look no
further, because today I'm going to show you how to do it. For this repair you're
going to need a Torx T8, a Torx T10, tweezers, a spudger, and you'll be
unscrewing a lot of screws so we recommend using a magnetic mat. So you
can map out where all the screws go. We haven't personally experienced this
but some people consider adding an SSD to be a warranty voiding modification,
and could potentially get you banned from Xbox services. So to be honest
replacing the hard drive in your Xbox does require a bit of hacking. The Xbox
One X's hard drive is formatted in a way that requires certain tools to get
it up and running again. Because of software updates to the Xbox this
process might change. So we're not going to outline it for you in this video
today, but you can check out the description for some instructions that
worked for us. To get started grab your Torx bit, and start by unscrewing the
screw on the back near the power cord port. Next grab your tweezers and remove
the sticker that's hiding the second screw holding the upper case in place.
Once those are out you can remove the top plastic by sliding the upper
case forward, and then lifting up. There are two boards attached to the outside
case. One on the side, and one on the front.
Both are held in place by three T8 Torx screws.
The board on the front has a small cable that needs to be disconnected before
pulling it forward and out of its socket. Then start removing the 6 case screws and 2
cable bracket screws from the metal frame. Use your spudger to lift the small
metal bracket attached to the cable. Free your hands of tools so you can flip the
Xbox over with the bottom facing you. Then lift to remove the plastic cover
and remove the two remaining screws holding the metal case together. Now you
can lift the metal case up and off. Flip the Xbox over and remove the four screws
securing the 1 terabyte Seagate hard drive in place.
Flip back over to the other side and lift the optical drive out of the way.
Now you can see the two cables connecting the hard drive to the
motherboard. Disconnect them, and remove the hard drive. The hard drive has a
bracket that can be removed by unscrewing four screws. With those out
the bracket comes off, and you can disconnect the SATA connector from your
hard drive. That's all for this repair. Be sure to hit that subscribe button so you
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