10th April 2008, 7:23 AM
No I understand. ;D
Its the original XBox and I have three games with me: Halo 2, Burnout Revenge and KOTOR. All of them will pop a DRE randomly after about 15 minutes of play. My GC did the same thing and I took it a part and followed the directions to adjust the attenuator on the drive to refocus the laser and Humphrey Gunnysacks it done work like a dream. Unfortunately I dont have a way to open the XBox case so after much headscratching I just tried it upside down and on its side and praise Allah no more DREs.
As for the toothpaste, mind you I haven't looked up the properties involved but my theory is this: I disc scratch removal kit or device fixes hairline scratches by actually filling in the micro-holes with microscopic "thingies" in the form of a liqued. For deeper scratches, a device will shave a thin micro-layer off the disc, almost like getting laser therapy to remove human wrinkles. So by shaving off a thin layer, you shave past the scratch and create a newer, raw layer over the entire surface of the disc. But this can only be done a few times before it removes too many layers and the disc can no longer be read.
Tooth paste has two properties to it: A gentle abrasive quality and microscopic "thingies" that fill in microscopic holes. The idea is that it can fill in micro holes on teeth to help prevent decay or sooth sensitivity while the abrasive quality is what removes stains and particles of all that Big League Chew you tried to gnaw on before your jaw muscles gave out.
So using it on say, plastic viewing screens or plastic disks, it achieves the same goals. You can fill in hairline scratches much in the same way you can fill in hairline scratches on your car's paintjob using whatever liquid or compound containing those elusive and powerful micro "thingies" (which i think is just microscopic flecks of silicon or in the case of toothpaste: gnome sperm).
To do it right:
Use your finger to rub a very small amount in to a thin layer over the surface of the disc.
Let it dry.
When dry, use a soft tissue and rub the toothpaste off from the hole outwards (dont rub in a circle)
Use multiple passes to make sure all the toothpaste is gone. (this will also make your disc extremely shiny)
For handheld screens:
Rub a thin layer on to the screen (avoid getting too close to the edges where it can get stuck behind the borders)
Let dry.
Once dry, rub in small circles (buffing! Its what Buffalo's do best!) until all the toothpaste is removed.
Shiny super screen magic hooray look.
Its the original XBox and I have three games with me: Halo 2, Burnout Revenge and KOTOR. All of them will pop a DRE randomly after about 15 minutes of play. My GC did the same thing and I took it a part and followed the directions to adjust the attenuator on the drive to refocus the laser and Humphrey Gunnysacks it done work like a dream. Unfortunately I dont have a way to open the XBox case so after much headscratching I just tried it upside down and on its side and praise Allah no more DREs.
As for the toothpaste, mind you I haven't looked up the properties involved but my theory is this: I disc scratch removal kit or device fixes hairline scratches by actually filling in the micro-holes with microscopic "thingies" in the form of a liqued. For deeper scratches, a device will shave a thin micro-layer off the disc, almost like getting laser therapy to remove human wrinkles. So by shaving off a thin layer, you shave past the scratch and create a newer, raw layer over the entire surface of the disc. But this can only be done a few times before it removes too many layers and the disc can no longer be read.
Tooth paste has two properties to it: A gentle abrasive quality and microscopic "thingies" that fill in microscopic holes. The idea is that it can fill in micro holes on teeth to help prevent decay or sooth sensitivity while the abrasive quality is what removes stains and particles of all that Big League Chew you tried to gnaw on before your jaw muscles gave out.
So using it on say, plastic viewing screens or plastic disks, it achieves the same goals. You can fill in hairline scratches much in the same way you can fill in hairline scratches on your car's paintjob using whatever liquid or compound containing those elusive and powerful micro "thingies" (which i think is just microscopic flecks of silicon or in the case of toothpaste: gnome sperm).
To do it right:
Use your finger to rub a very small amount in to a thin layer over the surface of the disc.
Let it dry.
When dry, use a soft tissue and rub the toothpaste off from the hole outwards (dont rub in a circle)
Use multiple passes to make sure all the toothpaste is gone. (this will also make your disc extremely shiny)
For handheld screens:
Rub a thin layer on to the screen (avoid getting too close to the edges where it can get stuck behind the borders)
Let dry.
Once dry, rub in small circles (buffing! Its what Buffalo's do best!) until all the toothpaste is removed.
Shiny super screen magic hooray look.