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[Aldanga]

Replacing a laser does not require flashing the DVD-ROM.

[Aldanga]

I would advise you listen to the question you're asking. Why would changing the laser have any impact upon whether or not the drive is flashed?

[naruto9792]

Alright good to know and hey so after doing research on what laser I can use as a replacement I found out that the laser in a benq vad6038 is the same as my liteon dg16d2s so lucky I have a extra benq drive that I kept from an old Xbox so I took then both apart and noticed that the liteon laser is a 14xx and the benq laser is a 141x I found out that they are compatible but I'm having this problem when I put the 141 in the liteon and try to slide it up and down the metal bars the bottom of the laser like hits the logic board and won't let's the laser slide! What do I do?

[wilgo45]

You might have some alignment off.

But generally when the laser assembly is in the down position; it will run into the logic board.

Laser in the Up position should clear the logic board.

Just so you know .... I have a repair thread here.  I offer repairs and customers have left responses

http://forums.xbox-s...howtopic=740159

[naruto9792]

So how do I fix it? How can I change the alignment?

[wilgo45]

QUOTE(naruto9792 @ Mar 11 2013, 05:48 AM)

So how do I fix it? How can I change the alignment?

Is the Laser in the Up or Down position ?

I said in the Down position it will run into the Logic board.  That's Ok - natural.

In the UP - it clears the Logic board
So which is it?   .....  help me - help you

[naruto9792]

I guess it in the up position like its evenly in the middle on both of the metal bars

[naruto9792]

Its at the highest it can go but the bottoms still hits it

[wilgo45]

QUOTE(naruto9792 @ Mar 11 2013, 07:28 PM)

Its at the highest it can go but the bottoms still hits it

Well - check your guide rails.  That the anchors are correct and the screws tightened down.
Check that the worm motor shaft guide is seated right.

To put the Laser in full upright  .... close the disc tray - then turn the cogs some more to bring the laser up.

It should also be fairly close to the spindle motor.  Like only 3 or 4 mm gapping.

There are some other alignment screws.  You shouldn't have needed to mess with those in switching the lasers.  But if you did that could be the problem.

Its tough to give you the exact answer; when its not here in front of me.
Who knows - maybe a minor structure is broke.

If you can't solve it  ... you can consider sending it to me.

[naruto9792]

What are the cogs lol and hey if you've seen a 141x laser which your probably have can you remove the bottom gold plate on it? There's little glue blobs that hit the board

[naruto9792]

Hey can you reply please and there's these 2 screws  that hold up one side of the metal bars should that be fully tightend ?

[Exobex]

If you post pictures of what you've got so far it'd be a big help. It sounds like wilgo45 knows his way round the guts of these drives so he might be able to spot the issue straight away.

[naruto9792]

Hey thanks for responding finnaly someone does but I finnaly got the laser to not hit the board so I fixed the main problem but I just have a quick question do the lasers use differnt laser guides because I had 2 of them because of the 2 drives I'm using and I lost one and so the one I have screws in to the old liteon dead laser but not the benq laser I'm replacing it with and it's the one piece I need to finish