How to Update the Xbox Hard Drive

Xbox Live

• 1

  Open the Xbox 360 dashboard menu. This menu automatically appears when the console is turned on. Press the “Xbox” button, followed by the “Y” button to return to the dashboard menu from a game.

• 2

  Scroll up to the “My Xbox” tab of the dashboard menu.

• 3

  Select “System Settings” from the "My Xbox" section of the dashboard. Scroll to the right while the "My Xbox" tab is selected to reach the "System Settings" icon.

• 4

  Select “Network Settings” from the "System Settings" menu.

• 5

  Select “Test Xbox Live Connection” from the network settings. A prompt will appear to update the Xbox 360 hard drive if your system is not already updated to the latest version.

• 6

  Select “Yes, update now” to install the latest updates to your Xbox 360 hard drive.

USB Flash Drive

• 7

  Copy the update files onto the root directory of your USB flash drive. You can download the Xbox 360 update files by going to download.Microsoft.com/download/1/d/8/1d8c09be-278e-41cd-98be-eb9188128227/$systemupdate9199.zip. You must extract the files from the .zip file before placing them on the USB drive. The update files cannot be placed into a folder or the Xbox 360 system will not recognize them.

• 8

  Remove the flash drive from your computer.

• 9

  Insert the flash drive into the USB port on the Xbox 360 console.

• 10

  Turn on the Xbox 360. An update prompt will appear when the system powers up.

• 11

  Select “Yes, update now” to update the Xbox 360 hard drive.