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disc drive in xbox360?

my xbox disc drive has packed up and i have 3 xbox 360 with RROD that will no longer repair. when i put any of the drives in the xbox that does work all it will say is "PLAY DVD" Can anyone tell me how to make it see the games

primey1
January 2011

Microsoft Microsoft Xbox 360 Computers, Computer Hardware Disc Drive Repair

Any XBOX 360 DVD-drive has an unique key in its firmware. If the key in the DVD-drive mismatches the key in the XBOX 360 motherboard, the XBOX 360 will recognize any game disc as a DVD-Video disc.

To resolve this issue, you need to either flash the new DVD-drive with the old DVD-drive's key (that you can extract from the old DVD-drive's firmware) or, if the DVD-drives are the same model, swap the new DVD-drive's printed circuit board with the old DVD-drive's one (the firmware is stored in a chip on the printed circuit board).

Try looking on the XBOX 360 specialized forums on how to flash your DVD-drive.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not discard the old DVD-drive before you extract the key from its firmware or swap the printed circuit board. There is almost impossible to extract the key from the XBOX 360 motherboard.

A.R.S.
November 2012

I'd try this question in: Toys, Games Consoles if I was you because this area is really for computers and therefore is unlikely to be visited by knowledgeable gamers.

T
January 2011