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This guide will explain how to disassemble the Xbox DVD Drive in order to preform repairs or remove a stuck game by manually ejecting the drive.
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Use a metal spudger to pry off the four rubber feet.
The screw is in the outside corner. If you pry up only the half of the foot on that side, you can easily remove the (very long) screw, and the foot will stay attached.
Ah I always used to damage the feet.
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You can either remove the labels or simply feel for the screw holes through the labels and then cut or punch a hole through them.
It is also easy to feel for the screw hole with your finger and then cut a hole, or punch it out with the tip of the Torx driver to reveal the screw.
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Remove the six T20 Torx screws securing the top cover to the bottom cover.
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Once the bottom and top shells are no longer attached, carefully turn the Xbox right-side-up, lift and remove the top cover.
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Remove the three 3 mm T10 screws securing the hard drive to the Xbox.
The other two are at the front right and left sides of the DVD DRIVE.
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Free the hard drive power cable from the carrier for sufficient slack to lift the hard drive out.
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Lift the plastic hard drive carrier out of the Xbox case.
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Remove the four 3.4 mm T15 Torx screws from the plastic hard drive carrier (two screws per side).
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Carefully remove the hard drive from the plastic carrier. Gentle rocking will see the hard drive come out quite easily.
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Pull both the hard drive data ribbon cable and the power cable straight up from the hard drive.
Remember that the new drive will only work if it has been properly prepared, and the Xbox has been modified.
there is NO way to legally replace the xbox hard drive. it is LOCKED to the motherboard and the xbox will not boot to the OS or make it past the BIOS if the HDD is not the one that came with it from the factory. you MUST use a mod chip and “home brew” to do a HDD swap and expect it to work
Could you point me to a good tutorial on using a modding an original Xbox? All I want to do is swap an HDD in original Xbox with another original Xbox HDD because I want my saved game data. Any way to figure this out? Seems like modding is a !&&* of a burden.
Can i replace the original hard drive with new one
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Remove the disk drive. It should come right out.
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Unplug the ribbon cable and yellow cables from back of disk drive.
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Pry back the black plastic tabs around the disk drive in order to remove it from its housing. Once removed, set the drive aside.
It is ok to remove the drive if it isn't dead. If repairs are required to the drive it needs to be removed from the drive's housing.
Surely this needs to be removed to access the motherboard?
Yes, it does.
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Remove 4 PH1 Screws
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Once screws are removed, lift the bottom half of the case up and away from the drive.
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Flip the drive over and remove the top half of the case.
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Gently press back on the ribbon retention tab and pull back on the ribbon cable
How do I reconnect the ribbon retention tab if if has come off?
I hate to say it but it probably can't be reattached. Your best bet would likely be to apply some kaptom tape on the ribbon cable and connector which will hopefully hold the ribbon cable in place.
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Press outwards on the 2 plastic retaining tabs
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Gently lift PCB over tabs
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Only remove these ribbon cables if you need to remove the entire PCB. These are friction fit ribbon cables. In my case, they have a piece of tape holding the ribbon to the connector
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Using your screwdriver, or anything slim enough to fit, gently push the white lever back. Put your object on the right hand side of the lever, slightly pushing right as you push back.
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The lens will drop down and your drive door will open about a quarter inch.
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Gently pull the tray to its open position. If you have a game stuck in your drive, this would be the ideal time to remove it.
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Remove the drive belt and replace it with a new one. Belts approximate location highlighted.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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What is the easiest way to clean the laser in the original xbox?
Hit it with a can of air duster. If further cleaning is required apply a small amount of rubbing alcohol on a Q-tip and gently clean the lens. I hope this helps.
It there any trouble shooting guide for this drive or similar. I replaced the laser on mine but it still will not read disks. Not sure if it is a bad part.
