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priddle

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Help: Getting Disc Read Error
« on: October 13, 2009, 08:15:00 PM »
i can burn and play most games.. but sometimes after 10 minutes of playing, i get a disc read error. getting it with nhl 10 right now. using verbatims. anyone have any ideas?
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jaguar23

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Help: Getting Disc Read Error
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2009, 08:19:00 PM »
The laser could be on its last legs. Does it happen on any other games?

This post has been edited by jaguar23: Oct 14 2009, 03:20 AM
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priddle

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Help: Getting Disc Read Error
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2009, 08:22:00 PM »
it happens for other back-up games.. all my regular games work.. this xbox is fairly new too.. was bought about 9 months ago
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jaguar23

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Help: Getting Disc Read Error
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2009, 08:29:00 PM »
QUOTE(priddle @ Oct 14 2009, 10:22 AM) *

it happens for other back-up games.. all my regular games work.. this xbox is fairly new too.. was bought about 9 months ago


Yeah I'd say it's your laser. Lasers have to work harder to read backups and so wear out quicker. You could try a pot calibration.
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priddle

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Help: Getting Disc Read Error
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2009, 08:30:00 PM »
how do you do a pot calibration?
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jaguar23

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Help: Getting Disc Read Error
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2009, 08:35:00 PM »
QUOTE(priddle @ Oct 14 2009, 10:30 AM) *

how do you do a pot calibration?


tutorial can be found here
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