My 360 has been working fine for the past year or two, then recently ive noticed that it has come on while i was asleep. I thought that was a rip off because it couldnt be too hard to fix. If the disc drive is still stuck closed, insert the paper clip into the adjacent hole to the right and push again. If you hold your finger on the eject button, the tray wont eject. First, unhook the consoles power and extra plugs, separating it from everything else. When i put a game in my xbox or open the drive at all, the drive wont stay closed and keeps opening up. Insert a straightened paper clip or another small, stiff wire into the into the hole that is directly under the x3 in the xbox 360 label on the disc tray to release the disc tray. My xbox 360s disc tray opens and closes randomly by. I used the paper clip method but i, for some reason, couldnt find the. Xbox 360 slim disc tray is unresponsive the tech centre. The xbox 360 is the second game console made by microsoft, and was released november 22, 2005.
Page 6 place the xbox 360 game disc, audio cd, or dvd on the disc tray with the label up or to important the right if the console is vertical. Dont try to pry out the disc tray entirely, however. Maybe you moved the console when there was some object in the disc tray and now it has gotten stuck. Assuming you know how to open up your xbox, youll be able to see the parts of the disc drive. This way, when the drive pops out, it will match your. This is when you press the eject button and the tray does not slide out or takes way longer than it should. For xbox 360 on the xbox 360, a gamefaqs message board topic titled disc tray keeps opening and closing on its own. My uninformed self believes its a circuit issue something in the internal wiring is continually firing so that the end result is a constant queue of open disc tray open disc tray open disc tray if that makes any sense. I have an original fat 360 elite, and for a few months now ive had this problem that if i close the tray without there being a disk in the tray then it has a real bad time trying to open the tray again. Insert the disc with the label up and close the disc tray. In this tutorial i will be showing you how to fix the common sticky disc tray problem.
Is it possible to open an xbox 360 disc tray using just. Clean the disc as shown in the xbox 360 warranty manual volume 2. Is opening the xbox 360 disk tray while game is still. How to fix xbox 360 disc tray automatically opening. As stated in a previous answer there are 3 holes below the disc tray which if you insert a paper clip it will allow the tray to come out a slight bit. So, my 360 hasnt been turned on for months, in fact ive barely used it since switching to xbox one roughly two years ago theres no disc in, but the disc tray has tonight started opening by itself, at first it was opening and then i was pressing the button to close it, now it opens and closes by itself.
This video is for xbox owners who are experience the open tray problem. Plus, this way is alot easier and you dont risk breaking anything. If i press the eject button i get the xbox dashboard, but once it reads the disc it boots up the game again. It sounds like its trying to open, a loud whirring sound. Xbox 360 tray opening and closing by itself yahoo answers. I show you how to open xbox 360 disk tray today but every time it does this you have to do. My 360 will automatically clos itself after i open it, i dont understad why but its like a little race to get one cd out and put in. Attempt to pry open the tray with a screwdriver or chisel. I was wondering if this happened to anyone else or if anyone knew a way to fix it, i searched online but only found the problem relating to the 360 and not the original xbox. It consists of two parts, the part where the disc spins on, and the. My original xbox disk tray wont open offtopic forums.
When a game is inserted the disc tray makes a weird loading noise and then ejects the tray immediately. What is the maximum game disc capacity of the xbox 360. Ive been having issues with the eject button on my original xbox recently, and it often doesnt respond when i push it when the console is on. I know it is possible to open the tray from the dashboard when there is no disc. Try opening the disc tray without the cover, youll most likely find the problem there. I recently just had the problem of the disc tray not opening about a week ago. Lift the tab with a pen or equal and pull the tray out. How to fix error open tray problem in xbox 360 digital adda. My xbox 360s disc tray opens and closes randomly by itself. The only way to get it to load a game is to keep a finger pressed.
If it says open tray, open and close the tray again, keep trying for at least 5 minutes straight. Xbox 360 disc tray my xbox 360 disc tay refuses to ope, when i turn my xbox on it makes wierd noises, same when i try to eject the tray. Now the drive is in eject mode and the cogs are aligned to take the tray. The dvd drive was stuck awesome, i just blew cash on a huge freaking paper weight. I cant play any games for fear of loosing progress, and i just got fable 3 and havent even. If the disc drive works properly, reattach the console faceplate. It does work when i use it to turn on the system, but is usually the only time i can either open, or close the disc tray, and also have to turn off the xbox to close the tray, after i open it. Thats the method i usually employ when the disc tray is stuck for any console. If you are serious about modding your xbox 360, and painting the console is a part of your plan, then you should paint as many parts as you can to make the coolest overall look. How to remove the tray from the xbox 360 dvd drive xbox. The rest of the space is taken up with a video file that says to play this discblah blah, system updates and other system related stuff. I have not found this in any support threads on the xbox site. This is when you insert the disc, a few seconds later, itll ask you to open tray again, and then it wont even acknowledge that theres a disc in the tray.
My disc tray is keep opening and closing xbox 360 ifixit. How to fix a stuck original xbox dvd drive a gamers. If i followed a youtube video i might be able to spot something obvious. Monitor your entire kubernetes cluster in real time. Ive got a preowned xbox 360, an it still has restrict content on and the original owner forgot to disable. Game console microsoft xbox 360 pro user manual 82 pages microsoft xbox 360 pro.
