If you know you have a DVD problem because the drive will not open or
close, stay opened or closed or makes grinding and popping noises...
The number one quick fix for the DVD drive is to re-align the tray. This is
common with CD players, CD changers as well. Many times just from normal
use a gear will skip or something will jump track, unless all the pieces are in
the right place at the time it powers up it will not work. So by removing the
tray, aligning the internal parts to their starting position and re-inserting the
tray you can often bring a drive back from the dead
Thompson DVD Drive
Tray Alignment Procedure
USB Port Installation
Adding standard USB ports for use with Linux
Xbox peripherals are connected using standard USB, albeit with non-standard connectors.
There are a number of articles about splicing Xbox and USB cables but it is also possible to
replace the connector in the Xbox itself: Opening the case is assumed knowledge as you'll
almost certainly need to run unsigned code to take advantage of the USB port, and you won't
be running unsigned code without opening it up. Yet.
I used standard USB connectors retrieved from a PC. They're the types that screw into a PCI
plate.
http://www.maplin.co.uk order code LY53H.
When choosing a port, be wary of the effect of missing ports if you intend to continue to use
the Xbox for multi-player games. In my case the Xbox will never play an Xbox game so I don't
care, and have removed ports 3 and 4. Remove the two screws and cables, and carefully
remove the plastic bridge to which the ports are attached using pliers. It's a fairly tight fit.
Finally, solder the black, green, white and red cables together, ignoring the yellow which is an
extra (non USB) cable used for time critical signalling. Ensure that these joins are well
insulated, both from each other and from other metallic parts.
You will need to trim the tabs off the USB connector and maybe enough of the sides for it to fit
tightly. I inserted it first at an angle:
Push it down into place, being careful not to slip and damage the motherboard. Mine was a
tight enough fit that I didn't need any glue, but depending on the tolerance, type of plastic and
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