Disc Read Error

[Freak]

Does anyone have this issue? I got the error on NCAA yesterday and it happened on a different game today. I hear that this can start happening with some of the xbox drives after a couple of years. I looked it up and I do have the cheap Thompson drive in my xbox. Any comments?

[BeltwayVol]

Yeah, I have had that problem before. If you will "prop up" the four corners, lifting the unit up off the base you have it sitting on, it should help. Apparently if the unit gets too hot it will have that problem. After I jacked up the corners, the problem happened MUCH less than before.

[DrRosenRosen]

You could pick up a Xenium ICE chip with the no-solder kit. Takes 15 minutes to install. Run the HD wizard and it walks you through changing the HD to a bigger one.

Games will load much quicker off the drive and you wont have to worry about your DVD drive.

Very easy install. Nothing like the PS2 installs.

[duckman398686]

i've had that problem alot with my ps2 as of late. not with ncaa football 06 though. mine brealy plays dvds anymore and hardly ever plays ps1 games. but then again i got my ps2 in christmas of 01'. it was one of the newer models.

[Freak]

Originally posted by DrRosenRosen@Jul 16, 2005 10:58 PM
[b]You could pick up a Xenium ICE chip with the no-solder kit.* Takes 15 minutes to install.* Run the HD wizard and it walks you through changing the HD to a bigger one.*

Games will load much quicker off the drive and you wont have to worry about your DVD drive.

Very easy install.* Nothing like the PS2 installs.

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Have you done this DrRR? I am interested in doing that I think.

[Freak]

DrRR, can't I just throw in a drive with the setup I have or is there something else that I am missing?

[OWB]

Originally posted by vol_freak@Jul 16, 2005 10:45 PM
[b]Does anyone have this issue? I got the error on NCAA yesterday and it happened on a different game today. I hear that this can start happening with some of the xbox drives after a couple of years. I looked it up and I do have the cheap Thompson drive in my xbox. Any comments?

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That's what you get turncoat...

[Freak]

[DrRosenRosen]

Originally posted by vol_freak@Jul 17, 2005 3:12 AM
[b]Have you done this DrRR? I am interested in doing that I think.

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Yep. Give me the chip with no-solder kit, your xbox, and a new harddrive and I can do it overnight sometime.

[DrRosenRosen]

Originally posted by vol_freak@Jul 17, 2005 3:17 AM
[b]DrRR, can't I just throw in a drive with the setup I have or is there something else that I am missing?

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I do believe it's possible, but I've never done it personally. If you check XBOX-SCENE, you'll be able to find directions somewhere. I think you end up using some software to image the drive over by hooking both to your computer. Shouldn't be that hard, but reading all the info and figuring out how to will probably take awhile.

I suggested the mod chip simply b/c I know it's easy, I know how to do, and I've done one before with no problems.

If you end up doing a drive swap without the chip, I'd love to get your notes and how you finally end up doing it. Heck, I could do some of the research if you want next week. I have one or two people that could use a new drive.

[Jmxvol]

I had a game freeze up on me yesterday, it pissed me off. Had a good game going.

[orangetd88]

Originally posted by duckman398686@Jul 16, 2005 10:00 PM
[b]i've had that problem alot with my ps2 as of late. not with ncaa football 06 though. mine brealy plays dvds anymore and hardly ever plays ps1 games. but then again i got my ps2 in christmas of 01'.* it was one of the newer models.

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It will do that after time, especially if you use it for watching movies alot. I had the same thing happen to me a few times. It eventually quit playing everything, and I had to get a new one.

[duckman398686]

Originally posted by orangetd88@Jul 17, 2005 3:58 PM
[b]It will do that after time, especially if you use it for watching movies alot.* I had the same thing happen to me a few times.* It eventually quit playing everything, and I had to get a new one.

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everything as in ps2 games as well?

[milohimself]

The first batch of PS2's released in the country were buggy. I had one and had to replace it after a year. Playstations are a bit more prone to freezing if you don't take care of them.

[Freak]

Originally posted by milohimself@Jul 17, 2005 8:35 PM
[b]The first batch of PS2's released in the country were buggy. I had one and had to replace it after a year. Playstations are a bit more prone to freezing if you don't take care of them.

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How do you take care of them?