need to attach an xbox 360 hard drive to play original xbox games

Hello,

You'd need to do exactly what the message tells you to. You need to attach an original Xbox 360 hard drive to your console in order to be able to play original Xbox games.

If you have a Xbox 360 S 4GB or a Xbox 360 Original Arcade console then you'd need to get yourself an original Xbox 360 hard drive (either for the original Xbox 360, or the Xbox 360 Slim). This information is told to you when purchasing the game in the games
description. An original Xbox 360 hard drive can be purchased from most gaming related retail stores like Best Buy, Target, Walmart, Gamestop, etc.

"An Xbox 360 hard drive is required to use this item"

More information on the ability to play original Xbox games on the Xbox 360 can be
found here.

What specific Xbox 360 console do you own? Do you have an official Xbox 360 hard drive attached? In order to play Original Xbox games on Xbox 360, you need a console with an official Xbox 360 hard drive since the software required is stored on the hard drives
themselves. 3rd party hard drives or non-official Xbox 360 hard drives will not work.

Hope this helps!

In addition to the above.

Did you upgrade your Xbox 360 hard drive? If you bought a drive from a third party it's likely a fake hard drive.

To play original Xbox games on a 360 you need an official hard drive. They won't work work with cheaper knock off HDD's or consoles with only external storage attached.

This is because the emulation software for BC on the Xbox 360 can only be found on an official MS hard drive. No other drives will work with BC whether the game is a digital download purchase or an original disc.

The game needs to have an OFFICIAL Microsoft hard drive in the console. It will not work with a 3rd party hard drive or a hard drive attached by USB. Only the official Microsoft hard drives for the 360 carry the emulation software necessary to run the original
Xbox games.

Hi,

Since Jade Empire is an original Xbox game you need to make sure that you meet the prerequisites in order to be able to play it. You'll need to make sure that the hard drive that you own is an original Xbox 360 / 360 S/E hard drive and not a 3rd party hard
drive or a USB Flash drive.

Only original Xbox 360 hard drives can play original Xbox games. If you purchased your hard drive from a place like eBay/Amazon Marketplace it could mean that you have a 3rd party hard drive that will not be able to play original Xbox titles.