Replaced disc drive, but doesnt read discs

Discus and support Replaced disc drive, but doesnt read discs in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; Hi, I recently grabbed a 2nd hand xbox with a broken disc drive on the cheap. I then bought a brand new xbox drive and switched out the daughter board.... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by Zonaackiss, May 25, 2022.

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    Replaced disc drive, but doesnt read discs


    Hi, I recently grabbed a 2nd hand xbox with a broken disc drive on the cheap. I then bought a brand new xbox drive and switched out the daughter board. Never soldered before, but the wires attached very easily. The disc drive powers up, accepts and ejects discs, but it doesn't recognize them. I have only tried a dvd as I haven't purchased any games on disc at this point. I am wondering what could have went wrong? I will open it up again and check the cables were inserted correctly, but I am sure they looked good when I closed it up.

    Additionally, now that I think about it, I don't know if the daughter board works or is the original one that came with this unit? The person that sold it to me stated he had tried to repair the drive by giving the lasers a clean etc. I can tell that it had been opened up, but the board didn't seem to have been damaged. Is there some way of verifying a number on the board is the correct one for the xbox?

    Thanks

    :)
     
    Zonaackiss, May 25, 2022
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  2. Smwutches Win User

    Replaced disc drive, but doesnt read discs

    We cannot assist you with self-repair.
  3. Arminator Win User

    Xbox 360 error message Disc is Unreadable

    When the console was knocked over, was a physical disc in the optical drive of the console actively spinning?

    Just like a spinning top, a rotating disc doesn't "want" to be moved out of it's rotational axis.

    If the console around the disc tips over and forces the disc out of it's rotational axis, the disc often hits parts inside the disc drive.

    In the "best case" scenario, only the game disc is scratched and only that game will show read errors (and usually a ring shaped scratch on the silver side of the disc). In that case the disc is usually unusable, and has to be replaced.

    In the "worst case" scenario, the disc collided with the reading laser head of the optical drive damaging it. Which means no disc can be read by the drive anymore, and the console has to be
    sent in for repair and drive replacement. So if other games with clean discs don't work, you'll have to send in your console for repairs.
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    Install Halo 4 to your hard drive if possible, as it will possibly help with disc reading. However, if it is unreadable, and you're unable to install it to your hard drive the only option is to get the game again, and as Hassassinade said, you should head
    on over to
    support.xbox.com/.../disc-replacement-program
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