How to Replace an Xbox DVD With a PC DVD

DVD+DL discs hold up to 8.5 GB of Xbox 360 game data.

Microsoft Xbox 360 consoles use DVD discs to hold information for games. These DVD discs are dual-layered and can hold up to 8.5 GB of data per disc. You can replace your Xbox 360 retail DVD games with a PC-made DVD+DL (blank dual-layered DVD) back-up copy using a varety of freeware disc image programs. You can create a back-up .ISO disc image from your original Xbox 360 DVD and then burn it to a blank DVD+DL disc using your computer in about 20 minutes.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Computer
• Xbox 360 DVD
• Dual-layered DVD burner
• DVD+DL disc
• .ISO read/write program

1. Turn on your computer and open a web browser. Select an .ISO read/write application from the References section, then download the program. Install it and reboot your computer. Run the .ISO program.

2. Eject the disc tray on your DVD drive and place the Xbox 360 disc in it. Close the tray and click "Copy DVD to .ISO" in the program's main menu. Type a title for the .ISO file being created and click "OK." The program will begin copying the entire Xbox 360 DVD to a single file on your computer's hard drive.

3. Wait for the .ISO copy process to complete, then eject the Xbox 360 DVD and replace it with a blank DVD+DL disc. Click "Burn .ISO to DVD" and select the .ISO file you just created. Type a title for the DVD being created and select a DVD recording speed (choose 1x, 2x, or 4x to avoid high-speed hardware errors), then click "OK." The program will burn the disc image to the DVD+DL disc and you can use it normally as soon as the recording session finishes.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not copy Xbox 360 DVD games you do not own yourself or have downloaded from the Internet. Doing so violates federal copyright laws.

References

• DVDDecrypter: DVD Decrypter
• Slysoft: CloneCD
• Magic ISO Maker: MagicISO Download