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Safe to use HDD??
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 3:26 pm
by djshauny1
Hey guys
Sorry if i put this in the wrong place
Ok ive just got a new 360 and was wondering is it safe to use the hdd from the banned console on the new xbox?
Some say yes
Others say NOO!! lol
Was just wondring what your guys opinion is
Thanks
Re: Safe to use HDD??
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 3:30 pm
by after_burners
as long as its an original or a seagate drive (i think), ull be fine.
Re: Safe to use HDD??
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:55 pm
by louisM92
Someone made a post in this section which had a call to microsoft, the woman on the other end of the phone said if you use a hard drive off a console that has been banned then you will get banned on the new console, dunno if this is true because ive used my old hard drive off my banned console on a new one and it was fine, so its 50/50 mate
Re: Safe to use HDD??
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:37 pm
by peacock
damm glad i just read this.....my elite got banned......bought a brand new elite, i was just gonna transfer the hard drive of the banned elite over to the new elite and carry on playing using original games.......but i might get banned...will wait for a fix..
Re: Safe to use HDD??
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:46 pm
by cyantific
There is obviously some confusion that needs to be addressed. It is completely safe to use your old hard drive as well as recovering your old gamer tag on a new 360. I have done both and am now happily playing MW2. See you on.
Re: Safe to use HDD??
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:42 pm
by FunkyMonk
that guy, Stepto(official xbox guy) said it was safe to do. But formatting the drive might be a good idea first.
Re: Safe to use HDD??
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:05 pm
by HaGGardSmurf
FunkyMonk wrote:that guy, Stepto(official xbox guy) said it was safe to do. But formatting the drive might be a good idea first.
The reason he said that is because sometimes things get corrupted after a ban.
Re: Safe to use HDD??
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:27 am
by vibrant
i have taken my hard drive out of my 360 and tried the test to see if your 360 is marked for a ban and it comes up with
Z: 8015 - 190D . so i will be banned when i log in , now for the little problem when i try to format the hdd on the banned console it asks me to put in a code serial of my console to format it is this normal and is there another way to do this
Re: Safe to use HDD??
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:15 pm
by cyantific
vibrant wrote:i have taken my hard drive out of my 360 and tried the test to see if your 360 is marked for a ban and it comes up with
Z: 8015 - 190D . so i will be banned when i log in , now for the little problem when i try to format the hdd on the banned console it asks me to put in a code serial of my console to format it is this normal and is there another way to do this
This is normal. Just put in the serial on the back of your 360.
Re: Safe to use HDD??
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:20 pm
by vibrant
thanks for the reply, could i put the hard drive in any 360 to format it as i dont want to use the banned
one as im going to use it on my unmodded 360 or is it locked to the banned one as it came with the console, i also have a modded 120 gig hd would i have to do the same