Introduzione
Replace that drive that ate your favorite copy of Call of Duty.
Note: The optical drive and motherboard are paired and must be replaced together. If you try to replace the optical drive but not the motherboard, game disks may not read, and you may have issues with online play.
Cosa ti serve
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In the following steps, you will remove the top vent, secured to the top panel by the thirteen clips shown.
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Orient the console so that the words "XBOX 360" on the sides are right-side up, and the faceplate is facing to the left.
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Insert a metal spudger between the top vent and the top bezel near the rear of the Xbox.
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Rotate the spudger away from the console, prying the edge of the fan vent up until the two plastic clips come free.
This step is and the others following are to rough and not needed, simply put smth in between the lamellar and push it up with littlebit pressure thats better for the plastic parts.
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Insert a metal spudger between the fan vent and top bezel along the left side of the console.
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In the same manner described above, begin prying the left side of the top vent away from the top bezel.
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Continue prying along the left side of the device, freeing all the clips on that side.
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Rotate the console so that the rear of the Xbox 360 S is facing to the right, and the right case is facing you.
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Insert a metal spudger through the rear-most slit on the right edge of the top bezel and between the bottom edge of the clip and the right case.
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While lifting up on the top bezel with your fingers, rotate the spudger away from the console to free the clip.
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Push the latch holding down the hard drive cover to the left.
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Pull the hard drive cover away from the console.
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Firmly grasp the fabric tab labeled "250 GB" attached to the hard drive.
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Pull the hard drive straight out of the console.
If i buy a new xbox 360 and replace the hardrive inside with my own, will i have my account and saves? or will i have to recover my account and start over?
You will still have your saves and account if you replace your hard drive in the new xbox
hola tengo un disco de laptop y quiero ponerle 100 juegos como puedo hacer la xbox me reconose el disco y todo lo configuro pero cuando conecto a mi pc para pasar los juejosel emulador no me deja
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Insert a metal spudger through the slit near the rear left corner of the bottom bezel.
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Rotate the spudger away from the device while lifting the rear bezel up with the other hand.
These are pretty awkward to remove, but once you understand how they work its easy enough. The goal here is to slot the spudger THROUGH the gap of the silver tabs (visible in previous steps image, circled) and then pry. Put pressure against the wall of the Xbox case and push downwards, once you feel the spudger slot in, then apply force away from the Xbox and pull up a little with your free hand.
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Insert a metal spudger through the left middle slit of the bottom bezel, and between the bottom edge of the clip and the left case.
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Simultaneously pull the bottom bezel up and rotate the spudger away from the console to free the clip.
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In a similar fashion, free the clip at the front of the bottom bezel's left edge.
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Insert the flat edge of a metal spudger between the left and right cases where the warranty sticker used to be.
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Pry the left case upwards to form a gap between the two cases, and slide the spudger in toward the left case.
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Rotate the spudger upward to release the last clip.
if you make a hole right here like the link`s picture you can boot the lock
As the user above me said, please avoid doing it like shown in the guide. It just didn’t work on my Xbox (unless your goal is to destroy the plastic case). Instead, pick some small needle like object (the spudger was too short for this, I used the SIM bit of my iFixit driver kit) and find the right spot on the big sticker which is on the left in the pictures shown in the guide. That spot is just between the text and the column of logos (Dolby Digital, etc.) (https://team-xecuter.com/slim/slim_secre..., picture not mine). Poke it (don’t be too gentle, you have to apply some force) and you will hear the clip release.
Both the above links are dead, i used this YouTube video which shows you the process of getting the hidden clip
I was able to open it by pushing on the sticker to unclamp the clip while another person helped me pull open the case.
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Release the clip near the front right corner of the top edge securing the right case to the faceplate.
There are 4 black screw that has to be removed before you can detach the other cover. Please note
Sorry, there 5screws, one in the middle and 4 at the edges
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Lift the left edge of the faceplate upward to release the last two clips securing the faceplate to the right case.
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Detach the faceplate from the rest of the device.
There isn’t 2 clips there is 4 clips
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Using a spudger or fingernail, lift the clear blue tab away from the connector.
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Slide the locking tab on the power switch board cable connector toward the top of the console.
