Repairing Xbox 360 Slim Disc Read Error -EricTheCarGuy
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This is actually my second Xbox repair video. In the first I repaired the RRD, in this one I tackle the disc read error. I'm not going to claim to be an Xbox expert, I just make videos of how to fix things and if I'm actually able to fix it, I post a video. This video includes the complete disassembly of the Xbox 360 slim including the disc drive. If you're not successful with cleaning the laser then you may want to try replacing it. Link is listed below.
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Link to laser assembly: www.amazon.com/Replacement-XBo...
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I purchased a few 360 games for my son for Christmas and of course, our system started having disc read issues days before he opened the games. I purchased a replacement disc drive instead of just the laser. I couldn't get it to work so I kept digging and discovered your video. I swapped the laser from the new drive into my original and so far it is working. Thank you for posting this!
U SAVED MY NCAA 14 DYNASTY I LOVE YOU. IT STILL WORKS.
@@dunichtnicht nope
Something that may avoid needing to remove the dust seal. You can manually eject the tray mechanism before you pull the drive apart, and remove the plastic fascia (couple of plastic clips hold it in place, and it should slide up off the end of the tray). You can then close it and it should close inside the area of the dust seal.
Fantastic walkthrough. A friend gave me his 360 for helping him move (the year is 2023) but didn't tell me it didn't read games anymore. It would load, but act like you didn't put anything in the tray. Opened it up and the laser was all the way out like it was at the edge of a disk, unlike in the video where it was at the position nearest the center. I popped it back to the center, cleaned the laser, and put it back together. Fired it up and it works like new! Thank you so much for the helpful video!!!!
Thank you so much! Just doing this was enough to fix my disc read error, I am so thrilled I don't need to replace anything -- but if I did, I'd know how thanks to this! I really appreciate the time and thought you put into this to make sure every step was easy to do and understand. Thank you again!
I just wanted to tell you thank you so much for the video, words cant describe right now... Microsoft was about to charge me the same amount of money to fix it, vs. me going out and purchasing a new one. I tip my hat to you, I salute you, and God bless you! Thank you again...
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@@jaywilliams6460 I don’t think I should risk this because my Xbox 360 slim is very valuable to me I have 109 games plus I had my Xbox 360 since 2005 so I’m 16 years old
So it’s the same age as me plus I always play it in 2021 2022
@Joseph Naoc I’m sorry ok I can’t
@Joseph Naoc it’s been in my life for 16 years now
@Joseph Naoc I clean I fix my own food I fix my bed everyday I feed my dog feed my cat put my own clothes away i vacuum the house I cut grass I take out the garbage that’s what I do for my self
I have watched soooo many videos on this topic, and yours is the best by far. Clear, well-paced, and brilliantly narrated. Thanks very much.
Thank you, Eric. You rock. The only video that showed the proper depth of repair for this particular optical drive. From Honda guy to Microsoft repair. Who knew?!
Thank you for keeping this video posted. I noticed that the laser assembly does not lift up all the way when the disc drive closes. That non-lift closure resulted in the laser assembly hitting the green board, so the laser could not move the full length of the disc, which I assumed gave me the "Open Disc" error.
So, I decided to file the contacting edge of the silicon board into a ramp. I used a finger nail file. I was careful filing the silicon board because I did not want to damage any of the board's channels. Next, I filed the one & only black holding clip that keeps the silicon board in place. I took off the one screw holding the green board to the black frame. By reducing the thickness of this holding clip, the silicone board rested away from the laser assembly. I stopped filing the black holding clip once I could freely move the laser assembly without striking the green board.
Next time I powered up my Xbox 360 S, I heard the disc start to spin and the the "Open Disc" error did not occur.
Thankyou so much I watched so many videos on how to fix the disc drive yours was the only one that was explained well enough for me to follow!
The best disassembly of the slim I've seen so far!
Good stuff Eric nice to know you fix other things too. I've never done the slim one, but looks like they made that one a prying pain.
your video is still useful in 2019, thank you so much for the video Eric
And in 2020 too
What a pleasant surprise finding a video from you doing this. I haven't been around much lately being that my cars are both in tip-top shape. Thank you for that. This video helped me avert the carnage that would have ensued had I not had instruction disassembling this Chinese puzzle. Thanks.
