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Xbox 360: Something Wrong With My Xbox?

Mon, 15 Jun 2015 03:48:46 -0700

My Xbox 360 (bought it a few yeas ago), will not read games as games. It plays DVDs and I don't know about CDs (haven't tried it). It Connects to the WiFi. But when I put an Xbox 360 game in the console it says 'Play DVD'. I press play and all that comes up is either an Xbox 360 screen, and I have to press the home button and go back to dash board. Or It says, "To play this game, You must put it in an Xbox 360 console." In every language. So I take the disc out and clean it and restart the Xbox, then try it again, same thing happened. Half an hour later the Xbox reads it as a game and I press play. The screen goes black for a few seconds and then a screen pops up and says 'This disc is unreadable' (etc). So I take it out and clean it and it either does the Xbox 360 screen thing or it says the disc is unreadable. What is wrong with my Xbox and how do I fix it? (and if I need to go somewhere to fix it, Where and How Much will it cost?).

Thank you so much for your help ^-^

⟐ Answered junho 15, 2015 at 3:48 GMT-7

Xbox 360: disc drive sometimes isn't reconnized by the console

Wed, 11 Jul 2018 07:19:25 -0700

sometimes the disc drive isn't recognized by the console

⟐ Answer edited julho 11, 2018 at 7:19 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Is it ok to test for power on motherboard without heatsinks installed?

Sun, 25 Jan 2015 10:10:55 -0700

Hi all,

I'm working on an xbox 360 that I got off ebay listed as having "no power". I checked the usb ports, there is one damaged port, I straightened the pins. I cleaned the motherboard and fins of both heatsinks and the fans. I also did the reflow of the chips, just in case. I just want to know if it's ok to plug up the board while it's in it's metal frame without going to the trouble of applying thermal paste and heatsinks, just for like 1-3 seconds to test for power.

Thanks guys, keep up the awesome work! I love this site.

Ok, so I went ahead and did it anyway because I really want to get this thing put back together. I fixed the power issue. Now to get it back together and see if it works or red rings on me....

⟐ Answer accepted janeiro 25, 2015 at 10:10 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Can I exchange hardrives in between two different Xbox 360 machines?

Tue, 22 Jul 2014 09:40:05 -0700

My 250gb, Xbox 360 just took a dump. I know the hard drive can be easily removed from the broken machine. My question is, can I buy a new 4gb Xbox and just install my 250gb hard drive into it? I would love to get some more life out of the 250gb drive.

⟐ Answer edited julho 22, 2014 at 9:40 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Marry motherboard and optical drive?

Thu, 03 Jul 2014 21:31:54 -0700

Is there away to marry a new motherboard to a old optical drive if not. Where can you buy both and for how much

⟐ Answer deleted julho 03, 2014 at 21:31 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Graphical Glitches and Tears during gameplay (Xbox 360 E-74 error)

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 20:26:46 -0700

This is a really weird problem, so here it goes. I recently got my Xbox 360 fixed for an E-74 error which usually means a GPU problem or HANA chip problem (as best to my knowledge) by someone the does repairs professionally. I got it back and a few weeks later the E-74 came back, so I decided to take matters into my own hands and fixed it myself. I took apart the system, cleaned up the thermal paste, and took a heat gun to my system after warming it as some guides have recommended for the "do it yourself" fixes (it was really wonky) and it seemed to work, but for only a day. This is of course after I reapplied thermal paste and put it all back together.

Here's where it gets really weird; I still get the E-74 error, but only after I play a game. I'll be playing a game and maybe ten to fifteen minutes into the game I'll get pixelated graphical problems (black and white pixel boxes appearing, followed by purple ones, then multicolored lines across the tv, etc.), but the game will never, ever freeze. I can play indefinitely, but the moment I turn my Xbox 360 off and try to turn it back on then *poof* E-74 error. When I unplug the AV cable and power and let it sit for thirty minutes to an hour, sometimes longer, then plug everything back in and start it up then, like magic, I can play the system and play a game! But the process will repeat itself; ten to fifteen minutes later I get graphical errors that vary in severity, I can play whatever game is in the drive for however long I want, but the moment I turn it off and turn it back on I get the E-74 error. Unplug, let sit, rinse and repeat.

My Xbox 360 is the falcon board, but I'm using the Core series power brick and AV cable, a 120 GB HDD that I bought from gamestop a few years back, and a wired Xbox 360 controller. My 360, as I said before, has been repaired before, I put Arctic Thermal 5 where the GPU and CPU go, and every screw is accounted for. Does anyone have any answers as to why this may be happening?

⟐ Answered outubro 23, 2013 at 20:26 GMT-7

Xbox 360: won´t read any disc

Sat, 24 Aug 2013 12:01:38 -0700

only makes sound like reading but it just appear open.

