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Fix Game Disc Tray wont open.

Device	Xbox
Difficulty	Easy
Time	10 - 20 minutes
Steps	5

This guide is by Matt Weatherly on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>

Tools: Tweezers; Paper Clip; Paper Towels

Step 1

• Manually eject the CD/DVD Drive

Step 2

• There will be a gap in the middle of the CD/DVD tray. You will see 2 pulleys with a rubber belt. Use tweezers (https://www.ifixit.com/en-ca/products/tweezers) to carefully take the belt out.

Step 3

• Take a Damp paper towel and clean any dust and dirt off of the rubber belt.

Step 4

• Using the tweezers again carefully put the rubber belt back in. I have found it easier to get it around the big pulley first then on the small pulley.

Step 5

• At this point turn the system on and test it. I have done this on several system that the drive just would not open and it has solved the issues.

Conclusion

Enjoy your Original Xbox again! Please sent me a message if you have any questions about the steps.

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