How to Play Xbox 360 Games With a USB Hard Drive

Installing Games to the Hard Drive

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  Insert the flash drive or USB hard drive into the USB port of the console.

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  Insert the game disc into your console.

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  Highlight "My Xbox" in the Xbox Dashboard menu. The default selection is the game inserted into the drive.

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  Press the "Y" button on the controller.

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  Press "Install Game" from the menu.

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  Press "Flash Drive" in the memory selection window. The game installs to the flash drive as long as it has sufficient space.

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  Press the icon for the game under "My Xbox" to run the game or select it under the "Game Library" section of "My Xbox." The game automatically runs from the flash drive after it is installed. The game disc must still be in the console as an anti-piracy security measure.

Xbox Live Arcade

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  Press the name of the Xbox Live Arcade game in the "Game Marketplace."

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  Press "Download Now." You need to have the displayed number of Microsoft Points to purchase games from the Game Marketplace. The points are deducted from your account the first time you download the game.

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  Press "Flash Drive" in the memory selection window. The game installs to the flash drive as long as it has sufficient space.

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  Press the name of the Xbox Live Arcade game under the "Game Library" section of "My Xbox" to play it.