⟐ Answer accepted agosto 24, 2013 at 12:01 GMT-7

Xbox 360: What is the master four digit code for the xbox 360 arcade?

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:02:32 -0700

what is the master four diget code for the xbox 360 acrcade

⟐ Answered outubro 03, 2012 at 14:02 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Can you swap out the power button board?

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:23:53 -0700

Hey Guys,

The power button board on an Xbox (one with the green leds on).

I noticed that there are a few different types, was wondering if they were all interchangeable?

thanks

i have the white, HDMI console, i know that that board is the power button but also is the wireless connection for controllers, etc.

⟐ Answer accepted abril 30, 2012 at 1:23 GMT-7

Xbox 360: XBOX 360 DVD Rubber Band

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:27:52 -0700

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone can help me with this. Where can i order, or find the same type of rubber band that is inside the XBOX DVD Tray. Mine broke and I need a replacement.

Thanks

Muramdor

⟐ Answer accepted março 21, 2012 at 13:27 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Installed it and E74 now

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:46:45 -0700

so i installed the red ring of death kit then used a heat gun over it and when i turned it on i had e74 so i re did it and still e74 but b4 i installed it i didnt get e74 just rrod any help?

⟐ Answer accepted dezembro 27, 2011 at 16:46 GMT-7

Xbox 360: My Xbox has Heat Problems

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:27:27 -0700

Hi,

my xbox has a problem with overheat. When i play on this console it will after 10 minutes overheat and the console turn automatically off. When I restart come the advice that the console overheat Also is the console very loud. My question is how i can fix this problem.

Thanks for fast questions

⟐ Commented novembro 29, 2011 at 3:27 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Why is my Xbox making loud noise

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 18:44:57 -0700

Why is my Console making loud noise

⟐ Commented julho 07, 2021 at 18:44 GMT-7

Xbox 360: After updating my xbox I cant play new games

Sun, 16 Jul 2017 06:42:02 -0700

lately I brought some new xbox 360 games. before that I updated my xbox. now I can't play any of the new games which I got instead it show put the game in your xbox console.

while I tried to play my old games I have all are working properly.

why I can't play new games because I updated my xbox

Xbox 360: Why can't I get the console to power on?

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 08:04:48 -0700

I can get the fans to come on but nothing else will work on my Xbox 360. What could be causing this and how can I fix this. I have already made another power supply using an old computers power supply because I couldn't get the power brick to power on my console.

⟐ Commented setembro 13, 2016 at 8:04 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Why is is there no picture appearing on my screen?

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 14:40:04 -0700

When i connect my xbox i get sound, but no picture. When I tried a different adapter to the television, I had the same outcome.

⟐ Commented fevereiro 20, 2022 at 14:40 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Red Ring Of Death Thermal Paste Not Working

Mon, 11 Jul 2016 10:03:17 -0700

Okay, I bought an xbox 360 off ebay with the red ring of death. It is the three light one. I have thermal paste and I re applyed the paste. There are no x-clamps, as someone already tried this. I put longer screws in and drilled bigger holes in the metal box that the mother board sits in and the screws are driven through the metal box, through the motherboard, and into the heatsinks. I then tried to plug it in without the fan to let the paste cook. When it turns on, the green light is solid, and the three red lights blink. It doesnt act like it runs completely, therefore it doesnt heat up. So the paste isnt cooking to the heatsink. Why wont in heat up? Please help!

⟐ Answered julho 11, 2016 at 10:03 GMT-7

Xbox 360: My XBOX shuts off after a while when playing.

Sat, 12 Apr 2014 11:58:27 -0700

Could this be an early warning of the RROD? or something else? Also every once in a while the xbox will turn on with video but no sound, or I get sound and no video.

Thanks

⟐ Answered abril 12, 2014 at 11:58 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Possible to replace xbox 360 cpu cooler with a cpu fan?

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 23:16:57 -0700

Is it possible to replace cpu cooler with cpu fan cooler? I'm asking because I'm trying to make a xbox 360 portable latop thingy, and I just want to make it a tad bit more slim.

⟐ Answered outubro 05, 2023 at 23:16 GMT-7

Xbox 360: Weird noise from disk tray, wont play disc

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:42:11 -0700

Hi,

I have the "Opel tray" error on my Xbox. Its about 7years old now and have always worked like a charm. Until now!

I have tried different solutions like disc cleaner, tapping the Xbox while reading the cd and some other things. Nothing works!

It makes 2 "funny?" noises when i put the disc in. Dont know if this is normal though?

Sometimes it starts the cd, and then it works flawless. The Cleaning Cd ALWAYS work, it has a title menu with some other stuffs on it and it will always work! Strange......

I have tried with game discs and movie discs. And sometimes it works and sometimes it dont!

What to do??

Below you can hear the "weird" noise...

Xbox 360 tray weird noise

⟐ Answered julho 05, 2022 at 14:42 GMT-7