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A list of 5 of the best co-op games available for Xbox 360. More and
more Xbox 360 single player games are introducing co-op modes (e.g.
hoard modes) because it seems that we can't get enough of them.
What Makes a Great Co-Op Game?
One
of the most important aspects of some of the best co-op games, in my
opinion, is that they usually have an amazing replay value so that you
don't find yourself sighing when you have to restart it all over so you
can play it with a new friend. In fact, you look forward to it.
The
games chosen for this Top 5 all have a great replay value so you can be
sure to find yourself wanted to play them again and again.
No. 5: Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2's campaign
and multiplayer features are based almost entirely on co-op play. There
is an option to play the various campaigns as a single player with the
other characters being controlled by AI but, especially in harder
difficulty settings the AI dies so regularly that it is frustrating
enough to drive players to the co-op campaigns. Left 4 Dead 2
offers the option to play co-op online with up to four people with AI
taking over if someone disconnects from the game. This can be very
frustrating if you are playing on Expert because if someone leaves a
game in the middle of a fight with a Tank for example, it can really let
the whole team down.
Left 4 Dead 2
made it into this top 5 of best co-op games because it is so much fun
and it places a huge emphasis on the hoard/survival game type that has
proven very popular in the last few years (e.g. Call of Duty Nazi Zombies).
As well as having co-op campaigns, it also includes a co-op multiplayer
with various game types where you can also play as an infected. I
particularly like playing as an infected because it can be pretty
difficult to actually get to the survivors without being gunned down,
making it very satisfying when you do.
No. 4: Spec Ops (Modern Warfare 2)
When Modern Warfare 2 was
released first the Spec Ops mode was popular for a little while, but it
eventually fizzled out and was overshadowed by Call of Duty's ever
popular online multiplayer mode.
I like Spec Ops because a lot of
co-op games are either campaign or hoard based, but Spec Ops was a
whole bunch of different challenges and some of them were really hard to
get perfect. Admittedly, there are some Spec Ops challenges that I
remember only through a haze of frustration. That means it was also
challenging which, in my opinion, should always be a part of a good
video game.
I
think that Spec Ops was a great concept and probably would have been a
lot more successful if it had not been instantly compared to the
multiplayer feature, which was inevitable.
No. 3: Gears of War 2
When it comes to Gears of War, I must admit I find it very hard to decide whether I prefer the original or Gears of War 2. In my mind they are both great, but I have included Gears of War 2 for the purpose of this list of Xbox 360 co-op games because it includes the added bonus of the Horde game mode.
The Gears of War 2
campaign can be played online or via split-screen by two players. I
adored playing the co-op campaign, especially because it allowed each
player to play on a different difficulty setting which is very rare in a
co-op mode. Not everyone is going to be able to keep up on the Insane
difficulty so being able to play on different settings allowed me to
play with more friends and enjoy it a lot more.
The Gears of War 2
Hoard mode is a simple but very effective idea; fight off waves of
enemies with your friends. It is so much fun and does require teamwork
because enemies can, and do, strike from several directions at once.
Players have to plan a defense and watch each others' backs. How could
enemies as meat-shields with your friends not be fun?
No. 2: Resident Evil 5
Some hard core Resident Evil fans may
hate me for this, but I actually really enjoyed playing Resident Evil 5. It
was fast-paced, and very challenging on the higher difficulties -
especially if you are playing with the AI, which in all honestly just
made me wait until I could play with a friend. Upgrading guns and having
infinite ammo gave Resident Evil 5 great replay value. I remember wanting to do it all again almost as soon as I finished the campaign. The
co-op mode isn't limited to split screen either, as it allows you the
option of having other online players drop in and out of your game. The
only time this feature really frustrated me was during one of the
sections where the characters has to do some moves simultaneously and
the other person just refused to be helpful. Unfortunately, this is
simply a risk of playing any game online that requires any amount of
co-operation from other people. Resident Evil 5 had
enough variety in its gameplay, weapon choices and a large enough
selection of enemies to keep me and a friend engaged enough to play it
twice, which is no meat feat in my books.
No. 1: Call of Duty Zombies
I think that the replay value for the Call of Duty Zombies game mode
lies in the fact that you don't have to wait around or get involved in a
story - you find a game and wait for the zombies to start piling up.
This makes it similar to the multiplayer mode as it is almost a form of
grinding – you are simply killing enemies over and over again to get
points so you can buy better weapons and more ammo. Another attraction
is the achievements, which are notoriously difficult and complicated in
the more recent maps, making them all the more fulfilling when you get
them.
