Xbox 360 scratching games fix

Select Clear System Cache. Select Yes to confirm. Turn off your Xbox Unplug it for at least three minutes. Here are a few methods to try to fix your scratched disc at home: Rubbing Alcohol Method: Get a lint free non scratching cloth.

Toothpaste Method: Use a small dab of the gritty type of toothpaste. Banana Method: Use a banana that is peeled and cut in half. Toothpaste marketed as non-abrasive still contains a small amount of an abrasive component, in order to be effective for cleaning the teeth. This abrasive component gently removes a thin layer of plastic from the lens, thus leveling out the surface and removing scratches. To clean the disc: Hold the disc by the edges without touching the top or bottom surface.

Using a soft, clean, slightly damp cloth, lightly wipe from the center of the disc outward. When the disc is clean, load the disc into your console and see if the disc plays.

Would toothpaste cleaning work on a DVD? Keep in mind that if the scratch is really bad, it may not be repairable. Leave the toothpaste on for five minutes, then rinse off the toothpaste and dry.

The answer is yes, if you install the game to the hard drive. You could ask your gaming store to order them. But really, don't open the box and fart around Reply 11 years ago on Introduction. Reply 12 years ago on Introduction. Reply 13 years ago on Introduction. The whole point is if you do hit it, it saves your game. It happens. Also if you want a carbox you can run into troubles when you hit bumps. The whole point of this instructable, is how you put the foam in your dvd drive Go out to a craft store and buy some.

Punkatsub is right It shouldn't even be in a spot where there is potential of bumping it I wouldn't leave it sitting up right in the middle of the living room in a house with a bunch of dogs and little kids Accidents do happen, My Xbox was in a spot where it was perfectly safe. Someone is moving stuff comes a long moves my Xbox and doesn't realize what they have just done to my precious Dead Rising. It's a good precaution to take.

Think of it as insurance for your games just in case. I've had my games get ruined twice from something similar as I stated above. By CowGuy Personal site Follow. More by the author:. More About CowGuy ». For this mod you have to open your system and your DVD drive. To open up your system you need a torx 10 screw driver and some pliers.

Would toothpaste cleaning work on a DVD? Keep in mind that if the scratch is really bad, it may not be repairable. Leave the toothpaste on for five minutes, then rinse off the toothpaste and dry. Informal testing has shown that the Xbox DVD drive does indeed scratch discs when moved while it is reading a disc—particularly if the console is moved between vertical and horizontal orientations. Installing games on your hard drive improves load times and minimizes game disc access. The major contributing factor to a disc read error is a dirty optical lens the one that your Xbox laser passes through to read the disc itself.

If there is dirt or dust on the laser lens, your system will eventually fail to read the game disc. Clean all optical elements on it. If it did not help find 2 small potentiometers and try to increase voltage on the laser. Replace your cd drive — but you need to reflash a new one with the old cd key.

All the toothpaste have an abrasive quality in them. Xbox consoles use a laser to gather data from the surface of your Xbox game discs. If your disc is scratched, the laser is refracted and will result in skipping or a failure to play.

You can use toothpaste to sand down the plastic around the scratch, allowing the laser to read the disc again. Toothpaste can be used to repair scratches on a CD.