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Question by Cameron: My Xbox is Officially Broken – Dumb Laser.?
I don’t know really what to say. I’ve had it since Gears of War had first came out. It was my baby. I had all the games in the world for it, too. And now this happens. I can sell some of my games – for what, 5 bucks each? I have a Call of Duty 5 game that’s still in the plastic wrapping from Christmas, that I’d only be able to get 25 bucks for at Gamestop.

It was working all up until last night, I’m still dumbstruck. Was just playing Fable 2 and it was all fine. It had always made loud noises when it played that game, even months ago when it came out.

Every time I put in a disk – I’ll go to “My Xbox” where I click to play the game. It’ll say “Open Tray” as if it hasn’t scanned that there’s a disk in there. I’ll open it up, and close it again with the game in. It’ll say “Reading” for about 8 seconds and then go back to “Open Tray” like it doesn’t even know the game’s in there. It has done this for every one of my games, and my DVDs, most of which I’ve played at least once within the last week.

I completely disassembled it using instructions from google, using a pair of jewelry pliers with very thin clips to push in the little folds and whatnot that held the machine together. I split my thumb open as the faceplate came off. I opened up the compartment where the CD goes in, and wiped the lense/laser/whateveryoucallit with a Q-tip and some Rubbing alcohol. After putting it back together, it still doesn’t work.

I don’t know what to do. I only have a few games, half of which are classics that would only sell at Gamestop for 5 bucks. Out of all of them, only one is interested in any of my games. I have 65 bucks on an EBX/Gamestop card, and I need 200 for a new one. I don’t want a used one because I’d much prefer to start over – perhaps it wouldn’t make the loud sound while playing games like Fable and Dead Space (Which would be an absolute godsend.)

What should I do guys? Is there anything else I might be able to do to fix it? I don’t have a Multimeter, so I can’t do the Pot Tweak/trick. I’ve already tried cleaning the laser, I’ve dusted everything off. Everything about it works fine, I can even play Demos like Halo Wars and everything. The only problem is that it doesn’t read the disk. I bought it around the time Gears of War 1 came out, so it’s fairly old. Guess this was bound to happen some time.

Games I’m willing to sell:

Oblivion
GTA 4
Left 4 Dead
Call of Duty 5

Games I’m not:

Halo 3
Gears of War 2
Fable 2
Guitar Hero World Tour

What are my options, gentlemen. Left 4 Dead and Call of Duty 5 would sell for about 25 bucks each at Gamestop, if that makes any difference.

Thanks for the replies, if there are any.

Best answer:

Answer by tmac13013013
Try this site:
sellvideogames.com

I added all the games you’re willing to sell in the cart and if you have the box and instructions for each, you can sell them for .72.

You can also try to replace the laser in the dvd drive if you feel up to it. Here is a replacement laser:
http://www.eXtreme-Mods.com/Samsung-Hitachi-HD-63-Laser-Lens-p/xb360-repair-lenssf-hd63.htm

I’m sure you can find a better deal if you look online though.

Here is a tutorial on taking apart the dvd drive:
http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair/samsung-disassembly.htm

You will just need to put in the new laser instead of the old laser (you should be able to figure that out haha)

Good luck with everything!

P.S. You could also sell your 360 on ebay for a good price….just say everything works but it wont read games. People that repair 360’s and resell them will pay a lot for that probably. This + selling your games should help you buy a new system.

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Question by JudasHero: What bands which have broken up do you still listen to?
There are tons for me, but here are a few:
Soundgarden
Faith No More
Coalesce
Quicksand
Refused
The Tie That Binds
Mineral
Far
Steelheart
Inside Out
Extreme
Rage Against the Machine
I didn’t know Metallica and System of a Down had broken up.

Best answer:

Answer by rogue chedder
rage is coming back together

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Question by punishment_6_6_6: Broken tattoo machine?
I know how to take a machine apart an put it back together easily,
But I’ve never seen this.. I’m thinking its an open connection some where.. but it doesn’t make alot of sense.

ISSUE: When I connect the power prong chords to the rear binding post an the top “hole” The armatur bar doesn’t bring the needle up an down like its supposed to;Instead the bar goes down an stays down with a strong pull on it. It basically attaches itself to the coils an will not rise when I have the pedal down..

Any ideas?
Side note: If I take one of the prong clips that power it, Have one at the back binding post, Than take the other one an put it at the arm bar a certain position It will go up an down, Its just very touchy an too frustrating to mount like that.

Best answer:

Answer by Tumy Tomato
Im guessing the way it works is by an electro-magnet and a spring and when u have the pedal down its supposed to cause the electro-magnet to turn on and off rapidly. maybe one of the resistors is blown, or a diode or something.

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Question by HMH: I have a GBC Comb bind machine that is broken. Where can i take it to be refurbished/sold in Kansas City?
I’m pretty sure that it’s a really easy fix to get it back into working condition. I would like to sell it to one of the Ebay Auction Drop off sites, but I can’t find any in the Kansas City area. Is there anywhere that the different chains of Ebay Auction Store sites?

Best answer:

Answer by technophobe
If anyone will take it the Surplus Exchange might, they recycle and refurbish office equipment and make it available for non profits, they also will take computer monitors and other e trash and dispose of it properly for around each.

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I don’t know really what to say. I’ve had it since Gears of War had first came out. It was my baby. I had all the games in the world for it, too. And now this happens. I can sell some of my games – for what, 5 bucks each? I have a Call of Duty 5 game that’s still in the plastic wrapping from Christmas, that I’d only be able to get 25 bucks for at Gamestop.

It was working all up until last night, I’m still dumbstruck. Was just playing Fable 2 and it was all fine. It had always made loud noises when it played that game, even months ago when it came out.

Every time I put in a disk – I’ll go to “My Xbox” where I click to play the game. It’ll say “Open Tray” as if it hasn’t scanned that there’s a disk in there. I’ll open it up, and close it again with the game in. It’ll say “Reading” for about 8 seconds and then go back to “Open Tray” like it doesn’t even know the game’s in there. It has done this for every one of my games, and my DVDs, most of which I’ve played at least once within the last week.

I completely disassembled it using instructions from google, using a pair of jewelry pliers with very thin clips to push in the little folds and whatnot that held the machine together. I split my thumb open as the faceplate came off. I opened up the compartment where the CD goes in, and wiped the lense/laser/whateveryoucallit with a Q-tip and some Rubbing alcohol. After putting it back together, it still doesn’t work.

I don’t know what to do. I only have a few games, half of which are classics that would only sell at Gamestop for 5 bucks. Out of all of them, only one is interested in any of my games. I have 65 bucks on an EBX/Gamestop card, and I need 200 for a new one. I don’t want a used one because I’d much prefer to start over – perhaps it wouldn’t make the loud sound while playing games like Fable and Dead Space (Which would be an absolute godsend.)

What should I do guys? Is there anything else I might be able to do to fix it? I don’t have a Multimeter, so I can’t do the Pot Tweak/trick. I’ve already tried cleaning the laser, I’ve dusted everything off. Everything about it works fine, I can even play Demos like Halo Wars and everything. The only problem is that it doesn’t read the disk. I bought it around the time Gears of War 1 came out, so it’s fairly old. Guess this was bound to happen some time.

Games I’m willing to sell:

Oblivion
GTA 4
Left 4 Dead
Call of Duty 5

Games I’m not:

Halo 3
Gears of War 2
Fable 2
Guitar Hero World Tour

What are my options, gentlemen. Left 4 Dead and Call of Duty 5 would sell for about 25 bucks each at Gamestop, if that makes any difference.

Thanks for the replies, if there are any.