Broken XBOX, Whats my best bet?
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Broken XBOX, Whats my best bet?
Well my first XBOX that i got when the system first came out finnally crapped out today . Its a thompson drive which already makes it suck and have damaged disc or dirty error all the time, but now it doenst read any discs. Does this sound like a laser pot problem? On xbox-scene.com i found some repair guides but what makes more sense, do it myself or send it into microsoft and have em deal with it? I know this isn't a XBOX forum or anything but i thought some of you guys might be able to help me out.
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http://www.llamma.com/xbox/Repairs/xbox_dvd_repair.htm
As was already said, they sell new drives as a last resort. But there are several other steps you can take before you have to do that.
As was already said, they sell new drives as a last resort. But there are several other steps you can take before you have to do that.
If you have twenty monkeys,
banging randomly on typewriters,
they will in twenty minutes produce the complete source code to World of Warcraft.
banging randomly on typewriters,
they will in twenty minutes produce the complete source code to World of Warcraft.
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It would most likely be a laser problem thats what goes wrong most often in the thompson's I think, and if the drive is allready duff you can't hurt it more. Clarkbar I just abot where you might be coming from about having to mod the xbox to swap dvd drives, you can put a pc one in there it just won't read originals, and you need a mod chip to do that.
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If the laser can't even read CDs, and its a Thompson, just try adjusting the pot. You've got nothing to lose. Just follow the guide, I think the screw needs to be turned the opposite direction of the DC pot to increase power. They said not to go below 800 though I think, if you have a multimeter. The laser would probably burn out relatively quick, but in the meantime it could even damage discs!
If you have twenty monkeys,
banging randomly on typewriters,
they will in twenty minutes produce the complete source code to World of Warcraft.
banging randomly on typewriters,
they will in twenty minutes produce the complete source code to World of Warcraft.
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yeah i found a couple of guides on how to adjust the pot. one on http://www.xbox-scene.com and one on http://www.llamma.com so maybe in the next few days ill attempt to fix it. its not that big a deal to me cause its my bros xbox, and i have one of the halo edition ones, but i thought id try to help him fix it before he buys a new one.
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Your best bet is to just sell it to me for $10... I can get a broken XBox for $15 like I got a broken PS2 for... I just pulled the motherboard, and swapped it with the broken one... BOOM! PS2 back up and running... My goal is to buy 2 broken X Box' (same model mind you), and hope i can swap till one works... For $30, i could have an X Box... $30 more, I could have a controller and a game... sweet...
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