XBOX 360 discs not working

[redbullvodka]

Yo! So, I know this isn't a "modern" issue, but hope I can find some help anyways.

 

I'm not very old, I grew up during the xbox and xbox 360 days, so there were obviously massive amounts of xbox played. My xbox 360 got stolen a while back, and lately I've been struck with Halo nostalgia.

I went online, found an xbox 360 for a decent price on craigslist, got delivered and started up without a hitch, but any time I insert a disc (Legit purchased discs from 2008-2010), I get slapped with the "To play this disc, put it in a XBOX 360 console..."

 

From my limited understanding of consoles, chipping them is very popular, and that might be the case here, but there is no way for me to know atm. But that should still not affect my ability to play my old discs, right?

 

 

halp

[Kdog]

Sounds like the laser reader has gone bad. Chances are Microsoft will no longer repair it, unfortunately. 

 

P.S.: Here's an article that I found with some fixes you could try but I doubt they will work. http://nerdtrek.com/xbox-360-read-game-discs/

[redbullvodka]

Just now, Kdog said:

Sounds like the laser reader has gone bad. Chances are Microsoft will no longer repair it, unfortunately. 

Oof, thanks for the reply!

[Kdog]

Just now, redbullvodka said:

Oof, thanks for the reply!

No problem. I did post a P.S. that may help you but I doubt it. 

[Snipergod87]

You can probably find a used xbox 360 dvd drive online and just replace it.  Its a really simple operation, if indeed the laser is bad.

[markr54632]

So this error is more common in a console where the disc drive has been attempted to be replaced.

 

Unfortunately the disc drives control board and the console motherboard are "tied" together.

 

If you want to play online your best bet is to buy another console.