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Xbox360 disc drive

Everytime i put a disc in my xbox 360 i just says to play this disc put in an xbox360 system or it just says open i have taken my disc drive apart and cleaned everything in it but it still wont work can u yelp

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    have you tried your games in other x box 360"s?

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Hi, it sounds like you have the" open tray" error that is very common with the 360s. How you fix this is you take your DVD drive apart and look at the laser assembly, there are 2 screws on the side of it, look at the one on the left. Turn this screw to the left a VERY little bit at a time and keep checking it every time you turn it until it stops the open tray error.

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How to resolve Xbox 360 disc read errors. Xbox will not play disc.

Is your xbox360 having trouble reading disc? In this guide I will provide some common solutions to help you fix your disc read issues.

1)Remove any memory devices or usb flash drives.
2)If the disc you are using is excessively scratched, this can cause the xbox to have trouble reading the disc. You can use a damp soft cloth to try and clean the disc. Grab the disc by the edges and using a soft damp cloth lightly wipe the disc from the center going outward.

3)Try removing your Xbox hard drive and then play a disc. Turn off the console. Locate the hard drive on the top of your system(depending on how you have it positioned). Press the release button on the hard drive.

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If your system can read disc without the hard drive attached then you may need to replace the drive.

4)Clear the Xbox360 cache. Clearing the cache may remove updates to certain games. Keep this in mind.
Go to System Settings in the My Xbox menu. Select Memory, highlight your storage device and select Clear System Cache. Try and play the disc.

If after the above steps you are still having trouble. You may want to contact Microsoft Xbox live support to have your system serviced. You can find the support information in the link below,
Xbox Support


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I've tryed putting xbox360 games in a xbox360 but it sais open tray

The XBox 360 is a wonderful video game console, however, with heavy usage, the laser (and/or other components in the drive) will eventually burn out. The first signs of the laser starting to burn out is that your game will start freezing during game play. Eventually the games will stop reading altogether and you will get an "OPEN TRAY" message when you put a disc in and close the tray. What this means is that the XBox 360 thinks that there is no disc in the system.

You can find more information about this issue, find parts to repair it, or send your system to repair all at the following website:

http://store.richspsxparts.com/howtofixxb36.html

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In my PES 11 on my xbox 360 , it doesnt start .... when i put in the disc it says region error . SO how do i fix it?????

For the xbox360, the region code on the disc must match the region code in the registry of the dvd-rom drive. The only way around this is to modify your xbox360 so that it plays different regions. This is highly illegal, voids all your warranties and is not at all recommended.

I own a US console (NTSC) and it will only play discs that match with the NTSC code. I can not play a Japanese game (NTSC-J) since NTSC-J is different from NTSC.

Use the following link to figure out which region disc and which region xbox360 you have:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906934








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My xbox360 wont play some xbox360 games it says put in 360 console well it is a 360 console. What so i do?

you do it is very simple , you can manually fix your problem with the use of repair guide,, it is a complete version to fix your problems caused by xbox.
if you want to download click here.
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Xbox360 will play cds but no games, says onscreen

If your Xbox 360 will not play your games this is because of the sensors on the back of the drive overheating it is not normally the laser.

Luckily you can fix this yourself and get back to your games and to do this you need the proven Xbox 360 Repair guide.

Or you can send it in and they will fix it for you the repair will take about 4 weeks.

Sometimes like you mention it will still play CD's though.
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My xbox 360 loads in but when i put in a game it dosent load in the game

You could temporarily upload all your games to your xbox360 hard drive using your pc to play or buy a new disc drive but you would have to flash the firmware or manually swap the bottom internal boards inside of the new disc drive with the old one.
http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair/xbox-360-repair.htm
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When i put an xobx 360 disc in it says to open tray

Follow the steps below, Hope this helps

1. Turn off the xbox 360, disconnect the cables wait for 20 seconds reconnect the cables and turn it back on.

2. Remove the hard drive, turn on your xbox 360 without the hard drive.

3. Re attach the hard drive and turn on your xbox 360

4. If the steps wont resolve the issue, your console needs to be serviced. Contact Xbox Customer Support to check the warranty status of your xbox 360.. Good Luck!

This issue occurs when there is a problem with the lens on your 360 disc tray..
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XBox360 won't play games

Well I just recently purchased an XBOX 360 about a month ago form gamestation(used). It was giving me disc read errors every time iplayed it, but i opened it up and cleaned my TOSHIBA drive and wiped everything down with a cotton bud, and then lubed up all of the parts which needed to be.

and that fixed my problem

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