How to use a 320 GB seagate 2.5 inch SATA drive in a XBOX 360?

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I have a plain-jane 320 GB Seagate HD that I want to install in my Xbox 360.  I have seen several tutorials on performing this and it looks daunting!  There seems to be a nice utility for Western Digital Drives called Hddhackr for updating the firmware.  Apparently, I need a Hddss.bin file that is for my type of drive as well…..

Is there an easy way to perform this on a Seagate hard drive?  Clear simple direction would be awesome!
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Format the Portable Hard Drive to FAT32!

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Turn off your Xbox 360.

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Unplug the hard drive's power cord from the wall outlet.

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Connect the USB cord from your external hard drive to any available USB port on your Xbox.

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Plug the hard drive's power cord into the wall outlet, and turn on your Xbox 360.

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Go to "My Xbox" on the dashboard. Select "System Settings," and press the "A" button.

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Select "Memory," and press "A."

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Select "USB Storage Device," and then press "A."

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Select "Configure Now," and then press the "A" button. This loads a confirmation dialog.

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Select "Yes," and then press "A." The console automatically formats the drive for use. The drive will now be selectable when saving data from your Xbox 360.


Source: eHow
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What about if I want to use it in the internal drive bay instead?
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I ended up buying a Xbox HD from eBay....

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