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I have an xbox and I'm having problems with it. I've had it for about 2-3 years (I don't remember exactly). For months, half of my games have skipped almost every time I play them. I think the problem is with the xbox itself, but I really can't tell. I'm going to buy a new one (not an xbox 360, just an xbox). My question is, do you think that this will solve the problem? Also, I have a LOT of saved stuff on the xbox that I have now. Is there any way to transfer all the saved stuff to the new xbox cheaply?
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Depending on how you handle your game discs, it *might* be the discs. Have you checked the backs for scratches or stray blobs of jelly? :-)
Before spending the money on a new xbox, I'd get a CD/DVD cleaner disc and run it in the xbox to clean the lens of the player. This is just DVD with a soft brush on the underside. When you put it in the player and it spins up, it cleans the otherwise inaccesible reader lens. If the games still skip, I'd try playing a couple games on a frends box, just to be sure it's not the discs (either that or buy a new game to see if a new disc skips on my system).
If the problem appears to be the DVD drive, you can get a replacement drive for about $70 (Google "xbox replacement parts" - or just go to LLAMA.COM). R&R'ing a drive is really straightforward, and a WHOLE lot cheaper than a new box. You can also find places online that will fix your box for you, if you're not mechanically inclined (about $50 plus any needed parts)
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