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[GhaleonEB]

So I just got done playing Fable for a few hours, took a long break, and now it won't play any games. I get a message asking me to make sure it's an XBox game, yadda yadda, and to see if the (brand new) disc is dirty.

Is this the fabled (ha) "Dirty Disc Error" I've read so much about?

What do I do now?

 

[Wario64]

Insert another game to see if it still works?

 

[Ryck]

Do you have an air compressor?

 

[GhaleonEB]

Insert another game to see if it still works?

I did, and got the same message. I also ejected the disc several times, turned the console off, and prayed to the gaming gods that my system didn't just croak right after I bought my first new game in five months. (I've been playing other games on it right up until when Fable arrived yesterday.)

Do you have an air compressor?

Nope - why?

 

[Gattsu25]

I think my XBox might be next...been getting frequent DDEs and checked the back of my discs...360° scracthes are barely visible on all the games I play often (ie. only Gunvalkyrie is unharmed) >_<

 

[Paradox]

damn everyones xbox is dieng

mine died a couple days ago.

 

[DaCocoBrova]

I have a 1st gen XBOX w/ a first gen mod chip, and have dogged it. Never ever game me a problem.

The XBOX is just a bunch of easy to find components. Drive dies, get another.

 

[Laguna X]

Just curious... what kind of drives do y'all have?

 

[Gattsu25]

Just curious... what kind of drives do y'all have?

*looks for brand name*


an XBox one :b

 

[Laguna X]

heh. Perhaps I should ask if you have either a Philips, Thompson, or a Samsung.

 

[Gorgie]

If the hole in the tray looks like an upside down gravestone, you're in trouble. That's a Thompson.

I hope my Xbox doesn't die, I just bought it in June. At least I have a Phillips. (not horrible, better than Thompson)

 

[op_ivy]

i've had a thompson since launch, and i very rarely have any trouble at all...

 

[DaCocoBrova]

Thomson > Samsung IMO since it is nowhere near as picky when it comes to media. Samsungs don't read DVD+R discs, which is unacceptable.

Philips' I have not had any issues w/.

 

[Sp3eD]

CD-R support >>>> DVD-R support. Therefore Samsung wins.

 

[Wario64]

My Xbox doesn't read CD-R or DVD+R

 

[Sp3eD]

My Xbox doesn't read CD-R or DVD+R

What drive do you have?

 

[Wario64]

I've been meaning to check it, but I think it's a Phillips. I bought the XBox last week and it's version 1.6 (manafacture date 7/25/04). It doesn't have holes on the drive so it isn't a Samsung, so I guess that rules it out to Phillips. I'll check later tonight

 

[The Faceless Master]

Philips

Philips



Thomson

Thomson



Samsung

Samsung

 

[xsarien]

I've got a Samsung drive. As long as it works, I don't care which one it is; I don't really plan on modding the thing.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Philips

Philips



Thomson

Thomson



Samsung

Samsung

Thanks for that hand pictorial guide - I've seen the debates about drive quality and always wondered which one I had. It's a Phillips.

 

[Joe]

i have a thomson from 2001 and the damn thing is so loud its not even funny. i have to turn my tv up just so i dont hear it.

the poor baby is dieing, but i will whore her out til the end!

 

[DaCocoBrova]

CD-R support >>>> DVD-R support. Therefore Samsung wins.

WTF? What good is a CDR? Can't hold sh!t. The only advantage I can see is easily ripping burned music discs, but other than that...

DVD burners are cheap as fuck now you know...

 

[Sp3eD]

Well, being that I don't mod my systems, getting music into my Xbox is top priority. Therefore the CD-R's are a godsend to me as I can just put together random discs and copy it to the box for like 10 cents.

 

[The Faceless Master]

i use RW for that.. no sense wasting a cdr for nothing.. i have a 10pak of memorex hs cdrw for that purpose

 

[TheGreenGiant]

So I just got done playing Fable for a few hours, took a long break, and now it won't play any games. I get a message asking me to make sure it's an XBox game, yadda yadda, and to see if the (brand new) disc is dirty.

Is this the fabled (ha) "Dirty Disc Error" I've read so much about?

What do I do now?

you should replace that purple banana with your face.

 

[Chrono]

you should replace that purple banana with your face.

So funny because it's so true. :lol :lol :lol

 

[cvxfreak]

My launch Xbox (at least I think it's a launch Xbox - it was bought exactly one week after I bought my first GameCube, which was on Nov. 18, 2001) is still working fine and dandy. Silent Hill 4 worked like a charm.