I got an xbox 360 game and i got the dreaded perfect circle scrath. can it be fixed?
Are you talking about the RROD (Red Ring of Death)? I assume you are, so try searching for those terms on google.
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No, it cannot. It is a laser burn from the Xbox 360’s Reading Laser. It usually happens when the system is being used in an up right position, or jostled during disk reading. However it can happen for no reason at all.
There’s no way to get the disk fixed, the burn is just far too deep. You could try to resurface it, but I doubt it will work. Sorry about your game, a pal of mine just lost CoD:Black Ops to the same issue, and I see them all the time at work.
Are you sure it’s from the laser? The class of laser used in that drive isn’t anywhere near powerful enough to scratch a disc like that.
It’s actually a loosely-bound pin in the reader assembly that drops down when you normally set the 360 on its side in an unpowered state. When upright, the pin sticks out and that’s what causes the scratch.
That’s exactly why I lay my systems flat. It may take up more room, but it’s generally better for the system and its performance.
I’ve stood my system vertically ever since I bought it. Not a single ring. Why?
It’s on an obnoxiously sturdy 1950s radio, an earthquake couldn’t disturb this ■■■■■■. The scratch happens when the system is moved, shaken, disturbed in any way shape or form while reading the disk - and it offsets the disks’ position.
No movement, no ring. Take that into consideration.
Not many people respect their system enough to actually care for it. I had someone bring me be 7 games with rings on them; I asked how - his dad butted in saying he used his 360 as a footstool. Kid deserved it.
It is from the optical laser, however it’s not a burn. I was mistaken in that area. It does have a lot to do with how stable a surface your xbox is on, however that is not the all be remaining factor. The system itself can viberate enough that the lense will scratch the disk.
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First, you’ll need a belt sander and lots and lots of butter.
Why are you describing my Saturday nights?
That circle can happen 2 ways.
first is the well described moving the console while you have a disc spinning at high speeds.
Second is the “random” type. Dirty lens, worn out laser diode, or even discs that are too scratched can cause the lens to “over focus” past its excursion limit and touch the spinning disc.
Instant dead game disc.