OG XBOX - Can't Recognize Disc - FIX!
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- This process can be used on any laser lens. You may try this as many times as you want. If this doesn't work after several tries then the laser is dead and you will need to purchase a new laser. The 91% rubbing alcohol can remove dirt and grime which can inhibit the laser to read. Letting the alcohol sit on the lens for 10 to 15 seconds will get rid of scratches.
Any questions you may have are welcome.
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Thank you so very much! This completely fixed my issue with my Xbox not reading my discs. Easy directions to follow. Thank you thank you thank you!
Right on! It doesn’t work for every laser but I think it’s always worth a try before you buy a new laser, if you can even find one. Thank you for the comment that means a lot to me.
Great video! Still helped me in 2022. Unfortunately for me it was in fact a bad disc. Luckily, my used game stores have a 30 day return and I was able to swap it out until I got an og copy of Halo 2 that works 👍
Awesome video , thanks I just did this and now my time splitters game works :)
Bringing old Betsy back from the grave Awesome not in a landfill 👍
For some reason my Xbox refuses to read certain discs. They aren’t damaged, it just will play certain discs over others
Great video!
I had zero capacitor leakage and still didn’t work 😔
With electrolytic capacitors, just because they don’t show leakage doesn’t mean they’re bad. If we’re talking about the battery cap, some models don’t have it. If you don’t see any leakage then you probably have a later model which is the better model to have.
Unfortunately with lasers, not every one will come back with a cleaning. Most are just dead.
You will have to replace the whole disc drive.
@@RetroFix thank you!!
If everything looks clean and functional but still doesn't work, what could be the problem? Laser moves and lights up, disc spins, game works for a few seconds then a disc read error.
One thing I didn’t cover is: some disc drives (there’s four or 5 different kinds, all compatible though) have potentiometers on the laser. You can turn up or down the voltage power to the laser. Although some laser pots have lock tight or some adhesive put on it, I have found and they are not adjustable.
If you find a “working” Xbox OG disc drive for sale on eBay, it don’t matter if it’s a Thompson drive or Phillips or whatever. They all will be compatible with your unit. That’s what a lot of us are being forced to do as nobody make replacement lasers for them.
@@RetroFix I also tried the pot adjustment. First at max 3.11 to no avail, then down to 1.03 which allowed some games to actually start playing but again froze. I'm beginning to think the hard drive isn't working properly.
@@gibsonfan159 is it freezing or giving the “disc cannot be read” screen?
@@RetroFix both. I managed to get some games to start but they would freeze shortly after. Also noticed the HDD was showing empty when there were multiple saved slots.
@@gibsonfan159 oof... could be HDD or even both...
Man. When it's the HDD the only way to go it a mod. Thats Out of my territory but ComputerBooter does them from time to time on his channel. Even has a store location and web site, you can mail your Xbox in and have it moded.
I'm 90% positive he offers that service. He definitely makes the specialized chips that (once installed) allow you to put in a different hard drive and do all the cool things. No disc drive needed.
I really hope this works, I'm currently disassembling & super cleaning everything
Its worth a try! Some lasers have a potentiometer that's adjustable to send more power to the laser but that a whole other ordeal... I wish you good luck!
@@RetroFix Sadly it didn't work
@@9ALiTY You gave it a shot and that's what counts. My success ratio is pretty low on these. The lasers are just dead unfortunately. Some may get lucky. When mine goes out I will be looking into modding it so I won't need the disc drive at all. What else can we do with them? I have had good luck buying drive replacements on eBay (for customers) but they're expensive and who knows how long they'll last. Thanks for the update, I was hoping for the best.
@@RetroFix ya but I think to soft mod it u need the drive to work to use a game save exploit so I sadly can't even do that
@@9ALiTY soft mods are for whimps. I'm talking about a real deal mod. New hard drive/ operating system and all. Should be interesting when that day comes.
Also, I haven't heard how the thomson sounds like when reading discs can you maybe make a short or something of the dvd drive playing a game?
Does it n eed to be 90% alcohol? I cleaned it with 50% and got the game disc to load before it went back to disc read error.
It's preferred as it's stronger and leaves less residue but I'll tell ya, your laser likely is no good if a cleaning didn't work. Some lasers have an adjustment potentiometer but even adjusting those (appropriately) don't work in my experience. I once got one to work all day after adjusting. The next day it was dead again.
Luckily I had another xbox that doesn't power on so I swapped out the dvd drives and it works now. The new drive is a hitachi while the problem one was a thompson@@RetroFix
So if ive done this already and it didnt fix the problem then I need to purchse a new laser? If yes where would I purchase one?
When you pull it out (laser) check for a model number on it so you can find the right one but this is what I found on eBay
www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OPTICAL-LASER-LENS-PICKUP-for-XBOX-SAMSUNG-SDG-605-Rev-B-/284319011029?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
@@RetroFix thanks broski I appreciate you taking the time to help me out
my original xbox dvd drive has that problem my xbox has an aladdin modchip and i made an OGXBox Installer with dvd-r but when i put it in my hard drive it gave mr that massage should i clean the laser lens?
I’m not familiar with what effects mods can have on the console so I’m at a loss when it comes to your issue. What I can say about an un-modded Xbox, if it used to read and now it doesn’t, it’s worth it to try an clean the lens. It’s rather difficult to secure a replacement laser nowadays.
@@RetroFix i did clean it and still the same
it’s always worth a shot but often the laser is dead. You will have to figure out what model laser your Xbox takes. It’s probably on the laser itself or perhaps on the disc drive case - but here’s an eBay search result to get you going on the search for a new one. If you’re lucky, your Xbox just may take this model laser. search this on eBay or wherever:
NEW OPTICAL LASER LENS PICKUP for XBOX SAMSUNG SDG-605 Rev. B
Good luck.
@@RetroFix if i add modchip what i should do after that ?
You might want to check if the mod chip(s) you are using deactivate your disc drive or not. I have no idea. But what I do know is that un-modded OG XBox’s are really old and their lasers are likely really weak or dead and could use a change.
Mod chips and their negative/ positives are unknown to me. You’ll have to ask someone with experience on modded xboxes.
It didn't work for me... I'm so sad lmao. Otherwise, great video !
could increase the power of the variable resistor thingy
Note this does not work on more than half of dead xboxs i should know 16 years of fixing them
Its what I do before I order a new laser. It may not work on every laser but Its worth a try.
@@RetroFix have a link to a new laser if this trick doesn’t work?
@@Greenie.208 they are hard to come by. I do not have a link unfortunately. You also gotta make sure you order the right model number laser.
Maybe Austen has a link. He does have 16 years experience fixing them, so.
Make me just order a new original x box.
@@RetroFix LMAO! NIce... Thanks Retro for the video! These help me tremendously. I just started refurbing and reselling OG Xbox's and PS2's and these replacement disc drives are getting harder to come by. Some of them can cost 50-60 bucks which is 20 more than I paid for the Xbox! lol
I had this issue in 2002 and 2003 because it had the crap unreliable thomson just like this one! Swap it with another model like Samsung or phillips
I bought an OG Xbox recently, which was in very good shape, opened the SAMSUNG DVD drive, because of "dirty disc" error, but the drive looks absolutely virgin inside, no dust, laser lens crystal clear. So I had to swap it out and changed it to a Philips drive from another, mainboard damaged Xbox. Now games start like a dream.
@@alfwaibel4773 phillips is #1 hitachi lg a close 2nd but rare, i have one