Xbox Newbie Question... (1 Viewer)

[Mark Giles]

I just bought a new XBOX...havnt even opened the box(cause I have no games yet). I have 2 questions...
1) Do I need to buy a memory card to save games or can I save it on the HDD?
2) Besides having an ISP and a hub or modem, is there any additional hardware needed when xbox goes live? Can I just use a Cat-5 cable or do I need something special?

 

[WillY]

I asked the same question when I got my xBox. You can save directly to the hard drive. I actually don't know anyone who has a memory card.
For networking, all you need is standard cat5 cable. You can actually play some games online right now without Xbox Live. Check out Link Removed or Link Removed

 

[Jeff Kleist]

Yes, you can just save to the hard drive

You need a ROUTER if you plan on having anything but your XB online, not a hub. Everything's standard in terms of cable, but you do need to buy the XB Live headset kit

 

[Mark Giles]

Ok, I do have a Linksys router...thx. But, why wouldn't a hub work?

 

[BrianB]

A hub will work fine, Mark, it just completely depends on your setup. If you've got an existing network setup shared over a hub, your Xbox will plug into that just fine, I believe.

 

[Jeff Kleist]

Right, but since the PCs can't access the XBox, only see it thre's not point. If you want them all to share your cable modem connection (or DSL) you need a router or a dedicated PC

 

[Paul_Fisher]

Actually, I have my Xbox connected directly to my computer via a crossover cable and I play Halo online all the time.

 

[BrianB]

Right, but since the PCs can't access the XBox, only see it thre's not point. If you want them all to share your cable modem connection (or DSL) you need a router or a dedicated PC

I have DSL that comes into my wife's PC via one network card. Out of another network card is a connection to a hub which I use for my PC & my Dreamcast. My Xbox will be going into the spare socket on the hub.

No dedicated PC, no router.

 

[joshiajay]

Mark,
Don't open your XBOX take it back and next week you can buy a xbox with 2 Sega games for free. Look in some other threads for more details but the new bundle goes on sale on October 15th.
Ajay

 

[Mark Giles]

Ok, Ajay...thx for the heads up...I already opened it, but I'll take it back anyway....THX

 

[Derrik Draven]

If anyone ever has any problems with their Xbox, and they have to either return it for a replacement or, ship it to MS for repair, they wish like hell that they bought a memory card and backed up their saves from the hd.
Try playing Morrowind for 3 months and realizing that your saved game is now sitting in a box in E.B. and you have to start all over from the beginning!! Thank God that the guys there helped me out!

 

[Dean DeMass]

Derrik,

I was worried that this might happen to me, so I just got one of the Mad Catz cards from Target for $10. I figured $10 is nothing compared to what I could lose. Plus, I can now take game saves over to a friends X-box.

-Dean-