Installed new Xbox DVD ROM, but cannot read games

If you replaced the DVD-ROM drive yourself, some newer Xboxes do not recognize and/or function properly with older drives. I tried replacing a drive in an older Xbox with an older yet DVD-ROM drive, and it would not work. When replacing a DVD-ROM in an Xbox, it is advisable to use the same model drive, as the Xbox does strange things when you introduce different hardware. The url of a page is below that details the different drives that Xboxes use. See if your new drive is the same as the old one, and if not, that is almost certainly the issue.

http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/Xbox_360_DVD_Drive_Comparison.htm

Good Luck!

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http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/12/installing-and-using-the-xbox-360-hd-dvd-drive-with-video/

Have you tried a known good disc? have you tried one of these discs in another 360? if you have and they work, but they dont work in yours, it sounds like the CD ROM drive is defective.
If you have the knowhow, you can buy and install a replacement drive for under about 40 dollars. Here is a link I found on amazon complete with reviews
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Samsung-TS-H943-Replacement-Xbox-360/dp/B0012N1Z8A/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1296594330&sr=8-3
good luck! Please rate if this helps.

Did you swap the P.C. board from the
old drive to the new one???
If not thats the problem

Rob

Hello. The pcb board is "married" to the motherboard with a certain firmware. If you didn't flash the new drive with the correct firmware it will not work. The best thing to do is just replace the laser if you have DVD drive problems. I hope you still have the old one! Good luck to you. Thanks!

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you can take it apart (and void the waranty) and resolder the connection between the drive and the Xbox reader or just send it in to microsoft.... if you still have the waranty (which you probably do) then they will fix it for free

you probably didn't flash the drive correctly. you can find guids how to online. its a pretty in depth process though.

The box isn't loading the decoder softwarer for the Disc. The Xbox discs are encoded HD DVD-ROM discs, and the box needs to recognize them so it can load the decoder software. It probably says "play dvd" on the xbox dashboard right?

where did you buy it from?
nothing like customer service!
what dvd player did you get?
http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox360-tutorials.php?p=4|#4
select dvd firmware guide