Xbox Errors

I've got a Xbox 360 I bought used four or five years ago on eBay. I don't use it much, but when I went to turn it on today, I got error code E68. From doing some research that means there's an error with the hard drive or the connector. I unplugged the hard drive and the Xbox works, but now I've got the "Open Tray" error code. I've got the HD DVD drive, which works fine, but I'm guessing I can't play games from it.

Of more importance to me is I've got a couple games and their saves on the hard drive I'd like to keep. If I can't get the two running again, together, is there some way I can get the data off the drive to put back on another drive later? I don't mind buying another Xbox, but is there a good fix for either of these issues? Thanks for any help.

If you buy a new 4gb slim you can take the old hard drive out of the honky side mount enclosure (only requires Torx bit 6 and 8 I believe) and it will slide right in the slim hard drive slot. I've done this with two Xboxs without trouble.

Additionally you can get a data transfer cable to move the info from one hard drive to another if you decide to go with an Xbox that has a hard drive. Someone on here might even have one to send you for free because once you use it there's nothing left to do with it.

What type of drive is in the console?

Quote from zazon : I've got a Xbox 360 I bought used four or five years ago on eBay. I don't use it much, but when I went to turn it on today, I got error code E68. From doing some research that means there's an error with the hard drive or the connector. I unplugged the hard drive and the Xbox works, but now I've got the "Open Tray" error code. I've got the HD DVD drive, which works fine, but I'm guessing I can't play games from it. Of more importance to me is I've got a couple games and their saves on the hard drive I'd like to keep. If I can't get the two running again, together, is there some way I can get the data off the drive to put back on another drive later? I don't mind buying another Xbox, but is there a good fix for either of these issues? Thanks for any help.

Do you know anyone else with an old Xbox still? Could just take your drive to their place with a USB Drive in hand. If it works on their console...just take the info off of it and you are good to go and upgrade.

I'd have to imagine though if you are getting an error for a bad HDD, that means the HDD is bad...and the console won't matter.

I'd HIGHLY suggest that in the future, if you are playing from an internet connected console, to just always store everything on the cloud.

Quote from prozac4312 : What type of drive is in the console?

Are you asking him specifically? The HDD in an Xbox 360 enclosure is just a 2.5" SATA I believe.

I meant what model is his optical drive.

Thanks for the replies. How do I figure out which drive it is. The main thing I want to do is recover my data if that's possible. If I were to remove the drive from the Xbox and buy a USB case, can I get it off that way? Thanks again.

Quote from zazon : Thanks for the replies. How do I figure out which drive it is. The main thing I want to do is recover my data if that's possible. If I were to remove the drive from the Xbox and buy a USB case, can I get it off that way? Thanks again.

Yes, the drive is formatted in such a way that Windows won't be able to recognize it, however there are programs that will allow you to read from it. Alternatively, you can connect it to another console and transfer everything to a flash drive.

I was wondering about your optical drive because I was going to recommend doing a drive swap, but it's pretty technically advanced.

The only thing I've been doing with my Xbox of late is watching HD DVDs. I might just hang onto it until the new Xbox comes out. I don't really want to spend $100-150 on another right before the new one comes out. I'm just a little bummed about the SMB.

Quote from zazon : The only thing I've been doing with my Xbox of late is watching HD DVDs. I might just hang onto it until the new Xbox comes out. I don't really want to spend $100-150 on another right before the new one comes out. I'm just a little bummed about the SMB.

What is that?

Why are you buying release consoles if you don't even play games