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Stone Deaf 4evr · 20-11-2014 06:06PM

Argos are getting better these days
they have this for 89 if you dont want to wait for amazon
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1296215/Trail/searchtext%3E2TB+HARD+DRIVE.htm

GottaGetGatt · 20-11-2014 06:27PM

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2489935/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7COffice%2C+PCs+and+phones%7C14418968/c_2/3%7Ccat_19780850%7CHard+drives%2C+USBs+and+data+storage%7C14419053.htm

MiskyBoyy · 20-11-2014 07:22PM

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

MiskyBoyy, what do you do when you turn off your console? do you plug out the drive or does it go into sleep mode? I only ask because I need one myself and I like to leave the console in "quick start" mode if possible.

I just leave it plugged in the whole time. There's an option on Xbox> Settings>Power and Startup to "When Xbox if off, turn off storage" if you want the HDD to turn off when your xbox is off. That really only applies to 2.5" portable hard drives tho as they get their power from the xbox usb port. The ones listed above have their own separate plug to power them and go into sleep mode automatically when the disk hasn't been used in a few minutes.

dor83 · 20-11-2014 07:43PM

GottaGetGatt wrote: »

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2489935/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7COffice%2C+PCs+and+phones%7C14418968/c_2/3%7Ccat_19780850%7CHard+drives%2C+USBs+and+data+storage%7C14419053.htm

Got one of those a few months ago, does the job perfectly for me as I prefer to have it only use power when the xbox is in use.

20-11-2014 08:15PM

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Argos are getting better these days
they have this for 89 if you dont want to wait for amazon
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1296215/Trail/searchtext%3E2TB+HARD+DRIVE.htm

I'm terrible when it comes to computer stuff. If I got one of these do I just connect it to the xbox and just continue like normal with the extra space being added to the xbox one hard drive space or would I have to do something to set it up?

MiskyBoyy · 20-11-2014 08:26PM

Deleted User wrote:

I'm terrible when it comes to computer stuff. If I got one of these do I just connect it to the xbox and just continue like normal with the extra space being added to the xbox one hard drive space or would I have to do something to set it up?

Once you plug it into the Xbox a notification will pop on screen asking you to format it if you want to use o for games storage. Once you do that it will work as normal pretty much.

sweetie · 20-11-2014 09:22PM

maximoose wrote:

It was amazon, just had a chat with them and a new controller on the way for free! Result ï¿¼

told ya! now ye have a spare for Fifa etc.

Fingleberries · 21-11-2014 07:57AM

sweetie wrote: »

told ya! now ye have a spare for Fifa etc.

And give the bandy one to your opponent

Lucious Sweet · 21-11-2014 11:49AM

Fingleberries wrote: »

And give the bandy one to your opponent

Or just keep it as a spare because the other one is liable to hit the wall if you play a lot of FIFA

wes · 21-11-2014 12:39PM

super_furry wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a good external HD? My internal one is already filled and I'm having to delete stuff already. Thinking that 2gb would be good but would depend on the price.

Good guide from Eurogamers digital foundry:

The Xbox One hard drive upgrade guide

ciaran75 · 21-11-2014 02:46PM

Hi,
Has anyone else noticed the Kinect voice no longer works if you have your region set to Ireland. If you switch back to UK everything is fine again.
Was on with xbox support and they had not heard there was an issue.
Cheers,
Ciaran

calex71 · 21-11-2014 02:55PM

I have mine set to UK for the TV tuner, but I used to have region set to ireland and voice to english UK , both settings are side by side there in the settings app.

Unless the preview program messing with it ? Are you in the preview dash program?

ciaran75 · 21-11-2014 04:15PM

no, not in preview program.

I've set it back to UK but you now no longer the TV listings in the one guide which is a pain

Mickeroo · 21-11-2014 04:22PM

Mine is set to Ireland and works fine.

ciaran75 · 21-11-2014 04:50PM

thanks Mickeroo, wonder what is different.
friend of mine had to set his to UK also.

calex71 · 21-11-2014 05:09PM

ciaran75 wrote: »

no, not in preview program.

I've set it back to UK but you now no longer the TV listings in the one guide which is a pain

As I said I have mine set to UK so I can use the USB TV tuner and I can see listings in the one guide, if you have to set it to UK run the TV setup wizard (you might have to clear this in settings 1st) when it asks for a post code use Newry think its BT53 maybe, can't recall for sure.

The only thing is it doesn't list the programs for irish channels that way, but does list the channels themselves and I can voice switch to them.

