Xbox 360 E model Disc Drive Issue/Loud Noise

The Jerry Best · Sep 18, 2014

Recently, my xbox 360 E model makes a rather loud noise when playing a game off of disc. It is occasionally, not all the time. I notice that when it makes this loud noise, if I press on the area above the disc drive, it quiets.

Any idea what could be causing this? Do you think it may damage my disc when doing this.

I have only had the console for 8 months, I wonder if this is something the warranty still covers?

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dog229 · Sep 18, 2014

help with little 360 problem

so i have a game disc and it is a bit "dirty." i always do an install test to see if the game will work. it installed 100% with no problem. was quite loud the entire time too... but after the install, my xbox 360 continued to be super loud.

i got a quieter Slim model, not the super slim, just the regular slim. not sure if it is the disc drive or what. tested a few game discs and there is no noise. just with this game. just sitting in the disc drive on the dashboard and it buzzes loudly. cleaned off the disc with a dry cloth and still loud. havent actually played it yet (Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2, a rental), and have no doubts it will play. but if i can do something about that noise, that would be preferable. thanks.Click to expand...
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My 360 made noise and froze all the time. I bought a cooling fan. No problems now.

isturbo1 · Sep 18, 2014

help with little 360 problem

so i have a game disc and it is a bit "dirty." i always do an install test to see if the game will work. it installed 100% with no problem. was quite loud the entire time too... but after the install, my xbox 360 continued to be super loud.

i got a quieter Slim model, not the super slim, just the regular slim. not sure if it is the disc drive or what. tested a few game discs and there is no noise. just with this game. just sitting in the disc drive on the dashboard and it buzzes loudly. cleaned off the disc with a dry cloth and still loud. havent actually played it yet (Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2, a rental), and have no doubts it will play. but if i can do something about that noise, that would be preferable. thanks.

DangerousBard · Sep 18, 2014

Is this happening with every disc game you play? Have you checked if the game disc is scratched?

DangerousBard

Is this happening with every disc game you play? Have you checked if the game disc is scratched?

Liquidevilgames

I just bought an E model to replace my old elite that died.... Many many times. My first one made this noise (fans also loud especially when powering down) exchanged it and #2 is no different. I asked the gamestop if they could remove the glass bubble from
the display model and sure enough it was just as loud. I think it's just the console itself and normal operation parameters. As far as certain discs being louder I would think it's either some need to access the disc more or perhaps the newer drive is more
sensitive and some discs are slightly unbalanced.

Major Wreckus

You'll never have a 100% silent disc drive when it is reading data from the disc. As long as it is still reading/detecting the disc fine and not a loud grinding noise, I wouldn't worry about it.

Hmm, a clicking noise...could be the hard drive.

Internet Expert

Games not yet installed to the hard drive, and Xbox 360 "Arcade" titles published to disc (Minecraft, The Walking Dead, etc) will constantly require the disc drive to load files. The latter is due to the fact that you cannot install
Arcade discs to the hard drive.

In terms of noise, game discs tend to spin faster than movie DVDs. The drive will constantly spin so disc data is readily accessible at any given moment. Significantly louder noises than usual from the disc drive may indicate age
or wear in the components within.

You can try repositioning the console (vertical or horizontal, while turned off), and see if the different position helps dampen the vibrations causing the loud noises.

Argontheos

It is the same device with minor changes. But if your hard drive isn't having issues, and the problem is in fact with your console, you could go ahead and buy a cheaper 360 E 4G model (if you decide you want an E) and put your working hard drive into that.

You'd obviously have to transfer licenses to the new console, and re-download everything still.

As to the noise. The Slim is a pretty quiet machine. My E could be quieter simply because it's new. Or it could be that the fan in the E is seated differently from the S so doesn't run so loud. I haven't seen a teardown of the E so I don't know.

The E I have is quieter than the S we have in the conservatory. I honestly cannot hear it at all. =)

Xbox 360 E model Disc Drive Issue/Loud Noise