Faulty 360 help

I've got a 360 Premium console which is faulty.
The fault is that it does not always read disks. Just over a year old and has gone out of warrenty with Microsoft. Has got the latest "firmware" on it (1.3) And its a Sammy drive. It's had the laser changed, but no luck getting it to read discs. Originals read better than backups. I think it probably needs the drive replacing.





I didnt flash it, or put the latest firmware on it, had that when I got it. My question is.............if i get the drive changed, will it need to be replaced with a Sammy drive, and, tbh, i have no idea how the 360 is flashed so will changing the drive affect it?
I can get it repaired for £60, but I want to be able to play backups on it lol

[coolie]

Why don't you try to call microsoft to see what they would say.

I would go to costco and buy one then exchange the two. I know a friend who bought a broken xbox 360 for $70 and exchanged with the one at costco. They have really easy return. This was done a week ago and it comes with a benq drive.

Isn't all drive moddable?

[loca]

She lives in the UK so not costco. What you can do is buy same drive, then flash it to read the mobo key. I don't know how to do this so don't ask me. Go to [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] they know a lot about this and they could help you. Good Luck.

[Gallardo123]

Without being shifty or anything, microsoft will take any returns with (sometimes) a little haggling. they're pretty good about returns because the 360's break so much. turnaround time is like 7 days!!!!!