First, the good news. As we tore down the Xbox Series X, we confirmed that: The on-board storage of an Xbox Series X. The storage is a standard, albeit rare, format: 1 TB of m.2 2230 NVMe SSD. It’s likely running under a newer spec, PCIe Gen 4.0. It’s partitioned just like the storage in the Xbox One. That sounds good, at first glance. Step 8 Hard Drive Assembly. To replace the hard drive, flip over the console and remove the two 10 mm T-10 Torx screws, C3 and C4, from the backside of the Xbox One S. This will allow the plastic casing surrounding the hard drive to become detached from the rest of the console. 6 comments. You can use any connector - I've used One S and original Xbox One connectors with no problem. The only issue is you have to get a bit creative with the drive caddy as you may be able to only get two screws in, but if it's your console and you're using an SSD I can't see it being an issue! Definitely worth a try before condemning the console. Round up of today's best deals. Seagate Storage Expansion Card for Xbox. $219.99. Toshiba Canvio Basics 1TB. Toshiba Canvio Basics 500GB. Toshiba Canvio Basics 4TB. Our guide to the best Xbox Frequently Asked Questions about Xbox One Hard Drive Replacement. 1. How long does the Xbox One hard drive replacement process take at Console Service Centre? At Console Service Centre, most hard drive replacements are completed within 1 hour. However, during peak times, such as school holidays, the process can take between 3 and seven working I replaced my Disk drive on my original xbox one Halo version. With a Disk drive Order from Amazon. Unsoldered and re soldered daughter board to new Disk drive. It will take the disk in try to read it then I get a black-and-white Square message DVD Blu-Ray disk or game does not recognized please insert and DVD blu Ray disk or game. Microsoft Xbox Games. You Can Replace the Xbox One Hard Drive, But It’s Hard you're migrating from a PC with a 2.5-inch drive to one with an M.2 slot—you can clone the old drive to a new Step 2. Choose a cloning method in this window, “Clone Disk Quickly” is recommended; it is faster than “Sector-by-Sector Clone”. Step 3. Select the old Xbox hard drive as the source disk, and click “Next”. Step 4. Select the new SSD/HDD as the target disk to store all games and programs. Step 5. You can open your xbox and clone the drive to your computer, if you have the space, (depending if you have a 500GB or a 1 or 2 TB drive) once you do so, you can scan the drive for errors using a software, there are good ones and if the issue is with the drive, them the software will let you know. Just google how to replace a failing xbox one 5HgUz.