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Xbox360 Forums => Xbox360 Hardware Forums => Xbox360 General / Hardware Chat => Topic started by: SlickWilly440 on April 04, 2008, 05:29:00 PM

Title: Drive Spins Then Stops
Post by: SlickWilly440 on April 04, 2008, 05:29:00 PM

When you say "disc" do you mean any and all disc including DVD Movies, Music CD's, etc?

If it's still under warranty then send it off to MS.

Otherwise, open it up and try adjusting the dvd/cd pots on the laser.

If that doesn't work, buy a new laser.

Title: Drive Spins Then Stops
Post by: ravenous on April 04, 2008, 11:31:00 PM

It is any type of media. I load any type of media (game, dvd movie, music cd.. anything) I hear the disc drive spin (the whirl sound for like a second or so and the dashboard says reading) but then says insert disc or something liek that.

Title: Drive Spins Then Stops
Post by: wallacejbj on April 04, 2008, 11:35:00 PM

seems like you need a new dvd drive, especially if it wont play any media what so ever.

if it isnt modded and still in warranty send it to microsoft as said by sickwilly.

is it modded?

Title: Drive Spins Then Stops
Post by: jimwross on April 07, 2008, 04:34:00 AM

QUOTE(ravenous @ Apr 6 2008, 09:56 PM)

No it is not modded, but i have removed the microsoft sticker from the casing under the faceplate, as I had tried to remove the casing, but gave up. the sticker is still there, but tamper evident.

And its hard to replace the drive as its a benq drive and they are impossible to find. If i could find one, i would swap the pcb board and install that drive.

Check the magnet inside, clean the lens with rubbing alcohol, clean the lens, adjust the POT.

THEN

If that all fails, dump the BenQ firmware like you were going to flash the drive; boot in to windows use firmware toolbox, grab the drive key from the dumped firmware.

Find ANY drive that is flashable (samsung, hitachi) dump / modify the firmware with the key you extracted from your BenQ and then spoof it with your specific version.

There are tutorials on this forum on how to do it. Don't give up!

Title: Drive Spins Then Stops
Post by: ravenous on April 08, 2008, 03:40:00 PM

QUOTE(jimwross @ Apr 7 2008, 12:10 PM)

Thank you very much, I will do what I can. The only bad thing about getting the key from the drive or even uploading a new firmware to a new drive is that I don't have a desktop pc, just a laptop. lol

By the way, is their a tutorial on how to dissasemble the 360 with out any special tools.

And do I need any special torx driver for the benq drives?

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Xbox360 Forums => Xbox360 Hardware Forums => Xbox360 General / Hardware Chat => Topic started by: SlickWilly440 on April 04, 2008, 05:29:00 PM