I just want to let you know thanks so much, I was greedy and bought a used one, and the games started the whole disc error.. So thanks to you it's working better than before..
You have the cleanest hands of any automotive technician I've ever seen. :)
Omg! Thank you so much!! I never thought I'd be able to fix my Xbox and I really thought I'd have to buy a new one but I followed your video and omg it works now. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU😁😁
Legit! Whole process worked like a charm! Got my Xbox working and playing games once again! THANKS for the awesome video!!! You rock!!! :)
Thanks! Worked out great
Had a hard time finding a detailed video like yours
Great video, the xbox is now back in working condition and it didn't take me very long to do! Thank you so much!
Turns out there a few more things to do prior to replacing the laser assembly or the whole drive! There "pots" under that yellow/orange ribbon cable attached to the laser and if you turn the left ever so slightly you can give the laser more power it is best that you use a voltage meter here and take note of the original positioning of the pots so you know where to go back to. The other issue is the two screws that hold the laser assembly in place they can move up or down causing the laser to be tilted because they use rubber vibration dampers that deteriorate over time. You can find those two screws on the back side of the disc drive meaning you would have to flip the whole laser/tray piece to get to them. I just got this issue with my slim and will try those fixes out since. Cleaning my disks did not work nor did a DVD cleaning kit. I tested the games in another box and they worked fine.
Good to know. Thanks.
Excellent video, if your warranty is up and you have this problem take the time and go through all of these steps very carefully.
thanks to you my Xbox now works. thank you so very much for this video. I used a que tip of alcohol to clean my laser and it reads my disc's perfect.
Thank you very much sir! You and i just made a little boy very Happy. Thanks for the help and the vids. Keep em comin!
thanks man, really helpful video. all the experts' videos seem to assume that you already know how to get to the DVD drive, which seems to be the hardest part. seems to have worked, although only time shall really tell.
This is the cleanest I have EVER send Eric's hands!
Dank je Eric.. Ik heb de XBOX360 SLIM, en had ook problemen, kon niks meer lezen.. Dus ik heb jouw raad opgevolgd.... Dank je.... Groet uit Holland.. Henk
Thanks u so mutch for helping me fixed my x box in about roughly an hr thanks to u I love how detailed u are and take ur time thanks u once again
Holy shit. I was lookin for this xbox fix to repair one for someone and low and behold......its eric the car guy. Fugg sakes. Thats awesome.
Good video. There are tools called Spudgers that make opening up devices a little easier. I like seeing Eric Fix some electronics.
bro you voice sounds so professional lol ..!! great video man .
Thank you Eric you saved my Xbox 360 slim that's what it's called The slim from the trash I opened it to clean the rubber band because the tray kept jamming but when I put a disk back in I caught the open tray error watching this video helped me and my brother fix the Xbox and get it working once more again but my dust seal broke off but it is still working without it we're keeping the system clean so it should be no problem
hi mate, just changed my laser and its working absolutely fine. just want to say a big thank you for the detailed video and good video quality. by far the best video on youtube. anyways thanks again. Pad
You are the last guy I'd expect to have a video about an xbox lol
Great video thanks. It worked and I managed to blow the dust off the laser which read perfectly after that.
Thanks for sharing, I took mine apart and cleaned the lens and found the rubber that spins the disk was dirty / dusty, now works like new.
thanks for this video man, it was what i was looking for. does the torx screwdriver is hollow on the tip?, i've seen that they sell two kinds of these screwdrivers and i just need to buy the right one. thanks!
I accidentally dropped my Xbox 360 slim and it gave me the error 03-57-00 with all the discs, i performed the disassemble and spray it with air can... worked like a charm. thanks!
Will the laser lens from any other disc reader for example a PC disc drive work to replace it? Or does it need to be a specific Xbox 360 Slim laser..?
great tips to help me in the future, I only doing because xbox help support doesn't work for me, it doesn't give a deep answer. keep doing what your doing.
Very clear and concise, but to no avail. Please let us know where to buy the laser replacement when you find a supplier. Thanx, Eric
THANKS SO MUCH!!!!! This video really worked and I saved a lot of money, I just had clean the lens and it worked!!!
