My xbox is not reading the disc. it tries to read

I would advise not to use commercial cleaning kits as they can be abrasive and do more bad than good. They CAN scratch the laser eye.

This is more than likely your laser that is dead and its possibly a Samsung or Hitachi drive, be careful
when
buying a new laser because there is a lot of dodgy ones around at the minute which can damage your
machine or
at the very least will be inferior and not last long.

if your 360 reads DVD's but not games it may be repairable but if it wont read anything then your better
off replacing the laser. strip down the console and strip the DVD drive, take out the laser and look
underneath it, it will have a code such as HD57 or something else, note that down. Visit ebay and search
for the laser with the same code, buy it, fit it in and make sure you de-solder the static blob of solder
before using it (search the net about this or ask the seller) and then try your machine again :)

Linda

This Drive will need to be cleaned or replaced try first purchasing a cd cleaning kit if that does not work a replacment drive will need to be purchased you can get a external hd drive for under $50.00 otherwise $150 for the internal one good luck

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