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Go to your local game shop. That's usually the safest way to have a disc repaired, as they have a precision machine that can remove just enough of the plastic. Otherwise, I've always used toothpaste and a glass cleaning cloth. If you take off too much of the plastic, you'll ruin the disk.

The Xbox 360 has whats called a "DVD key" paired to each motherboard and DVD drive combo. The DVD key on the motherboard must match the DVD key on the drive or the console will not boot games. If you already tried dumping the DVD key from the drive that came with the Xbox and flashing it to your replacement drive (using the correct firmware for the ...

A Google Shopping search turns up a few results for me. If you need directions, iFixit.com has some for Installing DualShock 3 Analog Stick Covers among other DualShock 3 directions.

When a disc is scratched, the data usually isn't touched (if it gets down to the data layer, then that's a seriously deep gouge). Rather, what's happened is that the clear lacquer over the data layer has been scratched, and the scratch screws up the laser trying to read the data underneath. The best way of repairing a scratched disk is to find a material ...

Because the PS2 is a highly integrated machine, further disassembly will probably do less good than harm. Depending on how wet you got the thing: To facilitate drying, you can put the unit in a 40°C oven for a while. Think a few hours. A blow dryer might work too, but that is more risky. The point is to get the whole thing warm, not hot, all the way ...

The Yellow light of death is used by the PS3 to indicate a hardware failure with the consoles motherboard. On the Xbox 360 this is equivalent to the 3 part Red Ring (often known as the Red Ring of Death). There are a lot of things which can go wrong with a motherboard, and this is by no means an exhaustive list. The most common reason for Montherboard ...

I am a father, I have unreadable discs that cost between $30 and $60. I watched all the popular videos and this is what I found. Discs are made of poly-carbonate layers with a reflective data layer sandwiched in between. When the plastic gets scratched it causes the laser to refract (bend) and hit the wrong section of data. This means the data is out of ...

The ideal solution for you would be, of course to have a fully functioning 60GB PS3 last forever. This would give you both things you want: your saves and your backwards compatibility. Reballing your PS3( re-soldering the chip joints ) This service: http://ps3repairman.com/ps3-repair-services/ps3-reballing-service Offers to reball for 90$USD + 35$ ...

I've seen folks have reasonable success with machines like Skip Doctor, which does the disc resurfacing for you. It's what I've seen them use at places like GameStop. Figure worst case scenario, the disc wasn't playable before and it ends up... still unplayable.

The standard repair fee for the Xbox 360 at a Microsoft service center is $120.00 USD ($99 when I had mine serviced). You will probably have to have it sent in so that they can put the correct drive model, firmware and activation codes into the console to get it working. Although, more than likely they will just send you a new refurbished console and either ...

I helped a friend to fix his Rockband Guitar ... it was very simple ... but we had to cut a little bit the plastic from the strum bar! ... but it WORKED. Anyways. .. we used this video instructions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-j6QmPGS_Q

It is quick and easy to replace the drive, and it is legal as you own it and the drive and you do not intend to play backup games of any sort on the console. The easiest way to do so is to take out the broken drive and use a 360 Connectivity Kit V3 to connect it to the pc. Once it’s in, extract the codes from the broken drive then discard it for now. Take ...

The PS2 controller is fairly simple to take apart. Sounds like the contacts are probably dirty and just not making contact properly for the buttons. Link+Video: http://screwattack.com/videos/How-to-take-apart-and-clean-your-PS2-controller Not sure about the gamecube controller.

I had a guitar with this same problem and it turned out to be a loose internal connection. There's a point in the internal wiring where the wires from the strumbar and the D-pad come together, and downstream from that point there was a loose connector with one pin that both signals passed through so neither would register. I recall that I didn't have to do ...

It is possible that the laser is dirty. You have two options - disassemble the device and clean it (please note that this will void any warranties), or purchase a special cleaning disc - these typically are audio CDs and have a tiny little brush attached to one part of the disc. Playing this disc as an audio disc in the console may resolve the issue without ...

Okay, so I tried the hair conditioner and the toothpaste method neither worked for me, however, what did work was putting the disc in a sink full of lukewarm water and johnsons baby bath oil, and leaving it for about 10 seconds then using a soft face flannel to dry it, put it in the PS2 and voila! It worked :D

Some ways to fix Steam Rebuild your ClientRegistry.blob This is pulled off the Steam KB Completely exit from the Steam client. Go to C:\Program Files\Steam (or the Steam directory that was specified during installation). Locate ClientRegistry.blob and rename this file to ClientRegistryOld.blob. Restart Steam to allow the file to be recreated. Test the ...

This is available on their site: the link to the US version is here. What is my warranty after my console is serviced? We provide a post-service warranty for serviced consoles. The length of the warranty depends on whether the service was in-warranty or out-of-warranty as follows: In-warranty service: If your Xbox 360 console was serviced ...

I've had this problem on several controllers (Razer Onzas, primarily). Typically it's caused by a couple of different potential issues: Wear on the parts that keep the analog stick centered. Usually these are made from springs or rubber bits, and they will eventually wear down with extended use. Unfortunately, replacement parts can be tough to find, and ...

This is really hard to Diagnose over the net. I've never opened any of mines, so I'm not really sure about the specific mechanic/hardware behind the buttons. Judging by pictures that can be found on the internet there's not a lot you can do (also nothing to solder as mentioned above). If there's some rubber pad creating the contact (pushing contacts), this ...

The quality of a PS3 repair can vary greatly. Don't rely on it as a long term solution. When my 60Gb died, I paid a 3rd party technician to fix it (though I believe he reflowed, not reballed). It only lasted 3 months, but that was enough time to sign up to PSN+ and copy my PS3 saved games to the cloud service (and my PS2 saves to a PS2 memory card). When it ...

This always did wonders for my disks: http://howtofixstuff.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-fix-scratched-cd.html, especially the shoe polish. Repair Using A Banana Open up a banana and apply it to the disk. Wipe the excess banana pieces down with the banana peel. The wax from the peel will help polish and further clean the disk. Take a clean ...

Rub the disc that will not read with brasso vigorously for about 1 minute then wipe with polishing cloth (yellow duster) with small amount of spit (or water if this disturbs you) then use the toothpaste method, then repeat the brasso for best results. Now install the game (if possible) this should work 9 times out of 10.

Get the disc that is broken then put it in your bathroom sink. You'll need to get some alcohol and a glass cleaning rag. Pour some alcohol on the disc(make sure you have enough to cover up the disc, and block the drain in the sink) Put some water in the alcohol. Let it soak for about 15 mins. Let dry for 10 mins. Then wipe off excess with glass cleaning ...

Seeing as it is out of warranty already, you could look at swapping out the drive for another one off eBay. You can check which drive you have using a site like this one, and then look for a similar model on eBay or online somewhere. From there, it's as easy as swapping a drive on a PC.