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A: Please follow these steps.
DOWNLOADING A SAVE USING THE AR SOFTWARE:
- Click the “SETTINGS” button in the upper left corner of the Action Replay Software.
- Ensure the Region Settings are set to “America” by clicking the circle next to “America”.
- Click “OK”.
- Click the Power Saves / Community Saves button; located on the far right side of the software in the “CODEJUNKIES.COM” column.
- Once the list of Power Saves/Community Saves has been fully loaded, locate the desired game title and click the “+”; located on the left side of the game title.
- Using your left mouse button, highlight the save icon and drag it into the “PC DATABASE” column.
- Insert the Action Replay Memory Card securely into the Docking Station.
- Drag the save from the center “PC DATABASE” column to the “MEMORY CARD” column.
- Once the save is fully copied to the memory card, remove it from the docking station and load the save onto the Xbox.
LOADING THE SAVE ONTO THE XBOX:
- Boot your XBOX without a game in the CD tray.
- Insert the Action Replay memory card securely into one of the slots on controller 1.
- From the Xbox Dashboard, highlight "memory" and press the A (green) button.
- Note: If you have Xbox Live installed on your Xbox, you may have to press the B (red) button twice to back out of the Xbox Live Dashboard.
- Press left on the Directional Pad to highlight "Controller 1" and press the A (green) button.
- Press up / down on the controller to locate and highlight the save you wish to use/transfer.
- Press RIGHT on the Directional Pad to highlight the actual Power Save file (smaller circular ‘AR’ icon) and press the A (green) button.
- Note: If the save icons are not the green “AR” logo, you may have downloaded a Community Save.
- Note: If the save icons are not the green “AR” logo, you may have downloaded a Community Save.
- Highlight "COPY" and press the A (green) button.
- Ensure the "Xbox hard disk" is selected when “COPY TO” appears and press the A (green) button.
- Note: You may see a message stating: “Saved game exists. Do you wish to overwrite it?”
- Highlight “Yes” and press the A (green) button to overwrite existing game save data, or highlight “No” and
press the A (green) button to abort.
- You may wish to back up your existing save before overwriting your game save data. (Please refer to the Xbox instruction manual.)
- Note: You may see a message stating: “Saved game exists. Do you wish to overwrite it?”
- Now that the save is on your Xbox Hard Drive, insert the game disc and choose to “load a save” or “load saved game” while playing the game to load the save you have just copied to your Xbox console.
Please Note: All Xbox games differ in loading methods, if your game does not give you the option to load a saved game you will need to refer to the games manual or contact the manufacturer of the game for assistance. We will not be able to assist you in loading your save.
A: Some XBOX titles will only read / load game saves from the Xbox hard drive and will not recognize saves stored on an Xbox memory card.
LOADING THE SAVE ONTO THE XBOX:
- Boot your XBOX without a game in the CD tray.
- Insert the Action Replay memory card securely into one of the slots on controller 1.
- From the Xbox Dashboard, highlight "memory" and press the A (green) button.
- Note: If you have Xbox Live installed on your Xbox, you may have to press the B (red) button twice to back out of the Xbox Live Dashboard.
- Press left on the Directional Pad to highlight "Controller 1" and press the A (green) button.
- Press up / down on the controller to locate and highlight the save you wish to use/transfer.
- Press RIGHT on the Directional Pad to highlight the actual Power Save file (smaller circular ‘AR’ icon) and press the A (green) button.
- Note: If the save icons are not the green “AR” logo, you may have downloaded a Community Save.
- Note: If the save icons are not the green “AR” logo, you may have downloaded a Community Save.
- Highlight "COPY" and press the A (green) button.
- Ensure the "Xbox hard disk" is selected when “COPY TO” appears and press the A (green) button.
- Note: You may see a message stating: “Saved game exists. Do you wish to overwrite it?”
- Highlight “Yes” and press the A (green) button to overwrite existing game save data, or highlight “No” and
press the A (green) button to abort. - You may wish to back up your existing save before overwriting your game save data. (Please refer to the Xbox instruction manual.)
- Note: You may see a message stating: “Saved game exists. Do you wish to overwrite it?”
- Now that the save is on your Xbox Hard Drive, insert the game disc and choose to “load a save” or “load saved game” while playing the game to load the save you have just copied to your Xbox console.
Please Note: All Xbox games differ in loading methods, if your game does not give you the option to load a saved game you will need to refer to the games manual or contact the manufacturer of the game for assistance. We will not be able to assist you in loading your save.
