13GiB of usable space is nothing in 2010. With the SMC hack, the Xbox 360 can use any hard drive instead of just those signed by Microsoft. Homebrew programs like FreeStyle and XeXLoader can make use of USB hard drives for game storage, but saved games, title updates, XBLA games (Unless you waste a lot of time with Quickboot), and DLC needs to be stored on the internal drive.
Read on while I walk through the replacement.
My spare Xbox 360 is ready for the Free60 SMC hack. It’s a Xenon board running 2.0.7371.0. The 360 homebrew scene is still embryonic, but hopefully the platform will end up with cool software like XBMC. If you want to read about the technical details of why the SMC hack works, check out this page on the Eurasia.nu wiki.
I thought they fixed this. At least I have a warranty.
Stellar is an easy song, but it still feels nice to conquer something 100% on Expert. Not bad considering I started on Easy when I got this game in November ’05.