I have a Xbox. 360 with the external hard drive. It's not working the power source blinks...

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    I have a Xbox. 360 with the external hard drive. It's not working the power source blinks...


    I have the Xbox 360 wth external hard drive. The power source jus blinks and game doesn't turn ,can it be fixed ,and is there a way I can retrieve my music and data from the hard drive if console cant be fixed

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    eric coates, Dec 13, 2023
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  2. x4Hx P3STILENCE Win User

    External HDD Stays on

    No the Hard drives life should not be shortened being that it is usb powered. As medium bloke said the console is always receiving power unless it is unplugged from the outlet. The external drive you have you said was usb powered so it is like a chain of
    power. The outlet gives power to the system and the system gives power to the external drive. The slow blinking light is basically the drive saying hey I have power.
  3. xDarkStar73x Win User

    Red ring after i dropped my hard-drive

    Maybe try this:

    1. Turn off the Xbox 360 completely.
    2. Disconnect all cables and devices from the console.
    3. Remove the external hard drive if one is attached.
    4. Reconnect the power source and restart the console.
    5. Shut down the console and reattach the hard drive.
  4. XBF Crystal P Win User

    Xbox 360 usb ports live all the time even when Xbox 360 is off?

    Hi there Dave,

    Thanks for reaching out. I'm sorry to hear about the issue with using an external drive for more storage on Xbox
    360. As per your question above, it varies on the drive. For example, if the External HD is only USB this will be powered by the console. If the External HD has a USB and power cord then the source is coming from the plug and not the console.

    I recommend taking a look at the following articles:


    Try this out and let us know the results.
  5. DaveSegala Win User

    Xbox 360 usb ports live all the time even when Xbox 360 is off?

    Hi there Dave,

    Thanks for reaching out. I'm sorry to hear about the issue with using an external drive for more storage on Xbox
    360. As per your question above, it varies on the drive. For example, if the External HD is only USB this will be powered by the console. If the External HD has a USB and power cord then the source is coming from the plug and not the console.

    I recommend taking a look at the following articles:


    Try this out and let us know the results.
    yes it's usb only so I guess it's power on all the time.Thankyou for the answer to my question.
  6. Internet Expert Win User

    External Hard Drives for the Xbox One

    I would just buy a USB 3.0 enclosure that will fit the 3.5” hard drive.

    I doubt the 2.5” enclosure you mentioned will be able to power a 3.5” hard drive, as those require external power sources.
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