ok so i have this xbox 360, and it will work to play dvd's, but it will not read any xbox360 or regular xbox games that i have tried, (about 15 in total that I've tried). I only seem to get the "to play this disc put it in an xbox 360 console fix." I have already cracked it open because the warranty was already voided so i didnt care, and got the cover off of the drive so i can watch the laser and check it for scratches. i didnt think there was a problem with the laser to begin with as it plays regular dvd's just fine. now when you put in a dvd the laser searches the whole disc (moves all the way back and forth) and then plays the movie, but i noticed that when an xbox (or 360) game gets put in the laser does not move at all. why would this be? is this some form of corrupt format? why does the laser search when i put in a dvd and not with a game? doesnt seem to make sense to me... but its like the drive just doesnt have the xbox OS on it or something? or maybe just stuck in WILL ONLY PLAY DVD format and if so how can that be fixed? i want to see if i can fix it here at my house, any help or suggestions would be great! thanks - justin
Look really carefully at the game discs for tiny scratches. Often enough, the Xbox360 can cause these miniscule scratches in games that will stop them from playing.
But if this is something that just suddenly happened, itslikely(but not definitely)just a case of the DVD drive failing to read the discs properly.
I'm assuming you've tried cleaning the lens, so what you're probably looking at is replacing the DVD drive. Not overly expensive($30-60), and there's a good amount of info online on how to do it.
yes i did check the lens, it was fine, crystal clear with no scratches... and i know for sure that all the games work as i have another 360 that everything plays on, i got this xbox for nothing because the person could not get it to work, so i figured i would have a go at it. but i dont think that replacing the drive would change anything, would it? it works fine when it plays dvds, but not for games, seems like it might be a setting somewhere but im not sure. on the dashboard when there is a game in the tray it says "play DVD" instead of the usual "play (whatever game you have in there) so it seems to me like there is a programming bug somewhere. does the DVD drive have any actual storage of data on it that replacing it would change anything?or does it just read the disc and send the info to the board? im not positive how the things technically work.. lol im just good at playing em :)
yes i did check the lens, it was fine, crystal clear with no scratches... and i know for sure that all the games work as i have another 360 that everything plays on, i got this xbox for nothing because the person could not get it to work, so i figured i would have a go at it. but i dont think that replacing the drive would change anything, would it? it works fine when it plays dvds, but not for games, seems like it might be a setting somewhere but im not sure. on the dashboard when there is a game in the tray it says "play DVD" instead of the usual "play (whatever game you have in there) so it seems to me like there is a programming bug somewhere. does the DVD drive have any actual storage of data on it that replacing it would change anything?or does it just read the disc and send the info to the board? im not positive how the things technically work.. lol im just good at playing em :)jscribble1320
So has this Xbox360 ever worked with games? If not, then its possible that the person before you replaced the original drive with a replacement that wasn't compatible with Xbox360 games. Or maybe they didn't flash the drive properly, or at least switch the encryption of the original drive to the new one.
as far as ive been told yes, the xbox has worked before then all of a sudden started doing the "hey this isnt really an xbox" screen, but im not sure, is it possible for me to flash the drive? my comp has sata and the drive looks like sata, can i hook it up and run some program to fix it?
as far as ive been told yes, the xbox has worked before then all of a sudden started doing the "hey this isnt really an xbox" screen, but im not sure, is it possible for me to flash the drive? my comp has sata and the drive looks like sata, can i hook it up and run some program to fix it? jscribble1320
Yes, you can try flashing the drive. If you got the thing for nothing, then I guess you've not got a lot to lose, right?
I've never done it, so I'd rather not give you directions or anything, but you can probably find good info on how to do it by googling.
You'll need to find out which drive you have first, though. You can figure that out here:
Well I'm going to bed, man, but good luck. I'd do a bit more research just to make sure there's nobody out there with a solid solution(I have looked for you, and haven't found anything definitive), though, just in case. Never hurts to be thorough.
ok man, thanks for the replies, I've been watching and reading all sorts of interesting things, I'm kind of interested in finding out how i can find the right master reset code, I've seen sever different versions, something similar to : go to console settings then system info then input x , x , LB , RB, x , x or something like that and Ive seen videos on youtube of people doing it, but every site has a different code so how do i find the right one? i have no idea if this will reset the damn thing correctly or not but i figured it worth a shot if i can find the one i need! can anyone help me figure it out?
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