Difficulty

Easy

Steps

15

Time Required

                          30 - 45 minutes

Sections

3

  • Hard Drive
  • 9 steps
  • Disc Drive
  • 2 steps
  • Xbox Samsung DVD Drive Disassembly
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Hard Drive
  • Make sure your Xbox is safely unplugged and is laying on a flat, stable surface.

Make sure your Xbox is safely unplugged and is laying on a flat, stable surface.

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Step 2

  • Turn the Xbox over to reveal the four rubber feet.
  • Use a metal spudger to pry off the four rubber feet.

Turn the Xbox over to reveal the four rubber feet.

Use a metal spudger to pry off the four rubber feet.

Step 3

  • There are 2 more screws hidden under the two labels on the bottom of the case.
  • You can either remove the labels or simply feel for the screw holes through the labels and then cut or punch a hole through them.

There are 2 more screws hidden under the two labels on the bottom of the case.

You can either remove the labels or simply feel for the screw holes through the labels and then cut or punch a hole through them.

Step 4

  • Remove the six T20 Torx screws securing the top cover to the bottom cover.

Remove the six T20 Torx screws securing the top cover to the bottom cover.

Step 5

  • Once the bottom and top shells are no longer attached, carefully turn the Xbox right-side-up, lift and remove the top cover.

Once the bottom and top shells are no longer attached, carefully turn the Xbox right-side-up, lift and remove the top cover.

Step 6

  • Remove the three 3 mm T10 screws securing the hard drive to the Xbox.
  • There is one screw on the rear left side of the hard drive that is only visible when the IDE ribbon cable is lifted up. The other two are at the front right and left sides of the hard drive.
  • The screw on the lower left corner of the disk drive is not in the hole that it appears to be in, but rather just closer to the corner.

Remove the three 3 mm T10 screws securing the hard drive to the Xbox.

There is one screw on the rear left side of the hard drive that is only visible when the IDE ribbon cable is lifted up. The other two are at the front right and left sides of the hard drive.

The screw on the lower left corner of the disk drive is not in the hole that it appears to be in, but rather just closer to the corner.

Step 7

  • Free the hard drive power cable from the carrier for sufficient slack to lift the hard drive out.
  • Lift the plastic hard drive carrier out of the Xbox case.

Free the hard drive power cable from the carrier for sufficient slack to lift the hard drive out.

Lift the plastic hard drive carrier out of the Xbox case.

Step 8

  • Remove the four 3.4 mm T15 Torx screws from the plastic hard drive carrier (two screws per side).
  • Carefully remove the hard drive from the plastic carrier. Gentle rocking will see the hard drive come out quite easily.

Remove the four 3.4 mm T15 Torx screws from the plastic hard drive carrier (two screws per side).

Carefully remove the hard drive from the plastic carrier. Gentle rocking will see the hard drive come out quite easily.

Step 9

  • Pull both the hard drive data ribbon cable and the power cable straight up from the hard drive.
  • They may be firmly seated, so be careful trying to remove them. DO NOT pull the wires as you may damage the cable assembly.

Pull both the hard drive data ribbon cable and the power cable straight up from the hard drive.

They may be firmly seated, so be careful trying to remove them. DO NOT pull the wires as you may damage the cable assembly.

Step 10

              Disc Drive
  • Remove the disk drive. It should come right out.
  • Unplug the ribbon cable and yellow cables from back of disk drive.

Remove the disk drive. It should come right out.

Unplug the ribbon cable and yellow cables from back of disk drive.

Step 11

  • Pry back the black plastic tabs around the disk drive in order to remove it from its housing. Once removed, set the drive aside.
  • ONLY REMOVE IF DEAD!

Pry back the black plastic tabs around the disk drive in order to remove it from its housing. Once removed, set the drive aside.

ONLY REMOVE IF DEAD!

Step 12

              Remove DVD Drive Casing
  • Remove 4 PH1 Screws
  • Once screws are removed, lift the bottom half of the case up and away from the drive.
  • Flip the drive over and remove the top half of the case.

Remove 4 PH1 Screws

Once screws are removed, lift the bottom half of the case up and away from the drive.

Flip the drive over and remove the top half of the case.

Step 13

              Drive PCB
  • Gently press back on the ribbon retention tab and pull back on the ribbon cable

Gently press back on the ribbon retention tab and pull back on the ribbon cable

Step 14

              Drive PCB Continued
  • Press outwards on the 2 plastic retaining tabs
  • Gently lift PCB over tabs
  • Only remove these ribbon cables if you need to remove the entire PCB. These are friction fit ribbon cables. In my case, they have a piece of tape holding the ribbon to the connector
  • If your drive is “dead” this is where I would suggest replacing the electrolytic capacitors on the board. The Samsung [Ver. B] has 13 (9 Radial/4 SMD)

Press outwards on the 2 plastic retaining tabs

Gently lift PCB over tabs

Only remove these ribbon cables if you need to remove the entire PCB. These are friction fit ribbon cables. In my case, they have a piece of tape holding the ribbon to the connector

If your drive is “dead” this is where I would suggest replacing the electrolytic capacitors on the board. The Samsung [Ver. B] has 13 (9 Radial/4 SMD)

Step 15

              Manually Ejecting the Drive
  • Using your screwdriver, or anything slim enough to fit, gently push the white lever back. Put your object on the right hand side of the lever, slightly pushing right as you push back.
  • The lens will drop down and your drive door will open about a quarter inch.
  • Gently pull the tray to its open position. If you have a game stuck in your drive, this would be the ideal time to remove it.
  • If your drive door sticks when pressing the eject button now is the ideal time to replace the drive belt.
  • Remove the drive belt and replace it with a new one. Belts approximate location highlighted.
  • Don’t forget to reset the white lever during reassembly.

Using your screwdriver, or anything slim enough to fit, gently push the white lever back. Put your object on the right hand side of the lever, slightly pushing right as you push back.

The lens will drop down and your drive door will open about a quarter inch.

Gently pull the tray to its open position. If you have a game stuck in your drive, this would be the ideal time to remove it.

If your drive door sticks when pressing the eject button now is the ideal time to replace the drive belt.

Remove the drive belt and replace it with a new one. Belts approximate location highlighted.

Don’t forget to reset the white lever during reassembly.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Brayan Hernandez - Oct 2, 2018

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What is the easiest way to clean the laser in the original xbox?

Navy Vet 2015 - Oct 2, 2018

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Hit it with a can of air duster. If further cleaning is required apply a small amount of rubbing alcohol on a Q-tip and gently clean the lens. I hope this helps.

maddigor - Nov 18, 2020

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It there any trouble shooting guide for this drive or similar. I replaced the laser on mine but it still will not read disks. Not sure if it is a bad part.