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XBox 360 disc drive problems: Should I send it in or take the chance and repair it myself?
August 13th, 2010
I have had my Xbox 360 20GB HDD since November of 2007 and haven’t had any problems with it until this morning. I turned on the system and it didn’t start up the game that’s in the drive like it normally does, so i opened the drive and closed it thinking it maybe just didn’t read it. I have NXE so it said "opening", then "closing", then "reading", but never played the disc. If I listen closely I can hear a quiet whining sound when it says "reading". After looking around online it is apparent that i have disc drive issues and that it is somewhat common for this to happen. So my question is, should I spend the 0 to have Microsoft repair it or should I just buy a new disc drive off of ebay() and install it myself? It has been just over a year since I got the 360 so my warranty is void for everything except 3RROD. I have heard of people complaining with tech support and getting it repaired for free even after their warranty is up, so should I try that first? or don’t they actually do that? Thanks.
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