A: The Community Saves and rosters are not posted by us and we do not support them. If you are having any problems loading a Community Save or roster, or getting it to do what the description says it should do, you will need to try to contact the individual that posted that save/roster and see if there is a fix or alternate download to get the save to function.
A: The following games are all games that are known to be designed to make a save that is tailored to your Xbox only, and are not designed to be copied to / from your Xbox hard drive.
This makes the save unable to be copied or transferred using any memory card storage device for the Xbox.
If you see a save for these games available on www.codejunkies.com or through the Action Replay PC Software, they are unofficial “Community” saves and will not work if downloaded.
- Apex
- Bicycle Casino
- Brothers In Arms
- Burnout
- Burnout 2
- Burnout 3
- Dead Or Alive 3
- Dead Or Alive Ultimate
- Dead Or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball
- Fatal Frame
- Fatal Frame II
- Kung Fu Chaos
- Mafia
- Metal Slug 3
- Ninja Gaiden
- Ninja Gaiden Black
- Star Wars: Republic Commando
- Starsky & Hutch
- Steel Battalion (Game save data)
- Steel Battalion: Line of Contact
- TOCA Race Driver 2
- Vietcong: Purple Haze
- and several others not listed.
If the game you’re having problems with is not on this list, check to see if the original game save created on your Xbox hard drive gives you the option to “copy”.
To ensure a game save is compatible follow these steps:
- Make sure there are no existing game saves for the game on your Xbox hard drive.
- Boot the game in your Xbox console and create a game save file.
- Note: Each game is different; please refer to the instruction manual for information on how to save.
- Turn your Xbox console off after save is complete.
- Boot your XBOX without a game in the CD tray.
- Insert the Action Replay memory card securely into one of the slots on controller 1.
- From the Xbox Dashboard, highlight "memory" and press the A (green) button.
- Note: If you have Xbox Live installed on your Xbox, you may have to press the B (red) button twice to back out of the Xbox Live Dashboard.
- Press the A (green) button ("XBOX CONSOLE" / "XBOX HARD DISK" should be highlighted).
- Press up / down on the controller to locate and highlight the save you wish to transfer.
- Press RIGHT on the Directional Pad to highlight the actual save file (smaller circular game icon) and press the A (green) button.
- When the save data on your Xbox hard drive is highlighted and the A button is pressed, you should be given the “copy” option.
- If the only option you are given is “delete”, the save is not compatible with any memory card storage device; including the Xbox Action Replay.
A: You may need to manually install the drivers for your Action Replay card. Please first ensure that you have installed the latest version of the Xbox Action replay software (1.42). You may verify your version number by double-clicking on the circular AR logo at the top of the software window. If your version is lower, please update to the latest version of Xbox Action Replay.
Next, ensure your docking station is plugged into one of you PC’s USB ports, and your AR card has been inserted fully into the docking station. Also, format your AR card using the Xbox first before following the steps below. To do this, you will need to put the card into your Xbox controller, and go to the Memory Manager screen. Highlight the Memory Card icon at the top of the screen and choose erase.
Please Note: The following instructions are for Windows XP users. Earlier versions of windows may have slightly differing menus or choices. Some of these changes may be noted in italics following each step that is different.
Step 1:
Right-click on the desktop icon labeled “My Computer.” If this icon is not located on your desktop, or is a shortcut, check for one in your Start menu. A small grey menu should be displayed, choose Properties from this menu.
Step 2:
Select the Hardware tab from the tabs displayed at the top of this window, and then the Device Manager button from the resulting screen.
Note: Some versions of windows may not have a Hardware tab, but the Device Manager button should be visible on the main window in this case.
Step 3:
Examine your Device Manager to find the device name assigned to your AR card. Common names are listed below.
In the category Universal Serial Bus controllers:
- USB Mass Storage
- USB Device
- Unknown USB device
In the category USBIO controlled devices:
- Maxdrive Xbox
- Action Replay Xbox
In the Other Devices category:
- Datel Max Memory
- Unknown Device
To verify you have found the correct device, or to assist you with finding the proper name, remove the memory card from the USB docking station. The device name assigned to the AR card will disappear from the list, and reappear when the card is reconnected.
Step 4:
Right-click on the proper device, and choose Properties.
Step 5:
Choose the Driver tab from the resultant window, and then the Update Driver or Reinstall Driver button.
Installing Xbox AR Drivers:
You should now have begun the Update Device Driver wizard.
