XBOX 360 Forensics

Chapter 2. XBOX 360 Hardware

Information in this Chapter

•Getting started with the XBOX 360

•Technical specifications

•Hard drive disassembly

This chapter will introduce the Microsoft XBOX 360 hardware, functionality, technical specifications, and storage capabilities of the Microsoft XBOX 360. Included will be a discussion of the different retail packages available, the removable storage drives and memory cards.

Keywords

• XBOX 360 Arcade

• XBOX 360 Pro

• XBOX 360 Slim

Getting Started with the Xbox 360

The XBOX 360 is available in several different retail packages that are categorized by the size or lack of a hard drive. Upon its initial release in November 2005, the XBOX 360 was available in two retail packages. The first model was called the Arcade or ...