Xbox One X Loud disc Drive when installing games.

Y0RKTOWN · Nov 23, 2017

I noticed My Xbox One X ‘s Disc Drive make a very loud sound while games install from disc? Is my Disc Drive faulty? Does anyone else have/has this issue? I don’t really want to send it in for repair and I really don’t want to exchange it at a retailer
for a new one since it’s a project Scorpio edition.

:)

pstep · Nov 23, 2017

Downloading Games To The Hard Drive

You should always install the disc to the hard drive

1) Its makes the system run faster
2) You don't burn up your DVD drive
3) If you somehow ruin your disk,it works most of the time

If you don't know how to do it, these are the steps - From Xbox.com

1) Insert the game disc into the disc drive.

Note: After you insert the disc, the default option is to automatically start the game. If the game starts, exit the game, and return to the Xbox Dashboard.

2) Go to Home.
3) Highlight the game you want to install with your controller.
4) Press X on your controller.
5) Select Install to Hard Drive.

A progress indicator appears while your game is installed to your hard drive. Installing a game to your hard drive can take up to 12 minutes.

Notes
· Installing a game to your hard drive requires between 4 and 8 gigabytes (GB) of free disc space.
· After installing a game on your hard drive, you still need to have the game disc in the disc drive when you start the game.
· Installing games on your hard drive improves load times and minimizes game disc access.
· Original Xbox games can't be installed on an Xbox 360 Hard Drive.

isturbo1 · Nov 23, 2017

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.

Mister Cizl · Nov 24, 2017

Hey Y0RKTOWN! The disc drive may make a louder noise when a disc is inserted and being played or installed on the console. If you believe the noise you're hearing shouldn't be happening, we suggest sending the console in for repair.
You can do so here or by contacting support

here. Thanks!

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Mister Cizl

Hey Y0RKTOWN! The disc drive may make a louder noise when a disc is inserted and being played or installed on the console. If you believe the noise you're hearing shouldn't be happening, we suggest sending the console in for repair.
You can do so here or by contacting support

here. Thanks!

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Be sure to check out the Xbox Forum Guidelines for the Do's and Don'ts as well as the Xbox
Insider Program Forums for help with Xbox Insider Program troubleshooting. Achievement issues? Check our sticky

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StuartATrueRed

Yeah it is normal for some discs to be loud when using them. I wouldn't worry about it. I would follow SunkNath's advice to install the game to the hard drive (if you have one), that way it will read from the hard drive and be quicker at loading games
in as well.

XBF Diego M

Hi JimvonMeier,

As stated earlier games cannot be played from a flash drive. Also if the disc is installed, it will still spin in the disc drive. If it's very loud then there may be an issue with the optical disc drive.

Try turning off the Xbox and unplugging the power cord for a few minutes to reboot the Xbox 360.

HassanB

Hello,

This generally happens when a disc you're playing requires extra reading from the disc drive. Can you try to install the disc to your hard drive and see if it continues to be excessively loud?

Does this same issue happen if you attempt to play a game that's downloaded (XBLA/Games on Demand)?

Darhyl Amizola

Hi there! My name is Darhyl and I’d be more than happy to help you with your query.

I'm sorry you are experiencing this with your Xbox disc drive. No worries, let me help you sort this out.

It's important to note that this is a public user-to-user community forum, and none of us here work for Microsoft.

I just want to confirm, are you inquiring if you can use your Xbox disc games without inserting it into your Xbox console?

If yes, I'm afraid it is necessary to insert your disc games if you want to play them on your console.

However, if you mean that you're asking if you can use your Xbox console without disc games, yes you can play digital games instead if you're avoiding using your console disc drive.

Based on the information I've gathered, it doesn't seem like the Xbox console disc drive noise problem is a serious issue. There don't seem to be any major issues with the console. Some reported that the loud noise occurs if they positioned their console vertically but if they placed it horizontally the loud noise stops.

If you experience any technical issues even the slightest, I highly suggest you check for your free warranty repair order for your console using the link below:

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/warranty-service/getting-your-product-serviced

You may also check these links for reference:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...-is-loud/e1cd4636-0e48-44d3-af5e-b28ad940569c

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...in-drive/ca4aad91-955d-4e21-83ec-d1b1904c2d3d

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...stalling/38ef3e83-6868-46c1-8928-4c3a3195d6cc

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...ise-when/6d52b111-155b-4903-b6ec-484d00e84b7c

Thank you for your kindness and understanding! Please feel free to let me know if you need anything else.

Best Regards,
Darhyl

Xbox One X Loud disc Drive when installing games.