Thank you so much I cleaned the laser with my rag for my glasses and it loaded up Guitar hero 3 like a charm 😁
ERIC YOU ARE THE MAN !!!!!! I MEAN IT. I FOLLOWED YOUR INSTRUCTIONS TO A T AND TADAAAAA !!! GOT MY BABY READING PLAYING GAMES AGAIN !!!!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO MAKE THIS TUTORIAL !!!!!
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Thank you so much!You're good with this tech stuff. (y)
Good stuff man I followed. All the step and put back together and it still didn't work
But I smack the CD drive with my controller no more beeping sound when u eject great tutorial keep it up u saved meh 375.00 I was going to buy a xbox 1
Oh my days. I fucking love you. Followed this step by step, and tadaaa. 360, good as new. I thought my motherboard had gone or something, the console was taking forever to fire up and wouldnt read discs, this has worked a treat. Thanks man, keep up the good work.
When you where removing the Disk reader you said you could maybe replace it, did you mean get the same version of disk reader or a just a normal 5 inch disk reader, if so I could just take the disk reader in my pc and use it for my xbox.
Also are you awere of what kinds of connection, which the disk reader is using?
dude you are awsome thank you i bought an xbox from a kid and it wasnt working. thanks to you i saved 70$ much appreciated subbed.
You sir are AWESOME !!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO and YOUR TIME !!!
Eric they make a disc that you run inside the tray like a normal game, and it cleans the laser! Pretty cool, it worked on my Xbox when I had this trouble! May be a good option before tearing it apart!
do you just replace the optics or do you have to program it again. Your video really helped me and was very useful, I was very happy. I subscribe for u 😁👍
Eric, the corrent term of the white things @27:06 is "themal pads" they design to conduct the heat from the IC to the heatsink to the heatsink itself in this case is the metal body of the CD. they do that because every surface in nature is not completely flat , it has microscopic grooves in the heatsink surface that can perform like a thermal resistance, so the pad or thermal grease that sometimes used, is design to smooth those microscopic grooves to get better thermal conductance. just FYI :)
This is great, my xbox360 has a very loud fan and the disc read error. I know it's very dusty and needs a good clean this helped out
The hgc gamers club I looked at your video on how to open the 360slim and I really appreciated it and I've seen several videos on how to fix the disk reader. The x box will turn on but I won't read disks and I took it to best buy but they couldn't do anything I opened my x box and tried to tweak the laser thingy and it still won't work. Do you have any suggestions
thanks for the video, very easy to follow and shows what needs to be done unlike other video's
manged to take my xbox slim apart without an issue but unfortunately it never solved my problem with the disk drive struggling to read a disk
Same here ugghh Anyone else know why
if i tap on my xbox's side when its trying to read a disc it will read it. I am waiting it to die any moment though
my xbox has been like that for about a year and always works with the tapping above the disk tray when starts reading
Grant Wilson there's probably somthing wrong with the magnet in the disc drive but be careful the motion that occurs through the xbox when your tapping it as it reads could cause the disc to overread and burn what ever disc inside of the xbox.
Even though I know alot about electronics and cars , In just a week alone of watching your videos I've furthered my education (especially on cars lol) , Just wanted to say thank you and I'll stay dirty trust me, (should have seen me after I replace all my EVAP lines on my 97 Mustang lol, how come they don't use vacuum hoses that can handle gasoline without disintegrating? Thanks Eric.
Thanks my guy. This helped a lot!
Thanks for your excellent video! Thanks to you my Xbox works like new after I bought a new dvd laser and installed it!! PERFECT!!!
Bit remember one thing when you buy a new laser before installation.
All Lasers Required to Remove Anti-Static Point Prior Installation!! Otherwise laser will not work!! I found out, because my lase did not work at all until I did this.
Where is this anti-static point you speak of? I just installed a new laser, and it isn't working. Not even lighting up. I'm hoping the anti-static is the issue.
can you use a laser form an older xbox360(white) or it need to be the same brand as the one from the xbox 360 slim dvd?
Fantastic video Eric. You've now helped me replace brakes and rotors, diagnose and repair an overheating car, and now repair my xbox 360. What don't you do?
