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Subject: Disc Not Reading
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Makes me question if my replaced disc ACTUALLY works or if its still running off the harddrive.

Im in NorCal

  • 09.15.2010 12:09 AM PDT

good chance that it would be launch, check the back above the serial number there's a batch number i think and it's a date...

I called a couple of the major game stores just now and they're going to pass on the information to the area managers so they can contact microsoft about it... something better be done about the inconvenience this has caused myself and many many others

  • 09.15.2010 12:09 AM PDT

Ok I have installed the game cleared my cache I even formatted my hard drive and re installed halo reach to my hard drive. The problem is when the game is starting I get a green screen of death it freezes my entire box or kicks me to dashboard and tells me to clean my disk and to restart my box, the other scenario which occurs is it will load but certain maps wont load instead it gives me the clean disk error and restart x box.

Also playing campaign some cut scenes gives me the error of cleaning the disk and restart system. Mind you this happens with the game installed or just running it from the disk. I have taken my game back and exchanged it for another but I got the same issues.

I have a launch console and at least I know I am not the only one with this problem. I cant wait to see how they fix this, or if they just screw everyone !

  • 09.15.2010 12:09 AM PDT
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Posted by: Tsjaad

Posted by: StalinIncarnate

Posted by: ThaRoosta
Where are yall having problems?
Florida


What part of Florida? I'm South-West and my cousin right near me has a disk working fine.
North-East XD Just south of Jax

  • 09.15.2010 12:11 AM PDT

all i know is that if i get my console back and it still is happening, although by the i would expect a solution to be available... then i'm seriously seeing what legally i can do because they cannot go and release a game and say oh but you need to buy the newer one to play it... but even still i'm missing out on playing it when i really shouldn't be, and that is inconvenience, and they will pay dearly

  • 09.15.2010 12:13 AM PDT

Good thing I upgraded to the new reach 360 console! this thing rocks, thanks bungie!

  • 09.15.2010 12:15 AM PDT
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Alright, add me to the list of disc boilers. After my post I boiled it for about 10 seconds. Previously I couldn't even get my xbox to acknowledge that the disc was Halo, sometimes even saying it was a dvd. After boiling it immediately read it correctly and I'm now installing it to the HD. Even it that's all I get it's a least progress. I'd say if the disc isn't working and you're going to return it anyway you might as well take a shot at boiling it.

  • 09.15.2010 12:16 AM PDT
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idk about you guys, but 1: id feel like an ass if i tried to return a boiled disc. 2: if they can tell you boiled it, they wont take it back

  • 09.15.2010 12:18 AM PDT
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Posted by: Trenon
Alright, add me to the list of disc boilers. After my post I boiled it for about 10 seconds. Previously I couldn't even get my xbox to acknowledge that the disc was Halo, sometimes even saying it was a dvd. After boiling it immediately read it correctly and I'm now installing it to the HD. Even it that's all I get it's a least progress. I'd say if the disc isn't working and you're going to return it anyway you might as well take a shot at boiling it.
THAT IS MY EXACT PROBLEM! Can't wait to boil my disc now.

  • 09.15.2010 12:18 AM PDT
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How exactly do you boil it?



  • 09.15.2010 12:21 AM PDT
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Posted by: Tsjaad
How exactly do you boil it?



Check page 12 of this thread.

  • 09.15.2010 12:24 AM PDT

Hmm this news is beginning to worry me and I'm having serious thoughts about canceling my copy of reach.

I have a late 2006 xbox which I got as a replacement for my 2007 xbox that rrod'd. Does anyone have an estimate for how widespread the problem is, and if it really has something to do with launch xboxs?

[Edited on 09.15.2010 12:26 AM PDT]

  • 09.15.2010 12:25 AM PDT

Posted by: Carnage Vz
I THINK I FOUND THE FIX!!! I'm not gonna lie this will sound stupid as hell but I got so desperate and I read some other posts to get this idea. I boiled a pot of water and put it the disc in facing down for like 5 seconds. this post i read recommended doing it for longer like 45 seconds but I was kind of scared. Took it out dried it off with a cloth put it in my xbox and started up match making. So far I've played to matches with zero problems. I'm not sure if this is a permanent fix but so far it is working for me. Try it out with a blank cd or something first to make sure because I was scared the disc would melt.... Let me know if it works if other people try this

EDIT: heres the link i read it on.... http://www.slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=38228

  • 09.15.2010 12:26 AM PDT

Mine Don't -blam!-s

  • 09.15.2010 12:27 AM PDT

Please keep this thread bumped up.....thanks.

  • 09.15.2010 12:31 AM PDT
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Bungie or Microsoft need to step up

  • 09.15.2010 12:32 AM PDT

I havent got reach yet...
D: Its worrying

  • 09.15.2010 12:33 AM PDT

I am so angry, they would release a product not suited for all the consoles, I camped out for this release I scheduled two days off work to enjoy my halo and cannot even play it. My girlfriend is trying to calm me down, she was the one that told me to just go buy another one till Microsoft does something about the launch consoles. So I did it took the edge off. I compared the slim to the launch console and the performance is like night and day I have yet to get one freeze or a green screen, installed or just running it from the disc. The 2010 X box has had no issues I am defiantly calling microsoft tomorrow so they can mail me my box and i can ship them there piece of crap console to repair. Then ill return the slim, for a full refund at best buy just a tip if you are a premiere customer you have 45 days to return the xbox slim if your not you have 30 days.

Microsoft has really dropped the ball first the red rings now halo there brand can not be counted on how can they expect me to by there next console. Look at there track record, and Bungie obviously didn't care to truly test this game, seems like there testing of product is quite the joke how could this be overlooked.

I need results someone needs to tell me something, this is not right.

  • 09.15.2010 12:34 AM PDT

Bumping

White Xbox, Silver dvd drive, no hdmi.

sigh :(

  • 09.15.2010 12:34 AM PDT

somewhere in the heavens...they are waiting. I love the Marathon Trilogy.
Halo CE will always be the best game in the Halo franchise. What a perfect game.
(Proud LONGTIME owner of the PC and Xbox versions of Halo CE)

Gulp, I don't have Reach yet and have a 20GB 360 console. :/ I think i'm going to wait a while.

  • 09.15.2010 12:37 AM PDT

Your Face

I have the same problem, my xbox freezes or it will say this disk is unreadable while it's loading. The only games that I have that does this is ODST and Reach. If you trouble shoot and follow the directions you can clear your temporary memory or something and it seems to help for a while. Don't worry about losing all your saved files because it doesn't affect them if you try it.

  • 09.15.2010 12:39 AM PDT

Going for a new disc tomorrow, yeah I read the posts that it doesn't help if all the discs (if they do) have the problem but no harm in trying...

If this is some sort of attempt at forcing us to buy the new 360s...

  • 09.15.2010 12:41 AM PDT
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3:44 am bump

  • 09.15.2010 12:44 AM PDT

When was your xbox manufactured? It'd help if we could figure out if the problem is mainly affecting older consoles.

The manufacturing date is at the back, in the upper right hand corner.

Posted by: Dark Wright
I have the same problem, my xbox freezes or it will say this disk is unreadable while it's loading. The only games that I have that does this is ODST and Reach. If you trouble shoot and follow the directions you can clear your temporary memory or something and it seems to help for a while. Don't worry about losing all your saved files because it doesn't affect them if you try it.

  • 09.15.2010 12:44 AM PDT

it wouldn't surprise me... it's a really good way to get to the people who still have these consoles... they're really trying to get rid of them so who knows.. it's starting to scare me more

  • 09.15.2010 12:44 AM PDT