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so this weekend my xbox360 stopped reading my disk then it stopped opening. Now i just got my new "philips lite on" xbox 360 dvd drive, i was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction so i can switch the DVD drive keys and have a working xbox again.
please and thank you
ill rep if it works =)
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if its a lite-on 74850c they are tricky to get the key off
just take the board from the old one and put it into the new one
i did that as mine stopped reading games also.

you will either need to solder the 6 wires from the board to the new one or just cut/strip the wires then twist them together and seal with electrical tape.

both methods will work but the solderin method would be better
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McNuggets wrote if its a lite-on 74850c they are tricky to get the key off
just take the board from the old one and put it into the new one
i did that as mine stopped reading games also.

you will either need to solder the 6 wires from the board to the new one or just cut/strip the wires then twist them together and seal with electrical tape.

both methods will work but the solderin method would be better

i realize the soldering method would be easier but since it is not opening my dad says it might be the motherboard messing up, so do you know any tutorials where i could switch the DVD key?
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Rockst4rLobbies wrote
McNuggets wrote if its a lite-on 74850c they are tricky to get the key off
just take the board from the old one and put it into the new one
i did that as mine stopped reading games also.

you will either need to solder the 6 wires from the board to the new one or just cut/strip the wires then twist them together and seal with electrical tape.

both methods will work but the solderin method would be better

i realize the soldering method would be easier but since it is not opening my dad says it might be the motherboard messing up, so do you know any tutorials where i could switch the DVD key?


if its not opening then chances are its a motor issue or the tray its self is getting jammed.

if you wanna use the flashing method then a youtube search of the make/model flashing guide will help you.

you may have to buy aditional hardware to extract the key on some models.
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