Are you saying when you go to Settings > System > Location > Language & Location , you can't or don't have an option to set spoken language to English when location is set to ireland???? There are 2 language boxes there, the 1st box is text language on the console, 2nd is location and 3rd box is the one you need to set to English UK

Hears6 · 21-11-2014 05:19PM

Probably the wrong place to post this but any one use this drive as an external drive for their xbox ?
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1443673/Trail/searchtext%3EEXTERNAL+HARDDRIVE.htm

MiskyBoyy · 21-11-2014 05:24PM

Hears6 wrote: »

Probably the wrong place to post this but any one use this drive as an external drive for their xbox ?
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1443673/Trail/searchtext%3EEXTERNAL+HARDDRIVE.htm

Not a thing wrong with it at all

It would do the job very nicely, they also have the portable version for about a fiver extra which is a smaller form factor but same storage space and doesn't need to take up an extra socket. Takes power straight from the USB port on the Xbox.

Just also note that they're both 5400rpm which wouldn't be as fast loading games as a 7200rpm drive but it would be just about as fast as the current hard drive that's actually in the Xbox.

Hears6 · 21-11-2014 06:38PM

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

Not a thing wrong with it at all

It would do the job very nicely, they also have the portable version for about a fiver extra which is a smaller form factor but same storage space and doesn't need to take up an extra socket. Takes power straight from the USB port on the Xbox.

Just also note that they're both 5400rpm which wouldn't be as fast loading games as a 7200rpm drive but it would be just about as fast as the current hard drive that's actually in the Xbox.

Weird then as when I go to set it up, its just popping up as a media device rather than a storage device, and tbh speed isn't everything for me atm.

MiskyBoyy · 21-11-2014 07:17PM

Hears6 wrote: »

Weird then as when I go to set it up, its just popping up as a media device rather than a storage device, and tbh speed isn't everything for me atm.

You'll have to format it to use it for game storage. You won't be able to use it as a media storage once you do this and anything that you have on the hard drive will be wiped.

go to Settings>System>Manage Storage, choose the external drive you want to format, and select Format.

You should then be able to use it for games storage

MiskyBoyy · 24-11-2014 04:36AM

Just ordered a 2TB 2.5" HDD for my Xbox ONE which comes with a usb 3.0 enclosure to use as plug and play external storage for Xbox but I plan on taking it out of the enclosure and putting it into my Xbox instead of the stock 500gb. Watch this space...

FAILSAFE 00 · 24-11-2014 05:05AM

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

Just ordered a 2TB 2.5" HDD for my Xbox ONE which comes with a usb 3.0 enclosure to use as plug and play external storage for Xbox but I plan on taking it out of the enclosure and putting it into my Xbox instead of the stock 500gb. Watch this space...

Product Link?

MiskyBoyy · 24-11-2014 05:14AM

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

Product Link?

Oh yeah forgot to link it and mention its €84

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ILALU9G/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_O-QCub0BW065F

Lucious Sweet · 24-11-2014 09:47AM

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

Just ordered a 2TB 2.5" HDD for my Xbox ONE which comes with a usb 3.0 enclosure to use as plug and play external storage for Xbox but I plan on taking it out of the enclosure and putting it into my Xbox instead of the stock 500gb. Watch this space...

I thought the X1 HDD was not swappable?

dunworth1 · 24-11-2014 10:41AM

Lucious Sweet wrote:

I thought the X1 HDD was not swappable?

It's not supported but doable

maximoose · 24-11-2014 11:39AM

Interesting. Let us know how it goes, have to start looking at storage options soon!

MiskyBoyy · 24-11-2014 12:41PM

There's a guide on how to format the new HDD for the Xbox ONE here: http://www.ludvikjerabek.com/2014/07/14/xbox-one-fun-with-gpt-disk/

& there's a guide on how to take the Xbox apart here: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Xbox+One+Teardown/19718

MiskyBoyy · 24-11-2014 01:02PM

So it turns out Argos actually have that exact same HDD but for €2 cheaper, who would have known!

On my way in to collect it now

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2489935.htm

GottaGetGatt · 24-11-2014 01:41PM

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

So it turns out Argos actually have that exact same HDD but for €2 cheaper, who would have known!

On my way in to collect it now

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2489935.htm

It was €80 on amazon last week so I picked it up, had my eye on it for a long time in argos.

MiskyBoyy · 24-11-2014 02:41PM

GottaGetGatt wrote: »

It was €80 on amazon last week so I picked it up, had my eye on it for a long time in argos.

Job

It wasn't listed under portable hard drives on argos website so I never seen it. Just happened to spot the 1tb version so said **** it they must have the 2tb one so! Under desktop hard drives it was, doh!

Pretty nice price tho for a bricks & mortar store. €1.01 cheaper than Amazon at the moment and I'm an impatient bastard when it comes to stuff like this

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