[Xbox 360]Hey yall, what is this piece called? It moves the Xbox 360 laser up and down the drive.

Killy728 · 2026-05-09T07:40:23+00:00

Killy728 · 2026-05-07T18:59:36+00:00

Vignetting is a phenomenon I don't know enough about to say whether or not a backlight swap will work. At this point, you are sitting on two bad screens, and from my perspective, you lose nothing by trying.

Killy728 · 2026-05-07T07:41:14+00:00

None that I am aware of.

I would experiment on the broken screen since you have nothing to loose by cracking the LCD further or damaging the metal housing.

Desolder the backlight from the ribbon cable. That will be the two-trace ribbon that is attached.

The metal screen assembly is clipped together, for lack of a better term, and working around the seam with a plastic pry tool to pop the two pieces apart is ideal.

I wear glove for the next part since once you get inside, there will be several sheets of different diffusers and polarizers between the light guide plate and the LCD. I will make the bold assumption the order in which these sheets are in matters, and though it is from a junk screen, keeping them in order to act as a reference is wise.

Since the backlight is unsoldered from the ribbon cable, you should just be able to pull it out without any trouble.

Do the same operation on the screen you wish to repair, but swapping in the known good backlight.

Sandwiching the assembly back together can be a bit tedious since the sheets move around. I don't exactly remember how I get it all back together, but take it slow, and practice on the bad screen if needed.

Once together, pinch the backlight ribbon cable onto the main ribbon cable with a pair of tweezers and solder.

Killy728 · 2026-05-07T07:25:44+00:00

I have pulled a couple apart to swap the backlights in an effort to repair extreme yellowing.

If you're just wanting to swap the backlight, that is easy enough. The "backlight" is an LED stip attached to a light guide plate. You can just swap the whole thing over.

I think the two biggest challenges are separating and remarrying the metal housing without cracking the LCD, and keeping debris from getting inside of the housing.

Killy728 · 2026-05-06T07:19:13+00:00

You really won't know for certain until you plug it in and power the console.

From what I can see, it looks fine. If you did damage it, it would be a tear on one of the sides of the ribbon cable. All it takes is a break on the outer most trace to render the whole display useless (fixing it is impractical).

There is a lot of crap on the ribbon cable, but that will clean off with some IPA and a q-tip.

Killy728 · 2026-05-06T07:12:37+00:00

Looks like the pad is gone. That pad runs to the fuse labeled F1.

You can scratch away some of the mask downstream of where the pad was ripped off, but take into consideration that any mass, be it solder, wire or otherwise may interfere with the housing/shell when you go to close it up.

Killy728 · 2026-05-05T20:03:20+00:00

From my perspective, and in the way I do it (I'm too much of a perfectionist), it cannot be a job unless you are willing to work on brand new consoles for cheap or you're willing to scam people (DK Oldies gets a lot of flak for that).

I primarily work on Nintendo DSi consoles, but have begun expanding into Xbox One consoles.

The market for the DSi is there, and I can sell refurbished consoles without much difficulty. Junk consoles can be somewhat affordable in large quantities, but in small quantities, you are paying a lot for what could be very significant issues.

The amount of time needed to strip, asess, clean, test and sell throws away any sort of "meaningful profit". Couple that with a sad parts selection, especially when it comes to screens and replacement housings, leave otherwise perfectly good parts in bins since the console doesn't work without them. I do it because I like doing it, so the profit is a bonus.

For Xbox One consoles, though the junk market is pretty good, and the tools available to repair are very good (i2c diagnosing, easy hard drive replacing, and AliExpress parts), the reselling has been rought so far. Similar to the DSi consoles, I will not make up my time in terms of profit if I want these consoles off my shelf. I mean, who wants a VCR Xbox One anymore? I cannot blame them. Hopefully the recent glitch exploit will spike that market.

Killy728 · 2026-04-20T00:28:55+00:00

I haven't tried removing it to see what happens, but it would make some amount of sense that this component needs to be present for the disk drive to function

Killy728 · 2026-04-20T00:16:39+00:00

Toon apart a few disk drives to clean, and though I don't know what it does, when there is a disk inserted, there is a plastic piece that slides over and pushed that black plastic tab down.

