My Xbox One S game console is over five years. Since last winter, I sometimes get stuck when I play the game. The Xbox One S replaced the Xbox 360 which was 6 years old. So I am thinking about upgrading to a new generation game console. Maybe Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S. I prefer X because I have a bunch of game discs. If I choose the diskless game console, I will lose access to these old games. After the completed research and consulting. I make a decision to give the Xbox One S a last try. It is to get a new SSD to replace the old HDD and see if it fixes the problem.
The error code of the problem most of the time is 0X80831002. I did at least three times of hard resets last year.
So, here is my new SSD. It is CA$53.00 plus tax on Amazon.ca. Silicon Power 1TB SSD 3D NAND A58 Performance Boost SATA III 2.5″ 7mm SU001TBSS3A58A25C. The original HDD in the Xbox One S is 1TB, so I choose the same storage size.
![Silicon Power 1TB SSD 3D NAND A58](https://www.yinfor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sp-a58-1tb-ssd-1024x746.webp)
![Silicon Power 1TB SSD 3D NAND A58 Description](https://www.yinfor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sp-a58-1tb-ssd-pack-jpg.webp)
How to upgrade the Xbox One S HDD to SSD?
The first step is the Xbox One S disassembly.
There are a lot of videos that teach you how to do it. I watched two videos. I also bought a set of tools when I order the SSD.
![Repair Tool Kit in a box](https://www.yinfor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/repair-tool-kit-box-jpg.webp)
![Two main tools I used](https://www.yinfor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/main-toos-used-for-xbox-disassembly-jpg.webp)
The iFixit guide is very detailed. You can follow it too. I just put some pictures during my work.
![Six screws on the bottom of Xbox One S](https://www.yinfor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/xbox-one-s-screws-on-bottom-1024x768.webp)
![Xbox One S HDD](https://www.yinfor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/xbox-one-s-hdd-jpg.webp)
![New SSD installed](https://www.yinfor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/new-ssd-in-xbox-one-s-1024x787.webp)
Then I put everything back.
The next step is to install the OS.
- I have a 64GB USB disk. Format it in NTFS format.
- Download the offline system update package from the Microsoft Xbox official support site. I chose OSU1. (if you failed to do it, try OSU2 or OSU3)
- OSU1.zip file is 6.35GB. Unzip it.
- Copy the $SystemUpdate folder into the USB disk.
- Turn on the Xbox One S console, the Troubleshoot screen will be popped up automatically because the SSD is blank.
- Plug the USB disk into a USB port on my Xbox Console. The Offline system update option on the Xbox Screen becomes active.
- Use the D-pad and A buttons on my controller to select Offline system update.
![Troubleshoot Screen](https://www.yinfor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/e4cd75ca-dbae-49c6-bec3-8d30ffba8282.png)
![Xbox One S Offline Update](https://www.yinfor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/update-xbox-one-s-system-jpg.webp)
It took about 10 minutes to complete the update or installation. Then the console will restart and return to the Home screen.
Now, it looks like a brand-new system.
After the upgrade, I set up my account and install the games. Played for more than ten hours, and it is no more problems.
Conclusion.
I believe the problem with the Xbox One S came from the HDD failure.
The power-up time is almost the same as before. But the game loading time of Forza Horizon 3 is reduced from 1min 25 sec to 30 seconds.
It is not just fix the Xbox problem, it also improves the performance of my gaming experience.