How to Use a Raid 0 External Hard Drive on an XBox 360
The Xbox 360 is equipped with several USB ports, three in all, that allow you to connect external drives to share media. What this means is that you can connect an external hard drive, such as the Raid 0 external hard drive, and view movies, music and photos on your Xbox 360. To do this, you will need to format your hard drive to FAT32, which is the format that the Xbox 360 recognizes.
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Instructions
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Connect your Raid 0 external hard drive to your PC, using your USB cable.
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Click the "Start" button in the task bar and select "Control Panel."
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Click the "Performance and Maintenance" icon in the Control Panel.
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Select "Administrative Tools" and double-click the "Computer Management" icon.
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Select "Disk Management" under the "Storage" list in the left window pane.
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Right-click on the drive you wish to format, which will be your Raid 0 external hard drive, and select "Format."
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Select "FAT32" under the "File System" and select "OK" to start the formatting.
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Wait while the Raid 0 external drive formats, then copy the music, videos and photos onto it that you wish to transfer. Plug the drive into your Xbox 360.
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Go to the "My Xbox" tab on the Xbox main menu and scroll over to either the Videos, Music or Photos tab. You will be able to select your Raid 0 external hard drive and view the media from these menus.
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Tips & Warnings
Formatting your hard drive will clear its memory, so make sure you have backed up everything that was stored on it.
References
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