Step 1:
You may be asked to allow windows to connect to Windows Update to obtain the driver, choose “No, not this time” and select Next.
Note: This beginning screen may also ask you to choose between allowing windows to search for the driver and choosing the driver from a list or specific location. Choose the second option (advanced).
Step 2:
Next you will be asked to specify where you would like windows to search. Choose the last option, “Don’t search, I will choose the driver from a list.”
Note: In place of this step or during one of the following steps, you may be prompted to choose the device type. Choose USBIO Controlled Devices, Universal Serial Bus Controllers, or Other Device. If at any time the window you have reached displays a button labeled "Have Disk", make no other choices and proceed to step 3.
Step 3:
On the following screen you should see a button labeled Have Disk. Select this button.
Step 4:
A smaller window will pop up labeled “Install from manufacturer’s disk.” Click the Browse button in this window.
Step 5:
A larger window will pop up with a folder listing. Use the pulldown menu at the top to select C:\Local Disk as your start point (This is your PC hard drive). Your hard drive may also be named something else, such as your computer manufacturer. If you have difficulty finding it, start at My Computer and select the first option that starts with C:\
Note: If no pulldown menu is available, use the back button (a folder with an up arrow drawn on it) to travel to your hard drive’s main directory. A selection for the hard drive may also be off to the side of the window, or you may find a My Computer button from which you may proceed as directed above. You will be looking for the Program Files folder, so if this is displayed in the window you are looking in the correct place.
Step 6:
Double-click the Program Files folder. (Folders should be listed in alphabetical order) Next, Double-click the Datel folder, then Action Replay Xbox, then Drivers. If you have multiple folders labeled Action Replay Xbox, check both for the Drivers sub-folder. If you are still unable to pinpoint the correct folder, you may want to uninstall all versions of Action Replay, delete all of these folders, and reinstall from your disc. If this is done, please be sure to perform the update as directed at the very beginning of this process.
Step 7:
Double-click the file xbreader.inf
Step 8:
The folder browser should automatically close. Select OK from the “Install from manufacturer’s disk” window, and select Next from the Driver Update Wizard window, to which you should have returned. Windows should begin copying files, and then prompt you to click the Finish button to end the driver installation.
You should now be able to drag to your Xbox AR card normally. You may be prompted to restart your computer before the changes take effect. Ensure you’ve downloaded and are attempting to use an official Power Save; not an unofficial “Community Save”. If you are still unable to access the card, please try connecting the docking station to a different USB port and repeating the driver installation process.
Even though unofficial saves found on websites other than codejunkies.com are not supported, an archive of nearly every Official Power Save can be found on www.gamefaqs.com posted by the member: Jay FNG Philbrook.
A: How to manually delete the datelinfo.xbx file from game saves:
Note: Some EA titles like 007: Everything or Nothing, NASCAR Thunder 2004, NCAA Football 2005, Tiger Woods 2004 & NFL Street require this to be done, but some do NOT! (Need for Speed: Underground DOES NOT)
If you are using the latest version of Windows XP:
- Drag and drop the save from the PC Database of your Action Replay software to your desktop.
- Double click the save file to open it; you may also right click the file and choose “open”.
- Double click the UDATA folder to view its contents.
- Continue to double click each folder until you locate “datelinfo” or “datelinfo.xbx”
- Right mouse click the “datelinfo” or “datelinfo.xbx” file and choose “delete”.
- Close the file by clicking the “X” in the upper right corner of the window.
- Drag and drop the save file DIRECTLY to the Memory Card column of the software.
- Note: DO NOT EXTRACT ANY SAVE DATA!! The Action Replay software and Xbox Console will NOT recognize extracted save files.
If you are using an older version of Windows XP:
- Drag and drop the save from the PC Database of your Action Replay software to your desktop.
- Note: You must be running WinZip in classic mode; not WinZip Wizard mode.
- Double click the save to open it with WinZip.
- Click ONCE on the datelinfo.xbx file to highlight it.
- Press DELETE on your keyboard.
- Close WinZip.
- Drag & Drop the save DIRECTLY to the Memory Card column of the software.
- Note: DO NOT EXTRACT ANY SAVE DATA!! The Action Replay software and Xbox Console will NOT recognize extracted save files.
A: If the Xbox Action Replay disc can not be read by your computer or if you have misplaced the disc please use the link below to download the latest Xbox Action Replay software directly from the support section of the Codejunkies.com website.