This should give you step by step instructions on how to manually open the tray and hopefully. How to fix the open tray problem on your xbox 360 xbox. If your disc wont read or the disc tray becomes stuck, follow these steps. For information about how to do this, see how to redownload previously downloaded or purchased content to your xbox 360. Just pry out enough of the disc tray so that you can grab onto it and pull out the disc tray by hand. Page 1 page 2 table of contents page 3 video game and entertainment system page 4 position your xbox page 5 connect to your tv page 6 connect to power page 7 page 8 set up your controller page 9 page 10 set up your headset page 11 play. It doesnt matter what game i have in the tray or there is no game, the tray opens up. Maybe there could be some object blocking the disc drive. Now put it all back together, back into your xbox 360 chassis and rebuild the rest of the console.
How to disassemble an xbox 360 dvd drive for cleaning. Here are some steps to try if its stuck shut and the eject button wont open it. Page 7 microsoft for the xbox 360 video game and disc tray. This video will show you how to remove the tray from the disc drive of your xbox 360, allowing you to paint it or manipulate it in whatever other way you like. Notice that the opening in the top of the case allows your hand to pass through and change games, but it does not allow game discs to be removed from the same opening. Is it possible to open an xbox 360 disc tray using just the controller when there is already a disc inside. This video discourages things like beating your system, using kitchen utensils to force it open, jiggling the drive, and relying on the power of prayer to open the tray. Pressing eject button causes drive to make a sound but it does not move at all. Put a disc in the disc drive, close it and wait for it to load.
Ive attempted the method on xbox live support using a paper clip to open the tray but i cant get it to open. The capacity of a 360 game disc for actual game data is 7,290,023,926 bytes, which is 6. I tried manually ejecting it, but i only have 2 holes that their talking about. Hey guys, wondering if you guys have any ideas why my disc drive on my xbox 360 wont open.
When it comes out you can pull open the tray with your fingers. If only there were a way to fix this, you know, like the one im posting here in video form. I wrapped a rock and a rubber band around it so that the button is constantly being pressed, which stops it from opening and closing. Press the eject button to open and close the disc drive. But it would be useful to open it this way with a disc inside because the button on the console is slowly breaking and needs an increasing amount of strength. Then the other day while at my computer it pops out the disk tray.
After i finish playing an xbox 360 game, i dont go back to the xbox 360 menu, i just save the game and dont quit it and then open the disk tray, put it back in the cover and then turn off the xbox 360. I pushed it back in and turned off the 360 and it does it again. Open the tray and put a disc in, then close the tray and start gently knocking on the xbox right above where the disc is. Its not 360 i know its old but i love it this has happened before but i fixed it using the small hole at the side and using a broken paper clip to push the mechanism manually and i usually put a disc inside and it worked beautifully one day when i was changing the discs, the disc tray closed and i couldnt open it. I am basically computer illiterate and by no means a gamer. Make sure the console is turned off when you do this. This is why you never get a game install thats bigger than 6. Your xbox 360 disc tray may get stuck in the closed position from time to time. Other profiles can now use this content on your console. Red ring of death still continues to plague xbox 360 nearly a decade later. Its hard to say what the problem is, since i can get it. Gently place the tray back in and slight nudge to engage gears.
Id say to ring up microsoft about your issue or try reading through the troubleshooting section of your xbox 360 manual, and see if that issue is addressed in there. Pc disc drives can be manually forced open with a paper clip, and apparently so can xbox ones. Page 22 play only supported discs xbox 360 games, audio cds, dvd movies. I had a problem like that on my original first gen unit. To play this disc, please insert in an xbox 360 console. Get deep insights into cluster health, resource use, and container deployments with datadog. If you have enjoyed this guide or found it useful please fave it. I would hit eject and it would pop out a fraction of an inch and then retreat. If the tray is out all the way disconnect the power. If this solution doesnt work, try the next solution.
You can also use the content when youre not connected to xbox live. If youre successful, the disc tray will pop out slightly. Licensed games bear place the xbox 360 game disc on the disc this logo. Go to and click on support and scroll down and click hardware.
At first it was just once in a while and might only require the occasional fiddling with the console but i quickly learned that with it in a horizontal position and exhibiting said behavior, the best remedy was a quick sharp closed fist bump to the top of the. Switch it on and run a cleaning disc in the drive to clean the laser. Is that bad for the disk, because on parts of the outside of the xbox 360 disk of red faction. Why you need a modded xbox 360 in 2018 the history, custom dashboards, emulators, and more. Try to remove the faceplate and hit the eject button again to see if the faceplate is blocking the tray somehow. When open tray is displayed on the tv screen when a xbox 360 game disc is inserted into the dvd drive its time for a disc drive replacement. My search on the internet and youtube have yielded no solution. How to force eject a disc stuck in your xbox 360 wikihow. Xbox 360 open tray error message disc drive repair melbourne. I press the button and it goes clunkclunk and doesnt open, and trying to. Open xbox 360 disc tray manually in this video i show you guys 4 different ways to open your xbox 360s disc tray if it. Ring of light flashes the lights in the console ring of light should glow solid while the console is on and flash when you press the eject button. A can of compressed air can work wonders when you open your disc tray.