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help with an old xbox
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oktef
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15. September 2005 @ 17:54 |
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i have an old xbox that i would like to get back into working order but i dont know what to do or who can do it. when i turn on my xbox the dashboard doesnt come up unless you let it run for about 5 minutes and then you have to restart it. When it finally boots up, when i put a game in, it usually says the disx is dirty or damaged even if the game is brand new. anybody know whats wrong and/or what i can do to fix it?
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17. September 2005 @ 05:18 |
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sounds like the dvd drive is either a really dirty or b faulty, what is the brand? the long boot ups could be the fault of the xbox trying to initialize the dvd rom drive.
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oktef
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17. September 2005 @ 05:32 |
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so if its just really dirty, how do i clean it, compressed air?
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17. September 2005 @ 06:28 |
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you can just use a dvd lens cleaner, it looks like a regular dvd and it has special brushes on it that clean the lens, they make them for cd players also should be the same effect.
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oktef
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17. September 2005 @ 06:46 |
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and that you can buy at best by or circuit city? and i dont need to take my box apart to do anything, i just stick it in the drive?
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17. September 2005 @ 06:51 |
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yep you can get it at those places I prefer radio shack, that in the case it doesn't work I can return it easily. and no you won't have to open the xbox to use this just hope it works, if not might be time for a drive replacement, which is simple to.
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17. September 2005 @ 06:51 |
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oktef
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17. September 2005 @ 18:42 |
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i know im gettin a little ahead of myself, but how much might a drive cost me if the lens cleaner thing doesnt work?
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17. September 2005 @ 18:43 |
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I know where to get one for about 66 bucks if that is what you need
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crabby760
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20. September 2005 @ 11:34 |
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i have same problem.....
but all my old games work
only new ones wont load says check if its xbox cd or scratched or dirty
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