A: You may need to manually install the drivers for your Action Replay card. Please first ensure that you have installed the latest version of the Xbox Action replay software (1.42). You may verify your version number by double-clicking on the circular AR logo at the top of the software window. If your version is lower, please update to the latest version of Xbox Action Replay.
Next, ensure your docking station is plugged into one of you PC’s USB ports, and your AR card has been inserted fully into the docking station. Also, format your AR card using the Xbox first before following the steps below. To do this, you will need to put the card into your Xbox controller, and go to the Memory Manager screen. Highlight the Memory Card icon at the top of the screen and choose erase.
Please Note: The following instructions are for Windows XP users. Earlier versions of windows may have slightly differing menus or choices. Some of these changes may be noted in italics following each step that is different.
Step 1:
Right-click on the desktop icon labeled “My Computer.” If this icon is not located on your desktop, or is a shortcut, check for one in your Start menu. A small grey menu should be displayed, choose Properties from this menu.
Step 2:
Select the Hardware tab from the tabs displayed at the top of this window, and then the Device Manager button from the resulting screen.
Note: Some versions of windows may not have a Hardware tab, but the Device Manager button should be visible on the main window in this case.
Step 3:
Examine your Device Manager to find the device name assigned to your AR card. Common names are listed below.
In the category Universal Serial Bus controllers:
- USB Mass Storage
- USB Device
- Unknown USB device
In the category USBIO controlled devices:
- Maxdrive Xbox
- Action Replay Xbox
In the Other Devices category:
- Datel Max Memory
- Unknown Device
To verify you have found the correct device, or to assist you with finding the proper name, remove the memory card from the USB docking station. The device name assigned to the AR card will disappear from the list, and reappear when the card is reconnected.
Step 4:
Right-click on the proper device, and choose Properties.
Step 5:
Choose the Driver tab from the resultant window, and then the Update Driver or Reinstall Driver button.
Installing Xbox AR Drivers:
You should now have begun the Update Device Driver wizard.
Step 1:
You may be asked to allow windows to connect to Windows Update to obtain the driver, choose “No, not this time” and select Next.
Note: This beginning screen may also ask you to choose between allowing windows to search for the driver and choosing the driver from a list or specific location. Choose the second option (advanced).
Step 2:
Next you will be asked to specify where you would like windows to search. Choose the last option, “Don’t search, I will choose the driver from a list.”
Note: In place of this step or during one of the following steps, you may be prompted to choose the device type. Choose USBIO Controlled Devices, Universal Serial Bus Controllers, or Other Device. If at any time the window you have reached displays a button labeled "Have Disk", make no other choices and proceed to step 3.
Step 3:
On the following screen you should see a button labeled Have Disk. Select this button.
Step 4:
A smaller window will pop up labeled “Install from manufacturer’s disk.” Click the Browse button in this window.
Step 5:
A larger window will pop up with a folder listing. Use the pulldown menu at the top to select C:\Local Disk as your start point (This is your PC hard drive). Your hard drive may also be named something else, such as your computer manufacturer. If you have difficulty finding it, start at My Computer and select the first option that starts with C:\
Note: If no pulldown menu is available, use the back button (a folder with an up arrow drawn on it) to travel to your hard drive’s main directory. A selection for the hard drive may also be off to the side of the window, or you may find a My Computer button from which you may proceed as directed above. You will be looking for the Program Files folder, so if this is displayed in the window you are looking in the correct place.
Step 6:
Double-click the Program Files folder. (Folders should be listed in alphabetical order) Next, Double-click the Datel folder, then Action Replay Xbox, then Drivers. If you have multiple folders labeled Action Replay Xbox, check both for the Drivers sub-folder. If you are still unable to pinpoint the correct folder, you may want to uninstall all versions of Action Replay, delete all of these folders, and reinstall from your disc. If this is done, please be sure to perform the update as directed at the very beginning of this process.
Step 7:
Double-click the file xbreader.inf
Step 8:
The folder browser should automatically close. Select OK from the “Install from manufacturer’s disk” window, and select Next from the Driver Update Wizard window, to which you should have returned. Windows should begin copying files, and then prompt you to click the Finish button to end the driver installation.
You should now be able to drag to your Xbox AR card normally. You may be prompted to restart your computer before the changes take effect. Ensure you’ve downloaded and are attempting to use an official Power Save; not an unofficial “Community Save”. If you are still unable to access the card, please try connecting the docking station to a different USB port and repeating the driver installation process.
