Thank you Retro_VG for the videos on RUclips you made. They are very good and informative. I noticed you haven't made any for 5 years, and I hope you are doing well and would like to see you make a comeback someday with new content. Take care.
You see i was a massive fucking idiot with my original xbox, my drive had exactly the opposite problem, it wouldn't stop opening. So i decided to HOLD DOWN the actual disc tray, jamming it into the console when you could hear the internal mechanism screaming. Now it won't open at all and i'm here to see how you take apart the drive, so i don't have to blow serious money on something equally as likely to now work. Nice set up BTW, your room's pretty baller.
you may have ground down the gears (very bad), or snapped the pin which holds the gear into place (not as bad). if the pin is snapped you can just glue it down again. this pin holds the gear into place, and if its broken due to large stress, then the gear wont catch properly and it will wobble about. it will prevent the disctray opening without ejecting it manually.
@@AB-sr9mc Thanks for that info! That must be what's going on w mine (the broken pin). My disc tray wobbles quite a bit and is a struggle getting it opened or closed and locked. I vaguely remember finding a small plastic piece broken off when I disassembled it for the first time and prob threw it away lol. I was thinking maybe the plastic gears, laser rails, and sides of the disc tray may need to be greased.
There is an easy way to get these drives open without opening up the xbox. Although, It does not work on every drive type(It does work well with Samsung drives). There is a tiny hole to the left of the eject button. If you straighten out a paperclip and push it in there when you press the eject button it will open.
This is just an idea, but maybe the reason why it gave dirty disk after you cleaned the lens, was because the lens / lens cradle wasn't in the original or expected position. Then after ejecting and trying again it was calibrated and ready for a game.
I had a non-working DVD lens that I eventually fixed by using more pressure with qtip and alcohol on the lens than I thought was needed. Also my tray has issues opening UNLESS it has a DVD/CD inside and it opens perfectly. I leave a blank CD inside it when not in use now. (Replacing drive band soon). I don't know if this will help anyone but it's worth a shot.
@@4n0n87 I ordered some replacement original Xbox DVD bands and wouldn't you know it, they came in and they were Xbox 360 bands. And no they're not the same. The 360 bands are looser.
I don’t have the same luck box with the same desk drive The ribbon cable of mine is missing so can you please tell me the specifications of the ribbon cable of yours the ribbon cable that connects the lines to the board please
I have an Original Xbox disc drive where the laser is fine for reading, but appears to not be able to move freely. Any idea of usual fixes for that? I used a magnet from a spare disc drive to be able to see what what going on when I put a disc in, to make sure the disc was spinning properly I used this tutorial last year to replace the old disc drive for this particular console as it was giving the dirty disc error. The replacement was working fine when I was using it around December 2019, but sometime between then and now (July 2020) the laser must've got a bit stuck or something.
Make sure the two side rails are clean, then lube them. Also there is the threaded shaft that comes out of the motor only visible from the underside on a samsung, it spins and moves the laser assy back and forth. Make sure it is also clean and lubed. You should be able to move it back and forth quite easily
Uh that "stain" was just a marker dot mines blue but I'm pretty sure they can very in colour. (Oh and Edit) those little "tabs" that broke off yeah same thing happened to me but, it doesn't seem to have any trouble with opening and closing anymore which is good.
Retro_VG_Repairs probably and also, god it's 2:13 AM here I'm tired trying to fix one of my original XBOX and it keep saying "Your XBOX requires service." W/red blinking light and error #06 and I'm like great!
@@XY-wy3rh not necessarily true. If it’s modded already and you have an eeprom backup, then you can swap out drives fairly easily with xbhdm and an IDE to USB adapter.
I have that same Xbox only difference mine has a western digital hdd I have a Philips and Samsung DVD drive the Thomson drives are the ones that give the dreaded dirty or damaged disc error just replace the drive with a Philips Samsung or Hitachi
Hoping this works ... Disc drive is so dusty inside I bought it pre-owned a few weeks ago surprised mine even reads disc it's so dusty going to take it apart just to clean it hopefully it will still read discs and play after I do this
I also had to smack the top of my original Xbox and 360 to get the trays to extract
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i spent hours looking for a solution trying to repair my old xbox... and got frustrated because of it, i read this comment/suggestion and smacked the sh*t out of it.... it worked, thanks bro!
