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mitford · 18-12-11, 05:12 PM

My daughters xbox drive has been sticking for ages i allways manage to get it open with a technical tap

but yesterday after i had a few drinks she wanted me to open it and i couldnt get it open so i prized it open with a knife now it doesn't register that it's closed even when the drive is closed.

Is it done for or does anyone have any ideas?

BL4K3Y · 18-12-11, 05:21 PM

Can you post an image or two of the damage?

Also, open up the drive and make sure nothing is causing it to jam inside... can you still hear it spin up when you power on the console?

nibblitz · 18-12-11, 05:29 PM

The problematic opening would have been a broken (missing) tray mech gear tooth, your "technical taps" would have jolted it enough to make it bite onto the next tooth.. In prising it open what I suspect you've done now is to have slipped the drive tray forward on its drive running gears, so now when it closes, the runners are not going back far enough to register its closed.. Ultimately you're going to have the drive replaced, but, with nothing to lose, with the drive tray open, give it a sharp forceful hand jolt as if to push it back in, see if you cant force it back into position on its runners to where its meant to be situated, I doubt you'll suceed but worth a go... But a replacement drive is most probably what you will need..

BL4K3Y · 18-12-11, 05:41 PM

There's no reason why he can't just get another chassis and swap his PCB and laser into it.

However, you would need to re-solder I think 6 wires Mitford.

mitford · 20-12-11, 07:54 AM

Thanks for the help fellas, i still havnt had a proper look at it yet as im working lates this week (maybe friday) the disc drive still opens now and then but as posted above it probably jmped a tooth as it doesnt recognise where it is. Its a benq vad6038 i didn't think there was any soldering needed to change the pcb or am i wrong?

Thanks again for the help

BL4K3Y · 20-12-11, 11:33 AM

There are a few wires connecting the PCB to the drive motor, these are easy to remove and re-install.... just remember where they go when you solder them back on

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mikie8 · 21-12-11, 12:35 PM

only the early samsung drives dont need a little soldering to replace the pcb .

good luck

BL4K3Y · 21-12-11, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikie8

only the early samsung drives dont need a little soldering to replace the pcb .

good luck

Hitachi drives don't require soldering to remove/install the PCBs either - they use ribbon cables instead.

mitford · 24-12-11, 09:46 AM

well it's working now but has to be forced open every time

18-12-11, 05:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
mitford Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 676 Thanks: 92 Thanked 153 Times in 131 Posts	Broken disc drive? My daughters xbox drive has been sticking for ages i allways manage to get it open with a technical tap but yesterday after i had a few drinks she wanted me to open it and i couldnt get it open so i prized it open with a knife now it doesn't register that it's closed even when the drive is closed. Is it done for or does anyone have any ideas?

18-12-11, 05:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Re: Broken disc drive? Can you post an image or two of the damage? Also, open up the drive and make sure nothing is causing it to jam inside... can you still hear it spin up when you power on the console?

18-12-11, 05:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Re: Broken disc drive? There's no reason why he can't just get another chassis and swap his PCB and laser into it. However, you would need to re-solder I think 6 wires Mitford.

20-12-11, 07:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
mitford Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 676 Thanks: 92 Thanked 153 Times in 131 Posts	Re: Broken disc drive? Thanks for the help fellas, i still havnt had a proper look at it yet as im working lates this week (maybe friday) the disc drive still opens now and then but as posted above it probably jmped a tooth as it doesnt recognise where it is. Its a benq vad6038 i didn't think there was any soldering needed to change the pcb or am i wrong? Thanks again for the help

20-12-11, 11:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Re: Broken disc drive? There are a few wires connecting the PCB to the drive motor, these are easy to remove and re-install.... just remember where they go when you solder them back on .

21-12-11, 12:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
mikie8 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 122 Thanks: 3 Thanked 30 Times in 28 Posts	Re: Broken disc drive? only the early samsung drives dont need a little soldering to replace the pcb . good luck

24-12-11, 09:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
mitford Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 676 Thanks: 92 Thanked 153 Times in 131 Posts	Re: Broken disc drive? well it's working now but has to be forced open every time

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