The Call of Duty Zombies mode is number one in
this top 5 list because it is unbelievably addictive, and immensely
enjoyably to play alone, with friends or online. Furthermore, it is
still challenging. I can't quiet put my finger on what makes zombies so
addictive, but it seems the designers have found the right mix of a
horde, stand-alone challenges, enemy types and bosses to make a game
that could easily be sold on its own - without being a part of Call of Duty.
Since many gamers nowadays have been raised on consoles, you may
be interested to know that there is an alternative to using the
keyboard and mouse for PC games. You can play PC games with your Xbox
360 controller. Here's a guide on how to do it.
Using your Xbox 360 controller on your PC
Many
gamers nowadays play most of their games on consoles and as a
consequence you might find adjusting to keyboard controls a bit of a
nuisance.
The good news is using your Xbox 360 controller on your PC is easy. Check out the other Xbox 360 accessories to help your gaming experience.
First of all you want to download the software from Microsoft which will allow you to use your wired Xbox 360 controller to play PC games. You can find it at Microsoft Downloads.
Just fill in the relevant details, download the file and install it on your PC.
Some
versions of Windows will automatically detect the controller when you
plug it in and prompt you to update your system with the relevant
drivers. You can try this first if you don’t want to download the
software separately.
Once the software is installed you can plug
your Xbox 360 controller into your USB port on your computer. To ensure
it is working correctly select Game Controllers in the Control Panel in
Windows.
Not all games support the controller; you can check the game manual to see whether your game does.
You can also use your wireless Xbox 360 controller to play PC games but in order to do this you will need to purchase the Xbox 360 wireless gaming receiver. You can purchase it from here.
Downloading Profiles for Easy Configuration
Since
the controller isn’t supported by all games and setting up
configurations for different games can be tricky you can also download
configurations set up by other people which will save you the hassle.
Some of these can be found for free. For example if you want to play
World of Warcraft using your Xbox 360 controller then try out the free Switchblade software from developer Blue Orb.
Alternatively
if you are willing to shell out a little more cash you could opt for
the Pinnacle Game Profiler. This software comes with a number of
configurations for top titles which you can download and makes setting
up your Xbox 360 controller to play your PC games nice and easy. It
currently costs $19.95.
So if you are struggling with mouse and
keyboard controls why not try one of these solutions and use your Xbox
360 controller instead?
After having a 20gb drive for the last 4 years and getting annoyed about having to constantly delete stuff I did something about it. I purchased a nice 250gb laptop hard drive for £30 and used hddhackr on it to enable the 360 to use it.
I think doing your own drive is the way to go as Microsoft charge £89.99 just for the 120gig drive here in the UK, at that price I could make 3x 250gig drives for the same price!
This guide will show you how I did that, its worth mentioning that you can also hack a 20gb, 60gb and 120gb drives, however i think doing a 250gb is the best value for money.
If you have an Xbox 360 slim you can also hack a hard drive using this guide and connect it directly to the console, have a look at the end of the guide for information on how to connect your hacked drive to an Xbox 360 slim.
Ok lets get started, first you will need to buy a hard drive to use in the Xbox 360.
Hddhackr will only work with the following Western Digital Drives:
- WD Scorpio Series BEVS/BEAS
- WD Scorpio Blue Series BEVS/BEVT/BPVT
- WD Scorpio Black Series BEKT/BJKT
- WD VelociRaptor Series
- WD AV-25 Series BUDT
As of version 1.30, Hddhackr now works with all sizes and versions of the Western Digital Scorpio Series.
You can not use another make of hard drive for this hack, it has to be one of the supported Western Digital drives.
I purchased a 250gb WD Scorpio Blue Series drive (WD2500BEVT) for around £30 at CCL Computers.
I would highly recommend you also purchase a Western Digital Scorpio Blue Drive, you have nothing to gain by buying a more expensive drive.
The first thing you will want to do is create a bootable USB drive, for this I used a tool called Bootable USB Drive Creator Tool.
Unzip and load the program, be sure to right click and run as an administrator.
Select your USB drive
Set the file system as FAT
Tick quick format and Create bootable drive
Select the box with 3 dots and choose the USB Drive Boot Files\MS-DOS folder as the location.
Hit start and you will have a bootable usb drive within a few seconds.
