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Xbox One disassembly, disc drive grinding (repaired) and clean heat sink cooling fins $ save$

2,280 views · Published 26 November 2017 · 40:18 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: Zero Fuel Required · 2017 · Entertainment

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Watch the entire video.  I went to put a game in the Xbox. It made this horrible grinding sound, the disc went about halfway in and came back out. 

Hoping it would fix itself with a restart, it didn't.  Each time I tried to put the disc in,  the grinding got worse. Then it almost ate the game disc.  I bought a new drive and took the Xbox apart. It was simple to tear it down to get to the drive and change circuit boards before getting it put it back together to test. 

I cleaned the heat sink cooling fins,  quick and easy.  Then went about Testing, the disc went in smooth as can be,  but I tried everything and it wouldn't read the disc. 

I had other things to do so I didn't mess with it for a few weeks while I figured out why it wouldn't read.  I determined I had to swap out the new laser for the old laser.  I'm so glad I didn't throw the old drive away.  I added a short video to the end of the first video I made showing the lasers being swapped then tested with Success! 

I hope this video helps you get your Xbox up and running.   Like, Share and Subscribe because you never know what I'm going to do next.

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