New X360 scratching disks.

nichorob

nichorob

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Evening all, sorry if this is a repost, hard with no search.

I have a relatively new Xbox 360, probably 1-2 months old and its already destroyed 1 disk (Pro Evo 6), and I can see from the other disks its probably not going to be the first. Ive always been careful with my stuff so its not down to me being careless. I know Microsoft replace first party disks for £10 but this isnt the point as my 360 will just scratch the new one. Is there anything I can do or is it going to have to be sent away?
 
rp2000 said:
If you bought it from the high street, just take it back to the shop, most will swap it for a new one.


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Isnt that just within 28 days though? Im pretty sure mine is older than that.

If this isnt the case, could I keep my hard drive and would they replace PES6?
 
Ok, Ive just rung the chain store I purchased from, they said to bring it in tommorow, they will have a look at its condition and should be able to replace it there and then.

He asked me if I had it standing up or laying down and he went on to say the theres a fault with standing the console on its side as it knocks the lens thus scratching the disks. Is this true?
 
Atari said:
Does yours make a 'crunching' sound randomly Frank? My 360 has just started doing it during games, it'll be spinning away and then a loud crunch sound, and you can hear the disc drive stop, and then spin back up.
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Yes thats exactly it. :( Eventually it will come up with the error message, this disk cannot be read and reset itself.
 
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Spoken to the shop again, just taking the unit (no HD) back to them in a bit for a replacement. They should replace my copy of PES6 as well apparantly that the machine has ruined.

In all fairness, the machine was built to stand up and thats the way I need it to be used. Hopefully I may get one of the new machines with the better cooling although a decent DVD drive would be fine for now.
 
Well they replaced the console without even looking at it, got a nice new one now. It will remain a mystery whether its one of the newer models but it certainly hasnt got HDMI! :p They also gave me a brand new copy of PES6.

I think ive got the same model of DVD drive but its back on its side again so im hoping it was just a faulty drive and forget about it.
 
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