Is it OK to always leave a CD in the CD tray???

I was just wondering if there's any downside to always having a CD in 360, no matter if it's turned off or simpy sitting idle during downloading demos, chatting, etc.

The reason why I ask is that it was recommended with the PS2 to always remove the CD after you were done playing because not doing so could lead to a heightened chance of malfunctions.

Also, on a side note, is there a limit to how long you can have the 360 on before it runs a considerable risk of overheating?

I always do, never probs
Phitin_Phils

no prob

Ummm correct me if im wrong but how does leaving a disc in the tray (weaken) a disc so it cracks easier. I meen i always leave discs in pc,dvd's,xbox 360 and the only time ive ever cracked a disc is when i threw it at a wall it was so suck (land of the dead game). I dont think microsoft put a disc detierating chemical in the dvd drives, but thats just my opinionBlindEffekt

As for how long it can be running for before overheating, I had it playing music off the HDD (yes this had nothing to do with disks) for about 6 hours, before it cooked itself, and desided to show me the 3 dreaded rings of death. It was actually quite convinient it broke becausethe Elite came out the day after so I got that. :)

I was just wondering if there's any downside to always having a CD in 360, no matter if it's turned off or simpy sitting idle during downloading demos, chatting, etc.

The reason why I ask is that it was recommended with the PS2 to always remove the CD after you were done playing because not doing so could lead to a heightened chance of malfunctions.

Also, on a side note, is there a limit to how long you can have the 360 on before it runs a considerable risk of overheating?

ByronMcKeeby

Its fine, moving the console with the disc in there is not the best thing but i do it and have never had a problem. And the 360 should never run at a heat that makes it at risk of over heating, if the cooling is all working fine it will get to a certain heat during a game and stay at that heat, but that all depends on how much ventilation your 360 has and all the other things that contribute to over heating, but as you will probably know there seems to be a problem with over heating so i wouldnt leave a game playing over night just to be safe.

As for how long it can be running for before overheating, I had it playing music off the HDD (yes this had nothing to do with disks) for about 6 hours, before it cooked itself, and desided to show me the 3 dreaded rings of death. It was actually quite convinient it broke becausethe Elite came out the day after so I got that. :)

Matmoo_Wii60

It over heated just playing music??? that possibly proves my 360s gonna be fine because iv had games many times running for over 6 hours and no problems.

Ummm correct me if im wrong but how does leaving a disc in the tray (weaken) a disc so it cracks easier. I meen i always leave discs in pc,dvd's,xbox 360 and the only time ive ever cracked a disc is when i threw it at a wall it was so suck (land of the dead game). I dont think microsoft put a disc detierating chemical in the dvd drives, but thats just my opinionBlindEffekt

Maybe if your 360 is vertical and the disc slips into the wrong position and when you open the disc tray it gets jammed and cracks?

[QUOTE="BlindEffekt"]Ummm correct me if im wrong but how does leaving a disc in the tray (weaken) a disc so it cracks easier. I meen i always leave discs in pc,dvd's,xbox 360 and the only time ive ever cracked a disc is when i threw it at a wall it was so suck (land of the dead game). I dont think microsoft put a disc detierating chemical in the dvd drives, but thats just my opinionmichael098

Maybe if your 360 is vertical and the disc slips into the wrong position and when you open the disc tray it gets jammed and cracks?

[QUOTE="michael098"]

[QUOTE="BlindEffekt"]Ummm correct me if im wrong but how does leaving a disc in the tray (weaken) a disc so it cracks easier. I meen i always leave discs in pc,dvd's,xbox 360 and the only time ive ever cracked a disc is when i threw it at a wall it was so suck (land of the dead game). I dont think microsoft put a disc detierating chemical in the dvd drives, but thats just my opinionBlindEffekt

Maybe if your 360 is vertical and the disc slips into the wrong position and when you open the disc tray it gets jammed and cracks?

Btw, correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't silicon detonate at high temperatures? And noI don't mean the 360 is gonna overheat and blow up your street, but like, intemperatures far higher.

and if that actually mattered for 360's, we would have a lot of blown ones dont ya think?BlindEffekt

I never do that unless i know I'll be playing the game again soon. Like if it's dinner time and i just put the game in. But I usually take them out and put them back in the box.

If you really like the game i'd take it out and put it in the box just to be safe.

[QUOTE="michael098"]

[QUOTE="BlindEffekt"]Ummm correct me if im wrong but how does leaving a disc in the tray (weaken) a disc so it cracks easier. I meen i always leave discs in pc,dvd's,xbox 360 and the only time ive ever cracked a disc is when i threw it at a wall it was so suck (land of the dead game). I dont think microsoft put a disc detierating chemical in the dvd drives, but thats just my opinionBlindEffekt

Maybe if your 360 is vertical and the disc slips into the wrong position and when you open the disc tray it gets jammed and cracks?

Then you obviously know how hot the 360 can get, that heat will harm the disk. If a disk is usually lukewarm and then overheated for a few hours and left without ventalation, such as in the 360, then your disc can either warp or crack.