Xbox Series S drive upgrade
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- In this video I'm upgrading internal SSD drive in Xbox Series S to 1 TB.
I'm also trying to use another SSD and also dong some initial exploration of Xbox XBFS/raw partition (which I will continue in next video).
Here's the link to previous video on the subject which explains how I prepare the drive: • Playing with Xbox Seri...
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Nice! You finally made it upgrade! After more than 2 years, Series S can upgrade 1TB
Great test.
Did you try copying the partition to the MSI?
You put the MSI after upgrading to the 1Tb, maybe you have to do what you did to be able to go back to the 512Gb.
I tried everything (a lot more than o the video eg. full dump/sector by sector copy and it still didn't start - leaving core dump ie. system crash). It won't work - I'm 99% sure these Xbox SSDs have custom firmware (ie. even though the memory chip and the controller is exactly the same the firmware is different and that's how Xbox OS detects them). I don't know if there's a way of dumping the firmware from nvme drive (couldn't find any information on that) but if I had the firmware from CH SN530 I could flash it to a drive with the same controller and try that.
It's interesting to see Microsoft release a black Xbox Series S with 1tb SSD.
It was inevitable - 512gb (and only a fraction of that actually available) was a joke with games well over 100gb...
The Xbox OS is quite interesting tho. You got XBFS for the boot stuff and locking. 3 OS's running on the Xbox (Bare metal visualizer, one that runs dashboard and apps, then one that starts with every game load). Microsoft sure didn't rush the software security. 10 years and no jailbreak.
Yes, but they went one bridge too far IMHO as their XBFS partition prevents a user from replacing/upgrading the drive.
@@RetroTechCorner Thats true. NVMEs get hot hot and with the constant read writes cause of quick resume and recordings. It gets a bit worrying with the lifetime of the NVME. We should be able to replace them easily and not go through hell lol
@@deez9888 On the original Xbox one you couldn't replace the drives but they made it changable in a later OSU update after a few years of the console's release.
Excelente vídeo ❤, en español no encontraba mucha información, gracias aunque tuve que verlo con subtítulos 😂
I guess Microsoft must have a USB recovery stick which plugs in the console and boots, reading the efuses of the APU and makes a new NAND rom to a brand new SDD, when they receive consoles with broken SDD, the console must boot with that inhouse stick, or Microsoft should make an APP in the dashboard to make backups on the NAND, to a USB pen, where you could make a backup to save the console, on the Right to Fix policy.
It's all about encryption keys and certificates - they have their own private keys so they can do whatever they want (and yes - I'm guessing that's exactly what they have. Probably a "stick" or an app that has private keys/certs and can decrypt/re-encrypt the boot loaders).
As for the right to repair - exactly my thoughts. We should be able to repair our own devices but looking at how the "movement" is progressing (ie. obstacles on every single step) I don't see it happening. MS will argue that 3rd party SSDs won't provide required performance and thus are inherently "incompatible" with the system. Known and (apparently) working strategy. The whole idea of selling a device that will certainly fail and the manufacturer knowingly and purposely encrypting the data just to prevent replacements is a perfect material for a class action suit. But nobody cares apparently :)
@@RetroTechCorner of what I have read is not even the NAND of the SDD which gets bad owing to multiple gigs write and read, or reaching the ending the SDD TBW, is the controller of the SDD which remains on all the time when people enable the Xbox Series standby sleep, where the console is running in the background and the controller chip is always on can get very hot, which diminishes its life cycle, that's why people should always opt to choose complete shutdown to make the SDD really turn off, and fix this problem of the SDD, also I expect on newer XBOX revamped models, Microsoft chooses to insert normal 2230 SDD where you can buy on any store, and this issue goes away, just replace the SDD every four years and the problem is never there, I just hope Microsoft chooses normal SDD
The problem will never "go away" - any SSD will fail sooner or later. The only way of keeling your xbox for decades is to be able to replace faulty SSD. And with current MS strategy it's not possible without MS service.
Microsoft already patched the Bios to support upgrading the internal SSD on the Series S and X.
