I'm not sure if it is supposed to sprayed with water or a cleaner before use. It is a clam shell unit with a spinning circular disc with cloth over it. I have an old 'pelican accessory' disc cleaner do-dad. It's only one game and one that I bought during their buy 2 get 1 free campaign so its kind of a freebie anyway so I'm not too upset about it but I would like to salvage it if possible. Of course this happened after I could return it for an exchange. It doesn't have scratches that I can tell but its all pock marked, kinda like divetless potholes if that makes any sense.

I checked the back of it and it looks really beat up. It worked just fine for awhile but last time I tried it the game froze and I haven't been able to use it for more than a few minutes since. I have a Read Dead Redemption disc that I had bought used at gamestop. I'm not sure they were on the up and up and if any newer advice is more proper.Īre you supposed to clean with a cloth? What type? Is any liquid acceptable?Īre those disc cleaning 'systems' acceptable or just gimmicks? I only got a few hits and they were from 2004. Then flip the device over, connect all the cables, turn it on and try the game one more time.Ok I've tried searching three or four pages deep on google search here on this website for proper cleaning techniques for dvds. The fix is pretty simple, remove any disc from the drive, disconnect all the cables, making your the console is completely turned-off, flip the device upside down, and firmly (but gently) smack the console with the palm of your hands about three times. According to a support forum a method came up that is believed it fixes the issue, many Xbox One owners have tried it and it seems to work.

According to Microsoft only a small number of customers received a faulty console and the company not only is granting free Xbox One replacements, but also it is offering free game download codes (Dead Rising 3, Forza Motorsport 5, Ryse: Son of Rome, or Zoo Tycoon) to ease out the pain a bit to those affected.Īll that said, apparently there is a quick fix for the grinding and knocking sound in the disc drive of Xbox One. You probably heard about the Xbox One disc drive problem that many users reported in the past few days, where inserting a game into the Blu-ray drive will start a grinding sound, making impossible to play any disc-based game.

How to clean a xbox one disc reader