@ it was a fix I figured out because the drive sometimes backs itself too far and the tray motor doesn't have enough torque to grab the tracks again. So a nice SLAM! and it jumps onto the first tooth and opens up
@Mr Guru lol guess mines broken different then. But hats off to your solution. I'll just smack mine lol, might repair it when I open in for it's next cleaning/cap replacement in 10 years
I repaired my drive - replaced the belt, lubricated and cleaned the laser. Success at first - and then the drive stopped working completely. No response, no power. Any suggestions? It’s a Thomson TGM600 drive.
thats funny ,i have the bad habbit also of not putting the caddy screws back in , i get mad at the damn hard drive ribbon cable , and after bending the damn thing to fit back in for 20 mins, those caddy screws are just going in the trash lol. your better than me , and at least you can resell your work if you choose, i dont think anyone wants my xbox thats missing most of the screws. later.
Thanks for this video. I cleaned 20 years of dust out of my drive and got it to open without slapping it for the first time I can remember.
Thank you Retro_VG for the videos on RUclips you made. They are very good and informative. I noticed you haven't made any for 5 years, and I hope you are doing well and would like to see you make a comeback someday with new content. Take care.
Worked for me. I seen other videos but was not the same dvd drive. I got stuck on trying to open it. Thanks.
You see i was a massive fucking idiot with my original xbox, my drive had exactly the opposite problem, it wouldn't stop opening. So i decided to HOLD DOWN the actual disc tray, jamming it into the console when you could hear the internal mechanism screaming. Now it won't open at all and i'm here to see how you take apart the drive, so i don't have to blow serious money on something equally as likely to now work. Nice set up BTW, your room's pretty baller.
you may have ground down the gears (very bad), or snapped the pin which holds the gear into place (not as bad). if the pin is snapped you can just glue it down again. this pin holds the gear into place, and if its broken due to large stress, then the gear wont catch properly and it will wobble about. it will prevent the disctray opening without ejecting it manually.
@@AB-sr9mc Thanks for that info! That must be what's going on w mine (the broken pin). My disc tray wobbles quite a bit and is a struggle getting it opened or closed and locked. I vaguely remember finding a small plastic piece broken off when I disassembled it for the first time and prob threw it away lol.
I was thinking maybe the plastic gears, laser rails, and sides of the disc tray may need to be greased.
There is an easy way to get these drives open without opening up the xbox. Although, It does not work on every drive type(It does work well with Samsung drives). There is a tiny hole to the left of the eject button. If you straighten out a paperclip and push it in there when you press the eject button it will open.
Thanks
Doesn’t work on mine
This is just an idea, but maybe the reason why it gave dirty disk after you cleaned the lens, was because the lens / lens cradle wasn't in the original or expected position. Then after ejecting and trying again it was calibrated and ready for a game.
Thanks, good video. Helps a lot.What is the mod you talk about adding before you resell it?
I had a non-working DVD lens that I eventually fixed by using more pressure with qtip and alcohol on the lens than I thought was needed.
Also my tray has issues opening UNLESS it has a DVD/CD inside and it opens perfectly. I leave a blank CD inside it when not in use now. (Replacing drive band soon).
I don't know if this will help anyone but it's worth a shot.
just try boiling the rubber band in water for a few minutes and you should be good. although replacing it wouldnt be a bad idea either.
@@4n0n87 I ordered some replacement original Xbox DVD bands and wouldn't you know it, they came in and they were Xbox 360 bands. And no they're not the same. The 360 bands are looser.
I don’t have the same luck box with the same desk drive The ribbon cable of mine is missing so can you please tell me the specifications of the ribbon cable of yours the ribbon cable that connects the lines to the board please
Thanks! Your video was vital to my success. 👍👍👍
How do you put the tray back again
Did this fix continue to work over time for the games or did you get the error again
it continued to work ever since
What screwdriver did you use to remove the cover?
The End torx 20. Also called t20
Retro_VG_Repairs and for the dvd drive you need a torx 10 to remove the drive from the Xbox.
