Minor noises coming from xbox 360 drive

[DarkMessiah]

Ummm..... My parents bought a 360 holiday bundle in early december.. I stored it properly and opened it during Christmas. I plugged everything and inserted a game. When I closed the tray, it made a small rrrr rrrr sound, I allowed the game to run and after playing for an hour, I stopped and opened the drive to check the disc. It recieved no damage. Nothing, from my point of view, was stuck in the drive/tray and the game was new and clean and properly inserted. I unplugged the 360 and replugged and inserted a game and it stilled made the same sound. Now remember it only happens after I close the tray and it makes a small rrr rrr sound then it stops. i still can play the game without any problems.... I was wandering if this is a major issue or a minor issue.... If it is major, then I will return it to Best Buy and get another 360 and pray that isnt broken..... THanks for your advise

[DarkMessiah]

or should i just buy the warranty and ship it in for repairs.... the packaging for the holiday bundle wasnt the greatest of packaging and if i ship it in will i get the 360 back in a safe and protective packaging box or a ****ty packaging box ... Thanks

[GamerSince'76]

Welcome to XBA.

That sound is 100% normal. It's the disc spinning at (I think) 5,000 RPM. Xbox 360 drives are not quiet. Even hearing that sound during a game is normal.

You have a one year warranty on everything and a 3 year RRoD (God forbid) warranty so no worries. I never hurts to buy the Extended Service Contract from Microsoft. I'm going to buy it before my year is up. You have peace of mind for around the cost of a game. If you decide on that the number is 1-800-4-MY-XBOX.

You just got the best gaming console on the planet (I know I used to have a PS3) with the absolute best gaming lineup. Enjoy. What kind of games do you like?

[MXracer721]

What is a rrr rrrrrr sound? If it's just the disc winding up, that's normal like Gamer said. I sounds about like a loud disc drive on a computer. And on the 360 it is loud as hell. I have been noticing as of late, my 360 is making a nasty noise of what sounds like the disc getting let go while it's spinning into the tray. A nasty noise I must say. It's still going strong though and there are no signs of scratches on my discs, so I'm not worried yet.

[ChroniC<420]

When I got my X360 back from the repair center, plugged him in, started him up, everything was fine, untill I put the disc in...
at startup of the game it was this loud "RRRR" sound and when in the menus the "RRRR" sound went even more intense, but after 5/10min of playin it went all back to the normal sound of a game runnin' on the x360.
I often have the "RRRR" sound for a couple of minutes but then it fades all back to normal.

[Ainokeatoo-XBA]

Many welcomes human, it is very glad you are interested in it's site.

No that is no major problem nor is it a minor one, it is a signal that your xbox is working correctly. However if somehow your disk comes out of the 360 more scratched than before it had gone in then that is a problem. But if not then there is no problem.

It has answered your question and it now takes its leave.

[GamerSince'76]

Many welcomes human, it is very glad you are interested in it's site.

No that is no major problem nor is it a minor one, it is a signal that your xbox is working correctly. However if somehow your disk comes out of the 360 more scratched than before it had gone in then that is a problem. But if not then there is no problem.

It has answered your question and it now takes its leave.

Show me what goods you have for sale. :rofl:

[DarkMessiah]

Thanks everybody ummm no the cd comes out perfectly ..... this noise only happens once I close the tray then it stops and never happens until I close the tray again ....... THANKS .... Dark Messiah1 is my gamertag

[GamerSince'76]

Thanks everybody ummm no the cd comes out perfectly ..... this noise only happens once I close the tray then it stops and never happens until I close the tray again ....... THANKS .... Dark Messiah1 is my gamertag

When anyone buys a new console they have questions. No worries. We are here to help.

[Ainokeatoo-XBA]

Thanks everybody ummm no the cd comes out perfectly ..... this noise only happens once I close the tray then it stops and never happens until I close the tray again ....... THANKS .... Dark Messiah1 is my gamertag

Ah well that is no problem don't worry about it :) your xbox is working as it should human, good day and please do come back.


Show me what goods you have for sale. :rofl:

Oh, this one is pleased to do so, human. You will not be disappointed.

[Xbox360Aaron]

Hello, I would recommend first calling the Xbox number and asking them for any advice and if they can't help you then ship it in for a repair or a new Xbox. Thanks! :cool:

[Enamelized420-XBA]

Hello, I would recommend first calling the Xbox number and asking them for any advice and if they can't help you then ship it in for a repair or a new Xbox. Thanks! :cool:

well I would surely hope he's gotten it fixed or exchanged for a new console since that was back in Dec 07'.... seems there have been a few older posts gettting some life here lately. :cheers: