Xbox series X - loud pulsing noise from disc drive

just running upto speed to confirm the licence on the disc then it takes a while to fully spin down and turn off.

just running upto speed to confirm the licence on the disc then it takes a while to fully spin down and turn off.

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

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.

Is the noise coming from the console itself? If so, it sounds like the noise you're hearing is probably coming from your disc drive. I can hear the disc spinning in my console, but it shouldn't be too loud. If it's really loud, you may need to have your
console repaired. You can start that process at
http://myservice.xbox.com