Mousxaros Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) Greetings from Greece and congrats for the valuable info shared in this site. This is my first post here although I' ve been reading a lot of threads and have TSOP flashed - modded several XBOXes in the past. Generaly i upgrade hard drives by installing 5400 rmp WD green ones which work great. So my question is simple. Is it ok if I install an 7200rpm 3.5 inch HDD? My biggest concern is the higher temps those HDD generate and how this affects the other internal components of the box. Edited March 27, 2020 by Mousxaros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 Hello Mousxaros Most of my Xbox's have 7200 RPM hard drive's You won't see any difference in temps and may be a slight improvement in load times. With the Green drives it is better if you disable the power save function as the Xbox uses 3 cache drives(X,Y,Z) and if the hdd is in power save you might experience some clutching at times. Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It get's the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mousxaros Posted March 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 Great!!! Thanx for the immediate answer SS_Dave. Gonna thow in that 7200 rpm Barracuda that i have lying around. As for the green ones I havent got any problems so far but I will try what u suggest anyway and report back. I suppose I will find the appropriate software at the official WD site by choosing the right hdd model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 Your looking for WDIDLE3 program. Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It get's the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SakisTheDrifter Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 Having a 5400rpm drive is better for hdd temps and also for psu temps,because low rpm drives draw less current so you stress the psu less. If loading times dont bother you,then 5400 rpm is the best choise P.s Epeitelous kai enas Ellhnas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 31 minutes ago, SakisTheDrifter said: Having a 5400rpm drive is better for hdd temps and also for psu temps,because low rpm drives draw less current so you stress the psu less. If loading times dont bother you,then 5400 rpm is the best choise P.s Epeitelous kai enas Ellhnas Maybe but try and find a 1tb or 2tb 5400rpm hard drive My 1.6 runs a 2tb without any overheating and even the 120 gig IDE drive's are 7200, If your really worried about heat use a SSD. Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It get's the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostartz Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 SSD hummmmmm is there any recommendations for drives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mousxaros Posted March 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, SakisTheDrifter said: Having a 5400rpm drive is better for hdd temps and also for psu temps,because low rpm drives draw less current so you stress the psu less. If loading times dont bother you,then 5400 rpm is the best choise P.s Epeitelous kai enas Ellhnas Saki it's like u read my mind. I dont care at all about loading speeds. Its the lifespan of the console that bothers me more. I just happen to have an old 750gig IDE barracuda gathering dust and to tell the truth I was doubtful to use it for the reasons just explained. P.S. Patrida eimaste ligoi dystyxws. Edited March 28, 2020 by Mousxaros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Mousxaros said: Saki it's like u read my mind. I dont care at all about loading speeds. Its the lifespan of the console that bothers me more. I just happen to have an old 750gig IDE barracuda gathering dust and to tell the truth I was doubtful to use it for the reasons just explained. P.S. Patrida eimaste ligoi dystyxws. The 750gig will be fine the heat and load from a hard drive is nothing to worry about. Just while the Xbox is apart give it a good clean especially the fan and the CPU/GPU heatsinks. In my Xbox's I set the fan speed to 30% and I don't have any overheating issues. Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It get's the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 7 hours ago, lostartz said: SSD hummmmmm is there any recommendations for drives? I have tried a Samsung 860 EVO 1tb SSD but because I the speed is limited by the ata 66 (pata)structure I could not justify the cost over the gains. Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It get's the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mousxaros Posted March 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) Exactly ....., looks like the best overall choice in terms of heat/power consumption, if ofc you can afford it. Besides SSDs prices keep dropping nowadays. Thnx for the info SS_Dave. Edited March 28, 2020 by Mousxaros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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