Review on 🎮 Original DVD Drive Replacement Part Model DG-16D2S for Xbox 360 Xbox360 - Honglei by Atheendra Wroblewski

Note that you will need to remove the circuit board from the old failed DVD drive. Xbox 360 devices come with three or four different brands of drives. If, like me, your DVD drive has stopped reading and you've cleaned the laser to no avail, check your brand. For me it was Phillips Light-on. You need to go to one of the many websites that explain how to disassemble and reassemble Xbox devices. Google it - Revain does not allow external links in reviews. If you don't have Phillips you have one of the following: Samsung TS-H943A Replacement DVD Drive for XBox 360 Version MS28 LITE-ON DG-16D4S HW 9504 DVD Drive for XBox 360 Slim (Replacement) Replacement DVD- Drive for Xbox 360 BenQ VAD6038 Plus AGPtek USB 2.0 All-in-One Memory Card Reader In any case, you will probably also need a soldering iron and some solder to remove and reinstall the green circuit board on the DVD drive. They are encrypted and coded for XBOX. You can try flashing the encryption from one board to another, but I think it's much easier to just move the board from one device to another (assuming your board isn't the problem - usually the laser is Problem). J&L soldering iron 60W, UL listed. You can also try replacing just the laser assembly, but I found the idea of replacing the entire DVD mechanism more acceptable. HOP-141X type optical laser head for XBOX 360 DVD drive