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Subject: my xbox wont read discs, what the heck should i do?
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ok i stick my disc into the tray and shut it. then the light flashes for like 5 MINUTES! and it finally goes to say it cant read the disc. i keep sticking it in after that but it still doesnt read it i also have 3 new cds and it wont read any of them . IF ANYBODY KNOS WAT TO DO THEN TELL ME CUZ THIS SUX.

  • 04.14.2005 3:01 PM PDT
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replace ur xbox . . .

  • 04.14.2005 6:08 PM PDT
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same problem, i went to eb and gamestop and they said theyll only give me 30 bucks cause its messed up. u can A.) lie to them and say its fine and theyll gvie u 70 bucks and u can buy another one or b.) yell at microsoft for making a defictive system and i hear theyll fix it free minus shippin

  • 04.14.2005 8:57 PM PDT
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There is a sticky in Zanzabar about this. The DVD players they shipped with the early systems were faulty. They wear down over time. I'm on my second XBox, and this second one has had it's DVD play replaced once. So, basicly had this problem twice already. It gets worse over time untill it may even stop detecting regular CD's and DVD movies. You can buy a new one or go to http://www.richspsxparts.com/xbox.html to get a new drive for $50, or just the laser for $30. They don't charge for shipping. That's where I went the last time this happened to me. I got the whole drive because it looked easier, and haven't had any problems since I put it in (probably 4 months ago).

Like one of the other posters said, I've heard people say they call 1-800-4MY-XBOX and -blam!-ed and moaned untill they got a new one for free. Give that a try FIRST, because once you open it they won't touch it. It's worth a shot anyway.

  • 04.14.2005 9:10 PM PDT
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try using a can of air to clean out the disk drive. if that doesn't work and you don't want to buy a new box then go to ebay and and buy a new drive for it.

  • 04.15.2005 9:40 AM PDT
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yeah i agree with heavymetal1, the same thing happened to my bro's ps2, he just stole my other bro's ps2 instead of get a new one

  • 04.15.2005 8:08 PM PDT