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Disc scratching from xbox 360

My sons' xbox 360 60gb is 3 wks old and has already rendered 2 fifa '09 discs unuseable. Game, the shop i bought it from will not refund the discs as they believe it to be our fault. what do we do now?

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  • Anonymous Dec 05, 2008

    I have the same problem. I called the company and they can repair or repalce the console for $99.00 because my warranty ran out.

  • Anonymous Dec 05, 2008

    Same problem here...went through Prince of Persia, Rainbow Six Vegas: 2, Halo 3, and Fable 2. I even tried removing the scratches but only Fable 2 was successful. And the variety of games shows it's not just one company so...looks like we're stuck to a $95 repair fee and weeks of waiting.

  • cshearman Dec 06, 2008

    1st disc was scratched without any movement of the console. The 2nd was scratched after the slightest of touches to the console. I will contact the xbox support team again to check that we can get a repair without being charged as we are well within our warranty. Thanks for help

  • andrew mcwhorter Apr 08, 2009

    i have two of the biggest scratches on the disc

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A common problem that XBOX owners are reporting is if the console is moved during play, a whirring noise is heard and then when the disc is removed, very visible laser burn rings are found on the disc.


Laser burn, looks like complete or partial circular scratches around your disc, also known as “ring of death marks”. This occurs to discs when the games console has been moved whilst playing, from an upright to a horizontal position or vice versa or simply knocked against or the wires may have been just tripped upon. Discs are then impaired by a ring of laser burn, which is a circular scratch into the disc. Some home remedies may help with very light scratches on some discs but a professional disc repair service is usually required to repair any scratches or laser burn on discs. XBOX laser burn discs can be fixed!!!

For further help on XBOX & XBOX 360 disc repairs, visit:

www.discREPAIR.ie Get Scratched Discs Repaired Back to "As Good As New Condition".

Check the “More Info” & “FAQ” Sections for further details on game disc repairs and related matters.

If this laser burn scenario is consistently happening to your game discs especially if the console has not been moved or bumped against while the discs is in play, the games console itself may require repair. Check your garauntee and contact Microsoft for assessment and guidelines.

Hope this Helps!!!

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Was the console tipped or move while game was in dvd rom? if so this is do to the laser assembly on hitachi dvd rom device. if console just started eatting disk for no reason check on the warranty and get drive replaced. as for the CD if scratchs didn't pit the lacquer coating to extremely bad you should be able to buff them out.

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Check to see if there are any scratches or laser burn marks on the discs. Scratches or marks on a discs, will render the game discs unplayable or will freeze the game and will often show a message stating “Disc Read Error”.
Laser burn, looks like complete or partial circular scratches around your disc, also known as “the ring of death”. This occurs to discs when the games console has been moved whilst playing, from an upright to a horizontal position or vice versa or simply knocked against or the wires may have been just tripped upon. Discs are then impaired by a ring of laser burn, which is a circular scratch into the disc. Some home remedies may help with very light scratches on some discs but professional disc repair services is normally rerquired to restore disc laser burn damage back to "As Good As New Condition".

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My xbox 360 won't play my Fifa 09 game. I accidentally moved my xbox while the game was running and i heard the disc rattle. Didn't notice anything weird cause i stopped playing at that time. I go to play...

When you accidently moved your Xbox while the game was running, it probably put a scratch on your FIFA 09 disc.

You can try to fix it by using a cd /dvd scratch repair kit. You can find them at just about any store that sells cd or dvds.

I had a disc that wouldn't play and used one of the repair kits on it because I had nothing to lose. As I was applying the solution to the disc, I thought.... this is a complete waste of time.

When I wiped the solution off and put the disc in my Xbox, I had no expectations that the game would work. Well... I was wrong, the disc actually worked.

There's no guarantee the repair kit will work in your particular case but, you're in the same boat I was in... You've got nothing to lose by trying.

The only other option is to buy a new disc.
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That might be something related to your Xbox 360 console itself or the disc you are trying to play on, so first have a look on the Xbox 360 game disc itself and check whether there is any kind of scratches or flaws on it.

If you find a scratch or a flaw on the disc that seems to be the reason and just to check it you can put any other game in your Xbox 360 console and try it once more, if the other game is working fine that definitely assures that it's a fault with the game disc & check on the scratched discs page on our web site for more information about the reason for this issue to occur.

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2. If it's still not working try also another discs to know whether it's an issue with the actual Xbox 360 console then or not.
3. If the other discs work fine you can try it then without the hard drive because it might also be something related to the hard drive.
4. If it is still not working so this game disc would be for sure faulty and you have the right to exchange it from the retailer you bought it from as it's not scratched.

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It sounds like the console's reader scratched your disc. This can occur when moving the console while it is on, the disc can slip off and get heavily scratched.

I would try grabbing a blank (unimportant) cd or disc and place it in the disc tray, then turning on the console to see if the console is scratching the disc.

Also, be sure to have the console FLAT on the ground, NOT vertical. This can greatly decrease any chance of the console scratching your discs.

I personally have had my XBOX wreck 3 different game's now due to just tapping or nudging the console. I took my wrecked games to a local used game shop like GameStop where they will take the disc from you and allow a discounted price (usually around $10) for a replacement used game.

There is not much you can do about the wrecked disc. You can attempt to have the disc resurfaced (local video rental shops can do this). Microsoft does have a disc replacement program however it takes weeks to have the game returned, and they only allow certain games to be replaced. More information on that can be found here:
http://support.xbox.com/support/en/us/xbox360/gamesandmedia/games/discreplacement/DiscReplacementPlan.aspx

Hope this helps!
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