My xbox 360 wont play a xbox game even though it is on a compatible list. It is saying that the hard drive may be disconnected. It is playing 360 games fine. Any advise would be great

You need to download an update for any xbox original off of xbox live in order to play.

Some XBox games have both a 360 and original XBox version, so you can't play them on the 360. Other games simply aren't compatible. Your game may fall into one of those two groups.

Have you got your 360 on live? The reason i ask is because if not it may be the case that you need to get an update from xbox live before you can play the game even though its on the compatible list. Also it might be that you need an xbox memory card (Not a 360 one though)
Hope this helps

Okay, the Xbox 360 isn't reverse compatable, meaning you can't play regular xbox 360 games on it. The only version that is reverse compatable is the Xbox 360 Elite. SOrry :(

i dont know if you have a memory pack or if your just using the internal memory of the 360. but if you dont have a memory pack attached to the side then alot of times the original xbox games wont work. If you have any errors codes that could be helpful as well.

you need an update from xbox live (or disk) before you can play that game.

Here's the website to read on how to obtain the update.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/backwardscompatibility.htm

Good luck - hope this helps!

mechassult 2 dosnt work on the xbox 360

Dude!?! Get an xbox 360 hard drive!!! You can't play older xbox games on a 360 without one!!! Read your manual!!! It tells you this specifically in the manual, which no one ever reads anymore. Then when you insert that game, xbox prompts you to download the backwards compatibility update (XBOX LIVE NEEDED TO DO THIS!!!) and the rest is FULLY AUTOMATIC! Again, when in doubt, READ THE MANUAL!

Billy D

Yes, it either doesnt work, or the game your using isnt compatible period.

Only certain Xbox games such as Halo 1 and 2 will play on the Xbox 360, there is a full list on microsft's website somewhere. to play these games your Xbox has to have a hard drive, and it must be on this list.
Sorry to be bearer of bad news if your fav Xbox game wont play, it happened to me when i got the 360
Mick
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