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How to fix a disc drive that wont open
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well i used to try and clean the drive or replace it if i got a console in with a sicky disc drive but i recently found this tutorial. credits to wilhelm on xbox experts for originaly posting this and also credits to the guy who originaly came up with this.
again, this tut was not made by me but its really going to help me out so i thought i would share it. I have only done this one time so far and it worked like a charm
his is a fix I have been using for DVD drives that got this Open Tray issue, like when you open it it gets stuck and doesnt open.
I didnt "develop" this fix though someone said it on xbox-scene a while ago, I cant remember his name though, so all credits go to this guy...
This especially happens when the 360 is used in vertical stand.
Well what you need:
- Disassembled DVD-drive
- A cup or something else filled with boiling water
Well lets start...
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This is what it is supposed to look like.
You need to have the tray open like that.
An easy way to do this is to turn your 360 on to eject the tray and then to unplug the PSU so that the 360 gets a hard shut down( make sure the harddrive isnt in use etc)
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Then move the tray back to this point until you can see the belt
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Get the belt out of it like that...
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Then go get a cup or something else and fill it with boiled water(I put it in the microwave cause this was the easiest way...) and throw the belt in it.
Wait for it to cool down, you can slightly cool the water down with some new cold water but dont overdo it, not too rapidly...
Then dry the thing with a towel or so and put it back in the drive after that the drive should open just as it did when it was new
I didnt "develop" this fix though someone said it on xbox-scene a while ago, I cant remember his name though, so all credits go to this guy...
This especially happens when the 360 is used in vertical stand.
Well what you need:
- Disassembled DVD-drive
- A cup or something else filled with boiling water
Well lets start...
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This is what it is supposed to look like.
You need to have the tray open like that.
An easy way to do this is to turn your 360 on to eject the tray and then to unplug the PSU so that the 360 gets a hard shut down( make sure the harddrive isnt in use etc)
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Then move the tray back to this point until you can see the belt
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Get the belt out of it like that...
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Then go get a cup or something else and fill it with boiled water(I put it in the microwave cause this was the easiest way...) and throw the belt in it.
Wait for it to cool down, you can slightly cool the water down with some new cold water but dont overdo it, not too rapidly...
Then dry the thing with a towel or so and put it back in the drive after that the drive should open just as it did when it was new
again, this tut was not made by me but its really going to help me out so i thought i would share it. I have only done this one time so far and it worked like a charm
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Winry (10-26-2011)
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Nice tutorial, i have saved it in my Bookmarks, and it will be sure to help allot of people out.
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This is only a temporary fix, it gives the elastic band a chance to re-elasticate (if there is such word)
Much like the xclamp replacement mod for RROD - it will go again eventually. just replace the belt altogether
Much like the xclamp replacement mod for RROD - it will go again eventually. just replace the belt altogether
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You might as well just buy a new belt. They don't cost much at all
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makes sense nice one bro i prefer to just replace them also for openend the tray you can keep twisting a cog for 30 secs and it opens but nice tut bro
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rep ++++++++++++++++ greatpost mate
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