My xbox 360 makes a clicking noise or a grinding noise everytime i turn it on or try to play disks it also will not play disks it just makes the noise and then it says open tray
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how old is it? that noise is coming from the cd drive it is probably on its way out or is full of dust and dirt, you can clean it yourself but you probably wont be able to fix as they are extremely difficult to work with and you cant just by a new drive as they have special code that link them to the xbox its in if you remove it and put a new one in you will only be able to play dvd as it will not recognise games because the code wont be there
You can try installing the game you want to play on the Xbox 360 Hard Disk, which reduces the motor noise to an extent, however there is no permanent way to fix the loud fan motor noise while playing the game with the disk in the drive.
Make sure you keep your Xbox 360 unit well ventilated, ensure it does not gather dust near the small vents and openings on the unit.
You may have a laser problem or a faulty DVD drive, you could try a lens cleaning CD in the console or you could call Microsoft and explain your situation, the DVD is replaceable but it may be more work than you are willing to undertake.
The drive motor is SERIOUSLY damaged. It will have to be replaced, but good luck finding parts. Call around to local service shops and see if any have parts units.
Crack open the DVD case and see whats going on and try fixing it yourself.
OR
Buy a new drive off of eBay and transfer the firmware key over from the old drive too the new one.
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