Dvd Drive Failure - Microsoft Xbox Repair Manual

DVD DRIVE FAILURE

DVD Drive failure most common problem, this ranges from dirty disk error (DDE) message
shown on screen to inoperability of the drive door, skipping in movies, slow load time or the call
customer service errors 10, 11, and 12
Options:
1. Replace with PC DVD drive. Downside is you end up with a console that cannot play standard
X-Box games, you need to install a mod chip to replace the stock bios to make the drive usable
and you need some soldiering skill if you want the button to work on the front of the console.
Upside is faster load time and you can still play DVD's plus this will have little problems when it
comes to reading CDR and DVDR media (of course only used to install linux).
Link #1 for LG DRD-8160B drive here: http://xbox-scene.com/articles/lg-dvd2.php
Link #2 for multiple drive models here: http://xbox-scene.com/articles/dvddrive.php
2. Replace with X-box DVD drive. Downside Microsoft will not sell replacement drives so you
must go with a used one, how much longer will your "new" drive last? Upside, no modifications
are needed for your X-Box.
3. Fix existing DVD drive.
4. If your original Xbox DVD drive is dead, completely, no life at all, this may help you. There
are 2 small fuses on the drive PCB on the opposite side to the BA chips (look elsewhere to see
how to get to them) they are brown rectangles with the markings "MP200" on them. If either of
these is open circuit (blown) replace it with a 200mA fuse. I think I broke mine whilst unplugging
the yellow wired connector before the Xbox had properly switched off!!!
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