For anyone who wants to hack a diffrent size drive here are the security sectors that can be used for a: 20gb drive 60gb drive 120gb drive
Unzip both to the USB drive you just made bootable
Be sure to rename the HDDSS_250GB.BIN to HDDSS.BIN
The end result should be something like this, don’t worry you will not have an UNDO.BIN yet.
You will need to shut down your pc now, I would advise you disconnect all the other hard drive in your computer just to stop you accidently hacking the wrong drive!
Now connect the hard drive you want to hack to your computer
Power your computer back on, before you carry on it might be an idea to enter you bios configuration and ensure the SATA operation mode is set to ATA or disable AHCI depending on the options you have. On some motherboards this can also be called legacy or enhanced, if you are presented with this you want to set it to legacy. This will vary depending on your motherboard / bios.
The above appears to be the most common cause for people not been able to flash there drives.
Now tell your computer to to boot from the usb drive, this will be different depending on your motherboard, on my pc I have to press F11 then select the drive I wish to boot from.
You will find yourself at a dosprompt, type hddhackr and press enter.
All been well hddhackr will have listed all the drives in your system, in my case the drive I want to hack is number 5.
After entering the number you will be asked if you want to dump, flash or restore the firmware, select F to flash.
Type in the name of the security sector you want to flash, this will be HDDSS.BIN if you have followed this tutorial.
You will get a message saying that the information in file HDDSS.BIN does not match the drive’s firmware info. Do you want to flash the Xbox 360 compatible firmware.
Say yes to this:
You will then be asked if you also want to create partition 0/2/3
Again say yes to this, you drive should now be hacked, congratulations!
An UNDO.BIN will have been saved on your USB drive, keep this safe as you will need it for if you ever want to restore the drive back to normal.
Opening the 360 drive enclosure
Now you need to open your Xbox 360 hard drive, you will need a Torx T6 screwdriver to do this.
You can now remove the top, the mechanism to lock/unlock the HDD-bay on your Xbox 360 console might fall out… don’t worry it’s easy enough its put back together, just look how it is in my photo below.
Now you have 4 more screws to remove, these require a Torx T10 screwdriver, you can then remove the metal case.
Now you can unplug the power and sata cable from the drive, then slide it out pulling the drive gentily up as you do so.
You should now have your original drive
If you want to restore the Xbox 1 emulator to your newly hacked drive or your save games you will need to connect your old 360 drive to your computer and boot windows.
If you dont have an old hard drive or simply want to save some time you can download a copy of Hoffmans partition 2 which he uploaded here
Now unzip and right click and run it as administrator.
Select Drive > Open > Harddrive or Memorycard
We are going to backup the Xbox 1 emulator so you will still be able to play Xbox 1 games on the 360.
To do this select Drive > Backup Partition 2 and save the backup.
If you want to backup your profiles, saves, arcade games, demos, dlc and videos you basically want to dump your Partition 3 > Content folder, I had to dump a few folders at the time because Xplorer 360 had random crashes for me.
Now shutdown windows, disconnect your original 360 drive and connect the hacked 250gb drive.
When windows has loaded up again load Xplorer 360 Extreme again, remembering to run it with administrator rights and select Drive > Restore Partition 2 and select the backup you made from your old 20gig drive.
It is important you just close Xplorer360 after that, massing about with anything else will corrupt Partition 3.
Now Download Xplorer 360 250gb Edition, this works fine with Partition 3 on 250gig drives, however trying to modify anything on partition 0 or 2 will just corrupt the drive!! Trust me save yourself some time and don’t do it.
Also don’t use Xplorer 250gig edition on any other sized drive either, it will just corrupt the drive.
If you do corrupt you drive just connect it to your Xbox 360 and format it.
After you have restored any content you can now shut your pc down and put the 250gig drive in your 360’s drive enclosure, it might be an idea to test everything is working correctly before re assembling the enclosure.
The hacked drive:
Connecting to the Xbox 360 slim:
It is also possible to use your hacked drive in the new Xbox 360 slim, with the slim you are not required to insert the hard drive in any enclosure, you can simply connect it to the console.
If you want to buy an enclosure for it have a look on Deal Extreme at the HDD Hard Disk Drive Case for Xbox 360 Slim, if not just read below and connect the drive directly to your 360 slim.
First open the panel at the side, the entry way is on the right side as you look at the Xbox. If you look towards the end of the right side of the Xbox you can see 3 vents you can pull to remove the cover.
If you have the 4gb model, there will be no hard drive in this area. This is the Western Digital Scorpio Blue 250gb hard drive inside the Xbox. Be sure to make sure it’s seated. It may take some time to get it perfectly fit.
