Xbox 360 Slim 4 GB Unformatted hard drive

Lardper · Mar 29, 2020

Recently purchased a refurbished Xbox 360 S 4GB and i am unable to use it. The hard drive says it is “Unformatted” and I am unable to do any system updates. Tried using an external thumb drive and this did not work as well. Is this a fatal issue with the
xbox?

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Lardper

Appreciate the quick response! This is what I suspected as well.

Obsessive Power

Is this a fatal issue with the xbox?

It would seem so, yes.

The 4GB Core 360 consoles use a Flash storage chip on the motherboard. This storage unit is used to store system updates, game saves and title updates. It's not a hard drive, not in the traditional sense.

This 4GB storage unit is soldered into the Xbox 360 motherboard and can not be replaced by the user.

Unfortunately you'll need to return this console for a refund.

Photonimus

Slim? 4 GB or otherwise? Cause the 4 GB Slim is not a hard drive and wont play the originals.

onyxishere

Just keep your eyes out for deals in your area. My gaming store near where I live had a sale on recently. Traded in my older 360 for a 4 gb slim and bought the hard drive on sale there as well. All told, my 4 gb slim with 250 gb hard drive cost me only
$130.

kardboardbox

I have the Xbox 4 gb slim, and it did not come with the hard drive. The hard drive was also brand new.

Xbox 360 Slim 4 GB Unformatted hard drive