unable to read disc?????

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my x box 360 is saying unable to read disc but only after about 5-10 mins of playin it and this happens on every game its about two years old only started doing it about a week ago . whats that about??
thanks for any help in advance

Am I Evil?

Sounds like it could be the laser going,
Its happened myself recently


Before it got totally ****ed I traded it in for a new one :pac:

I recommend you do that and get yourself a slim unless you fancy paying microsoft to fix it for you. It's a risk though, most places test the console and if anything goes wrong during that you wont be able to trade it in

You could always try just installing the game you want to play onto the hardrive, if it survives the install you should be able to play without issue. Can't see a reason why not

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Am I Evil? wrote: »

Sounds like it could be the laser going,
Its happened myself recently


Before it got totally ****ed I traded it in for a new one :pac:

I recommend you do that and get yourself a slim unless you fancy paying microsoft to fix it for you. It's a risk though, most places test the console and if anything goes wrong during that you wont be able to trade it in

You could always try just installing the game you want to play onto the hardrive, if it survives the install you should be able to play without issue. Can't see a reason why not

cool thanks... ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh how do i install the game to the hard drive:D

beno619

I would check my warranty status on xbox.com you might still be able to get a free fix

Lab_Mouse

I used a disc cleaner on mine and that sorted the problem

Myrddin

Am I Evil? wrote: »

Before it got totally ****ed I traded it in for a new one :pac:

To answer the question of your username, yeah that is a bit evil alright. Could be some poor kids next xmas present

Am I Evil?

EnterNow wrote: »

To answer the question of your username, yeah that is a bit evil alright. Could be some poor kids next xmas present

It was fair bad alright.. but tough times. Was either risk it or no 360 :pac:

haha besides for all i know could have suddenly started to work fine>_>

Games fault for not testing it

pokertalk wrote: »

cool thanks... ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh how do i install the game to the hard drive:D

just go to your dashboard and where you press A to start up the game just press Y (Game Details) and install it

:pac:

CORaven

Am I Evil? wrote: »

You could always try just installing the game you want to play onto the hardrive, if it survives the install you should be able to play without issue. Can't see a reason why not

The same thing has happened to me. Installing the game for me works sometimes, hopefully you will have better luck.

If no joy, ring up and see if your xbox is still under warranty. If it is, they send UPC to collect it at your door and return it to you three weeks later, or in my case, a brand new xbox.
If however, if it is out of warranty, hang up and register to get it repaired online as it costs €120~ish over the phone, but it is €100 if you do it on the net. Something to keep in mind.

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CORaven wrote: »

The same thing has happened to me. Installing the game for me works sometimes, hopefully you will have better luck.

If no joy, ring up and see if your xbox is still under warranty. If it is, they send UPC to collect it at your door and return it to you three weeks later, or in my case, a brand new xbox.
If however, if it is out of warranty, hang up and register to get it repaired online as it costs €120~ish over the phone, but it is €100 if you do it on the net. Something to keep in mind.

took the hard drive out and its playing them now . when i try to copy the game to the hard drive it works until 40% then sez unable to read disc again gonna see if i can fix it with a sledge hammer and some fire. anyone wanna buy an x box 360 works like new except for some big dents and burn marks

CORaven

Maybe something to do with the HDD so. Have you a USB stick you can use instead? Copy you saves and profile to it,remove the HDD and see if you have any issues at all.

Phegasus

Try clearing the system cache by going to: System Settings - Memory - Highlight the HDD and press the yellow Y button to bring up the device options. From here you will see the option to Clear System Cache.

This works on a number of disc read issues and freezing issues.

dammitjanet

+1 for burning it to your hard drive, a couple of my games have gotten the ring of death thanks to my nephews :rolleyes: but if I borrowed the same game off a mate, burnt it on, then played off my damaged disc it works no problem. Should work the same if your lazer is going

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dammitjanet wrote: »

+1 for burning it to your hard drive, a couple of my games have gotten the ring of death thanks to my nephews :rolleyes: but if I borrowed the same game off a mate, burnt it on, then played off my damaged disc it works no problem. Should work the same if your lazer is going

ye i burned on a couple of games and then went to play them and was going good for the first hour and then it happened again . do ya leave the disc in the hole time or take it out after a min ???