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How to Rip an XBox 360 to a Hard Drive

Ripping/Installing an Xbox 360 game to your hard drive allows the game to run quicker and quieter, taking less of a toll on your gaming console. While you still have to play the game with the disc in the drive, you will greatly reduce the amount of wear and tear on your Xbox 360, and increase the life of your gaming system. This is also a great way to keep your Xbox from overheating and suffering the Red Rings of Death.

Things You'll Need

Xbox 360
Xbox 360 game
Xbox 360 hard drive space

Instructions

- 1
  Make sure the disc you want to rip/install to your hard drive is as clean as possible before inserting it into your Xbox 360. You may need to wipe it down with a silk cloth. When the disc is clean, insert it into the disc tray.
- 2
  At the welcome screen go to My Xbox and highlight the icon for the disc you just inserted. Press "Y."
- 3
  Highlight Install Game or Install to Hard Drive. Various games say different things, but the action is still the same. Press "A."
- 4
  A progress bar will appear, showing you how far along your installation is. It shouldn&'t take longer than an hour for the progress bar to reach 100%. When the progress bar does reach 100%, your game is ripped/installed.
- 5
  To play your newly ripped/installed game, you must have the game disc in the system tray. At the welcome screen go to My Xbox and highlight the game icon. Press "Y." Highlight Play Game and press "A."

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