| Backing up Xbox games became a very | | | | tells your PC what to burn on the disc and the |
| important when many people reported their | | | | DVD file says what to do with the ISO. |
| consoles "eating up" their games and ruining them. | | | | Once you have these two files, you then need to |
| This was where the games became scratched or | | | | open the .dvd in notepad, and then copy the |
| damaged, making them unreadable and unplayable. | | | | Layer Break number that's in there. Once you |
| How To Back Up Xbox Games | | | | have this, go into imgBurn and then open up the |
| To back up your Xbox games, you just need to | | | | SETTINGS Windows, and then paste the Layer |
| be able to put the game onto a blank disc and | | | | Break number into the text box that is on there. |
| then use that instead of your original. However, | | | | This will tell your PC how to copy the disc |
| the problem is that many people are unable to | | | | properly. |
| copy these games and make a backup. That's | | | | When you have put the layer break number into |
| because they don't know the secrets to making | | | | the box, you then need to open up the main |
| their Xbox games copyable, which is what you're | | | | screen of imgBurn again and click on "Create Disc |
| about to learn: | | | | From Image". This will open a new Window where |
| What You Will Need | | | | you can select the ISO file you want to burn to |
| Before we begin, you will need the following | | | | disc. Select the ISO that you have for your game |
| equipment and items: | | | | and then click on the 4X write speed option to |
| - imgBurn software (from imgBurn.com) | | | | ensure maximum reliability. Then put the blank |
| - DVD burner | | | | DVD into your PC and let it burn the disc. |
| - Original Game Disc or .iso & .dvd files for | | | | The burning process will take about 20-40 |
| your game | | | | minutes, depending on how fast your computer |
| - Blank DVD | | | | is.... but after you've done it, you'll be left with a |
| The Backup Process | | | | disc with your burnt game on. However, playing |
| To back up your game, you need to first | | | | the game is a different matter altogether. |
| download imgBurn onto your system. This is the | | | | How To Play Your Newly Burnt Xbox Game |
| tool which is able to make copies of DVD's and | | | | Playing your newly backed up Xbox game is a |
| CD's, allowing you to make backups. You just | | | | different matter altogether. You have to do some |
| need to download it and then install it. | | | | tricks and tweaks to your Xbox and you'll be able |
| After you have installed imgBurn, you then need | | | | to play all the backed up games you like. Although |
| to open up the .dvd file for your game. To get | | | | these tweaks are very easy, you've got to do |
| this, you will either need to download the files | | | | them right in order to get your Xbox to play |
| from the Internet (which isn't illegal if you have | | | | them without issue... and that's where things get |
| the game already) or to rip them from your | | | | tricky. |
| original disc. It's important because the ISO file | | | | |