Determine The Manufacturer Of Your Xbox Dvd Drive - Microsoft Xbox Repair Manual

Determine the manufacturer of your X-Box DVD drive
Check Xbox DVD version without opening your Xbox.
All DVD drives listed are compatible with all versions of X-Box Console 1.0-1.5
See "how to fix dirty disc errors" for more info.
Hit eject on your X-Box and check out the tray. The Samsungs extra cut-outs are pretty obvious
so that is easy to pick out. If you have a Thompson or Phillips compare the size of the inner
space, the Thompson's is narrower and this makes the inner ring for small size disc's look to be
about halfway from the centre space to the outer tray, while the Phillips is narrower. Also look at
the interior empty space, the Phillips tray is somewhat keyhole shaped while the Thompson is a
smooth arch.
Just for further documentation here is a shot of the bottom of the drives. Notice the big hump on
the bottom of the Philips, what the heck is that thing there for? It's like a little secret
compartment for smuggling or something, totally empty in the interior. My best guess is that it
just leaves extra space under the optics and becomes a little dust pocket to help route dust away
from the lens.
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