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    My Xbox 1.6 with Samsung drive (original xbox), has started to not read DVD-R's.

    Atleast, I thought I was watching DVD-R's before.. But anyway, when I put in a -R, it makes a horrible grinding sound with Dashboard telling me it can't be read.. However, it will read a printed DVD fine.

    Game discs work too, though sometimes read errors (though VERRRRRRY rare)

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    It might need to be cleaned. When xbox lasers are going bad or get dirty they tend to be very picky on which discs they want to read. Try cleaning the laser or if you can replacing the drive.

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    Sounds like the dvd is slipping off the spindle to me. Opening up the drive and washing off the little rubber piece the DVD sits on might help.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ProgrammingAce View Post
    Sounds like the dvd is slipping off the spindle to me. Opening up the drive and washing off the little rubber piece the DVD sits on might help.
    Oh no, not THAT grinding sound.. This is something more nasty sounding.. Low pitched..

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    Check the gear on the laser that moves that laser from track to track. Samsung laser gears are prone to wearing out and slippage. If the laser can't move, you get DRE.
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    I took apart my xbox and checked the samsung assembly, and the gear had a tooth missing.. found a dead drive with same gear, and replaced it... don't know why it affected DVD-R's only though.. also cleaned the laser while at it..

    Oh, and before I put it all back together, I did the ultra DMA-100 IDE cable mod..

    So not only is it working now for everything with no errors, it's faster..

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