360 : 360 Questions.

Justsomebloke · 20-03-2010, 14:15

Hi all & Thanks for popping in.

I exchanged my 360 yesterday @ gamestation using the warranty i got from them when they exchanged my original 360 a year ago.
As luck would have it they didn't have a refurb to give me so they gave me a 150w Jasper Arcade with the bigger flash.

chuffed to bits obviously as this is brand new it resets my clocks back to the Original 3 year Warranty on the RROD & I have a years warranty left with gamestation from the first swap, Awesome service I must say.
Anyway...
I set it up in seconds last night but then had a nightmare few minutes wondering whether all my saves on Forza3 would work, Well they did but I can't play the game from the HD I have to play from disc unless I delete it from HD & then re instal.
I cannot delete my Forza 3 saves, Are they Mental. I have around 3 Mill & 70 odd cars that are All modded/tuned & set up.
So what's the work around ?
I can play Forza3 from disc & access All my cars etc so it's only a noise issue I am trying to sort & to reduce any wear on my disc.

I did think of uploading all my motors to auction but I bet it limits me to 16 or summit.
I also thought of setting up another profile & gifting all my cars over to that profile & then buying one for 3 mill to sort the dough out.
Surely there must be an easier way for me to sort this without the long haul.

I should say that even though I deleted & re installed Fifa09 all my saves were intact.

Any help out there ?

Either way I have a Brand spanking new 150watt Jasper

Thanks for reading.

Daz · 20-03-2010, 14:36

You can delete the disk image off the hard drive without affecting your saves

Press Y on the game slot, select delete from hard drive, then install to hard drive and you should be set.

Justsomebloke · 20-03-2010, 15:28

I'm Scared.

I'm doing it now, If I lose my garage/Money/Saves i will head to the nearest railway bridge.

Justsomebloke · 20-03-2010, 18:24

It Worked perfectly, Thanks muchly I can breathe again now.

Del Lardo · 21-03-2010, 19:03

Glad it worked. Would another option be to copy the save games to a memory card before deleting?

NokkonWud · 21-03-2010, 19:12

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Originally Posted by Del Lardo

Glad it worked. Would another option be to copy the save games to a memory card before deleting?

It is, but there are some games that won't move (e.g. Viva Pinata) and other games that will, but corrupt the same (e.g. Test Drive Unlimited).
I've learned both of those the hard way.

Desmo · 22-03-2010, 08:32

I had this when my 360 died and I had to swap hard drive to a new 360. As Daz says, all you do is delete the installed game which is a different file to the game saves. Re-install and away you go, all your game saves are still intact

20-03-2010, 14:15	#1
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	360 Questions. Hi all & Thanks for popping in. I exchanged my 360 yesterday @ gamestation using the warranty i got from them when they exchanged my original 360 a year ago. As luck would have it they didn't have a refurb to give me so they gave me a 150w Jasper Arcade with the bigger flash. chuffed to bits obviously as this is brand new it resets my clocks back to the Original 3 year Warranty on the RROD & I have a years warranty left with gamestation from the first swap, Awesome service I must say. Anyway... I set it up in seconds last night but then had a nightmare few minutes wondering whether all my saves on Forza3 would work, Well they did but I can't play the game from the HD I have to play from disc unless I delete it from HD & then re instal. I cannot delete my Forza 3 saves, Are they Mental. I have around 3 Mill & 70 odd cars that are All modded/tuned & set up. So what's the work around ? I can play Forza3 from disc & access All my cars etc so it's only a noise issue I am trying to sort & to reduce any wear on my disc. I did think of uploading all my motors to auction but I bet it limits me to 16 or summit. I also thought of setting up another profile & gifting all my cars over to that profile & then buying one for 3 mill to sort the dough out. Surely there must be an easier way for me to sort this without the long haul. I should say that even though I deleted & re installed Fifa09 all my saves were intact. Any help out there ? Either way I have a Brand spanking new 150watt Jasper Thanks for reading. __________________

20-03-2010, 14:36	#2
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	You can delete the disk image off the hard drive without affecting your saves Press Y on the game slot, select delete from hard drive, then install to hard drive and you should be set. __________________ apt-get moo

20-03-2010, 15:28	#3
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	I'm Scared. I'm doing it now, If I lose my garage/Money/Saves i will head to the nearest railway bridge. __________________ Last edited by Justsomebloke; 20-03-2010 at 15:35.

20-03-2010, 18:24	#4
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	It Worked perfectly, Thanks muchly I can breathe again now. __________________

22-03-2010, 08:32	#7
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	I had this when my 360 died and I had to swap hard drive to a new 360. As Daz says, all you do is delete the installed game which is a different file to the game saves. Re-install and away you go, all your game saves are still intact __________________

21-03-2010, 19:03	#5
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	Glad it worked. Would another option be to copy the save games to a memory card before deleting?