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dvd drive not working?
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lakers72
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1. March 2009 @ 14:05 |
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i put a game into my xbox and it says "reading" then it says "open tray" like there isnt a game there...
the xbox IS modded but i havent had any trouble for months now and it just started randomly happening
and cds,dvds, or games wont work at all
what exactly is this?
(not the red ring btw...still has normal green lights)
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backyboy
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1. March 2009 @ 14:17 |
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Might be the dvd drive giving up, do you know how old it is and if it is Hitachi, sammy, benq??
You can put a different drive in and spoof the firmware.
New drives are about £20-£25 on ebay.
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lakers72
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1. March 2009 @ 14:22 |
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its not that old
and its a phillip/beng or whatever
im not really good with all that stuff, some guy modded it for me
so is there anyway i can fix it without buying a new dvd drive?
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1. March 2009 @ 15:05 |
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It can be bad media or a dirty or dying laser, or a combo of both. Using cheap discs will kill a laser fairly quick.
I'd suggest first opening the drive and clean the laser eye with a cotton swab and rubbing alcohol. Then go from there.
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lakers72
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1. March 2009 @ 15:54 |
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well i cleaned off the discs and all that
and they are verbatim discs
ill try cleaning inside the drive
thanks for the help
also, how would cheap discs ruin the drive?
are you saying like those cheap memorex discs or what?
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AfterDawn Addict
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1. March 2009 @ 16:32 |
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Originally posted by lakers72:
how would cheap discs ruin the drive?
Its more of a strain for the drive to read the disks which results in the drive dying early. As you use Verbatim's you should be OK though. Memorex and such are the cheap uns.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 1. March 2009 @ 16:34
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lakers72
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1. March 2009 @ 18:21 |
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ok, well i have been messing with it a little bit more
and i dont even think the drive is even running
so it couldnt be the laser could it?
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AfterDawn Addict
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2. March 2009 @ 11:57 |
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Explain "not running" a little better.
Try this and let us know the result. Eject the tray, pop a disc in an close it. Then put your ear right up by the tray and see what you hear.
- Can you hear the disc spinning up?
- Can you hear some "errt errt errt" which is the laser trying to read.
- Can you just hear some clicking sound?
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lakers72
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2. March 2009 @ 15:13 |
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its more of an "errt" sound...
kind of like the laser is trying to read it but the disc isnt moving
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2. March 2009 @ 16:25 |
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Huh...
Maybe Benq's aren't as durable as their pc counterparts. Benq has always been a trusted name but lately I've been reading more and more about their 360 drives having problems.
I just finished spoofing a Samsung for another member just the other week because his Benq had the same problem. The disc wouldn't spin up.
If the drive isn't spinning up, it could be either a dead laser, the motor, or the board.
If the laser were only dirty, the drive would still at least spin up. Unless it's REALLY dirty. Your first step should be to clean off the lense with a cotton swab or q-tip and rubbing alcohol. That's the quickest, easiest, and cheapest step to take so you might as well give that a shot first.
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lakers72
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2. March 2009 @ 20:44 |
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yea...
thanks for all the help
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