So I've had some trouble with my XBOX 360 being unable to read discs that were in pristine condition for some time now. Specifically, I'd experience "unreadable disc" issues with both new and old games alike. Sometimes the XBOX 360 would load the game and I'd be able to play a bit before I was told during the course of the game that the disc could no longer be read. Other times, it would spin the disc in the drive and after a few minutes I'd receive an "unreadable disc" warning, or it would simply not recognize a disc in the tray at all.
Things finally came to a head with the new Batman: Arkham Asylum game. I'd try playing it, but within just a few seconds if it loading, I'd receive the "unreadable disc" error and be kicked back to the dashboard. This happened without fail. Since then, the XBOX refuses to read any disc whatsoever (including dvd movies). It just doesn't recognize them at all. (I can hear its dvd drive spinning, but to no avail.)
This isn't the first time I've had this problem. While it was under warranty, I had to send it back to Microsoft on two separate occasions. Apparently they were unable to fix the problem themselves, aside from temporarily patching it up.
At this point in time, however, it is no longer under warranty, and I'm not particularly inclined to give Microsoft any more money to resolve this issue. Therefore, I'm considering ordering a dvd drive to replace the malfunctioning one. (After a process of elimination, I'm 99% certain this is the issue, given that the XBOX still starts and operates normally in every other way apart from being able to read discs.)
So my question is this: If I replace the XBOX 360 dvd drive with one with the exact same model and firmware, will I run the risk of being banned from XBOX live?
I've looked around for an answer regarding this, but I seem unable to find one that definitively stated "yes" or "no".
Please note that in under no certain terms has this XBOX been modified in any way (such as incorporating the ability to play "backups"), and I want to keep it that way. I don't want to perform any modifications to it that Microsoft would view as a "no no". In fact, apart from replacing the dvd drive, I don't want to perform any "modifications" to it at all. Period.
I just want my damn XBOX back up and running, and without Microsoft potentially throwing a hissy fit that I decided to fix it myself.
Things finally came to a head with the new Batman: Arkham Asylum game. I'd try playing it, but within just a few seconds if it loading, I'd receive the "unreadable disc" error and be kicked back to the dashboard. This happened without fail. Since then, the XBOX refuses to read any disc whatsoever (including dvd movies). It just doesn't recognize them at all. (I can hear its dvd drive spinning, but to no avail.)
This isn't the first time I've had this problem. While it was under warranty, I had to send it back to Microsoft on two separate occasions. Apparently they were unable to fix the problem themselves, aside from temporarily patching it up.
At this point in time, however, it is no longer under warranty, and I'm not particularly inclined to give Microsoft any more money to resolve this issue. Therefore, I'm considering ordering a dvd drive to replace the malfunctioning one. (After a process of elimination, I'm 99% certain this is the issue, given that the XBOX still starts and operates normally in every other way apart from being able to read discs.)
So my question is this: If I replace the XBOX 360 dvd drive with one with the exact same model and firmware, will I run the risk of being banned from XBOX live?
I've looked around for an answer regarding this, but I seem unable to find one that definitively stated "yes" or "no".
Please note that in under no certain terms has this XBOX been modified in any way (such as incorporating the ability to play "backups"), and I want to keep it that way. I don't want to perform any modifications to it that Microsoft would view as a "no no". In fact, apart from replacing the dvd drive, I don't want to perform any "modifications" to it at all. Period.
I just want my damn XBOX back up and running, and without Microsoft potentially throwing a hissy fit that I decided to fix it myself.
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