Okay, here's my first post.
BACKROUND
I have 2006-09-03 dated xbox 360 with its married Hitachi DVD drive. The 360 boots up normally with a solid center power light and spinning green perimeter lights. It takes a little longer to load the dashboard than most other 360's, but it makes it there without any issues. No errors or red lights ever. I am NOT banned from Xbox Live.
PROBLEM
The DVD drive will not attempt to eject. No motor turning or anything (quiet as a dead mouse). I have tried a million and one trouble shooting methods, which I will describe, and I cannot come up with a reasonable explaination. Hopefully, this community can help.
TROUBLESHOOTING
1) Took DVD drive out and connected it to a different 360 that also uses a Hitachi drive. Viola, the DVD drive opened and closed. Therefore, issue is not with my Hitachi drive.
2) I swapped cables from a working 360, and the DVD drive still did nothing. So I have eliminated the drive and the cables as the problem.
3) Just for giggles, I manually opened DVD drive, inserted a game, and pressed it closed. When I booted the console, the center light blinks constantly. Remember if I don't have a game, the center power light will be solid green. I'm not sure what this means, but it's weird.
4) I inspected MB for general soldering or damage issues around the power and SATA terminals for the DVD drive. Everything appears clean and unaltered.
PLEA FOR HELP
I know the problem has to located somewhere on the MB, but I don't know where to start. I have never encountered a DVD drive with such a unique problem before. Any help is appreciated. Please ask questions if I did not fully explain the issues or trouble shooting methods.
Thanks in advance, Americant
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