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Subject: Disc Not Reading


Posted by: CloneX3
just do it man some time the disk malfuntion cause isnt clean or the data get unreading cause isnt to clean
It's not the disk, please read the other posts.

  • 09.14.2010 4:17 PM PDT


Posted by: CloneX3
just do it man some time the disk malfuntion cause isnt clean or the data get unreading cause isnt to clean


it's not the disc, went back to store and got a new one with same problem and even tried it on another xbox which worked

  • 09.14.2010 4:17 PM PDT
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I too have a launch console with the original 20gb HD and I think I figured out the problem. Its the 20 gb HD!. With the console off, remove the HD. Restart the console w/o the HD and launch Reach. Start up campaign and it should play through without the error message or green screen popping up. The only problem here is we can't save or login in to our profiles, so ya pretty much pointless. My only question is should I invest in a new HD or is the same thing going to happen if I get the 250 gb. If someone has a launch console with a new HD please let us know if Reach works. I would hate to spend more money. Hopefully Microsoft will figure something out and replace these 20gb HDs. Thx

  • 09.14.2010 4:17 PM PDT

what do you mean "a launch console?"

  • 09.14.2010 4:17 PM PDT


Posted by: Skwisgaar666
So WTF do I do? I'm not buying a new mother-blam!- Xbox.


If it's within warranty try calling microsoft support and asking for a repair or replacement xbox

  • 09.14.2010 4:18 PM PDT

doubt it, this happened with odst aswell. HAving the same problem with launch console. Microsoft never thinks about this stuff

  • 09.14.2010 4:20 PM PDT


Posted by: CoG Sakul 1134
doubt it, this happened with odst aswell. HAving the same problem with launch console. Microsoft never thinks about this stuff

They don't call em M$ for nothing...

  • 09.14.2010 4:20 PM PDT

Everything is possible, and nothing is what it seems

I had this problem too. Same kind of xbox. It wouldnt even go to the dashboard. I just played around with it for a while and got it to work, but the servers are down right now anyway...

  • 09.14.2010 4:20 PM PDT


Posted by: Skwisgaar666

Posted by: AusGreenLantern
do you mean this is the 3rd one you have brought or the 3rd one you've had repaired?
what size hard drive did it come with?

Had 2 repaired. 20gig.


I hate to say this man but it's the drive. I had the same thing happen to mine. It started like what your describing and pretty soon it wouldn't read anything then eventually it wouldn't even say it was a DVD just said to open tray... It started about 2 weeks after getting it repaired and MS said it was reading other discs so it's not the drive then when it finally went compleately they said that they only cover the drive for 3 months after repair and it was 3 months and 2 weeks... eventually I gave it to a friend and he was able to buy a new drive for it and he's been using it.

  • 09.14.2010 4:22 PM PDT

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I had this same problem with MW2 not as big of a deal obviously but i feel ya. But i recently got a new xbox so hopefully ill be good (havnt got the game yet).but my recomendation is play a game and get it running so like get into a game of halo 3 play a game r so then switch back, that would work for me sometimes.

  • 09.14.2010 4:23 PM PDT

You just got Sl1cEd!

So if ODST worked, I should be fine???

  • 09.14.2010 4:24 PM PDT


Posted by: Rogue Hunter 37
So if ODST worked, I should be fine???

I hope so... mine will be here in an hour or so....

  • 09.14.2010 4:25 PM PDT


Posted by: Rogue Hunter 37
So if ODST worked, I should be fine???


Sorry but my ODST worked fine but reach won't work so good luck mate

  • 09.14.2010 4:25 PM PDT

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Posted by: xpinox10
I too have a launch console with the original 20gb HD and I think I figured out the problem. Its the 20 gb HD!. With the console off, remove the HD. Restart the console w/o the HD and launch Reach. Start up campaign and it should play through without the error message or green screen popping up. The only problem here is we can't save or login in to our profiles, so ya pretty much pointless. My only question is should I invest in a new HD or is the same thing going to happen if I get the 250 gb. If someone has a launch console with a new HD please let us know if Reach works. I would hate to spend more money. Hopefully Microsoft will figure something out and replace these 20gb HDs. Thx
it better not be the HD cuz i have original HD new consol. but as i said before i had this problem with MW2 and the HD thing works sometimes.

  • 09.14.2010 4:26 PM PDT
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Can't even do Matchmaking, this is ridiculous.

  • 09.14.2010 4:26 PM PDT

You just got Sl1cEd!

Mine will be here soon, too. I sure hope it works. What isn't working with the broken discs?

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As far as we know, it aint the disks that are the problem.

  • 09.14.2010 4:28 PM PDT


Posted by: Rogue Hunter 37
Mine will be here soon, too. I sure hope it works. What isn't working with the broken discs?

We're not sure, but it's the standard Xbox, not the disc.

  • 09.14.2010 4:28 PM PDT

You just got Sl1cEd!

I got mine in 2007, and had it repaired in 2009 for RROD so I'm not sure if it's launch or not, but it s white with a gray tray.

  • 09.14.2010 4:29 PM PDT

I GOTZ TEH HEALTH PAX!!!

Hmmm.....I get reach at 9pm CST now I'm worried. I bought a New Arcade System (I had an Core system in the past RROD) I popped in ODST and it worked fine with my new Arcade system which BTW I bought 3 weeks before the Release. So now I have a high chance of not playing Reach because my system?

  • 09.14.2010 4:29 PM PDT

I will try without HDD plugged in again though i'm sure i tried that to no avail earlier, i'll post the results when i try after watching planet 51 (yes that's how bored no reach has made me)

  • 09.14.2010 4:30 PM PDT
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I've tried without the HDD. Didn't work. I'm very pissed.

  • 09.14.2010 4:31 PM PDT


Posted by: Rogue Hunter 37
So if ODST worked, I should be fine???

My odst didnt work and reach doesnt work for me so u should be fine

  • 09.14.2010 4:31 PM PDT

I want her...

I had the same problem..I tried it on my other 360 and worked no bother...I then later tried it on my usual one and then it worked :/ strange

  • 09.14.2010 4:31 PM PDT

Friendly until Fired upon

Your Console is not compatible with the disk? Probably so. Good thing I got myself a slim.

  • 09.14.2010 4:32 PM PDT