is my xbox dead?

[elmos_pimp]

i have a pal xbox thats as old as they get, got it the easter after it was released at christmas, and it has started being twichy, it keeps dropping out giving DRE's (disk reading errors... dirty or damaged) even when the disk is brand bloody new (i just got burnout 3 to today).
And now it is refusing to read anything at all. be it cd dvd or game...

what i want to know is there anyone who had this problem and fixed it or am i boned. do i get a new one or do i get it repaired by microsoft....

opions? help?

anybody out there?

[nips]

The XB in work does that. Lazer changes sort it out.

[will2003]

The XB in work does that. Lazer changes sort it out.

Yup, I've fixed countless similar problems in old Xboxes this way. You can tweak the potentiometer things. and squeeze a bit more life out of it, but at the end of the day the problem is the utter, utter ****ness of those early Thomson DVD units. Complete rubbish - but then it's Microsoft, so what do you really expect?

If your Xbox is more than a year old, as yours must be, you may be better off getting a new DVD drive and fitting it yourself. It's a 5 minute job, with two special screwdrivers you can pick up for about ?4 the pair, and mint Xbox drives go for as little as ?25 - 30 on Ebay. God knows how long an official Microsoft repair would take / would cost.

And in the meantime, just click this link a few times. Always helps me cheer up when some MS related nonsense annoys me

https://www.londonconsole.com/gatespied.mpg

May need to right-click-save-as with that one, actually..

Will.

[elmos_pimp]

i dont know if it makes any difference but i got it to play dvd's and old games, but outrun and burn out still wont boot. so could i be them or is you r best guess the laser still?

[Tom Salter]

Still a dead laser mate.

[elmos_pimp]

cheers
ill have a look on ebay for a new laser. if i have the choice what is the best drive to go for, make wise, or should i get the staright laser?

[elmos_pimp]

thats a sweet link will...

[ukplumber]

Sorry again, this is another thread i'm hijacking. A question for Will2003. I'm going to change my drive tonight, can i remove the xbox logo thing from my old drive (on the end of the dvd tray) and put it on the replacement?

cheers

[Siri]

Sorry again, this is another thread i'm hijacking. A question for Will2003. I'm going to change my drive tonight, can i remove the xbox logo thing from my old drive (on the end of the dvd tray) and put it on the replacement?

cheers

In short, yes. it's been asked before, on the second page of topics in this subforum.

Link: http://ntsc-uk.domino.org/showthread.php?t=29855

hope this helps!

[ukplumber]

I'm as slow as Frank Bruno me. I was actually part of that thread. Sorry but thanks.

Edit Just to say i successfully swaped my drive, but the main reason for this edit is due to the fantastic service from Console Plus. I had a drive deliverd from them and it seemed to be faulty. Could've been my fault but they didn't question my explanation and sent me out a replacement drive without me sending back the faulty one. It worked fine and they told me to keep the other drive and sell it on ebay!! Can't grumble at service like that.