The Sata and power connections inside the slim you need to connect the drive to
A Western Digital Scorpio Blue 250gb installed in a 4gb Xbox 360 Slim:
The new 4gb Xbox 360 slim with a nice 250gb hacked drive installed:
Credit to Digiex member Nsab3001 for the slim information and photos.
Hopefully I have covered everything you should need to know to do this hack yourself, if not feel free to ask and I will try and help.
FAQ:
HDDHackr doesn't work for me:
99% of problems are caused by the SATA chipset on your motherboard or BIOS configurations such as Legacy IDE not been enabled, AHCI been enabled or Raid been active.
HDDHackr still doesn't work for me, can i try anything else?
You can have a look at Harcrofts tutorial on How to Flash Your HDDSS.bin in Windows. Read the tutorial very carefully and do so at your own risk.
Some of my save games no longer work:
The easy solution to this is to move the save game on to the memory card from the old hard drive, if it will let you. Not all saves let you move them between storage devices.
DrDrrae has posted a solution that doesn't require a memory card, Link.
I have attached CONcept and Hash Block Calculator which he says are required. Ive not tested that myself as all my game saves appear to work, fine however people have stated it works perfectly.
I restored my data back however the Xbox 360 doesn't see it?
Have a look at my post here, that explains where your files likley ended up and a solution to get them in to the folder you want.
I want to be able to drag and drop files with Xplorer 360
UAC has to be switched off for this to work, simply running the program with admin rights doesn't work.
To do this in Windows 7 go to Control Panel\User Accounts and Family Safety\User Accounts and select "Change user account settings" Now slide down to never notify and hit ok. You might need to re start your pc for the changes to take effect. Remember to enable UAC again when you are finished.
This year's Xbox 360 Spring Dashboard Update brought MSN Messenger contact-list integration to Xbox Live, but many of us have been waiting for Microsoft to release the chatpad accessory before making full use of the service. Microsoft knows that messaging isn't going to be widely used on the Xbox 360 unless the system has an input device to make texting easier for those of us who don't keep USB keyboards on the coffee table.
Xbox 360 Messenger Kit.
Xbox representatives dangled the chatpad in front of us when they first announced the Spring Update back in April but waited until E3 2007 to announce its availability. We now know that anxious texters will be able to get their very own Xbox 360 Messenger Kit for US$22.5 from http://www.zeromartz.com/chatpad-for-xbox-360-live-messenger-keypad-p-1049.html .
The Messenger Kit will include the keyboard chatpad and a new wired headset. The chatpad is designed to slide into the base of the Xbox 360 gamepad. The pad feels a little awkward as you fit it into place, but it snaps on with a satisfying click as the pad's plastic retention pegs find their corresponding holes on the gamepad. The snug fit makes the pad feel like it's a part of the gamepad. The unit adds some weight to the controller, but the heft seems manageable. We played a few games with the chatpad installed and found that it didn't interfere with game controls. The edge of your palms will rest on the left and right sides of the chatpad, but you'll still be able to use the buttons and analog sticks just fine.
The chatpad itself feels solid. The keys provide adequate, clicky feedback and are spaced well enough for fast typing. It uses a standard QWERTY layout, and many of the keys have special alternate values that you can activate using the green and amber keys on the bottom left and bottom right of the chatpad. The pad also has a messenger button that can open up the messaging window onscreen. For players who like to game in the dark, the pad has a built-in backlight that will illuminate the keyboard whenever a key is pressed. We tried plugging a USB Xbox 360 gamepad with the chatpad into a PC desktop system, but we couldn't get Windows to recognize the chatpad as a text input device.
The chatpad has a headset pass- through jack at the base of the unit, but the single 2.5mm audio jack can't accept the triple-pronged connector on the old headset. That's probably why Microsoft bundled a new headset with the chatpad. Aside from the audio connector change, the new headset is almost identical to the original except the microphone mute and volume controls have moved from the base of the cable connector to an inline module. Older Xbox headsets and 2.5mm mobile headsets still work with the chatpad. We were able to plug our Plantronics Halo 2 headset into the chatpad without a problem.
The Xbox 360 Messenger Kit looks to be a solid product for system owners interested in taking advantage of the Xbox 360's communication options. Players who stick to gaming and voice chat won't need to pick up the chatpad, but the peripheral might become more compelling if Microsoft were to release more text-heavy applications on the 360, such as a Web browser, for example.