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Pull the power switch cable straight out of the connector.
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The faceplate is now free of the rest of the console.
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Remove the two 5.6 mm T8 Torx screws securing the RF module to the metal case.
On my disassembly during this part, I found the T9 Torx to be too big and had to use the T8 Torx instead.
The correct size is T8!
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Pull the board directly away from the Xbox to remove it.
It may not be required but recommended. As you move the xbox around you could break this part. Removing it and placing it in a safe place keeps that from happening.
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Remove the single T10 Torx screw holding in the wireless card.
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Pull the Wi-Fi Board out of the console.
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Remove the large white warranty sticker from the metal frame to expose a screw.
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Disconnect the optical drive data cable from the back of the optical drive.
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Disconnect the power cable from the back of the optical drive.
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Lift the optical drive out of the Xbox.
Is there a specific Optical Drive that Microsoft uses in these or can I upgrade my drive?
i took my drive out but when installed my replacement it would not work
WAS thinking of possibly trying to repair my son's Xbox 360S, by replacing the optical drive, but after looking at all the spudger steps to get to the drive and then your comment that the replacement might not actually work... forget about it! I ain't going to all that work for possibly nothing... t'ain't worth it!
Anyone want a perfectly working Xbox 360S with a drive the spins game discs upon ejection? We've already bought a replacement, so this unit is for sale... name your price.
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In regards to davidgardner301 comment there is a extra step they. Didn't show on this replacement guide in order for your new disk drive to work you will need to remove the origional board connected to thje origional drive that came with the system and soler that onto the new one its a tricky process however its a step most people over look
Without the origional board the xbox will not accept the replacement drive only because each disk drive is coded to work with tat soecific xbox only so your out of luck if you already. Tossed out your old disk drive
The DVD drives are coded to the Motherboard. If you buy the same exact drive to replace the broken one. You will still need to either 1) transfer the DVD circuit board OR 2) get the Firmware from the old DVD drive using a PC and then transfer it to the New DVD. There are website regarding this procedure if you want to look it up.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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I have to admit that i used this exact guide step by step and managed to fix a stuck DVD tray. I had to use another guide to disassemble the DVD drive but this guide is top notch.
How did you get it unstuck? I’m having the same problem?
Used this guide to remove the optical drive from my sons Xbox to remove a piece of paper put there by his little sister! The guide is relatively easy to follow and the hardest part is getting the casing off, beyond that you just need patience.
I agree. Especially near the back where the warranty sticker is. I think they made it hard on purpose so you wouldn’t break it
Hi Fixit, I work pretty much exclusively with Apple products, but was bullied into replacing the optical drive in a 360S.
Having never opened an XBox, I followed your guide to the letter. I completed the job in 1 hour with no problems, broken parts or skinned knuckles.
Keep up the good work guys.
A grateful Ian Younie
How do I find out what drive to purchase?
I recommend you try y ok get a xbox 360 slim that's broken, then take both apart and swap the drives.
Thank you for this guide. It worked perfectly! However, you should really put at the top, in big letters, that fact that following this guide will result in Microsoft banning the console, so you will never be able to play online games on it again. This is exactly what happened to me. If I had known this ahead of time, I would have sent the Xbox back to Microsoft for repair rather than fixing it myself.
So I installed the drive but the thing keeps reading the games as dvds, hence; wont play them, why?
Did you ever figure this out? I am having the same problem
Won't read Games because you didn't swap the motherboard over as well. Its possible to flash it over but you'll still need original motherboard that was with the disk drive.
In case noone figured it out you can also swap the system board from the old drive into the new one but it may require some soldiering
I followed this to try to fix my DVD Drive. The tray is stuck and it thinks it either ejecting or closing. I’ve opened the drive up and it appears to be in fine condition. Nothing is blocking anything. Anyone have any idea why this is happening?
Steps are a littlebit to rough and offensive for the plastic parts, please check the Xbox 360 Opening (X-Tools) Tutorial on YouTube and fix your guide.
Hi my sister has two Xbox 360s’s one with the red ring of death and another that won't read discs. So I found this guide to swap the drives but nowhere do you show how to swap the mother board as well. Is that pretty straight forward once you have it gutted or did I miss something?
