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[kriss]

I was loading up my xbox GTA IV game and it wouldn't load, took out my game and too my horror saw that there was a circle scratch on the cd, I learnt that the xbox does that if you turn it from horizontal to vertical or vise-versa the cd move's and hit's the laser thus scratching the cd.

So then I goggled How do I repair my scratched xbox games (or something like that lol) and found this site Xbox 360 Repair Fix: How to Remove Scratches on Xbox 360 Games
I followed the video and couldn't belive it actually worked, saved me about £10 - £20 getting it repaired by a manufactor. Was a bit messy but it does really work, just wondering has anyone eles repaired it this messy way?



Kriss

[todd1970]

Thanks for that Kriss..faved for future refrence as my lad got an xbox for his xmas..and with him being a careless little shit and leaving the cd's lying around everywhere im sure im gonna need it.

HIJACK MODE ON

Talking of xbox's does anyone know how to find out the Mac address of it ?

HIJACK MODE OFF

[fruitsnappa]

Talking of xbox's does anyone know how to find out the Mac address of it ?

This any use?

Determine MAC Address for XBox and PS2

[todd1970]

This any use?

Determine MAC Address for XBox and PS2

Cheers Mike..ill check it laters when he finishes playing some crappy RPG shoot em up game.

[wilmore]

nice 1 for that post very usefull thanks again

[Matty.N]

wow it seems a messy idea

but im happy enough going to some gameshop by me

he'll do something in the back of his shop to my games & they come back clean

at 50p for not bad & £1 for really really scracthed discs its not bad imo

[kriss]

wow it seems a messy idea

but im happy enough going to some gameshop by me

he'll do something in the back of his shop to my games & they come back clean

at 50p for not bad & £1 for really really scracthed discs its not bad imo

oahhh...which shop is that cause thats seems very cheap?

[RB]

GameStation

[kriss]

Cheers RB

[Matty.N]

GameStation

Gamestation charge about £2 a disc

the guy i use is a one off shop, so unless you live wolverhampton area you wont know

[kriss]

Gamestation charge about £2 a disc

the guy i use is a one off shop, so unless you live wolverhampton area you wont know

Still aint a bad price though...thats about how much I paid to get the stuff needed to do it myself + I can do it about a hundered times over . So TBH ill stick with me toothpaste and peanutbutter lol

[RB]

The Gamestation in Barnsley seem to charge what they feel...i had four discs buffed for a cost of £2.99...maybe because i was a frequent customer.

[dtrmad2004]

If you install the games on NXE you dont ever need to worry about scratched discs.

Infact if you have a broken game that buffing wont fix, just rent the game out, install it and use your broken disc to play it as the xbox just verifies that you have the disc for the selcted game in the drive. it literally just spins for a second then stops.

[ady]

If you install the games on NXE you dont ever need to worry about scratched discs.

Infact if you have a broken game that buffing wont fix, just rent the game out, install it and use your broken disc to play it as the xbox just verifies that you have the disc for the selcted game in the drive. it literally just spins for a second then stops.

On that note, I remember when I snapped a Music CD....I contacted the lable (CBS) and they gave me an address to send it to. P&P and £2 they replaced it.

[todd1970]

Most of you are probably far too young to remember this..when CD's were first invented.

Remember watching it on 'Tommorows World' and it was going to revoultionise(spelling) the music world...these wierd silver looking discs were unscratchable and unbreakable..allegedly.

[RB]

Most of you are probably far too young to remember this..when CD's were first invented.

Remember watching it on 'Tommorows World' and it was going to revoultionise(spelling) the music world...these wierd silver looking discs were unscratchable and unbreakable..allegedly.

At the sample rate that music was read at it was virtually true but as they squeezed more and more data onto the disc, disc integrity became more important...i never actually tried the jam test though...a few Cd's had "love juice" fingerprints when the music ran out mid session...usually at second base+1...or +2....

[Matty.N]

The Gamestation in Barnsley seem to charge what they feel...i had four discs buffed for a cost of £2.99...maybe because i was a frequent customer.

wow, that is quite good tbf

im shocked at that.. Seriously :|

i remember buying GTA: San Andreas the day it came out, got it from game for £34.99

go to gamestation for a laugh to see how much trade in value i'd get

quote of what tom behind the till said "erm yes this gta san andreas, its an old game & its in a funny wrapping with sony logos on it, it must be fake, but il give you £6 on the sly but dont tell no-one"

LOL, i never went back to gamestation after that for another 2 years till i learned they could reapir scracthed games

[saynowt]

lol didnt realise it was 1st april kriss. seriously though i scratched my cod 4 i was horrified if you move the xbox 360 with the disc in while swiched on it will 90 percent of the time scrach it bloody sick machines expensive and shayte but good for online play...i removed it with hob brite its an oven hob cleaner got to be careful not to press on too hard cos it will scratch even more then i used car polish to rub out the scratches takes a bit of elbow grease but it works as well bit cleaner than the video too lol

[Geddy]

Do they clean up and buff copied games for you? ... hehe...

[dtrmad2004]

lol didnt realise it was 1st april kriss. seriously though i scratched my cod 4 i was horrified if you move the xbox 360 with the disc in while swiched on it will 90 percent of the time scrach it bloody sick machines expensive and shayte but good for online play...i removed it with hob brite its an oven hob cleaner got to be careful not to press on too hard cos it will scratch even more then i used car polish to rub out the scratches takes a bit of elbow grease but it works as well bit cleaner than the video too lol

It's not shit, its a gyroscopic effect. If you ever bought one new there is a sticker on the front, warning you not to turn it when it's spinning.

Edited by dtrmad2004, 29 December 2008 - 04:17 PM.