Xbox 360 Portable External Hard Drives For Gaming Enthusiasts

While the 120 GB of memory of the Microsoft Xbox 360 console is more than enough

for the average gamer, if you are passionate about gaming you would be definitely be looking for more storage space. The happy news is that you can now use portable external hard drives if you need more storage space on your Xbox 360. The external hard drive enhances and extends the functionality and performance of this versatile gaming console.

It means a lot to gaming enthusiasts to be able to take their games everywhere. So the 120GB Xbox 360 compatible external hard drive is exciting users as it offers huge amounts of storage, is sleek, durable and portable. It can save your game progress, Xbox Live gamer profile, game demos with stunning graphics, and custom soundtracks from your own music collection, as well as download movies and television shows. With the 120GB hard drive; you can easily go for the many new games being released every now and then.

Connecting the external hard drive is quite simple. Things to do:

.Use an external hard drive that has a USB 2.0 adapter to connect to your Xbox 360

.Have a program to format the external hard drive in the FAT32 file system

.Create a new FAT32 partition on your external portable hard drive using the program

.Upload the content you want on the hard drive and connect it your Xbox using the USB port.

Your Xbox 360 should adapt to the new device immediately, and allow you to access the uploaded content on the external hard drive.

Xbox 360 compatible portable hard drives are available online and at stores. You can place an order at xbox.com, though shipping is only to US addresses. Online stores like amazon.com and bestbuy.com are great one-stop shops to buy both internal and external new and refurbished hard drives. But try not to go in for refurbished hard drives. Make sure that the hard drive you buy is priced right and comes with a proper warranty.

Question 1: My X-box 360 is not reading my external hard drive.

Answer 1: Plug the drive into you Xbox and let it access it. You should have a program to format the external hard drive in the FAT32 file system. Your X-box 360 should be able to automatically format it.

Answer 2: The Xbox 360 supports the portable external hard drives which use the FAT32 file system that is capable of volume sizes up to 2 TB. Windows 2000 and XP can read and write volumes of large size to FAT32 but cannot natively create or format them above 32 GB. Make sure you have all this. Also make sure the hard drive is not damaged.

Question 1: Where are the Xbox 360 compatible portable hard drives available?

.Xbox 360 compatible portable hard drives are available at stores and online. You can buy it at xbox.com, but the shipping is only to US addresses. Online stores like amazon.com and bestbuy.com are great one-stop shops to buy both internal and external new and refurbished hard drives.

.Xbox 360 compatible portable hard drives can be bought at stores or ordered online at x.box.com, amazon.com and bestbuy.com.

by: Juliana Philip

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