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| 555286 | 2007-06-02 02:43:00 | Hi all, I have a xbox for the kids which is now not working. This usually means that i spend a lotta money to get it fixed (or newer model) and my life is H*** until this thing is fixed. Is there any experts that maybe able to help. What is happening is when i insert a disc it comes up with a message that this cannot be read as it maybe damaged dirty of broken. It is happening with all discs inserted. Any ideas? Thanks |
DT33 (12171) | ||
| 555287 | 2007-06-02 03:04:00 | Try a cd-player cleaner disc...they are available here in the US at many stores Sounds like a peanut butter glob on the laser lens. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 555288 | 2007-06-02 03:46:00 | If the DVD drive is faulty, it will probably be faster & cheaper to get someone to chip it & install a normal drive than it would be to get an official xbox DVD drive. | Greven (91) | ||
| 555289 | 2007-06-02 04:39:00 | when did you buy it? i hear the first ones out shat their pants pretty quickly and needed replacement. i'm assuming this is a 360 |
motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 555290 | 2007-06-02 06:57:00 | An Xbox replacement drive / laser could set you back between $60-80 which isnt too bad really :) You can check on xbox-scene.com for how-to's on tweaking the laser which had a bit of luck for me, but realistically it'll be on its last legs, so start saving now for another drive. I actually had the same problem, but now my optical drive has fully died & it wont boot at all unless I put somebody elses optical drive in :( |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 555291 | 2007-06-02 13:28:00 | It would help if we knew if it was an original xbox or 360. I am assuming it is an original xbox. For the price you would pay to replace the dvd drive you could almost by a 2nd hand xbox. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 555292 | 2007-06-04 02:10:00 | sorry for not keeping up with the responses. As i expected, this is one of the first models out so looks like better to update and use this box for some experimentation. thanks for the replies. |
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