Playing burned 360 games

Having said that, however, if you are thinking about burning backup copies of your Xbox games for protection, you should have at least a modicum of understanding about how the games are put together and how to play burned Xbox games. Xbox games, and many others for that matter, are burned in a special manner, which is referred to a dual layer. This dual layer technology is the primary reason why it is difficult to learn how to burn Xbox games and play them.

Dual layer DVDs have two layers to record data on. Microsoft began using the two layer technology for recording their games. One layer, called the ISO file holds all of the data required to define the game. It is the game's program. Are you with me so far? In order for you to make a clean playable copy of the game disc, you need to have both of these files, which can be taken from your original game disc or downloaded from the web.

JungleFlasher will begin reading the Samsung firmware files. After it's finished, you will be prompted to save the original firmware as a backup. Choose a location that you can easily find if you want to restore your original firmware files.

Load the new firmware. Click Yes to proceed. Save your drive key. Click the Save Drive Key button and save the drive key somewhere safe. This will be useful if you want to restore your drive later. Save your custom firmware. Click the Save to File button to save your custom firmware files. This will make flashing the same drive in the future much easier. Write the new firmware. You can monitor the writing process in the text box at the bottom of the window. The writing process will take a little while.

Exit vendor mode. This will keep your Xbox from getting banned immediately from Xbox Live. Check which Hitachi drive you have. Click the Hitachi GDR tab. Click the "Insert the 79 Unlock Audio CD" link, which will open your browser and attempt to download a file.

Save the file and then extract it. See this guide for more details. Turn on Mode-B. A window will appear with instructions, but these can be ignored since you're using the USB connector tool. Insert the unlock disc. After you are in Mode-B, click the Open button to open the drive tray. Insert the disc and then click the Close button. Click the 79 Unlock button to read the disc. The drive will eject the disc automatically when finished.

This step is only required if you have a version 79 drive. Dump the drive data. In the "Flashing Options" section, make sure the "Dump Drive" option is selected, and then click the Read to Source button. Save the drive data backup file somewhere easily accessible in case you want to restore the drive later. Click the Flash LT-Plus button. Click Yes when the program says that the flashing report is stable. Wait for the flashing process to complete.

You can see the progress in the text box at the bottom of the window. Once the flashing process is complete, return to the Hitachi GDR tab. The DVD drive will be unlocked automatically. JungleFlasher will begin reading the BenQ firmware files.

The writing process shouldn't take too long. Flip your disassembled Lite-On drive to find the circuitry board. The MPX01 point is located on the circuitry of the DVD drive, and is where you will need to probe during the flashing process. You can find the MPX01 point next to the large chip installed on the circuitry. Get ready to probe the drive. Click the PhatKey button and wait a few moments for the program to load.

You are now ready to probe the drive. Ensure that the light on the probe is on, indicating it is receiving power. Probe the drive. When the window pops up, press and hold the button on the probe cable. With the button held down, touch the probe to the MPX01 point.

Release the probe cable button while continuing to hold the probe on the point. Insert the game disc into the disc drive. Note To play a game installed on your hard drive, the game disc must be in the disc drive. Unless you have the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition console, which lacks a disc drive, all you need to do is pop the older game disc into your Xbox One to play it.

And of course you can always buy an Xbox or Original Xbox game digitally and then play it on your Xbox One console. Plug the LAN or ethernet cable to the laptop or desktop computer and the Xbox Turn on the laptop or desktop computer and the Xbox Note Bluetooth mode is only for operation with Bluetooth devices. The Xbox console does not support Bluetooth technology. You do need to install the game once via steam, but once you installed it, you can play offline. After you do that, you have to download a program called imgBurn.

This is an excellent DVD copying utility. Paste the number you copied above, where indicated. Now the software knows where the layers are separated. This burning process usually takes about three quarters of an hour, depending on the complexity of the game being burned. You have now protected your original game, and can play the game without fear of damaging it.