Well, that's quite the laundry list of questions.
Starting off with installing games to the hard drive. Unfortunately you do still need the game disc in the drive for validation purposes, but I still do it anyway given the issues with optical drives the 360 has had.
To do this, you need the "New Xbox Experience" dashboard update installed. When you start up the console, if you see a set of pastel colored "blades" then you have the old dashboard, and will need to connect to Xbox Live (it's free if all you need are updates). If when you start up you see some stupid goofy person standing around and a vaguely L shaped menu system where you have different categories you select on the vertical axis, with a bunch of options on the horizontal axis in each category, that's the NBE (New Xbox Experience).
Assuming you have the NBE installed, once you put the game disc in, and it's recognized it as a game disc, you hit the "Y" button on the controller, and then there will be an option to install the game to the hard drive. Select that, let it do it's thing for a while, and then you're done. Then when you want to play a game off of the hard drive, you do the same thing, only now it will say "Play from hard drive" instead of "Install to hard drive".
As for charging the battery pack. Yes, any USB port should work.
Those cooling systems are really a waste of money for any system.
To use cheats, you have to buy a cheat program disc like the old Game Shark and Action Replay discs from the older console generations. You load up that program with the cheats, then load the game. To be honest though, given the emphasis on online gameplay with the 360, Microsoft may not be allowing any cheat programs on the 360. I can't say as I've ever really gone looking for one, but I also can't say as I've ever seen one for the 360. That's not to say they don't exist, but your options may be pretty limited.
Just bought a 2007 XBox 360 120 GB with the Driver's wheel, Guitar hero guitar, two wireless controllers (rechargeable batteries) and head sets for $250 from some 50 year old couple who hadn't used it much. (I'm 66).
Will sell the 'Guitar Hero' on Craig's list for $40.
I was told by some folks that one can copy the Game Discs to the HD and then I wouldn't need to put the Disc in the tray. Yes? No ?
How would I do that ?
Can I use my computer's USB to recharge the wireless batteries ?
I put the NYKO Intercooler on it to keep it from overheating...($25).
I upgraded the system so it could run the older XBox games.
How do you use "Cheats" ?
I understand I cannot interface with USB Memory sticks on Bill Gate's Machine....
Any advice or information (questions above) ?
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