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| [* black] You ''could'' remove this friendly Seattle Frisbee from the bottom just for a quick toss, but we're not here to play around. There are, in fact, more screws hidden underneath. | |
| [* icon_note] We ''wish ''we could have left this alone, because removing it took some tedious internal unclipping. | |
| [* black] The optical drive comes out next. And much to our amazement, it's the familiar old drive returning from the [guide|65572|Xbox One S|stepid=135530|new_window=true] and Xbox One X—same model number and all! | |
| [* icon_note] Exciting? Well, yes and no—but mostly, no. Our tests suggest the optical drive's internal circuit board is paired to your console's motherboard, which means no easy replacements if the drive goes kaput. | |
| [* black] That said—just like the One S and One X—if you can de-solder the board from your original optical drive and transplant it into a new drive, you're back in business. | |
| [* black] In any case, one of these chips might be responsible for the intimate motherboard/optical-board bond: | |
| [* red] Microsoft MS0DDDSP03 ARM—probably the optical drive controller | |
| - | [* orange] Texas Instruments TPIC2050 9 channel motor/laser driver |
| + | [* orange] Texas Instruments [guide|138451|TPIC2050|new_window=true] 9 channel motor/laser driver |