Introduction
Step by step disassembly guide for the Microsoft Xbox (Original) Philips DVD drive.
This was not my personal Xbox so please don’t ask what happened to the top cover. It is assumed the original owner got a game stuck inside and couldn’t figure out how to recover it without prying the top spindle off. They were kind enough to electrical tape it back down and this drive is now fully functional :)
What you need
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Remove the disk drive. It should come right out.
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Unplug the ribbon cable and yellow cables from back of disk drive.
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With the pointed end of a spudger slide this piece to the right
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Laser assembly will drop about a quarter inch
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Drive door will open about a quarter inch and can now be manually opened
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Gently slide drive door closed.
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Slide this piece to the left.
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Laser assembly will raise about a quarter inch.
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Drive door is now secured.
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With the drive upside down, gently pull back on the ribbon cable retaining tabs and pull out the ribbon cable.
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There are 2 plastic tabs and 1 post holding the board in place. Lift up on the post, slide PCB to the left and then forward.
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Rotate PCB right and place to the side
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There's just enough length in the cable to place the board in a PCB holder to replace capacitors.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.