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Subject: HELP!!
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Hi, I need some help with my x box. When I put a disk in my drive it says that it cant read this disk blah blah blah. The disk wont even have one scratch. I took my arie compressor and blew out the drive but it still does te same thing. I got the x box on 2002, brand new.


thank you for the help!!

  • 12.09.2004 2:15 PM PDT
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2002? You are screwed! most 2002 models are screwed u have a thompson drive dontcha?

  • 12.09.2004 2:31 PM PDT
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Hello. This post rather belongs in The Flood. But anyway. It may be that your Xbox has a Thompson drive, which is infamous for turning up 'Dirty Disc Errors' (DDE's) mainly with dual-layered discs. Since you bought it in 2002 I don't think you have warranty anymore, because else you would have been able to turn it in for a new Xbox with a Philips or Samsung drive. There are pictures of how to identify which drive you have, but I don't know where. I hope another member can provide the link?
In conclusion, I'm affraid you have to buy a new Xbox if you do have a Thompson drive :-(

-Gnorn

  • 12.09.2004 2:36 PM PDT
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nonsense man, I have the same problem with my halo disk...only mine is all scratched up..still plays though but does give me the same blah blah blah at times. I bought MK Deception and found that it gave me that dirty disk message more often than my beat up Halo. So my brother and I found a little trick that helped us out. We first put in Halo...waited till it started up like normal...and then pressed the eject button and put in MK without turning off the box. I also found that If I put my hand on the top of the xbox durring the whole process...my body energies somehow helped it work. I know it sounds retarded...but whenever I didnt put my hand on the box...it gave me the dirty message. Most of all...keep trying..have patience...and pray that u dont have to get a new box.

  • 12.09.2004 3:25 PM PDT