I wasn't lucky enough to be one of the game journalists or bloggers who were given a free Xbox 360 "S" (aka Slim) at the end of Microsoft's E3 presentation so I had to go out and get one the old fashioned way. I called around on Friday and found a local GameStop in Duluth, GA that had some in-stock and traded in my refurbished launch Xbox 360 that had survived since March of 2006 along with some accessories and games for the new version of the console. I spent the weekend putting it through its paces by looking at what's new, and what's missing along with how it looks, sounds, and performs.
Case Design
The new Xbox 360 isn't so much "slim" now as it is shorter. Moving the hard drive from a snap-on caddy to an internal slot helped take about an inch off the total height of the console while they only managed to shave off a little of the width. The case is made of black glossy plastic that looks more at home in a home theater setting but will attract fingerprints and dust. It's also very reflective as you can see in the pictures below.
The power and disk tray buttons are touch sensitive now instead of require a physical push. It's a nice addition and gives a pleasing "ding" to indicate that something has been activated. The return of the DVD tray is a bit disappointing however. A slot-loading DVD drive would have been nice.
New Ports
The Xbox 360 "S" adds a few new ports to the back of the console. One of the more welcome additions is a S/PDIF optical out. Previous models had the optical out sitting on the housing of the A/V plug which caused problems for those who needed to route digital sound differently than with HDMI. Of course, there's also the "Kinect ready" port which will allow the Kinect motion-control camera to hook directly into the Xbox 360 "S" without the need of a separate power supply.
One of the curious additions is the two new USB ports on the rear. The fact that there are more USB ports isn't the curious part so much as where they are placed. These new ports are actually replacing the memory card slots (which were USB based) that previously sat on the front of the console along with two USB ports. With Microsoft scrapping the memory cards and allowing up to two USB thumbdrives for storage, it would have made more sense to have these ports on the front where they are easily accessible. The two ports on the front can quickly get eaten up with peripherals and USB storage devices and reaching around to the back of the console to plug these items in is not an ideal solution. Heat
One of the nice new features of the console is the move to the unified Valhalla chipset and a single larger and quieter fan blowing air out of top of the console when laying flat. While this greatly helps quiet the console, there is still a big hot spot on the top when it is laying flat where the heat generated is coming out from the vents. I don't have access to a thermometer but I would say that putting your hand there is roughly equivalent to holding a freshly brewed cup of hot coffee.
The heat coming from the vents really doesn't feel all that different from the hot air you can feel coming from the rear vents on previous models. However, I would strongly suggest not laying anything down on top of your Xbox 360 "S" that might partially or fully block the vents when it is laying flat.
The vent exhaust for the new Xbox 360
The good news is that the Xbox 360 will shut itself down before it reaches Red Ring of Death (RRoD) levels of heat according to reports. I never experienced this in my time with the console despite the air-conditioning unit for the bottom two floors of my house being out this weekend. I was pushing temperatures up around 85 degrees in the living room where this was tested but the console never shut down or got overly loud (outside of the DVD drive) which is a plus considering how hot it was in the house. Noise
The launch Xbox 360 I traded in for the new version honestly sounded like a small vacuum cleaner while running games or movies and was banished to my kids' playroom when we unexpectedly got one of the newer "Jasper" Xbox 360s (the last model before the new 360). The new 360 is slightly quieter than the Jasper model when playing games from the hard drive or streaming movies. I don't have the best hearing in the world but I couldn't really hear the new Xbox 360 over the ambient noise in my living room while I could with the older model. However, the biggest noisemaker on the Xbox 360 still remains, the DVD drive.
Alan Wake is a game that utilizes the full speed of the DVD drive due to heavy game data streaming. As a result, it is also one of the loudest games to play from the disk as the DVD drive never seems to get a break. Now, this is the only Xbox 360 game I have played that sounds this bad while playing so I created a comparison video below between Alan Wake running on the Xbox 360 "S" and Xbox 360 "Jasper" both from the disk drive and after installing it to the hard drive.
The noise is approximately at the same level and maybe even worse because it is a different pitch. Fortunately, the 250 GB hard drive has ample space to install games to so that the noise factor is kept to a minimum. Again, this is the only game where I have experienced this level of noise and is certainly not indicative of other games.
