How can I get my HDD working because of system fault? (ONE S) (reading code E106)

SLOWMAN87 · Aug 11, 2023

Hey Guys and Gals, was wondering how I could fix my Xbox one s hard drive from giving the E106 startup failure code. I have never had the hard drive replaced and no other service other than cleaning on the exterior. I’ve done a lot of research and nothing has helped. I have troubleshooted and nothing happened, and I had erased all data from the console. Nothing is helping and I am very disappointed with my product. Only used (VERY FEW TIMES) and now it doesn’t work. I’d appreciate any form of help or support to get me back online. If I do not get help or support from Microsoft I will figure my way around this to fix on my own. Thanks again.

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Nilay Bhattacharjee

Hello SLOWMAN87,

I'm Nilay and I'll be glad to answer your query today.

I'd suggest you visit https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...rd-drive/6647cb20-bdd3-4fd4-ba66-324ffcc6f54a this thread and follow the suggestions from there. Hope there will be a way out.

Good Luck
Regards

XBF Leo G

Hello Scarleon,

Thanks for posting on the Xbox forums. We understand that your Xbox One S is giving you an E106 error, and you are interested in learning how to get your console serviced. We have a support article that provides

solutions for the E106 error code. If these solutions do not resolve the issue, we recommend

creating a repair order for the console. The article we provided explains how to request a repair. Be sure to let us know the results
Scarleon!

Darkify

Hello @!

Please check the following link as contains some fixes to this error code.

Error E106 occurs when you try to turn on your Xbox One console | Xbox Support

Well see I'd love too issue is i cannot see any image as it was working perfectly fine i have no idea if my HDD has died as this console is 7 years old.

KarmicNova1987

I've seen this recommended in other places, doesn't help. Especially considering the systems can remain on the whole time:

Turn on system (in offline mode) -> plug in external hdd -> system can't read it -> go online -> external hdd works -> go offline -> hdd works -> remove hdd, leave system power on, in offline mode -> plug in hdd -> system can't read hdd -> go online -> hdd
works again....

Repeat.

IceStorm III

The 4GB 360 S's storage space isn't "treated" as flash memory, it IS flash memory. It's attached to an internal USB port on the motherboard.

A HDD is required because every XBOX game expects there to be a 2GB cache partition it can cache game content on. USB's read/write performance and its read/write durability do not lend itself to use as a cache partition for the XBOX. The 2GB cache partition
only exists on the 360's HDD. It's part of the 4.7GB of space that the 360 reserves for system usage on every HDD.

The 360 S has a small trap door on the right/bottom of the console. That's where the HDD goes. This bay is empty on the 4GB 360 S. Opening the trap door and fitting an official 250GB 360 S HDD does not void the warranty on the console.

How can I get my HDD working because of system fault? (ONE S) (reading code E106)