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Replacing An Xbox DVD Drive



          

My XBOX DVD drive was slowly going bad, so I decided to replace it. Figured it would give me something to do while I search for a 360.

  • Open the case

There are 6 #20 Torx screws on the bottom of the case. Each is hidden under stickers or the padded feet on the case.

  • Take out the old drive
  • To remove the old drive, simply remove 2 #10 Torx screws from the plastic bracket attached to the DVD drive.
  • Then, push in the plastic tab (noted above) and gently pull up on the drive.
  • The drive is connected to the XBOX with an IDE cable and a power cable. Disconnect both.
  • Remove old drive faceplate and place on new drive

The XBOX DVD drives have a plastic faceplate. You will need to
remove the faceplate from the old drive by pulling out slightly
then up. The process for adding the faceplate to the new drive is
the reverse.

  • Slide the faceplate down from the top of the drive door
  • Place new drive in the case

Adding the new drive is the same as removing the old drive… but
in reverse.

  • Attach the IDE and power cables securely, then slip
    the drive into place

You should hear a click when the bracket
snaps into place.

  • Reattach the 2 #10 Torx screws to secure the drive
  • Close the case
  • Reattach all 6 screws in the case and the rubber feet and you’re
    done!
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Comment:
 
kriss

July 7th, 2009

THANKS FOR THE INFO MY MATE XBOX DVD DRIVE CRASH IT WOULD OPEN BUT NOT CLOSE AND I HAVE A SPARE PC DVD DRIVE AND GOING TO GIVE IT A TRY I HOPE IT WORKS WITH ALL DVD ROMS THANKS Again for the info and i will give you feed back to if you want it

Tags: DVD drives, faceplate, Xbox

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