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I have an Xbox, out of warranty and the Drive is on it's way out (saying discs are dirty etc.)
I have tried the old lens cleaner approach, but to no avail.
A friend of mine has a chipped Xbox (which I'm amused to say has broken on him completely!)
Now, before sending my Xbox off for repair, or buying a new one, can you answer me this - If I was to take his Samsung drive (which I have heard are the best models) and replace my faulty one with his, will it work? There won't be any compatibility errors or anything will there? Just a straight swap I'm hoping for.
It's really just a last-ditch attempt at saving moolah.
Thanks for your help.
I have an Xbox, out of warranty and the Drive is on it's way out (saying discs are dirty etc.)
I have tried the old lens cleaner approach, but to no avail.
A friend of mine has a chipped Xbox (which I'm amused to say has broken on him completely!)
Now, before sending my Xbox off for repair, or buying a new one, can you answer me this - If I was to take his Samsung drive (which I have heard are the best models) and replace my faulty one with his, will it work? There won't be any compatibility errors or anything will there? Just a straight swap I'm hoping for.
It's really just a last-ditch attempt at saving moolah.
Thanks for your help.
As it's out of warranty it's gonna cost you, I've no idea how much. You can replace the drive with a new one yourself, here is a good resource for guides on how to do that :
http://llamma.com/xbox/
If it was me, I'd send it back, as I don't have much patience with fiddly things and would probably knacker it up.
I may give it a try first off, but jhust need to know if it will go straight in without and problems (i.e be instantly recognised by the system).
If not, I have no choice but to send it in - should be cheaper than buying a new Xbox anyway!
> Thanks. I have a lot of experience of Hardware installation and I've
> seen the inside of an Xbox, so know the setup etc.
you shouldn't have too much trouble then I would imagine. like Icarus says, you may as well have a crack, then send it back if need be.
I'm not sure what drive is in mine, but I believe the one that got replaced was a thompson, which are known for being very unreliable. I haven't read up on samsung, but they usually turn out decent products.
Mine was only 9 months old when it packed up though, which is pretty damn ridiculous.
> Yeah it's well annoying! I must admit though, my Xbox has had a LOT of
> use! I should have seen it coming.
how long did you have it before it popped its clogs?
Damn my naieve(?) loyalties!