Original game not compatible with Xbox 360 slim with hard drive

1st. are the games you want to play on the compatible list? not all the originals are compatible witha 360.

2nd. what model 360 is it? itf it is a 4GB slim then it requires an official microsoft hard drive to run original xbox games. because the 4GB slim only has flash memory, it requires a hard drive.

3rd. is the console fully up to date?

hope this helps i had the 4GB slim so i had to buy a hard drive to run original games.

kinda sucks that they didn't make the slim hard drive space compatible with my original xbox 360 hard drive

or is there a way? to still use my hard drive?

The Xbox 360 320GB hard drive for the slim is internal, not external, and it is not compatible with the older style console. I think the largest drive for the original console was 250GB.

For Original Xbox games to be playable on an Xbox 360, it needs to be an official Microsoft Hard Drive.

However, there is no official 120GB hard drive for the Slim, only 250GB and 320GB.

There is a 120GB for the original-style Xbox 360 and the later Elite, but not Slim.

If you are using a Slim, the hard drive itself will be the problem and you will need an official one.

I have an XBox360S; supposedly no hard drive besides the 250GB or 320GB will play original XBox games. On top of that, the 20GB hard drive I have won't even play XBox360 games (it can transfer data to and from the console, but it will not directly play the
game from the hard drive). So, for all XBox360S buyers, you have to buy at least the 250GB hard drive that fits into the slim itself to play original XBox games; no external hard drive (that I know of) is 100% compatible with the slim version for any kind
of XBox game, 360 or original. The 4GB flash drive that comes with the "base" slim is OK for most games but it can crash or slow down during intense moments.