Tragedy has struck. I have two 360s, an elite at my mom's and an original launch version at my dad's. While I only recently got the elite a year ago, the original has been my friend for years. This morning, when I attempted to put in my new Ghosts game that I got for Christmas but haven't had the opportunity to play, the drive would not open and instead gave a menacing growl. Frantic, I checked every solution the internet had to offer before realizing there was only one way to save my friend; an operation. With my scalpel Torx #10 in hand, I got to work, delicately screwing and prying my way into the inner bowels of Sparky (I realized that a console so near death deserved a name). Finally, I reached to area of concern; the disk drove. With the precision of a hawk, I went to work, cleaning out the many cogs and bands that allowed the drive to function. When I was finished there, I put Sparky back together again. The drive now works (but only when Sparky is on his side, the poor bastard can't even stand!) but it takes a long while to read and play a disk. Sparky is at the end of his life, and your thoughts and prayers are helpful in this awful time.

Sorry about the xbox, relieved this wasn't related to your family situation, had me worried when I opened this thread. :P

God I hate 360s

rip in peace

I had a dog named Sparky and he was torn apart by a pack of rabid raccoons in front of my eyes as a child.

Shadow @ 4/1/2014 16:52

is this an innuendo

So sad that you have two 360s and now a PS4/Xbox One that you can't even enjoy because your 360 just died and your life is ruined! =(

But for real, if that happened to me, I would be pretty crushed especially since I've toyed with the idea of selling my 360 to get an xbox one or at least help pay for it.

No, it's a snack.