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If your Xbox 360 is not reading discs this is because the sensors on the back of the drive have overheated, to fix it you need to send it in to Microsoft or you can fix it yourself with a good Xbox 360 Repair guide

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The reason is because there is a lazer inside your xbox that read's the CD's it is weak and or has dust on it. I have the same problem what I normaly do it open the driver and blow into it acupple of times then close the driver with no CD in it, open it back up insert CD and close. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesnt its the luck of the draw. If you dont feel like putting up with it you could always send it into xbox :/ PAIN!!

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