how does the hard drive actually work on the Xbox 360 console?
No it does not.
no
yes
AN XBOX 360 has 2 front USB ports, and 1 back USB port, an XBOX 360 hard drive will work for sure. A USB flash drive will work on the xbox 360 after you get the Spring 2010 Dashboard update
Only if you have a hard drive. Otherwise they will not work without a hard drive.
If you have a hard drive. If you do not have a hard drive in your 360 it will not workAll Xbox games will work on a 360 that has a hard drive (elite and pro come with hard drive). Arcade version owners need to buy a hard drive first
No, they are different sizes.
any original xbox game will work on the 360 as long as you have a hard drive
Yes.
Yes, the E74 is a problem with the xbox (video card maybe) so the hard drive is unaffected, and will be useable with any other xbox 360.
probably notCORRECTION: Yes, it will. Hard drives are region free.