The xbox dvd drive

FrozenYak

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Right now my xbox is acting weird. I can put in a totally scratched up game and it will work flawlessly. I can then put in games that look brand new (still rentals..havent tried a new game yet) and I hardly get 5minutes into the game before it will say i have a dirty disk, sometimes even before the game gets stared it does this.

Anyway, I hate paying to have people fix this for me because I know if it CAN be fixed then it often costs near as much to fix it as get a new one. So, ive learned how to open my xbox, and how to get everything out, but before i actually open it up I would like some opinions.

First off, i think that if I clean the lens on the dvd player it will help a fair bit. I had a similar problem as my xbox on my computer dvd and cleaning the lens fixed it up real nice. Should I actually try this on the xbox? or does the lens have nothing to do with it?

Second, if the dvd is broken on the xbox, is it possible to replace it? I heard that the dvd has a xbox specific cable attached to it, and I dont know exactly how different the xbox dvd is compared to a normal dvd player.

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

ps...This is one of the first ones, and I hear a fair bit about how they can cause more problems. Lowsier dvd's, etc.
 

Heretik

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If it is a version 1.0 XBOX, it will have a Thomson DVD drive in it. Those particular revision DVD drives are known to crap out with the dirty disc errors. You have a few options. You can try cleaning the lens and see if that works. If not, you can try the infamous "pot tweak" (adjust the potentiometers for the laser). Or, you could just buy a new DVD drive. Only place I know of to get an XBOX ready/compatible DVD drive is off e-bay and the Philips & Samsung models are NOT cheap ($45-$100+). I saw one guy on e-bay selling new revisions of the Thomson drive (manufactured in 2003) for around $30 shipped.

Go here to find tutorials on cleaning/adjusting the DVD drive:
http://llamma.com/xbox/Repairs/repairs.htm
 

Wingznut

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I have an Xbox with the same (very common) issue. Cleaning it sort of helped, but not completely. I tried tweaking the potentiometer a few times, with pretty much no success.

I ordered a new drive off eBay (for ~$35 shipped), but unfortunately it showed up DOA. I'm in the process of getting a new one from the seller.
 
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