It should also be noted that the problem with the DVD drive scratching disks when someone moves the system while it is turned on still remains. So, the "don't move when the console is on" rule still applies. Hard Drive
As previously mentioned, the hard drive has been moved to an internal compartment located on the underside next to the power plug. Unfortunately, it is still a proprietary design that looks like it was constructed to discourage people using their own 2.5" had drives. It is not readily apparent looking at the enclosure how one would open it up to get to the actual hard drive but I'm sure some handy modder is well on his way to figuring it out.
Opening the Xbox 360 "S" and checking out the 250GB internal hard drive
Microsoft hasn't made any mention of retail sales or prices for the new hard drive. Expect to hear more though as we get closer to the Arcade version launching in the Fall.
Power Supply
The power brick is still there instead of being moved to an internal design but it is noticeably smaller. And well it should be because the power requirements for the Xbox 360 "S" has been reduced down to 135 watts and consumes less than half the power of the first Xbox 360 models.
Comparison shot between the 360 Slim power brick (top) and the 360 Jasper power brick (bottom) and plugs
Internal WiFi
One of the sticking points for the Xbox 360 since it was launched has been internal WiFi. Both pro and anti-Xbox gamers have long scorned the lack of a built-in WiFi solution along with the cost of the official Xbox 360 wireless adapter. Now that bullet point has finally been taken care of and the Xbox 360 supports 802.11 A, B, G, and N by default plus the ethernet port. Setting the wireless connection up is a breeze and probably easier as it doesn't require an installation disk or console update to get it working. Anything Else Missing?
Actually yes, there are two things missing. The Jaspers included 256MB to 512MB of on-board flash memory to store game saves which is now missing with newer model. It isn't something that will really be missed but we will have to keep an eye out on whether or not the eventual Arcade versions of the Xbox 360 revision includes on-board memory or if it will come with a smaller hard drive or nothing at all thanks to the added USB storage support.
The other item missing is a HDMI cable or HD cables of any kind. Why Microsoft feels the need to leave this out of their HD console box remains a mystery. Don't get ripped off by going to retail stores to get a HDMI cable at a high price. Check out website like zeromartz.com for inexpensive HDMI cables. Final Thoughts
My overall impression of the Xbox 360 refresh is positive. The smaller, sleeker, and quieter design is welcome. A quieter DVD drive would have been nice but I don't think that Microsoft can get past the laws of physics with how fast the DVD drive is made to spin on certain games. Still, the buzzing noise with Alan Wake forces a hard drive install. The two new USB ports placed on the front instead of the rear would have been a better design decision but is not a deal breaker.
The heat generated is also going to be something we'll have to keep an eye on given the consoles past history. Just keep it in a well ventilated space and make sure you don't cover the vents.
The new Xbox 360 is a winner and I wholeheartedly recommend it for new purchasers or for people trading up from a 360 manufactured prior to the fall of 2008. If you currently own a "Jasper" model with a 120GB or 250GB hard drive, I don't think you'll see a big enough improvement to justify the purchase unless you just like the new design.
The Xbox 360 Slim was released on June 18, 2010, in North America and July 16, 2010, in Europe. The new system features hardware that is a significant change from the original Xbox 360. Due to these hardware changes, the hard drive of an original 360 is not compatible with the new Slim version. If you have a new Slim console and wish to use your saved data on your new console, you must transfer the data from one system to the other.
1. Power off the console from which you are transferring the data.
2. Locate the hard drive; it's on the top end of the console when the console is oriented upright.
3. Press the button on the front end of the hard drive, and lift the hard drive from the console.
4. Connect the hard drive to the transfer cable by plugging the hard drive's jutting connector into the larger end of the cable.
5. Connect the end of the transfer cable with the USB plug to the new Slim console. The USB ports are located on the front of the system in the lower-right corner.
6. Power on the new console.
7. Select "Yes" when a message appears asking if you would like to start the transfer.
8. Power off the console when the transfer is complete, and remove the transfer cable from the Slim console.
Warnings:
If the transfer message does not appear when you start your Slim, power off the system. Restart the system with the transfer cable unplugged, and update your console's software from the dashboard blade. Power off the system, and plug the transfer cable back in, then power on. The transfer should then start.
Xbox transfer cables only work with the original-style HDD. The hard drive in the new Slim console is different and is not compatible.
If you have downloads from Xbox Live that are transferred to the new console, they will only be accessible with the gamertag with which they were originally purchased. To update the license so that the content can be used by any profile signed in on your console, you must update the information on the official Xbox website to include the new console.
The transfer can take anywhere from minutes to several hours, depending on the amount of date being transferred.
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