Thank you for this guide 😊
I have an Original Xbox disc drive where the laser is fine for reading, but appears to not be able to move freely. Any idea of usual fixes for that?
I used a magnet from a spare disc drive to be able to see what what going on when I put a disc in, to make sure the disc was spinning properly
I used this tutorial last year to replace the old disc drive for this particular console as it was giving the dirty disc error. The replacement was working fine when I was using it around December 2019, but sometime between then and now (July 2020) the laser must've got a bit stuck or something.
Make sure the two side rails are clean, then lube them. Also there is the threaded shaft that comes out of the motor only visible from the underside on a samsung, it spins and moves the laser assy back and forth. Make sure it is also clean and lubed. You should be able to move it back and forth quite easily
Uh that "stain" was just a marker dot mines blue but I'm pretty sure they can very in colour. (Oh and Edit) those little "tabs" that broke off yeah same thing happened to me but, it doesn't seem to have any trouble with opening and closing anymore which is good.
Yeah I think its just a quality control mark, to show that its been "checked"
Retro_VG_Repairs probably and also, god it's 2:13 AM here I'm tired trying to fix one of my original XBOX and it keep saying "Your XBOX requires service." W/red blinking light and error #06 and I'm like great!
Mine has a Maxtor 250 Gig HDD and a Thompson DVD Drive.
Did i forget to mention an Xenium Spice chip?
Hi Retro_VG_Repairs... Great video.... on my original Xbox V1.6b the hdd has gone bad. If I were to buy a 2tb hdd and install it will it work out.
No you need a chip / tsop flash or readout your eeprom. Your HDD needs to be locked with the eeprom key
@@XY-wy3rh not necessarily true. If it’s modded already and you have an eeprom backup, then you can swap out drives fairly easily with xbhdm and an IDE to USB adapter.
@@Dikwili But he wrote its an original xbox which i assumed means unmodded. But yes, in such a case youre right.
@@XY-wy3rh original Xbox meaning the first series. This is how virtually everyone in the community refers to them.
I have that same Xbox only difference mine has a western digital hdd I have a Philips and Samsung DVD drive the Thomson drives are the ones that give the dreaded dirty or damaged disc error just replace the drive with a Philips Samsung or Hitachi
Thank you pro
Adjust potentiometer. It will load faster and every time.
Do you know where it's located on the Samsung disc drive?
Hoping this works ... Disc drive is so dusty inside I bought it pre-owned a few weeks ago surprised mine even reads disc it's so dusty going to take it apart just to clean it hopefully it will still read discs and play after I do this
did you have any luck?
Where can I buy parts like belts or anything for that matter for my xbox?
Ebay
We’re can I get a replacement belt?
ebay
Good guide, thanks...
I also had to smack the top of my original Xbox and 360 to get the trays to extract
i spent hours looking for a solution trying to repair my old xbox... and got frustrated because of it, i read this comment/suggestion and smacked the sh*t out of it.... it worked, thanks bro!
@ it was a fix I figured out because the drive sometimes backs itself too far and the tray motor doesn't have enough torque to grab the tracks again. So a nice SLAM! and it jumps onto the first tooth and opens up
@Mr Guru lol guess mines broken different then. But hats off to your solution. I'll just smack mine lol, might repair it when I open in for it's next cleaning/cap replacement in 10 years
The Samsung disc drive just opens slow... believe it or not the samsung has more faults than the Thompson drive...
Facts
Thank you man!
just take apart the DVD drive clean it and replace the drive belt
Cheers man
thank you
I repaired my drive - replaced the belt, lubricated and cleaned the laser. Success at first - and then the drive stopped working completely. No response, no power.
Any suggestions? It’s a Thomson TGM600 drive.
I have that problem with my philips drive. No power being fed into it, I plan on checking the power connectors but if you found a fix lmk.
@@wongoli I never found out the issue :/
Boil the rubber band 😂
thats funny ,i have the bad habbit also of not putting the caddy screws back in ,
i get mad at the damn hard drive ribbon cable , and after bending the damn thing to fit back in for 20 mins,
those caddy screws are just going in the trash lol.
your better than me , and at least you can resell your work if you choose,
i dont think anyone wants my xbox thats missing most of the screws.
later.
just replace the drive belt