problem with disk tray

my friend is having problems with his disk tray here's what he said...

 

What else is happening.flashing lights..clicking??...there are too many possibilities but it's nearly always hardware related..If it's a samsung drive try pressing eject then giving it a few decent knocks on the top above the middle of the drive...check out some of the dvd drive threads here http://www.forums.llamma.com

 

i will ask him

 

He could always force the drive open with a paperclip using that really small hole in the middle (toward the left) .

 

ok he figured that out, know he gets error 21 when he tries to go on live

 

Does he get error 21 all the time?? it's a clock loop and a real pig to fix..

 

how do you mean its a real pig to fix? usually you can jsut do the clock set, then turn it off method.

 

how do you do that?

 

well, the clock loop is when everytime you start up your xbox it asks for teh time then you set and it just lets you use the M$ dash. To fix this you turn the box on set the clcokc then quick turn off the xbox, it should boot if done correctly. If this doesnt work after a few trys unplug it for about 10 seconds and then try.

 

his xbox is modded with an evox dash so where would he find the clock?

 

No no no, the clock loop he is talking about is non-related, he was just talking. Adn you asked so I gave you an answer. If you are in a clock loop you will know.

 

King..hows it going?... no... error 21 is usually a non recoverable loop caused by a messed up live update.. it loops and loops.. It is a form of clock loop in that the xbox can't connect to the MS server to synchronise and gets stuck...The only way out discovered so far is to repair the dash files with older ones and then reconnect for the update...and without a mod is bad news

 

a hotswap usually works if you dont have the backup eerpom, for this, check out thereturn's page!

 

couldn't he just run a slayer disk 2.6 final. also i heard some live enabled games restore the dash, if there are any can you tell what ones so i can tell my friend.

 

well you could probobly try that, my onyl warning would be to check if your softmod is compatible with the older dahsboard if youre good than go for it, btw before you do this make all youre backups , and make sure you still have the softmod gamesaves on the xbox, if it goes bad you will need them to reinstall and there might not be a M$ dash anymore.

 

what games will work?

 

Halo2 is the best...but any of the recent live games will do

 

Or if you want you could also use the halo2 multiplayer map pack to update (its cheaper, and friedn are more willing to part wiht it for a few days.)

btw wutup janrocks nice to see you active in teh forums