How do I get in to an Xbox?

How do I get in to an Xbox?

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Corin Denton

Original Poster:

8,759 posts

275 months

Monday 10th May 2004
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The disc has slipped out from the tray and has locked the drawer, can't see any obvious screws?

Any tips?

dragstar

3,924 posts

257 months

Monday 10th May 2004
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Chuck it out of the window mate

The bastards are indestructable.

One drunken night, i decided to go "Xbox surfing" on mine, while my mate played PGR on it

Not a thing wrong with it

FourWheelDrift

89,634 posts

291 months

Monday 10th May 2004
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Is there a tiny hole only big enough for a pin (like on the front of PC CD drives)? If so stick a paperclip in it, turned off at the mains first though

If not try the old turn it on and hold down the eject button for a few seconds.

I don't have an XBox these are just usual solutions for then this happens

fold1000

34 posts

249 months

Monday 10th May 2004
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Corin Denton said:
The disc has slipped out from the tray and has locked the drawer, can't see any obvious screws?

Any tips?


To open the xbox there are 6 screws in the underside.
4 of them are located under the rubber feet in either corner and the other 2 are under the product stickers. Once removed you can easily get access to the DVD drive.

Craig

JonRB

76,106 posts

279 months

Monday 10th May 2004
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fold1000 said:
To open the xbox there are 6 screws in the underside.
4 of them are located under the rubber feet in either corner and the other 2 are under the product stickers.
Sneaky. And I bet one of the product stickers says "warranty void if removed". Am I right?

brumster

118 posts

250 months

Monday 10th May 2004
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JonRB said:

Sneaky. And I bet one of the product stickers says "warranty void if removed". Am I right?


You betcha :-(

Once you've got the case open you've still got to get inside the DVD drive, though...

Mr Friendly

67 posts

247 months

Monday 10th May 2004
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OK so.....
1) Check Xbox Scene cos there's a load of info there
2) The stickers will leave a pattern when they are removed, iirc, you can peel them off carefully or with the help of a hairdryer.

3) You'll need a torx screwdriver to get open it up. I can't remember exactly which one, something like a T10-T13

4) Once inside your xbox you'll need to remove the dvd drive from it (disconnect the ide and power leads)
then open it up to get the disc out

ultimasimon

9,643 posts

265 months

Monday 10th May 2004
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Mr Friendly said:
OK so.....
1) Check Xbox Scene cos there's a load of info there
2) The stickers will leave a pattern when they are removed, iirc, you can peel them off carefully or with the help of a hairdryer.

3) You'll need a torx screwdriver to get open it up. I can't remember exactly which one, something like a T10-T13

4) Once inside your xbox you'll need to remove the dvd drive from it (disconnect the ide and power leads)
then open it up to get the disc out


Mr Friendly = Does exactly what he says on the tin Cheers I had exactly the problem a few months ago.. I think mine went out of the window

Thats the wonder of PH, theres always someone on here that knows how to do whatever.

Mr Friendly

67 posts

247 months

Wednesday 12th May 2004
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Hehe, thanks
I only know because some1 I know can "modify" them so I've been inside mine with a new hdd etc