TheSegaHolic Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 (edited) I apologise for the tech OCD, I’m just so stoked to have this console back in my life and every little noise or sound makes me wonder, “What if”? My Xbox has a Philips DVD drive and when I power the system on with no disc inserted or close the tray with no disc inserted while powered on, I can hear the lens move up and down the track 3 times before settling. Is this normal behaviour for this brand of disc drive? I’ve included a video below, you can clearly hear it after the tray closes. Thanks! Edited November 8, 2021 by TheSegaHolic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaCC Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 That is customary for the Philips DVD drives that I have used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 Sounds normal to me. Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSegaHolic Posted November 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 You guys are legends, cheers. This forum is a fountain of knowledge, absolutely brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SakisTheDrifter Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 This thing is much less noisy than my philips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSegaHolic Posted November 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2021 On 11/13/2021 at 3:34 PM, SakisTheDrifter said: This thing is much less noisy than my philips Wow, really!? I thought this was quite loud, too. Something else I’ve noticed, if even the slightest bit of pressure is placed on the case directly above the disc drive, there’s a metallic “vibrating” noise. I actually had to loosen the screws on the case to stop it doing it all the time after reassembling it. Also, is that read time “normal” between inserting a disc and the black Xbox splash screen showing? Wee video here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SakisTheDrifter Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 On 11/15/2021 at 4:38 PM, TheSegaHolic said: Wow, really!? I thought this was quite loud, too. Something else I’ve noticed, if even the slightest bit of pressure is placed on the case directly above the disc drive, there’s a metallic “vibrating” noise. I actually had to loosen the screws on the case to stop it doing it all the time after reassembling it. Also, is that read time “normal” between inserting a disc and the black Xbox splash screen showing? Wee video here: Wow,it reads really fast too,you are lucky. About the grinding noise,i would recommend you adding a washer to each screw on the cover of the dvd drive from the inside. This way you will get rid of the noise and will help your drive to never get stuck because of the magnets again. But use thin washers,otherwise the dvd may not be well sandwiched inside wich will cause it to slip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSegaHolic Posted November 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 On 11/18/2021 at 2:05 PM, SakisTheDrifter said: Wow,it reads really fast too,you are lucky. About the grinding noise,i would recommend you adding a washer to each screw on the cover of the dvd drive from the inside. This way you will get rid of the noise and will help your drive to never get stuck because of the magnets again. But use thin washers,otherwise the dvd may not be well sandwiched inside wich will cause it to slip Really? That’s good to hear. The magnets getting “stuck” is what I think happened when I got the console, as it’s barely used. I ran Halo 2 for 30 mins and it froze. When I restarted, the console wouldn’t spin discs. When I opened the DVD drive up I must have released the magnets and since putting it back together it’s been fine, but there’s a thing I’d like to run by you … My Xbox will not load Dead or Alive 1 or 2 Ultimate. It loads up, but it’s slow, like the loads times between the title screen and character select take ages, and when the game starts, the gameplay is fine but the audio is out of sync (the announcer says “Fight” 5 seconds into the bout). I have tried a second copy, and that one doesn’t even load at all … at least the first loaded the game up, albeit it ran slowly. Every other game I own works fine, but it hates DOA Ultimate 1 and 2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SakisTheDrifter Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 Are you sure the discs are clean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSegaHolic Posted November 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 1 hour ago, SakisTheDrifter said: Are you sure the discs are clean? Yeah, both copies are in great condition. As I say every other game I own works fine, I only have 16 at present but still plenty to troubleshoot with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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