Full Version: Xbox 360 Hard Drive Problem
Anybody had a problem with an Xbox 360 hard drive ? The xbox works fine without the hd but when its attached it doesnt work . I can still use the xbox but without the hd I cant save anything .
Anybody ? Should I just get a memory card to put my game saves on ? I don't download stuff or play xbox live
hi squaggles,
ive had more xbox shit go wrong than with allthe consoles ive had over the last twenty odd years... theyre shit (still just bought another one though
)
is it still in warranty? otherwise its a fucking pain finding each save game on each memory unit, usb etc.
if you can get it back to them under warranty then theyre not so bad at repairing/replacing in the uk.
just a thought
cam
ive had more xbox shit go wrong than with allthe consoles ive had over the last twenty odd years... theyre shit (still just bought another one though
)is it still in warranty? otherwise its a fucking pain finding each save game on each memory unit, usb etc.
if you can get it back to them under warranty then theyre not so bad at repairing/replacing in the uk.
just a thought
cam
Thanks Cam and wee willy winky ,
I went to the xbox site and its out of warranty now , the only thing they will still fix is the three red lights ring of death or whatever its called .
I see you can pick up a hard drive for about £25 but thats second hand and if there is a problem with them dying after a while then I'm not sure if it's worth doing that .
In terms of storage space I have no idea how much you need for an average game , is a 256 MB memory card really small ?
I have no idea what digital-kaos is
I went to the xbox site and its out of warranty now , the only thing they will still fix is the three red lights ring of death or whatever its called .
I see you can pick up a hard drive for about £25 but thats second hand and if there is a problem with them dying after a while then I'm not sure if it's worth doing that .
In terms of storage space I have no idea how much you need for an average game , is a 256 MB memory card really small ?
I have no idea what digital-kaos is
QUOTE (cam mcneil @ Nov 19 2009, 11:59 PM) 
hi squaggles,
ive had more xbox shit go wrong than with allthe consoles ive had over the last twenty odd years... theyre shit (still just bought another one though )
is it still in warranty? otherwise its a fucking pain finding each save game on each memory unit, usb etc.
if you can get it back to them under warranty then theyre not so bad at repairing/replacing in the uk.
just a thought
cam
ive had more xbox shit go wrong than with allthe consoles ive had over the last twenty odd years... theyre shit (still just bought another one though
)is it still in warranty? otherwise its a fucking pain finding each save game on each memory unit, usb etc.
if you can get it back to them under warranty then theyre not so bad at repairing/replacing in the uk.
just a thought
cam
What make hard drive is it? There might be a separate warranty on the bare drive,seagate offer up to 5 years
QUOTE (Squaggles @ Nov 20 2009, 11:24 AM)
Thanks Cam and wee willy winky ,
I went to the xbox site and its out of warranty now , the only thing they will still fix is the three red lights ring of death or whatever its called .
I see you can pick up a hard drive for about £25 but thats second hand and if there is a problem with them dying after a while then I'm not sure if it's worth doing that .
In terms of storage space I have no idea how much you need for an average game , is a 256 MB memory card really small ?
I have no idea what digital-kaos is
I went to the xbox site and its out of warranty now , the only thing they will still fix is the three red lights ring of death or whatever its called .
I see you can pick up a hard drive for about £25 but thats second hand and if there is a problem with them dying after a while then I'm not sure if it's worth doing that .
In terms of storage space I have no idea how much you need for an average game , is a 256 MB memory card really small ?
I have no idea what digital-kaos is
Aye, really small. You'd soon fill it up. Any XBOX Live arcade games you want will take up more than that each.
Might be worth investigating this: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/systemus...tamigration.htm
Get your data off your old hard drive and onto a working one. Having said that, the hard drive itself may not be the issue. You can only be sure of that if you connect another hard drive and it reads that ok. Perhaps borrow a friend's hard drive and see if it operates. If it does, your hard drive it faulty in some way. It may not be piossible to get anything off it, but it's worth a look. You can always take back the data migration kit if it doesn't work out for you, so you won't really spend the money on it (i'd take it back if it DOES work, myself - might as well get your money back)
if your friend's hard drive won't work, then the problem lies within the XBOX, or with the connections, in which case you'll need to have it repaired or buy yourself a bucket load of memory sticks.
however if you don't ever plan on getting any major downloaded content, you can easily store your profile info and game saves on a 256MB stick.
Looks like Digital Kaos would involve modding your XBOX, which could end up getting you thrown of XBOX live for good (or until you buy another console)
QUOTE (bravura @ Nov 20 2009, 03:24 PM)
Aye, really small. You'd soon fill it up. Any XBOX Live arcade games you want will take up more than that each.
Might be worth investigating this: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/systemus...tamigration.htm
Get your data off your old hard drive and onto a working one. Having said that, the hard drive itself may not be the issue. You can only be sure of that if you connect another hard drive and it reads that ok. Perhaps borrow a friend's hard drive and see if it operates. If it does, your hard drive it faulty in some way. It may not be piossible to get anything off it, but it's worth a look. You can always take back the data migration kit if it doesn't work out for you, so you won't really spend the money on it (i'd take it back if it DOES work, myself - might as well get your money back)
if your friend's hard drive won't work, then the problem lies within the XBOX, or with the connections, in which case you'll need to have it repaired or buy yourself a bucket load of memory sticks.
however if you don't ever plan on getting any major downloaded content, you can easily store your profile info and game saves on a 256MB stick.
Might be worth investigating this: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/systemus...tamigration.htm
Get your data off your old hard drive and onto a working one. Having said that, the hard drive itself may not be the issue. You can only be sure of that if you connect another hard drive and it reads that ok. Perhaps borrow a friend's hard drive and see if it operates. If it does, your hard drive it faulty in some way. It may not be piossible to get anything off it, but it's worth a look. You can always take back the data migration kit if it doesn't work out for you, so you won't really spend the money on it (i'd take it back if it DOES work, myself - might as well get your money back)
if your friend's hard drive won't work, then the problem lies within the XBOX, or with the connections, in which case you'll need to have it repaired or buy yourself a bucket load of memory sticks.
however if you don't ever plan on getting any major downloaded content, you can easily store your profile info and game saves on a 256MB stick.
you need two xboxes for the migration cable to be useful im afraid, both need to be plugged in and working and in order to get the cable you need to give them the serial number from the new xbox so i dont think its an option for him.
cam
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you need two xboxes for the migration cable to be useful im afraid, both need to be plugged in and working and in order to get the cable you need to give them the serial number from the new xbox so i dont think its an option for him.
cam
cam
Ouch... so you do. My bad
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