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Xbox 360: Xbox always says open disc tray

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:06:28 -0700

When a game is inserted, the Xbox still says "open tray." I have googled this and found it to be called "open tray error." Is there a way to fix this?

⟐ Commented November 24, 2025 at 13:06 MST

Xbox 360 S: Broken disc tray and will not slide back in

Sun, 03 Sep 2023 11:38:35 -0700

I accidentally hit the disc tray and now it is sticking out and when i close it it only goes half way and stops. Please help

⟐ Commented September 03, 2023 at 11:38 MST

Xbox One: Why won't my One turn on?

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:52:02 -0700

I have an Xbox One that will not turn on when I press the power button. It will make the beep-bop noise when I hit the power button, but alas, no power gets to it. I have tried everything from power cycling to changing power bricks. I have had this happen before with another console and sent it in for repair. I want to quicken the process up. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

⟐ Commented December 23, 2025 at 7:52 MST

Xbox One: Xbox Powers on and immediately powers off

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 02:03:06 -0700

Has anyone figured out exactly what is causing the problem with Xbox Ones that power on, and immediately power off. The power brick is lit orange which instantaneously turns white once the Xbox is turned on directly from the console, but immediately powers off.

This is a very common problem that Microsoft will not discuss.

⟐ Commented March 05, 2026 at 2:03 MST

Xbox 360 S: My xbox is lit with a single red dot

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:14:34 -0700

When i turn my xbox slim on it lights up with a single red dot in the center and the screen is black. Before the red dot appeared, my console would freeze at a constant rate. I would appreciate any enlightenment on this issue.

⟐ Commented October 20, 2025 at 19:14 MST

Xbox 360 S: Won't turn on, but makes a beeping sound.

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 04:08:44 -0700

My Xbox 360 S wont turn on, but it makes a beep when I touch the power button and eject button. The power supply light is a solid Orange, and the USB ports look good. (nothing touching metal-saw this was a issue on youtube). I've done everything that Microsoft said to do, like unplug everything, change outlets and still nothing.

This is what happened:

I turned it on, everything was fine. there was a update, so I did the update. It loaded fine. i was at my home screen and the wife wanted to watch a movie so I went to "my video/movie". it just kept on loading and wouldnt load. So I turned the xbox off, and went to turn it back on and it wouldn't work.

HELP PLEASE. My warranty expired 5 months ago...my luck!

⟐ Commented August 09, 2025 at 4:08 MST

Xbox One: Why won't my console sync button work?

Tue, 27 May 2025 22:04:57 -0700

Over time my sync button on the left side if my console worked but now it's gone. When I press the button on the left side it makes a ding noise but the console symbol suppose to blink indicates in trying to sync. My controllers work when I press it but not the console button. I have to play with my controllers wired but I really need help with this to have it fixed. I tried hard reset and everything so I assume its an issue inside the console.

⟐ Commented May 27, 2025 at 22:04 MST

Xbox One S: Why is my Xbox one s turning off after turning it on

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:08:06 -0700

So when I turn on my Xbox then about 4-7 seconds it turn off? I’m think it’s something with the motherboard or the power supply this started about a week ago and had my Xbox over a year now.

⟐ Commented August 22, 2025 at 9:08 MST

Xbox One: How do I fix my liquid damaged Xbox One?

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:54:33 -0700

Two weeks ago, I spilled 2/3 of a cup of washing up liquid into the the top fan of my Xbox One (don't ask how). Since than I have contacted Xbox Support and have read multiple forum threads saying you should let nature take its course (basically wait and see).

Things I have tried:

The rice thing

Putting it under a fan for 24 hours

Tilting it to the left for 18 hours

Although many recommend to teardown your console and clean it from the inside, I personally do not wish to take apart anything like this, and yes I can go to Repair Shops to fix it, but you see I am trying my absolute best not to spend any money because of Project Scorpio (ofcourse).

Please any advice or tips on how to fix my Xbox One will be most indeed helpful. If you wish to recommend me Repair Shops; make sure their in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Thanks.

