x box advice

[empire]

my sons x box kept on reading disc error even with brand new games,so went out a brought another one,the old one is under his bed gathering dust,is it worth getting it fixed
ALSO if i do,what about all the info on the harddrive,how can i wipe it off without setting it allup again

 

[Badger]

TBH if it's one of the original X-Boxes it's really not worth fixing because it won't be worth much. As for the hard drive, you can get a transfer cable which plugs into the old hard drive and the new X-Box, this lets you transfer data across and wipe data from the old hard drive. I had a similar issue with my old X-Box breaking.

 

[empire]

ok,the only thing is,the old one is 20g,the new one is only 4,thanks for advice

 

[Badger]

ok,the only thing is,the old one is 20g,the new one is only 4,thanks for advice

If it's the 20GB one it definitely won't be worth fixing, that's one of the originals. The transfer cable lets you pick and choose what data to bring across so if you have too much you'll have to leave it behind or delete it.

 

[empire]

ok cheers fella

 

[GingerBeerMan]

If it's the 20GB one it definitely won't be worth fixing, that's one of the originals. The transfer cable lets you pick and choose what data to bring across so if you have too much you'll have to leave it behind or delete it.

Are the HDD's on the original interchangeable with the newer 360 ones? I never had an original but I'd find it odd if Microsoft made it so you couldn't swap them over, might be worth a try if so.

 

[Badger]

Are the HDD's on the original interchangeable with the newer 360 ones? I never had an original but I'd find it odd if Microsoft made it so you couldn't swap them over, might be worth a try if so.

The old hard drives aren't compatible with the new slim consoles, they're much too big.

 

[BBassic]

If I remember rightly from when my last Xbox went kaput Microsoft offer a free repair service on any model. If it's just gathering dust it might be worth getting the free repair and keeping it around as a spare.

 

[Mowgli37]

Get a playstation

 

[Decode]

The old hard drives aren't compatible with the new slim consoles, they're much too big.

It is actually a 3.5 inch Laptop HDD in a big case. I just took mine apart, bought a cheap case to fit the 360 slim and it works.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Get a playstation

Worst second post ever, I don't think you're going to fit in around these parts

 

[Mowgli37]

Everyone has to start somewhere