Xbox One disc drive not reading or ejecting: laser, drive and paired board

Written by the CircuitScope research team in our own words, from the sources listed at the end, and checked by our moderators.

Xbox One drives that reject good discs, grind, or won't eject are common. Clean and check the disc first, use the manual eject, then replace the laser or the drive mechanism. Always keep the original drive circuit board, because it's paired to the console's motherboard.

Difficulty: Moderate · Time: about 75 minutes

Symptoms

• Clean, undamaged discs reported as dirty or scratched, or not recognised
• Clicking or grinding noise when a disc is inserted
• Disc won't eject, or the drive won't take a disc in
• Disc spins up and stops, or is never spun at all

Likely causes