A: You may need to manually install the drivers for your Action Replay card. Please first ensure that you have installed the latest version of the Xbox Action replay software (1.42). You may verify your version number by double-clicking on the circular AR logo at the top of the software window. If your version is lower, please update to the latest version of Xbox Action Replay.
Next, ensure your docking station is plugged into one of you PC’s USB ports, and your AR card has been inserted fully into the docking station. Also, format your AR card using the Xbox first before following the steps below. To do this, you will need to put the card into your Xbox controller, and go to the Memory Manager screen. Highlight the Memory Card icon at the top of the screen and choose erase.
Please Note: The following instructions are for Windows XP users. Earlier versions of windows may have slightly differing menus or choices. Some of these changes may be noted in italics following each step that is different.
Step 1:
Right-click on the desktop icon labeled “My Computer.” If this icon is not located on your desktop, or is a shortcut, check for one in your Start menu. A small grey menu should be displayed, choose Properties from this menu.
Step 2:
Select the Hardware tab from the tabs displayed at the top of this window, and then the Device Manager button from the resulting screen.
Note: Some versions of windows may not have a Hardware tab, but the Device Manager button should be visible on the main window in this case.
Step 3:
Examine your Device Manager to find the device name assigned to your AR card. Common names are listed below.
In the category Universal Serial Bus controllers:
- USB Mass Storage
- USB Device
- Unknown USB device
In the category USBIO controlled devices:
- Maxdrive Xbox
- Action Replay Xbox
In the Other Devices category:
- Datel Max Memory
- Unknown Device
To verify you have found the correct device, or to assist you with finding the proper name, remove the memory card from the USB docking station. The device name assigned to the AR card will disappear from the list, and reappear when the card is reconnected.
Step 4:
Right-click on the proper device, and choose Properties.
Step 5:
Choose the Driver tab from the resultant window, and then the Update Driver or Reinstall Driver button.
Installing Xbox AR Drivers:
You should now have begun the Update Device Driver wizard.
Step 1:
You may be asked to allow windows to connect to Windows Update to obtain the driver, choose “No, not this time” and select Next.
Note: This beginning screen may also ask you to choose between allowing windows to search for the driver and choosing the driver from a list or specific location. Choose the second option (advanced).
Step 2:
Next you will be asked to specify where you would like windows to search. Choose the last option, “Don’t search, I will choose the driver from a list.”
Note: In place of this step or during one of the following steps, you may be prompted to choose the device type. Choose USBIO Controlled Devices, Universal Serial Bus Controllers, or Other Device. If at any time the window you have reached displays a button labeled "Have Disk", make no other choices and proceed to step 3.
Step 3:
On the following screen you should see a button labeled Have Disk. Select this button.
Step 4:
A smaller window will pop up labeled “Install from manufacturer’s disk.” Click the Browse button in this window.
Step 5:
A larger window will pop up with a folder listing. Use the pulldown menu at the top to select C:\Local Disk as your start point (This is your PC hard drive). Your hard drive may also be named something else, such as your computer manufacturer. If you have difficulty finding it, start at My Computer and select the first option that starts with C:\
Note: If no pulldown menu is available, use the back button (a folder with an up arrow drawn on it) to travel to your hard drive’s main directory. A selection for the hard drive may also be off to the side of the window, or you may find a My Computer button from which you may proceed as directed above. You will be looking for the Program Files folder, so if this is displayed in the window you are looking in the correct place.
Step 6:
Double-click the Program Files folder. (Folders should be listed in alphabetical order) Next, Double-click the Datel folder, then Action Replay Xbox, then Drivers. If you have multiple folders labeled Action Replay Xbox, check both for the Drivers sub-folder. If you are still unable to pinpoint the correct folder, you may want to uninstall all versions of Action Replay, delete all of these folders, and reinstall from your disc. If this is done, please be sure to perform the update as directed at the very beginning of this process.
Step 7:
Double-click the file xbreader.inf
Step 8:
The folder browser should automatically close. Select OK from the “Install from manufacturer’s disk” window, and select Next from the Driver Update Wizard window, to which you should have returned. Windows should begin copying files, and then prompt you to click the Finish button to end the driver installation.
You should now be able to drag to your Xbox AR card normally. You may be prompted to restart your computer before the changes take effect. Ensure you’ve downloaded and are attempting to use an official Power Save; not an unofficial “Community Save”. If you are still unable to access the card, please try connecting the docking station to a different USB port and repeating the driver installation process.