diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Xbox.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Xbox.cpp
index 1a2e209e4b..5695c3b7de 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Xbox.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Xbox.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,25 @@ bool SetupNetwork()
 #endif
 }
 
+// if Xbox has 128 meg RAM make sure its used
+void EnableExtraRAM()
+{
+	LARGE_INTEGER regVal;
+
+ 	// Verify that we have 128 megs available
+	MEMORYSTATUS memStatus;
+	GlobalMemoryStatus( &memStatus );
+	if( memStatus.dwTotalPhys < (100 * 1024 * 1024) )
+		return;
+
+	// Grab the existing default type (0x02FF)
+	READMSRREG( 0x02FF, &regVal );
+  
+	// Set the default to WriteBack (0x06)
+	regVal.LowPart = (regVal.LowPart & ~0xFF) | 0x06;
+	WRITEMSRREG( 0x02FF, regVal );
+}
+
 ArchHooks_Xbox::ArchHooks_Xbox()
 {
 	XGetCustomLaunchData();
@@ -98,6 +117,8 @@ ArchHooks_Xbox::ArchHooks_Xbox()
 	MountDrives();
 
 	SetupNetwork();
+
+	EnableExtraRAM();
 }
 
 ArchHooks_Xbox::~ArchHooks_Xbox()
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Xbox.h b/stepmania/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Xbox.h
index 9e138f28aa..d649cdbf52 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Xbox.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Xbox.h
@@ -11,6 +11,34 @@ public:
 	~ArchHooks_Xbox();
 };
 
+// Read a 64 bit MSR register
+inline void READMSRREG( UINT32 reg, LARGE_INTEGER *val ) 
+{
+UINT32 lowPart, highPart;
+	__asm
+	{
+		mov   ecx, reg
+		rdmsr
+		mov   lowPart, eax
+		mov   highPart, edx
+	};
+
+	val->LowPart = lowPart;
+	val->HighPart = highPart;
+}
+
+// Write a 64 bit MSR register
+inline void WRITEMSRREG( UINT32 reg, LARGE_INTEGER val ) 
+{
+	__asm
+	{
+		mov   ecx, reg
+		mov   eax, val.LowPart
+		mov   edx, val.HighPart
+		wrmsr
+	};
+}
+
 #undef ARCH_HOOKS
 #define ARCH_HOOKS ArchHooks_Xbox