XBOX 360 questions

rmg1

Hi all

Grandson has been given an XBOX 360 (Arcade version) for Xmas.
Just £ questions :-
1) Can you use the old XBOX controllers on and if so, how do I connect them?
2) How can I set it up to access the net wirelessly? Do I need to buy an adaptor?
3) Can you retrofit a hard-drive to it as he only has the 256MB card for it so far?

Any help gratefully received.

Marty_J

rmg1 wrote: »

Hi all

Grandson has been given an XBOX 360 (Arcade version) for Xmas.
Just £ questions :-
1) Can you use the old XBOX controllers on and if so, how do I connect them?

As far as I'm aware, you can't use them with the XBox 360.

2) How can I set it up to access the net wirelessly? Do I need to buy an adaptor?

Yes, Microsoft make a wireless adaptor which sells for around £55 on Amazon. You can also connect it to your router with an ethernet cable.

3) Can you retrofit a hard-drive to it as he only has the 256MB card for it so far?

Yes, you can buy and fit an XBox 360 hard drive.

rmg1

Thanks for that - it sorts out a few things.

BTW, if I don't want to connect the XBOX directly to the net, is there any other way of getting updates, etc?

Marty_J

Yes, you can download updates with your computer and burn them to a CD or DVD to install them in the XBox 360:

http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/support/xbox360/system-update.htm

rmg1

Ta! :beer:

rmg1

One other quick question, we only have the 256MB memory card.
Where does the Xbox store the updates as if it's on the memory card, I can see that getting full very quickly?

Marty_J

I believe you need a memory card with at least 128 MB of space on it.

Microsoft do have an offer where they are selling a 20 GB HDD for less than £20 to those eligible.

http://www.xboxstorageupgrade.com

rmg1

Thanks for that. I've put in the serial number and the console ID, clicked next but nothing seems to happen.
Any ideas?

Marty_J

No idea; try reloading the page or using a different browser.

If you have a pop-up blocker turned on, it might be stopping it too.

EDIT: Try this link:

http://www.xboxstorageupgrade.com/hh/web/home/hhauthentication.jsp?ssLocale=en_GB

rmg1

Thanks - that new linked worked first time.
Looks like I can get a 20GB drive and 3 months of Gold membership for £20.
I'll see what the treasurer has to say.