Why does the 360 spin the drive while idle?

Thesnipergecko · 13 Jan 2009 at 11:56

So you've just turned your 360 on and it's booted to dashboard but why the hell does the drive keep on spinning?

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rp2000 · 13 Jan 2009 at 12:08

Thesnipergecko said:
So you've just turned your 360 on and it's booted to dashboard but why the hell does the drive keep on spinning?

T.

Dunno. After it identifies the game it should stop spinning tbh. Maybe it does if you stay in dashboard longer? (Never in dashboard very long tbh)

I notice as you very specifically hear it stop spinning when you play a game from HDD.

rp2000

HeX · 13 Jan 2009 at 12:11

I've noticed the same tbh, though when in dashboard it does spin the disc slower (about same speed as when you play a DVD).

You are right though, it should just stop, i've no idea why it spins when the drive isn't even being accessed.

Nismo · 13 Jan 2009 at 12:17

I'm sure mine doesn't, I can only hear fan noise whilst idle :confused:

PiKe · 13 Jan 2009 at 12:18

It's spinning because it's doing a periodic security check on the disc

Jamesdavid3 · 13 Jan 2009 at 12:21

you need to ask some people who had modded there system with clear cases, they would know!

Kyle009 · 13 Jan 2009 at 14:05

Mine spins on boot, then stops after its found out what game is in the drive.

da_mic_1530 · 13 Jan 2009 at 14:27

indeed, it idles once you play a game from the HD

Thesnipergecko · 13 Jan 2009 at 14:32

da_mic_1530 said:
indeed, it idles once you play a game from the HD

Yeah once you've launched a game from HDD it stops spinning, but you can sit on the dashboard for 30 minutes listening to it spin.

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Jamesdavid3 · 13 Jan 2009 at 14:46

They need to fix that, theres NO reason at all why it should spin on the dashboard.

Red and White · 13 Jan 2009 at 14:50

mine doesnt either.

Wyrdo · 13 Jan 2009 at 15:03

Thesnipergecko said:
So you've just turned your 360 on and it's booted to dashboard but why the hell does the drive keep on spinning?

T.

Mine doesn't. My drive doesn't spin until I launch a game.

Thesnipergecko · 13 Jan 2009 at 16:04

Wyrdo said:
Mine doesn't. My drive doesn't spin until I launch a game.

That's because your a Weirdo

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Frapple · 13 Jan 2009 at 16:06

Wyrdo said:
Mine doesn't. My drive doesn't spin until I launch a game.

Ditto, mine stops after a few seconds and all I can hear are the fans.

[timko] · 13 Jan 2009 at 16:07

Thesnipergecko, does this happen on all of your games or only one them?

Thesnipergecko · 13 Jan 2009 at 16:08

It happens with anything, game, dvd, audio.

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PiKe · 13 Jan 2009 at 16:09

Probably checking to see if you're still a pirate.

Thesnipergecko · 13 Jan 2009 at 16:10

PiKe said:
Probably checking to see if you're still a pirate.

And your point is?

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Nismo · 13 Jan 2009 at 16:11

Wonder if it's due to different drive models?

My BenQ definitely idles when in the dash.

PiKe · 13 Jan 2009 at 16:11

It's checking something on the disc while it's idle, mine used to do it when I was playing XBLA games, unless you sit a foot from it, this isn't even an issue, you're making something out of nothing.

Ring xbox support if you care so much.