Joined: May 06, 2006 Posts: 1155 Location: Philly, PA
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:37 am Post subject: Need Others POV quick!
Ok I went on Craigslist and found an xbox for 30 bucks. My sammy is able to read CD's but not games. Its an older DVD drive and can see its on the way out. So I met this guy and handed him 30 bucks for an Xbox. He didn't have cords and didn't know if it worked still, but did when he used it and had the cords. So I go home plug it in and it runs fine....But guess what! The DVD drive is toast...lol.
It looks to be a 1.6V and looks really good inside, the HDD is seagate and the year it was made is 2005. The dvd drive is an LG (I am crying for that was the best drive ever for the xbox). The drive reads but skips and will not play track 4 of my CD cleaner.
So I contacted the seller and he is willing to meet me and give me the 30 bucks back, but I am thinking heck the xbox isn't to bad for 30 bucks.
So I ask you guys should I keep the Xbox for parts maybe softmod it for a spare...or take it back and get my money back?
Thank you for looking and look forward to hearing what you have to say _________________ The mighty V6 Passat came to chew bubble gum and kick%^* and shes all out of bubble gum!
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10520 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:43 am Post subject:
You can pick up a used xbox here (working ) for 80 bucks, and a replacement drive for around 45 bucks.
So by my math if you keep the xbox at 30 and got a replacement drive for 45 you still saved 5 bucks over all.
I wold keep it.
Pson Xbox-Hq Genius
Joined: May 06, 2006 Posts: 1155 Location: Philly, PA
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:51 am Post subject:
Where can you get replacement drives for 45? Everything I have seen is 65 for a new sammy or 69 for a modded LG. Which I am almost thinking of asking for that...but thats 80 bucks torwards a 360 ..lol. I might just keep it and see if the DVD isn't off the tracks. and I can always just get a chip and export a new HDD to it as well. Thanks I think I might just keep it _________________ The mighty V6 Passat came to chew bubble gum and kick%^* and shes all out of bubble gum!
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10520 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Most of the sites I see have this on them...even that one _________________ The mighty V6 Passat came to chew bubble gum and kick%^* and shes all out of bubble gum!
Joined: Dec 08, 2006 Posts: 2337 Location: Repping the (216) yo
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:04 am Post subject:
www.llama.com had some samsungs on sale for like 35-50 bucks or something. maybe check them out. What you should do with the lg drive is take it apart and clean the laser with a qtip and alcohol (not saturated, just a dab). You may be able to save some money and get it working. I've saved more then a few drives like that. _________________
wes213 Administrator
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:35 am Post subject:
lamma.com isnt running their special anymore, but heres a link to the drives they have--> http://secure.llamma.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=64_22 they have a philips for 55 and a samsung for 80. You may be better off looking on ebay though. _________________
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Joined: May 12, 2005 Posts: 976 Location: Seaside, England
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:41 am Post subject:
m8 buy urself an LG8164 pc dvdrom and mod it to fit the xbox. I have one in my xbox and it reads anything, as long as you can solder you're golden
It has been a year from soldering and sold my gear. I might just get the one already modded to fit the xbox for 70.00. Then I started looking for chips and could find any of them either...was thinking a nice Xenium gold solderless(installed one and loved it) but they are all sold out. The funny thing is this xbox is far better then my modded one..lol. _________________ The mighty V6 Passat came to chew bubble gum and kick%^* and shes all out of bubble gum!
Pson Xbox-Hq Genius Xbox Version: V1.6 Modded: Xenium Gold OS v2.3.1
Joined: May 06, 2006 Posts: 1155 Location: Philly, PA
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:09 pm Post subject:
j8994 wrote:
there is a wirless solution for that drive too.
Do tell? _________________ The mighty V6 Passat came to chew bubble gum and kick%^* and shes all out of bubble gum!
Pson Xbox-Hq Genius Xbox Version: V1.6 Modded: Xenium Gold OS v2.3.1
Joined: May 06, 2006 Posts: 1155 Location: Philly, PA
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:11 pm Post subject:
bongripz216 wrote:
www.llama.com had some samsungs on sale for like 35-50 bucks or something. maybe check them out. What you should do with the lg drive is take it apart and clean the laser with a qtip and alcohol (not saturated, just a dab). You may be able to save some money and get it working. I've saved more then a few drives like that.
Yeah I already toke it apart and cleaned the crap out of it...no go. It will not play track 4..it skips it. I haven't tried my sammy yet and will look to take that apart and clean it next. I was thinking I could softmod this puppy...but then without the DVD drive I can't..Booo Two Xboxes and no working drives
BTW thank you all for taking the time to help _________________ The mighty V6 Passat came to chew bubble gum and kick%^* and shes all out of bubble gum!
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10520 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:17 pm Post subject:
Put your working drive in the broke xbox till you get it softmodded and then use the broke drives guts to make it think it has a disc drive.
Boom room for two hdds, down side you got to FTP in all your info.
Up side mad space and amedia center.
italian_ice Xbox-HQ Elite Member Xbox Version: 1.4 Modded: Xenium Ice
Joined: Jun 10, 2006 Posts: 341 Location: USA
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:04 am Post subject:
I'd definitely keep it bud. You can find DVD drives for super cheap.
How have you been man, I haven't talked to you in a while. I think you are the dude I met at Kings in Greensburg (your girlfried drove you cuz I think she was going to a shower). That was like a year ago man!
Sorry I haven't been around. Am friggin going crazy at work. Got promoted a few months back (finally got into Salaried Management) and just haven't had time to stop in and say hey!
If you are in the area, I have a non modded Samsung SD-616 just laying here. I can probably be pursuaded to part with it for next to nothing. The drive is mint!!
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..lol. I might just keep it and see if the DVD isn't off the tracks. and I can always just get a chip and export a new HDD to it as well. Thanks I think I might just keep it
