Updating DVD rom drive etc...

I'm getting too many disc errors on the xbox with most backups I have, Im either thinking of buying a dvd cleaner, do it the ghetto way; open the xbox clean the lens with a qtip and some alcho... or just update the whole dvd drive itself..

let me know what you recommend.. thanks

 

i say buy a PC DVD DRIVE modded for the xbox, just like the one i have, its a samsung, wow gta:SA loads in like 15 seconds, seriously. im sure it would go faster if it was on the harddrive, but i dont have enuf space for that.

jsut go and search on ebay and buy it off there, thats where i got mine, for around 60 bucks.

 

send me the item #, so I can see what you exactly got. Or something very similar.

Peace.!

 

http://stores.ebay.com/BestDealComputer


the one on top is the one i got. im sure the other ones work jsut as well.

 

Thanks, I order one, should be here very soon. so the drive doesn't need any other settings besides plug and play, Right?
btw how ur's working? any faster? anymore disk errors?

peace

 

no more disk errors whats so ever, if the disk is scratched up real bad and the drive cant read it, it still keeps trying to read it no mater what.

i love my drive, it hasent given me any problems. its plug and play, no extra files, nothing.

the only thing that gave me trouble was the installation, cause when you open your box up, and your try to fit it where your old drive was, it wont fit, so your gonna have to shave off some of the plastic that your old drive was sitting in. its not hard to do. youl lsee what i mean when you install it.

you also gotta get some torx skrew drivers to open the xbox up.

GOOD LUCK!

 

oh and its a TON faster than any other xbox drives. its a pc drive.

 

Thanks, So just have to shave some of the plastic. I'll see if I can post the installation step by step w/ pics..

Thanks rhino, I will keep you up to date..

peace

 

np man. if u need help just ask

 

Finally, I received the dvd drive, shaved an area so the drive can fit. so far so good. But now the dvd drive doesn't read my backups that I have ftpin from my xbox to pc. When I insert a backup its says D: Unknown, the original works 100% and WOW! the speed its FAST!

*new drive doesn't read backups only originals
*the speed its a HUGE improvement

I tried with nero, still reads unknown
I tried with dvd decrypter, still reads unknown
created the iso with qwiz, still reads unknown
& finally tried with craxtion and sill reads unknown

but true no more disk errors....

peace!

 

what dashboard do you have?

 

go into the file browswer for your dashboard and look in the d: folder with a backup already in teh drive. you should be able to see the game thas on the disk. just search for the default.xml or whatever the xbox file is and play it from tehre, it should work

 

the dashboard is a kenel : 3935 v1.0 i believe so, but does your drive reads your backups?

let me know

peace!

 

i dont use backups, but ido have marvel vs capcom 2 on one cd and it works wehn i play it off the cd-r. it should work for you

 

This one doesn't even read cd-r backups gotta check the damn drive...

peace...

 

I was thinking of doing this to.
btw sh00k the "peace" thing is really anoying. Dont try and act "ghetto" online.

 

Hey you guys. Here's a link for using a pc drive:

http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/dvddrive.php

http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/swap-dvd.php <- has some pic's

I've been modding ps2's for a while now and am just getting into xbox's and have found a bunch of info on them. Hope it helps some.

 

Thanks man, I always love it when a person in ludes links and welcome to moding xboxes u can get a lot more results with moddign xboxes over ps2's. Good Job

 

btw kingo the "u" (instead of "you") thing is really anoying. Dont try and act "ghetto" online.

 

lol, now listen here "junior" before this becomes flaming match (thats when people on forums start fighting about other topics) saying "u" is just a convienence it allows me to type faster and therefore spread even more of my knowledge be4 (oops, "before") to you youngsters.