🎮 Enhanced Microsoft Xbox 360 (Slim) Disc Drive Replacement with Improved DVD Drive & Laser - Phillips Liteon (DG-16D4S: 0225) + Nextec T8 Screwdriver Review

Devices work as expected. I ordered this unit to replace a disc drive on an Xbox 360. I had to open a new drive, desolder the board and disconnect the cables. Take the old motherboard out of the failed drive and put it in the new case and mechanics. So the new hardware contains the same TPM key. Everything worked, and after that it was possible to play games. Be sure to use the same drive model as the failed drive when making such a replacement.

As other reviewers have said, you *should* either replace this drive's motherboard with your original Xbox's motherboard, or you should flash this drive to match the original console's license key. Simply plugging this drive into your old Xbox will not play game discs. So note that this product requires some technical work (either with a soldering iron or a software transcoding program). The CD arrived on time and was well packaged; he even included a small screwdriver. As far as I could tell…

Exactly as described. I would recommend taking your Xbox360 apart, removing the DVD drive and VISUALLY VERIFYING the drive has the correct firmware and model information. If it matches this list, it's 100% working (assuming there are no lemons or damage in transit). As others have said, the easiest and quickest way to fix this is to remove the old board and replace it with a new drive (Stupid Microsoft). YouTube guide. Very simple, just take your time. Totally justified compared to buying…

READ THIS! Check out the XBOX 360 Drive Replacement Guide on YouTube. You must remove the chipset from that drive and replace it with the chipset that you must remove from the original drive. They are linked to your specific XBOX. To do this, you need a soldering iron and solder. I was able to reuse the little solder that was already on the board.

I bought this nextec optical drive for the Xbox 360 S without expecting much. I thought it was worth the risk as it was so cheap. It came in two days. Replacing the optical drive literally took 45 minutes. This involved looking up videos on replacements, disassembling the Xbox 360 case, removing the optical drive, desoldering the circuit board from my old drive, soldering it into the new one and putting it all back together. I have a bit of soldering and disassembly experience, maybe that…

My XBox 360 Slim ejected a lot during use (quit game) and it took forever to realize the tray was actually closed. This disk, purchased through nextec, fixed the problem. This is the perfect match. However, you MUST know: the XBox motherboard knows how to recognize the source drive for Microsoft DRM purposes or whatever. Just plug it in and you've got nothing but a second-rate DVD player. You either have to open the device and change the drive board (fairly easy soldering project) or somehow…