[GoD4x]

So awhile back I had to replace my 360. (RROD...) So I bought a new one, put my HDD on it, and booted it up. It gets to the Xbox 360 logo (the famous WHOOSH animation on startup) and then just sits there and won't actually load the dashboard. It only does this with my HDD plugged in, and my Transfer Cable won't read that my HDD is plugged into THAT either, so I know it's the HDD. Is there a way to fix whatever is wrong, or has anybody had similar problems? And will I have to buy a new one? I searched and couldn't find anybody else who had the problem, but sorry if I missed a thread that already exists....thanks in advance.

God4x

[curt_dawg21]

had the same issue the other day actually fixed it by following this tut

How to hack a 250gb or 320gb sata drive to work in the Xbox 360 and Xbox 360 Slim

when you turn on ur xbox with the hdd in it takes roughly 15 minutes but it should boot up, thats what mine did anyways, formatting the drive did nothing for me but maybe that will fix your issue...? if all else fails you'll have to get a new hdd
hope this helps hit me up if you need any help