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Help with hard drive

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  • 10-06-2011 11:33pm
    #1
    celj
    Registered Users Posts: 409 ✭✭


    I bought an 80gb hard drive on ebay which turned out to be one of the Chinese ones of course.
    It actually works ok but for some games especially the one I'm trying to play,San Andreas it just wont start.

    Basically if I format the hard drive on the Xbox itself will it work?
    I just ask because it means moving everything off it to do it.
    Thanks!


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    #2
    AndywK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 148 ✭✭AndywK


    No, you need to download the backwards compatibility update. Im too busy too help at this moment, so just google it and that will sort ya

    Remember San andreas was a V1 game


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    celj
    Registered Users Posts: 409 ✭✭celj


    AndywK wrote: »
    No, you need to download the backwards compatibility update. Im too busy too help at this moment, so just google it and that will sort ya

    Remember San andreas was a V1 game

    I should have mentioned,San Andreas has been downloaded from Xbox live so I would have the update surely?


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    AndywK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 148 ✭✭AndywK


    Better off getting the backwards comp DL jjust in case. Happens a lot


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    celj
    Registered Users Posts: 409 ✭✭celj


    I've had a look and it says I should automatically have gotten that download.
    Lost as to what to do.Can't find anything on Live.


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    AndywK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 148 ✭✭AndywK


    Or just download the comp and see if that works.......
    Also try clear the cache...risk formatting on your own.
    If its an official HDD then call MS, if not then you b****ed


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    zero19
    Registered Users Posts: 5,641 ✭✭✭zero19


    Xbox original games will not work with chinese HDDs, speaking from experience here. The official HDD has a partition or something to run original xbox games that were downloaded or on disc.

    I think there's a way to add the required partition to a chinese HDD but i've no clue about that stuff, someone on here mentioned it before.


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    Reamer Fanny
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,828 ✭✭✭Reamer Fanny


    zero19 wrote: »
    Xbox original games will not work with chinese HDDs, speaking from experience here. The official HDD has a partition or something to run original xbox games that were downloaded or on disc.

    I think there's a way to add the required partition to a chinese HDD but i've no clue about that stuff, someone on here mentioned it before.

    This is true there is a compatibility folder on partition 2 of the hdd, I can extract mine and you can copy it to yours if it's any help, you need an adapter to connect your Xbox hdd to your pc though


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    celj
    Registered Users Posts: 409 ✭✭celj


    justryan wrote: »
    This is true there is a compatibility folder on partition 2 of the hdd, I can extract mine and you can copy it to yours if it's any help, you need an adapter to connect your Xbox hdd to your pc though
    Thanks a lot!PM sent to you.


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    #10
    celj
    Registered Users Posts: 409 ✭✭celj


    Hi justryan,did you get PM?


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    #11
    celj
    Registered Users Posts: 409 ✭✭celj


    Can anyone send me this compatibility folder on partition 2??
    Its wrecking my head and I want to get it sorted!


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    Reamer Fanny
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,828 ✭✭✭Reamer Fanny


    PM sent


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