Sunday, February 13, 2005
I think my XBOX DVD drive is dying
I bought the boys Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart today at Target for the bargain price of $9.99. When I got home and fired the game up, we got 3 different "Disc is either damaged or dirty" errors at different points in the game (not exactly the thing to get the kids excited about their new game). Normally, I would blame the game; however, over the past few weeks, I have gotten a few dirty disc errors.
After doing a little research online, I found that failed DVD drives isn't that uncommon. An increasing number of disc errors or really long load times are two symptoms of a failing drive. Considering that I've had my XBOX since November of 2001, I guess I've gotten a fair amount of use out of it.
It looks like I can pick up a "plug and play" replacement drive for around $30 on ebay. I'll post details of the replacement process once I get around to fixing it.
I bought the boys Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart today at Target for the bargain price of $9.99. When I got home and fired the game up, we got 3 different "Disc is either damaged or dirty" errors at different points in the game (not exactly the thing to get the kids excited about their new game). Normally, I would blame the game; however, over the past few weeks, I have gotten a few dirty disc errors.
After doing a little research online, I found that failed DVD drives isn't that uncommon. An increasing number of disc errors or really long load times are two symptoms of a failing drive. Considering that I've had my XBOX since November of 2001, I guess I've gotten a fair amount of use out of it.
It looks like I can pick up a "plug and play" replacement drive for around $30 on ebay. I'll post details of the replacement process once I get around to fixing it.
¶ 7:57 PM 
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