The console became a success and was followed up by the Xbox 360 and Xbox One. It belonged to the same generation as Playstation 2, Gamecube and Dreamcast. Xbox was Microsoft’s debut in the video game industry. If it did not work your laser might be worn out and need replacement. If your laser was dirty your Xbox should now be able to read discs again. Then assemble everything in reverse order. Carefully rub the laser a few seconds, without pressing to hard. Now you can clean the laser (see last image) with a cotton pad and alchohol. Remove the four marked screws in the image below. Then, separate the DVD-player from the black plastic cradle. Raise the DVD-player and disattach the yellow cable, plus the IDE-cable. When you have removed them, you can raise the hard drive (to the right, loosen the IDE flat cable first) and put it aside to reach the DVD-player (to the left). They are a little smaller variant of torx. Now, remove three additional screws, under the red marked areas in the image below.

Now would also be a good time to clean the rest of it, in addition to the laser. This particular console was rather dirty and in bad shape when I received it. Remove the feet and stickers to reach them. Six torx screws are hidden in the red marked areas in the image below. For cleaning I recommend isopropanol and cotton pads. You need a couple of torx screwdrivers and a common Philops screwdriver. In this post I will show you how to open your console, and clean the laser. Remove the disc to continue.” from your old Xbox, it might be time to clean the laser. Also check to see if the disc is dirty or damaged. Make sure it’s an Xbox game, DVD movie, or audio CD.

If you recieve a message “Your Xbox can’t recognize this disc.

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