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R.I.P. My XBox

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NakaNaka

Diamond Member
My Xbox (with the dreaded Thompson drive) has finally given out. It just does not play games anymore (except for Halo 2 suprisingly enough), and barely plays DVD's. It was a nice run, a fun run, but I've had it since Day 1 and now it is finally dead. Anyone elses die on them?

-Phil
 
not mine, still ticking, you could try to find a xbox dvd drive on ebay for 35-40 bucks and replace it. It's pretty easy.
 
Mine was having problem...and before consider it dead ..do this....

DROP IT ON THE FLOOR at about 2 feet of distance!Mine was having problem reading disk..and now it work a bit better lol.

Well if its broken you got nothing to lose huh 😉
 
Just replace the drive - there are plenty of drives FS on eBay or whatnot. Least your box isn't FRAG'ed or has a relatively major issue.
 
Yours lasted a year longer than mine. It died in March of '04. Fortunately, KBToys was doing clearance sales for stores that were closing at the time and I bought a new one cheap.
 
Originally posted by: NakaNaka
My Xbox (with the dreaded Thompson drive) has finally given out. It just does not play games anymore (except for Halo 2 suprisingly enough), and barely plays DVD's. It was a nice run, a fun run, but I've had it since Day 1 and now it is finally dead. Anyone elses die on them?

-Phil
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Modchip + Cheap Samsung replacement drive
EDIT: Want to get rid of it?
 
Thompson drive still going strong in mine. Of course I didn't play games much the first 2 years... now I do...
 
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Originally posted by: royaldank
You can do a softmod in 20 minutes, replace the harddrive, and then never use the DVD drive again.
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Um, how would he play/copy games? 😛
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umm, by networking his comp and xbox via router/network cables.
 
Originally posted by: Qwest
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Originally posted by: royaldank
You can do a softmod in 20 minutes, replace the harddrive, and then never use the DVD drive again.
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Um, how would he play/copy games? 😛
Click to expand...

umm, by networking his comp and xbox via router/network cables.
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why would you need a router between them? 😕
 
Originally posted by: Qwest
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Originally posted by: royaldank
You can do a softmod in 20 minutes, replace the harddrive, and then never use the DVD drive again.
Click to expand...

Um, how would he play/copy games? 😛
Click to expand...

umm, by networking his comp and xbox via router/network cables.
Click to expand...

You didn't answer the question. You go out and buy Halo 2, how do you play it? PC drives still can't read XBox disks, or at least all the info off of it.
 
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Originally posted by: Qwest
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Originally posted by: royaldank
You can do a softmod in 20 minutes, replace the harddrive, and then never use the DVD drive again.
Click to expand...

Um, how would he play/copy games? 😛
Click to expand...

umm, by networking his comp and xbox via router/network cables.
Click to expand...

You didn't answer the question. You go out and buy Halo 2, how do you play it? PC drives still can't read XBox disks, or at least all the info off of it.
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and that option he gave completely eliminates using xbox live ...
 
Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
Originally posted by: Qwest
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Originally posted by: royaldank
You can do a softmod in 20 minutes, replace the harddrive, and then never use the DVD drive again.
Click to expand...

Um, how would he play/copy games? 😛
Click to expand...

umm, by networking his comp and xbox via router/network cables.
Click to expand...

why would you need a router between them? 😕
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you wouldnt NEED a router, it's an option. otherwise, you can just use a crossover cable between your comp and xbox.

yes, pc drives can't read xbox discs, who said anything about using the disc? 😉
 
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