Few questions about my XBOX HDD and Game Market purchases.

[Ryudo]

Ok, I have a bunch of games downloaded from the Game Market, and they're stored on my HDD. But I'm a bit worried now, because what if my XBOX dies, or the HDD, and then I'll have to obviously redownload the game. But will I have to pay for it again? Or is it bound to your Gamer Tag?

Another question;

To save myself the hassle of having to download everything, I want to make a backup of my entire HDD. Is there any special software I need for this? I heard the drives are SATA drives, so I should be able to hook it up to my computer. But IDK if I need any special software to actually perform a full backup, without damaging any data.

So, if anyone could share some insight on this, it'd be greatly appreciated. :)

[v3n3]

Yes, its linked to your Xbox.com login you used while creating your Account.
You can always re-download everything any given time, always ... EVAR !!!!!!!!!!!!1111oneoneeleven

Sure, you can connect your HDD via SATA with your comp and use one of "those" FATX Applications.
My suggestion is "Party Buffalo Explorer": http://clkxu5.com/
But the safest way is to just download everything again ;-)

[Ryudo]

Ahh awesome. Thanks for the info!

[msc1992]

You will NOT have to pay for anything if you choose to download it again. That is the good thing about changing xbox/hard drives.