I have a xbox 360 model 1439 and can not rip music, the box for the rip button is greyed out why??? help???

See You Tube Instructional videos - excellent.

See You Tube Instructional videos - simple.

you could go to your local game store and get just cables for the xbox 360

There's a number of YouTube videos about replacing laser lenses on Xbox 360s.
Probably a good idea to watch a few of them - only you can determine if it's something you can do yourself.

Hello
An alternate method is to log onto x box live, find updates.Download them to a pc.

Use winzip or winrar to compress the file or update.

Then using a flash drive or a usb cable put the update onto the x box console via usb or flash drive.

It has to be a disc in order for it to rip. If you are playing a mp3 or other device it cannot rip.

Follow these steps :
1.
Burn CDs. The easiest way to put music on your Xbox 360 is to rip CDs from your own collection. Simply insert your favorite CD in you Xbox 360 and then pull up the secondary menu with the Xbox logo button. Then select "Rip CD" from the menu to transfer the tracks from the CD to your Xbox hard drive.
2.
Sync your computer with your Xbox 360. If you have Windows XP Media Edition or Windows Vista (any edition) and a wireless connection your computer will be able to detect your Xbox 360 and can share media with it. Simply find the "Windows Media Extension" tool on your PC and follow the prompts to stream video to your Xbox 360.

an xbox360 will play most any cd but wont rip copy protected or mp3 cds altho you can do most anything els i hope this sheds a little light

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/howto/mp11/xbox360towmp11xp_stepbystep.aspx

you can always try streaming the music from your pc to the xbox, look on the link above for more info

I think the problem you are having may be protected content,
songs that have embedded content protection may not transfer to the Xbox 360.

Sorry I cannot be of anymore assistance