⟐ Commented November 27, 2025 at 13:54 MST

Xbox: xbox Red Blinking Light

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 18:10:37 -0700

I have an xbox with a red blinking ring around the power button. The disc drive will not open and the main screen says I need to get tech assistence. There is more information on the net about the 360 and diagnosing issues by blink codes... I was wondering if the origenal xbox has similar codes and where i might start the troubleshooting process

⟐ Commented October 04, 2023 at 18:10 MST

Xbox One: Why is my Xbox one keep turning off and on with the sensor beeping? X

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:49:57 -0700

Xbox keeps turning off and on soon as I press the power button. Beeps a couple times then turns on. Xbox green screen shows up then it powers back off. The power brick light turns white and when it shuts off it turns orange

⟐ Commented November 27, 2025 at 13:49 MST

Xbox 360 S: Why dose my xbox say play dvd instead of saying play game?

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 10:27:10 -0700

i replaced my old disk drive with a new one and as i put in a game, it says play dvd. so when i click on that it tries to play a movie but goes o a wite screen that says xbox 360. i have already tried swapping the old board with the new disk dive and it would just say "open tray" as it did before. what should i do? or how should i fix it?

⟐ Commented January 30, 2024 at 10:27 MST

Xbox 360: My xbox 360 would not read my disc!

Tue, 06 May 2025 16:08:55 -0700

Does any one here knows how i could fix my xbox 360.My xbox does not want to read my disc and i do not want to send it to microsoft because i do not have any protection on it so if any one could help please do so thanks

⟐ Commented May 06, 2025 at 16:08 MST

Xbox 360: Why my tray wont stay closed

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:03:55 -0700

I need help. My tray wont stay closed. It closes for like two secs and then opens right back up. Also theres a green blinking light that never stops blinking idk if that has something to do with it.

⟐ Commented October 06, 2025 at 12:03 MST

Xbox One: Xbox one won't power on

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:52:42 -0700

About 2 hour ago my Xbox was on and when my BF went to work he turned it off then I get up to play and it won't power on at all at first it would eject the cod disc but it won't even do that now I tried in plugging it and nothing help z???

⟐ Commented November 27, 2025 at 13:52 MST

Xbox One: E100 Code on start up and wont apply Update

Sun, 21 May 2023 14:49:46 -0700

Hi, I've got an issue with my Xbox One console. when I turn on the Xbox it doesn't give me the start up green screen. It goes straight to something went wrong and gives me a error E100 code. I was wondering is this a Hard Drive Issue? OR a Disk Drive issue. I really don't want to buy a new Xbox. Hope someone can tell me the issue thanks in advance.

⟐ Commented May 21, 2023 at 14:49 MST

Xbox One S: Why is my TV displaying no signal?

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:54:03 -0700

I bought a white Xbox one S used the person I bought it from said it worked fine and I saw it running with my own eyes. When I brought it home and plugged it in it turned on started in a timely fashion ran well but my screen was covered in artifacts and the display was too small to fill the screen. So I went to my settings and changed the resolution from 480p to 1080p and it immediately displayed no signal on my TV. I waited about 30 minutes and then tried hard resetting my xbox. Still no display, I changed HDMI cords to one that worked on my old xbox 1 and used all three different ports in my TV, it is in the port that goes to the TV and I flipped the cord around ETC. I tried starting it up in low resolution mode this did not work. The screen is not black my TV says no signal. My xbox seems to be working fine turns on and off normally. Please help I just bought this yesterday

⟐ Answered February 11, 2026 at 11:54 MST

Xbox One: Will a xbox 360 controller turn on a xbox one

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:25:52 -0700

Hi just a random question for anyone who knows for definite or if someone can test, will a xbox 360 controller turn on a xbox one Console. I know it sounds wierd as they are not compatible but I read on another forum a while ago that apparently a wired 360 controller will turn a xbox one console on.

Thanks for anyone who can settle my curiosity

⟐ Commented June 14, 2023 at 0:25 MST

Xbox: Xbox wont turn on?

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 13:21:17 -0700

My original Xbox has been sitting in a cabinet and is in like-new condition. It worked perfectly until one day when it wouldn't turn on. I thought it might be the power cable because I've read that the original cables can be faulty/were recalled. So I bought the new power cable but this still didn't work. The console doesn't make any noise or anything when I press the power button. It acts as if it is getting no power. Anyone know what's wrong?

⟐ Commented November 17, 2024 at 13:21 MST

Xbox One X: Xbox One X internal SSD upgrade possible? (cloning to 1tb ssd)

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:11:34 -0700

I upgraded my xbox one internal hdd to 1tb ssd by cloning, now since the xbox one x is out and uses sata 3.

Im hoping you guys got the teardown and possible news for hdd replacement :)

⟐ Commented June 12, 2025 at 15:11 MST