replacing a dg16d4s drive

[kr1s77]

hi all, a friend has asked me to replace the drive in his slim as its not reading disc's. gonna try the laser first but he just wants a new drive. am i right in thinking that i can just de-solder and swap the pcb from the old drive and re-solder in to the new one. also just want conformation that this is the right drive.

[ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/replacement-Lite-On-DG-16D4S-Consoles-ConsoleParts4U/dp/B0078OCDHE]replacement Lite-On DG-16D4S[/ame]

thanks.

[maff]

[QUOTE=kr1s77;1832556]hi all, a friend has asked me to replace the drive in his slim as its not reading disc's. gonna try the laser first but he just wants a new drive. am i right in thinking that i can just de-solder and swap the pcb from the old drive and re-solder in to the new one. also just want conformation that this is the right drive.

[ame="http://www.amazon.co.uk/replacement-Lite-On-DG-16D4S-Consoles-ConsoleParts4U/dp/B0078OCDHE"]replacement Lite-On DG-16D4S[/ame]

Should work if its the exact same drive. Is it the liteon 0225?]

[cunny]

Also make sure it's unlocked. If the pcb is locked then it will need unlocking to insert fir.ware and drive key

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[kr1s77]

its a 9504 drive so order this one 9504

i did change the laser today but it came up unreognized disc for games but did play a dvd. when it did see the games it would just return to the dashboard when you try to start the game.

cunny, i'm not flashing it. just gonna swap the pcb's. so that should still work?

[cunny]

Yes it will but I would see what firmware is on the drive and check your games with abgx. Getting booted back to dash is a sign of ap2.5 failure

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[kr1s77]

The drive has not been flashed and has ofw

[cunny]

Well upto you but check pot with multi meter or if your not bothered just replace whole drive then

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[kr1s77]

read it at 295 and took it down to 275 but still nothing. whats the average reading for this

[cunny]

There is a pot tweak guide on tx forums. Im on fone atm but will see if I can find it

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[cunny]

http://www.xecuter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61768

But if originals aint booting right then maybe new drive is in order


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[kr1s77]

ok, thanks for your help

[kr1s77]

just to let you know, i got the replacement drive, swapped the boards and all is well, thanks.

[cunny]

Have you checked to which spi is on the board. Could be an easy unlock an sell on

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