This site is mainly about Xbox 360 repair, but it’s pretty obvious that there are a lot of cool add-ons available for your Xbox. One of the coolest is the Xbox Faceplates that have been available for a while. There are a lot of online merchants where you can find these beauties. Make sure you shop around and find the lowest price - also watch out for cheap faceplates that may not fit as well, or be as sturdy as you would like.

Many Xbox problems can be easily solved at home, without costly repair. For example, is your Xbox locking up or crashing on a regular basis? If so, an overheating power supply could be the problem. The solution? Some users have discovered that if you elevate the Xbox off of the floor with small shims that you can improve airflow around the unit and solve the problem. Small floor fan aimed at the unit may also help. Finally, if you use a small can of compressed air and keep the air vents clean, this can help the unit run cooler.

Occasionally, problems can arise tha cause the following Xbox 360 Disc Error:

This disc is unreadable. It may be the wrong region for this console. Match the region of the disc to the console. Clean the disc with a soft cloth. Restart the console. For more help, go to www.xbox.com/support.

Hopefully, there are a few things you can do to solve this problem without expensive repair.

First, “reboot” the console by turning it off, waiting 30 seconds, and then powering it back up. You can then try the disc again.

Second, you should carefully clean the game disc and examine the disc and look for smudges, cracks, or scratches. If it’s badly scratched, you may be unable to use the disc.

Also, you can turn off and unplug the xbox, and then remove the hard drive from the unit and remove any attached “Memory Units” then reconnect your console and try the disc again. If this fixes the probelem, turn it off again, and re-attach the hard drive and or Memory Units, then delete any saved games for the game. If possible, you can save the game data to a seprate Memory Unit.

Also, you can try other games to determine if the problem lies with the game, or with the Xbox 360 console. If it’s a faulty disc (even new discs are faulty at times), you should exchange the disc at the place of purchase.

If these steps do not resolve the issue, contact Xbox Customer Support.

All information about how to dismantle your Xbox 360 is provided for educational reasons. Please do not try this at home as you risk electric shock, death, injury, and voiding your warrantee!

Have you managed to break your Xbox and need to repair your Xbox 360 by yourself (DIY Xbox repair). Well you have come to the right site! We have links on this site to all the best articles here about how to fix your Xbox.

All information about how to dismantle your xbox 360 is provided for educational reasons. Please do not try this at home as you risk electric shock, death, injury, and voiding your warrantee!

Please make sure that you realize this guide is just for educational purposes, and that you risk death or injury by electric shock, and may damage your Xbox even more. Your warrantee will be void. Do anything at your own risk!!

Dismantling original Xbox (getting the case off)

What you need to dismantle your broken Xbox

Torx 20 and Torx 10 (get these, don’t just try with a screwdriver or allen key)

Some form of a knife, to remove stickers

Wax paper, to keep stickers “sticky”

Step one: Removing the stickers on the bottom of the xbox

Two options, either poke through the stickers, or carefully peel them off. There are six stickers on the xbox to remove, one in each corner, and one under two of the stickers (the bar code one, and the “Xbox Video Game System” sticker

The four stickers in each corner can be peeled back with hands/a knife (or a flat headed screw driver)

Step two: Getting the case off an Xbox console

You can now turn the xbox console over and you should be able to get the cover off from the bottom of the console