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Hard Drive Troubleshooting Xbox 360

Xbox Hard Drive

If your Xbox 360 120 GB hard drive is giving you trouble and you are encountering a lot of problems with it, you may do better by paying heed to the following tips and solutions:

If the problem is with your hard drive not being listed as a storage device, you have to undertake the following steps in consecutive order:

Step one involves inserting the hard drive into the hard drive bay completely. It should look level. Now you have to switch off the Xbox 360 console. Then you have to turn it on again.

At step 2 you should concentrate on switching off the console and the hard drive’s removal. Again the console has to be turned on and then switched off once more. Your next instruction is the reattachment of the hard drive.

The final step involves testing of the hard drive on a different console, but for that you have to get hold of one. The other alternative is to test another new hard drive on your existing console and see if the problem can be pinpointed or rectified.

Taken from Troubleshooting Xbox 360 – Hard Drive and Memory Unit By John Harlow

Protects You And Others by use Erase Hard Drive Software

erase hard drive

Most people will try and flog their old computer away or pass it on to a friend or family member, however most people forget to use erase hard drive software before doing so.

Your old PC may contain anything from your credit card PIN numbers, social security number, online passwords and banking numbers. Even if you’ve deleted files from your desktop and personal folders, it will still contain history files in your cache files. Not using erase hard drive software is a big mistake.

Hackers have the knowledge to retrieve hidden personal data from your hard drive, sometimes using software. There are several ways to effectively erase hard drive. By deleting the data’s digital key, data becomes irretrievable to hackers.

Through an effective and secure hard drive erase you can keep your disk drive clean at all times with regular use. What’s more it won’t destroy your hard drive like the other methods mentioned meaning you can sell or pass on your PC with confidence. If you’re not planning to sell your PC, then keeping your hard drive free from sensitive data will keep hackers online at bay. If you’re a bit forgetful or lazy, then remembering to clean your drive might be a bit of a pain. Thankfully you can delete files after 1 month automatically, by configuring your erase hard drive software.

There’s really no excuse to not erase hard drive – software or physical destruction, it’s your choice when getting rid of old PC’s.

Summary from Erase Hard Drive Software Protects You And Others by By Phil Tsang

See my other guide on hard drive repair