Zac Gordon he doesn’t do shit with electronics.
@@timc2893 Wtf do you think a xbox360 is.
Very interesting video and useful advice for xbox360 tray faults
Nice video Eric definitely comes in handy.After this repair I'll never waste a dime on the X Box system.2 years and problems already that's just ridiculous.I have a colleco system and original Nintendo system which both still works perfectly without any repairs.Profit over quality just don't work and in the end ms will lose customers.
the old ones had potentiometers on them that you could just adjust the laser a little bit at a time till you got a good reading. Do the new ones not have that or something?
yo eric, the disc drive is paired with your systems specific disc-drive pcb. you need to swap your original disc pcb with a new disc drive, by removing the pcb from the new drive and putting your old pcb onto it, that is if you are replacing the entire disc drive itself
Which screwdriver does he use exactly to take off the white plastic when replacing the disc lens? Thanks in advance
You also can get an ohms meeter and adjust the laser if its not working. you can look up the specs on the xbox experts site.
as usually nice one... one thing tho - it is good to put some fresh vaseline on the slides and the "screw" which is moving the laser. That way the stepper motor which controls lens position will have much less friction to overcome.
This is a real help full video just about to see if it works!!
Do you have any idea what makes the beeping sounds inside that Xbox when the power and eject button is pressed I thought it was the Wi-Fi chip but then again I'm not sure
Could I use a heat gun to help with separating the parts held together by adhesive without damaging it because I've done that with my iPod touch.
Thank you very very much :) Just ended fixing this for my little bro :)
eric you are the trade of all trades..
I followed your steps and it worked.
That's great Eric I'm losing patience with mine and was gonna smash it to pieces and that's the 3rd 360
I used a cotton swab and a touch of rubbing alcohol and it works fine now, thank you for posting.
Another question that little card you took out though that looks like a USB is that the sound source for the eject and power button beeps and I think that card is the built in Wi-Fi let me know once you read this question you should work on the brand-new Xbox 360 E 250 gig next
What was the mileage on that Xbox? I think that all it needed was a new bearing/stator on the disk motor.
Good question. Plug it into a USB port on an old model and see if it works. It could be effectively identical hardware to the external device they sold separately for the previous models. You'll need a usb extension cable to make that connnection but it wouldn't hurt to try. There are no internal USB ports on the original model that I know of.
alright so i have a ? do you think its possible to replace tray everything works on mine jusr the tray dont raise or lower when i want to change the game
you helped me greatly thank you got a xbox 360 up and running again thanks again
Just to let you know as far as I'm aware you cannot just swap the disc drive for a new one due to coding on the disc drive it may work offline but as soon as you go online you will be banned for modding the console . If you have to replace the disc drive laser you need to un solder the original laser and re solder the new one into the old drive same goes for the motor if that need replacing . So if you play online don't just put a drive from a different console in as you may be banned from xbl
Extremly helpful, thank you.
Thanks bro. Really helped
you are a Jack of all trades~! Eric the game guy now
What are all the screwdrivers did you use
You can also get the same model drive to replace it and simply swap over your old controller board to the new drive. A good way to save money if you find a used working drive on ebay.
I had not turned on my XBox in years. I thought I lost my XBox. This worked!!
Turns out I needed a new spindle but thanks the video was quite helpful
You think this would also work with the e model?
thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you soooooooooooooooo much i'v been stuck with this error with 4 months and thanks to you you fixed my xbox thank you
where I can buy a replacement for the disc drive and the laser lens how ever you call it or spell it out
so if my 360s 4gig wont reconize any disks, its just the laser or drive that needs to be relaced?
Is there any other screw driver to use to unscrew them nails on the back of the xbox cause I don't have the exact one or anything else to use for it get back to me please
Well done. Very good instrution.
Do you have to take out the chip ?
Life saver, used a blue shop rag with 90% rubbing alcohol, don’t want to speak to soon but it is running smoother than ever! Edit worked for a day lol but atleast I know it’s the disc drive
Thanks! I understand now. I take apart a lot of stuff. Some stuff including computers. And I find something like it when i take it apart.
I'm a professional electronics engineer and I once used brake cleaner to clean circuit boards. Worked great !