Do you have any details...? Where the info is coming from, what/how exactly it can be upgraded? Does it require XBFS partition...?
Congrats great work
Really i thought that the ssd was soldered onto it? But good. Because i aint really a fan of soldered parts on newer consumer hardware. While besides being harder to repair also creates alot of e waste
this is awesome
Where did you buy the SSD ?
Hm. Hi! How to the boot alternative linux system? real no?! Thanks comment.
I accidentally deleted the 1024 file, how can I get it back please
You should still have it in your XBFS raw image. The tool extracts the files never deletes anything (unless you inject new file then original is overwritten).
BTW - could anybody share/send me their XBFS partition image (Series S, preferably on latest software)...? I can't afford buying 3rd console and an XBFS from another console would help wth my "research"...?
Would a spare drive work, I have a XA1-31512 from a parted out Series s arriving hopefully soon, curious if we can swap the CH-SN530 with the XA1-31512 some consoles have, should work fine, but if a spare drive may be of use let me know happy to pass it along to help your work. I have a strong interest in seeing if we can ever reverse engineer or create a tool to help revive consoles where the drive has completely failed. Thank you.
I'm guessing XA1-31512 will work in a console that originally had CH-SN530 (didn't have a chance to check but I don't see a reason why it wouldn't). You'll need to dump/copy XBFS obviously (and be careful not to overwrite current one!)
As for a loan ssd - shipping both ways will probably be too expensive. I'd much prefer just XBFS dump (after update to current OS version).
it also changes in the flash ..on the mobo.. like the tool you made..
Is there a NAND/Flash on the motherboard...? It was on One consoles but I think they're just using the SSD to store what was in NAND (ie. XBFS)... As for changes - I'm pretty sure they are changing fuses / fuse configuration. I'm guessing they might also derive new encryption keys (from console specific keys) and perhaps encrypt boot loader or host.xvd (or some other files on XBFS) with these new keys.
can we go to 2tb?
dude try taking the 2 tb from the seagate drive an putting it as internal on the s or x
Don't have one and can't afford one unfortunately :)
Can't be done. The seagate one is most likely just direct CFexpress with NAND on it. It's most likely not a M.2 SSD plugged into a M.2 to CFexpress adapter. Similar to what you see with CFexpress Type B cards for cameras
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Thank you!
Hola amigo exelentes videos tengo un gran problema con mi xbox te cuento: hubo un apago y empezo a fallar no ingresaba a los juego ni nada bueno me toco reiniciar de fabrica para ver si se soluciona el error y al moneto de instlaar l actualizacion sin conexión de internet se queda en la parte de identifique la SSID y no toma ninguna red inalambrica aun asi utilice el cable de red y tampoco se conecta hice la actualizacion y sale codigo error:x8B050084 0x00000000 0x00000201 que puedo hacer porfavor soy de Venezuela y no se como solucionar esto ?
hello ssd xbox series s burnt how can i change it and i don't have backup please help me
If you don't have the backup then I'm afraid nobody can help...
@@RetroTechCornerhow to backup the partition thanks already subs
Have a look at my other videos on Series S SSD - I'm using linux (or Mac) and dd (which I recommend over any windows tools)
Any update on 2280s working
I try 1tb ssd for xbox series s and it don't boot up at all 😢😢
What drive did you use? Was it 1tb from series X? And if so - did you follow the video (ie. made a dump of XBFS partition from original drive and copied it to the new drive)?
I'll find it hilarious if after all that struggle that MS would ban your Xbox Series S(that has not a optical drive) from Xbox store seeing you wiht a 1TB drive(rendering it useless), since there's no official Series S with 1TB drive.
I doubt they'd do that.
@@RetroTechCorner they did it the previous generations. Keep in mind that what MS does with Xbox Series on local machines is jus one of their methods to totally control your device, but make no mistake - MS has some other methods(for example Xbox Live checks).
I know they have a lot of ways to control the device. But I don't think they'll ban the console purely on drive size. I never heard about Xbox One being banned after HDD upgrade (assuming it's just HDD and not tinkering with keys etc.)