Xbox won't read games - solution found.

Crazyivan 1979

Use my xbox nearly every day, the hardware itself has always worked perfectly. Anyway, went on last night, signed in, flicked back to where you select 'play game' on the dash, all it said was 'open tray' (mw2 was inside), so I open and closed tray a couple of times, it would try and read then go back to 'open tray'.

Examined the disc, no scratches. Tried cds, other games and dvds, no joy. Went to xbox support online and followed some steps to try and solve it such as clear memory cache, remove hard disc. None worked so I though that's it, send it away to get fixed.

Decided to search the net a bit more, found a comment somone had left on a youtube video (can't seem to find at the moment), with somone saying that the laser housing is most likely out of alignment and to fix it what you a should do is:take game out, turn off xbox, hold xbox about 6 inches over a cushion (on button side down) and drop it!

It bloody worked, I sh1t you not!

I was a bit scared of doing it at first, but it worked.

I accept no responsability, for people doing stupid things like throwing their xbox around the house!

Auvers

why not just adjust the pot on your drive or change the laser

Crazyivan 1979

"adjust the pot on your drive" - I do not know what this means.

Change the laser - it was easier, cheaper and quicker to drop it.

Works perfectly.

mcgovern

I took mine apart, hoovered it and put it back together, that seemed to work

Wez

Most random one I've tried was putting tape inside the drive, because my tray was stuck inside (looked like it was catching). Put it back together and has been working a treat since!

Wouldn't be rushing to drop my Xbox to 'fix' it, but it's good that it's working again!

TangyZizzle

Having only posted a thread about this same problem earlier, I'ma go ahead and try out your solution OP.

Crazyivan 1979

Did it work, Tangy?

Wez

Haha, I'm quietly dying to know..

Where's the popcorn emoticon when you need it!

TangyZizzle

Yes it fuckin did!

TangyZizzle wrote: »

I dropped my 360 onto my bed last night, hooked it up.. and now its working fine thanks for answering about the controllers.

from here

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055997636

edit: eeeeeeeh.. or not

edit again: confused.. to the fuckin max, it wouldnt play but now it will.. Im tradin this yoke in against a new slim

Crazyivan 1979

mmm... no problems again with mine again. Don't know, but I think I will continue to use violence against my xbox if it won't behave!

HxGH

Xbox sure has queer solutions to popular issues.

ie- the towel technique when dealing with 3 red lights of death. :rolleyes:

Wez

Towel trick is a terrible idea, most times it won't work at all and if it does it'll be back soon!

The only way it 'works' is if you trade it to HMV or wherever and they power it up once as a 'test'.

And they're only wierd/queer because the most common ones were stumbled on by kids!