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is my drive on the way out
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foodex
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13. November 2005 @ 02:05 |
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hi there
just looking for some handy information that people might be holding on to about the good old thomson drive. i have one of the as people like to say the first xbox's to come out (preordered) and just recently put a mod chip in (duox 2) and all my origanal games seem to work fine but here's the catch half of my back-ups run slow/jerkey or i get the dirty disc error on some of the games.
does this mean the drive is on the way out? also i have checked the games on other machines and they worked on them.
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AfterDawn Addict
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13. November 2005 @ 05:45 |
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If the origanal games work fine then more then likly it is DVD Backup media issue. Make sure you use good media. Your drive seems to be having trouble reading the disc. What DVD media you using? DVD-R or DVD+R and what brand? Try diffrent media and +R -R disc etc etc. Try to find somthing your Xbox likes and can play well then stick with it.
I have my Xbox, Gamecube and PS2 modded and they all 3 take diffrent media. Just shows how much of a diffrence media can be. Media I use on my Xbox dosent work well with my PS2 or Gamecube. Vice-versa with the media I use on the other systems.
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dikdimond
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13. November 2005 @ 06:52 |
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This might be a given,but always burn your back-ups slow,like 4x. I agree with larrylje about your media,as I have Thompson drives in two seperate xbox consoles and one will play any type of media,DVD+R, -R ,CD-R and +RW while the other only plays +R. Media sounds to be the culprit,but burning speed can play a part too. Good luck
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foodex
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13. November 2005 @ 11:58 |
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i usually burn all of the games on princo DVD-R @ 2x, and what would you call good media.
I also chiped a friends xbox and his drive (pillips) it would not read anything burnt, but when i placed the drive in my brothers it played everything.
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13. November 2005 @ 12:35 |
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SO yours and your friends Xbox wont play the disc but your brothers will? If thats the case then you need diffrent media. Your Xbox drive dosent like that media.
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dikdimond
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13. November 2005 @ 20:54 |
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Taiyo Yuden,Verbatum,Fuji are some of the better media available. Check the forums for more details,there are plenty of threads available to help you out :]
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foodex
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14. November 2005 @ 20:19 |
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thanks for all your help i'll have a look around
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Metosky
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26. November 2005 @ 09:58 |
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All my Games give me dirty disc screen. new games too.
the lens is clean , Is there something I do to help the xbox laser from going out? Is there a mod to fix anything?
Ps2/slim-swap disk
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dikdimond
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26. November 2005 @ 10:23 |
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Metosky
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26. November 2005 @ 10:37 |
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Ps. It is at any time in the game.
I can play the same game for 5 min.-60min before it happens
could this still mean its dirty?
Ps2/slim-swap disk
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dikdimond
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26. November 2005 @ 11:12 |
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Or,the laser is going bad. IMO if cleaning or realigning doesn't have an effect then the laser is going bad.
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