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WARNING!!! KEEP YOURSELF AND YOUR XBOX SAFE!
First of all if you have not opened your Xbox and you are having problems, think about using
your warranty if it’s still covered. If you open the box it will invalidate your warranty.
CONTENTS
WARNING!!! Keep Yourself and Your Xbox SAFE! page 2
DVD Repair page 3
Determine the manufacturer of your Xbox DVD drive page 4
Determine Version of Xbox page 6
Xbox Power Supply Compatibility page 7
Power Supply Failure page 8
Convert a PSU 1.0/1.1 to a 1.2-1.5 page 9
Xbox Version Detection page 11
Xbox Version Detection – (Step1 Image1) page 13
Cleaning your Xbox DVD drive page 20
Crack open that Xbox page 24
Removing the Xbox Front Panel (AKA bezel/face plate) page 29
Thomson Xbox Laser Installation page 30
Thompson DVD Tray Removal and Realignment page 33
Phillips Xbox DVD Drive Complete Disassembly page 36
Phillips Laser Installation page 42
Samsung DVD Complete Disassembly page 49
Thompson Potentiometer (Pot) Adjustment page 54
Ejecting DVD drive Manually (Emergency Eject) page 57
Explanation of Error Codes page 59
Repairing Traces and Lifted Pads page 76
Original Xbox Controller Repair page 78
Xbox Locks Up / Flashing Red/Orange page 82
1.6 Xbox will not power on page 84
Fan Replacement -- Alternate Power Source for Fan page 85
The Short Xbox Diagnosis Answer List page 86
DVD Drive failure page 87
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