360 Slim won't boot with hard drive installed

Discus and support 360 Slim won't boot with hard drive installed in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; Hi everyone, Just got one of the 360 S 4GB models. It did not come with a hard drive, so I got an official 250GB Xbox hard drive. The system boots... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by Sduibek, Dec 19, 2015.

  1. Sduibek
    Sduibek Guest

    360 Slim won't boot with hard drive installed


    Hi everyone,

    Just got one of the 360 S 4GB models. It did not come with a hard drive, so I got an official 250GB Xbox hard drive.

    The system boots fine if I don't install the drive.

    But If the hard drive is inserted, the screen just stays black. Nothing happens. No Xbox logo, no dashboard, nothing.

    What would cause this?

    :)
     
    Sduibek, Dec 19, 2015
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  2. Pony Mania
    Pony Mania Guest
    Frame Rate Issues

    I have the slim black Xbox 360 with the 250 gig hard drive. Is that the one you have? And I have mine installed to the hard drive.
     
    Pony Mania, Dec 19, 2015
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  3. The Viral Cyrix
    The Viral Cyrix Guest
    Unable to load need for speed rivals

    Need for Speed Rivals on the Xbox 360 requires an Xbox 360 Hard Drive with 3GB of storage space for a mandatory installation of game disc content. you will be prompted to perform this installation the first time time you boot up your game.

    You cannot play your game without this installation, nor can it be installed on flash memory sticks, or internal flash memory--such as the internal memory of the Xbox 360 Slim, or 4GB model. Hard Drives are available and sold separately for the Xbox 360
    Slim/4GB, Arcade, and Core consoles.
     
    The Viral Cyrix, Dec 19, 2015
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  4. Neuwerld
    Neuwerld Guest

    360 Slim won't boot with hard drive installed

    Sounds like the console might be having issues accessing the hard drive, which is why it doesn't boot when the drive is installed.

    I just had a similar thing happen to me. I have a 360 S 4GB and installed a 250GB hard drive a few years back. The other day I turned on my Xbox and found that it froze on the splash/logo screen, but if I took out the hard drive it booted fine. Ultimately
    I concluded that my drive was dead, but yours might still be fixable, especially if you're willing to pay for a fix or a data recovery.
     
    Neuwerld, Dec 19, 2015
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  5. onyxishere
    onyxishere Guest
    Sorry to hear it. I have to ask though, where did you purchase the drive from? Was it from a retail store or an online retailer such as Ebay or Amazon.
     
    onyxishere, Oct 31, 2018
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  6. The Viral Cyrix Win User

    Unable to load need for speed rivals

    Need for Speed Rivals on the Xbox 360 requires an Xbox 360 Hard Drive with 3GB of storage space for a mandatory installation of game disc content. you will be prompted to perform this installation the first time time you boot up your game.

    You cannot play your game without this installation, nor can it be installed on flash memory sticks, or internal flash memory--such as the internal memory of the Xbox 360 Slim, or 4GB model. Hard Drives are available and sold separately for the Xbox 360
    Slim/4GB, Arcade, and Core consoles.
  7. StuartATrueRed Win User

    need for speed rivals

    I got this from EA games support page

    "Need for Speed Rivals on the Xbox 360 requires an Xbox 360 Hard Drive with 3GB of storage space for a mandatory installation of game disc content. you will be prompted to perform this installation the first time time you boot up your game.

    You cannot play your game without this installation, nor can it be installed on flash memory sticks, or internal flash memory--such as the internal memory of the Xbox 360 Slim, or 4GB model. Hard Drives are available and sold separately for the Xbox 360
    Slim/4GB, Arcade, and Core consoles. "

    Here's the link https://help.ea.com/uk/article/need-for-speed-rivals-xbox-360-installation-information
  8. Pony Mania Win User

    Frame Rate Issues

    I have the slim black Xbox 360 with the 250 gig hard drive. Is that the one you have? And I have mine installed to the hard drive.
  9. onyxishere Win User

    External Seagate 2TB Game Drive for Xbox 360 gets Device not allowed error

    Battlefield 4 cannot be installed and played on the Xbox 360 slim model's 4GB internal flash drive without an additional hard drive with a minimum of 2GB of space available. Hard drives are sold separately for the Xbox 360 slim, Arcade, and Core models
    but must be internal for this content to work.

    help.ea.com/.../battlefield-4-xbox-360-install-guide
  10. x24hrs2livex Win User

    bf4 will not play

    If you are using a 4GB 360 slim console you will need to purchase an official 360 Hard Drive. The BF4 install is not compatiable with flash memory. Meaning you cannot use a flash drive or the internal memory on the 4GB slim console
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