Seagate ssd expansion card isnt being detected on my xbox series s after recent update

Xbox Series X|S games can not be run from USB storage devices. These drives are too slow for Series X|S games, regardless of them being on Game Pass or not.

Series X|S games can only be played on either the Internal SSD, a Seagate Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X|S or the WD_BLACK C50 Expansion Card for Xbox

Hi there! This is Virginia O.

I understand that you are experiencing issues with your Seagate SSD expansion card not detected by the Xbox.

I apologize for the inconvenienced this has caused you. I will do my best to help you.

If your Seagate SSD isn't being detected after a recent update, even after resetting your console and re-installing the drive, the issue could be related to driver updates, incorrect connection, a faulty drive, or even a problem with the console's firmware itself.

Here are the troubleshooting steps we will perform:

Please reinsert the expansion card. Remove the card from the back of the console, wait for about 30 seconds, then reinsert the card firmly into the storage expansion slot.

And then check storage settings.Kindly press the Xbox button to open the guide, select Profile & system > Settings > System > Storage. If you don’t see the Storage Expansion Card listed, repeat step 1.

Next is to check for fiirmware updates. To do this, please check the Seagate website for any available updates for your specific model.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Hi,

There are two drives, with some different capacity options

Seagate Xbox Series X|S Expansion Card

https://www.seagate.com/products/gaming-drives/xbox-gaming/storage-expansion-for-xbox-series-x/

Western Digital WD_BLACK C50 Xbox Series X|S Expansion card

https://www.westerndigital.com/products/external-drives/wd-black-c50-expansion-card-for-xbox-ssd

If it is a Series X|S games, then the game can only be installed on the internal drive or on a external Seagate storage expansion card

https://www.xbox.com/en-Gb/accessories/hard-drives/seagate-expansion-card or a Western Digital one

https://www.westerndigital.com/prod...sion-card-for-xbox-ssd?sku=WDBMPH0010BNC-WCSN These can store Xbox Series X|S games and be launched from them too.

Any backward Compatible title (Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One) can be installed on an external drive and played from there too.

Does any seagate external hdd work because I’m not paying nearly 400$ for the one specifically for series I’d just buy a pc at that point and get just as much

No external hard drives will play Series X|S optimised games. You need either the Expansion card from Seagate or from the WD BLack Expansion card that has just recently been released from Western Digital. The 1TB WD expansion card is around $150 according to the US Amazon website.

To get PC gaming specs up to even the lower powered Series S hardware we're talking spending at least $800. So even these expensive expansion cards work out cheaper.

The fundamental technology behind mechanical hard drives date back to the 1970's. Their time is nearly up. SSD is the future.