Topic: Hitachi Open Tray Fix (Read 273 times)

fordxtc · « **Reply #45 on:** December 18, 2008, 01:47:00 AM »

Ive tried this mod and i think it has worked but I have just taken the spindle out and cleaned it. now when I put the dvd in the tray it only flashes onto "reading" for 1 second then nothing??
could it be that I have to mess around with those torx screws on the bottom? the ones that control the pitch and hieght?

MindphaserXY · « **Reply #46 on:** December 20, 2008, 11:08:00 PM »

I just tried this fix and it eliminated the Open Tray error on my Hitachi 59DJ. Seems easier than doing the POT adjustment. Just one question, if I glue the plastic on it won't affect originals playing?

donaldo11 · « **Reply #47 on:** December 27, 2008, 09:18:00 PM »

I tried the fix on my hitachi 0079, but every time the piece of plastic hits the button the drive just makes a really loud fast clicking noise over and over and stays in place like it is trying to get closer to the button even though the piece of plastic is depressing it. Its like it knows its not reaching the proper spot naturally or something.

Anyone had this issue or anything similar? Ideas?

donaldo11 · « **Reply #48 on:** December 28, 2008, 08:17:00 PM »

Never mind about my last post. It worked! I can hardly freakin' believe it, but it worked. The reason why I was getting the clicking noise is because the piece of plastic I had cut was too big (and it was not big at all). Nevertheless, it was big enough to just be rubbing against god knows what.

I actually gave up on this trick two weeks ago, and came back to the idea only out of sheer desperation. Sure glad I decided to give it a second go.

Thanks to the OP, JayQ, and everyone who played a part in thinking through this fix. Rock on!

bigman82 · « **Reply #49 on:** January 01, 2009, 12:32:00 PM »

ok when i tryed to do that i just kept on getting a ticking noise and it did'nt read anything, am i making my pieces to big. i know it is a problem with the switch though because when i started it up and pressed it back with a small flathead screwdriver all my backups did work like a charm, but i dont want to keep xbox 360 apart and do that everytime i want to play a backup game, please help me out give me some suggestions one what to use.

basimthedream · « **Reply #50 on:** January 01, 2009, 05:16:00 PM »

Thanks!!! This fix worked wonders. I tried everything else!!!!

garageincuk · « **Reply #51 on:** January 02, 2009, 02:48:00 PM »

stumbled across this today trawling the forums and tried it on a mates machine that's been playing up for months. worked a treat. has booted everything I've thrown at it so far first time unless they have been cheapo media i had laying around. verbs perfect every time. its a hitachi 59. thanks for the info its a great simple little fix any hitachi owner with problems should at least try before investing in a new drive/laser. took about 10 minutes to do.

iMurk · « **Reply #52 on:** January 14, 2009, 07:23:00 PM »

Ehh... It isn't working.

Lolhaha · « **Reply #53 on:** January 14, 2009, 10:05:00 PM »

yes, can anyone help me....

I tried to flash my xbox 360 dvd-rom with slax cd.

My cd-rom is Hitachi 0047DJ
I did all the correct things u have to do when to flash
but when i came to the point that the "slax" cd said, spinning up disc, i ejected the tray to move on.
But, when i tried to insert it back, it went back inside, but came out in like 5 seconds or something.

I got the drive to ModeB and everything, but i cannot continue flashing if my drive keeps coming out all the time , i dont know wich version i used of slax, but does that matter to that my drive is coming out alle the time, so can u plz send me positive feedback.

I would like if u send me e-mail instead of replying to this post, im not on xbox-scene so often...

So my mail is [email protected], plz no spam :/

Take care, and thank you! smile.gif

ShijinModan · « **Reply #54 on:** January 29, 2009, 04:36:00 PM »

I tried this, but it still doesn't work. I have a Hitachi GDR-312OL Drive with version 47DJ. My XBOX 360 is not modded and i'm not trying to play backup games. It won't play anything at all, as soon as I put in a disc it says "Open Tray". Anyone know another fix? I know the optics are not burnt out.

Swiftblade · « **Reply #55 on:** February 20, 2009, 08:30:00 PM »

This didn't work for me. I did exactly what you said... and I still get "open tray"

...

My firmware isn't hacked, does that make a difference?

ephoog21 · « **Reply #56 on:** April 21, 2009, 11:03:00 AM »

hey i did this. it just makes some grinding noise then sounds like its moving back and forth. my regular games and dvds play fine, but backups dont. what do i do? its a hitachi 59

QUOTE(bigman82 @ Jan 1 2009, 02:24 PM)

ok when i tryed to do that i just kept on getting a ticking noise and it did'nt read anything, am i making my pieces to big. i know it is a problem with the switch though because when i started it up and pressed it back with a small flathead screwdriver all my backups did work like a charm, but i dont want to keep xbox 360 apart and do that everytime i want to play a backup game, please help me out give me some suggestions one what to use.

did you keep the cover off and start it up? and then when it moved too far over you pressed the switch? like what did you do to make it work

pricemeista33 · « **Reply #57 on:** April 22, 2009, 08:04:00 PM »

QUOTE(Textbook @ Sep 28 2006, 12:25 AM)

Awesome tutorial, took the time to write that up, take the pics, and edit them!

Should help some people with that Open Tray.

This is an awesome trick for the Hit59dj and I know that for sure. What up Textbook; you are one of the talented of the scene as well. I honor your tutorials man and have recommended them to many of my friends and family.

thanks,
you are appreciated

flash360 · « **Reply #58 on:** April 23, 2009, 06:13:00 PM »

Sticky this pleeeeaaaasssseeee

e Im getting tired of explaining this to people

It's great for the 47's and 59's

This only helps if originals play ok but backups dont

The reason being that the data on a backup starts a bit further out than on an original and the hitachi's dont move the laser out far enough to find the first bit of data hence it reports that there is no disc in the drive and the dashboard says "open tray"
I do this with all the 47's I mod now as it does no harm and its a problem that can occur after a modded drive has been reading fine for ages.

I actually think its more to do with your burner, I got the pioneer 111d and even on these dodgy drives, the backup's I made when I first got the burner work fine but my latest ones dont work at all.
Maybe as the burner gets a bit worn it uses up more of the disc calibrating itself before burning the data.

turbodanny · « **Reply #59 on:** May 06, 2009, 10:33:00 AM »

Wow it's been a long time since I posted this fix! Its nice to see some people are still having success with it.

Though you will be less likely to do this now seeing as the Hitachi drive is no longer produced,I have used this on every Hitachi drive I've flashed, otherwise some backups will not work, for those of you that have not been successful with it I've got a feeling that your problem lies elsewhere, maybe in the burning process or a defective laser. I've had 100% success with this, any other 'open tray' problems i've encountered have usually come down to a dirty laser. On that point, for people who are still about to do this fix, try not to put your fingers on the laser lens while sticking the plastic on, it's easily done. A quick clean of the lens will sort that out though.

I spotted a reply on this thread asking if the drive should be flashed or not. Please read the original post, this fix is for people who are getting the 'open tray' message from certain backups they are trying on their flashed Hitachi drives.

See you in another 3 years! ha ha.

Danny

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