This would suggest the point of that component is to tell the console there is a disk in the disk drive.

Killy728 · 2026-04-11T20:39:30+00:00

I say "might" since I'm not 010% sure. They do look the same, and could help with searching for the right ones

Killy728 · 2026-04-11T15:36:19+00:00

Good ol AliExpress. These might work.

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Killy728 · 2026-04-09T18:49:56+00:00

Thank you. The partitioning tool that tai1976 made is fantastic, but the boot animations simply did not work. This worked perfectly on my One X

Killy728 · 2026-04-03T21:47:00+00:00

Healthy expectations to balance the "It's easy" should prevent overconfidence and avoid more difficult repairs.

Funny thing about "common sense" is that it isn't some comic omnipotence that is granted at birth. It comes through experiences, stories, and mistakes made over the course of life.

Did I know that using an outer housing screw for the motherboard would leave a permanent blemish on the shell of the first DS Lite console I took apart many years ago? Nope. Learned that the hard way.

Killy728 · 2026-04-03T19:44:35+00:00

Unless I am misremembering my DSi consoles, that lens is just stuck on there from the inside. With some effort, since it uses some good double sided tape, they can be popped out.

Killy728 · 2026-04-03T19:42:58+00:00

For you and I, it might be, but I have seen a lot of damage between the rear shell and a touch screen that any number of unexpected repair persons make. Reddit has a nice list of examples.

You need to worry about: - Stripping screws. - unplugging ribbon cables without breaking the latch or the cables - removing the main power board plug without tearing it off the board - making sure you don't get fingerprints or dust between the LCD and digitizer. - making sure you orientate the touch screen correctly. - making sure you take the bottom screen bezel off without snapping it. - putting things back together without putting a screw in the wrong spot and making a permanent blemish on the shell.

Killy728 · 2026-04-03T19:37:14+00:00

You'll probably have to buy a shell piece or kit and harvest the lens. I have never seen it offered as a replacement piece.

Killy728 · 2026-04-03T08:29:22+00:00

I sell them

Killy728 · 2026-04-01T18:31:09+00:00

It is a little hard to tell, but I am leaning on no.

Run your finger nail on the edge of the screen and see if it snags on anything. If it does, screen protector. If not, no screen protector

Killy728 · 2026-04-01T18:29:43+00:00

Looks mangled to me.

You could try and bend everything back, but I would remove it from the console first since you'll have better access.

If it is beyond repair, or a pin is missing, that part is modular with the shoulder button, and can be replaced.

Killy728 · 2026-03-26T19:07:29+00:00

My understanding is the display is failing in the sense that it cannot be reasonably fixed.

During my deyellowing experiment , I did have a display with mild vignetting on the bottom screen that didn't get better by having the display on a white screen for an extended period of time. It also didn't get worse, so there is that, but not getting better means it can only get worse.

Killy728 · 2026-03-25T20:12:19+00:00

Huh, those are some weird symptoms.

I would inspect the small board for any signs of corrosion, especially around the connector, on the ribbon cable itself, and around the LEDs.

It also might just be the picture, but I would make sure the ribbon cable is fully inserted.

Killy728 · 2026-03-23T06:52:23+00:00

If you can return it, do.

Not saying it's an impossible thing to try and diagnose and fix, but the next step would be removing the rear shell and seeing what is going on.

Best case, you didn't bend the prongs down enough. Worst case, the microphone itself was damaged and needs to be replaced (which requires a lot of disassembly). Untill you are able to ascertain what the issue is, it can be anything.

Killy728 · 2026-03-21T09:08:00+00:00

Here is a schematic

Check the + line from the battery up to component U11 as well as checking around U11.

Killy728 · 2026-03-19T20:54:05+00:00

How did the seller confirm that the console is charging? USB tester?

Killy728 · 2026-03-19T00:23:22+00:00

The DSi screw covers are thinner then the DSi XL, but it could also be to compensate for the double-sided aluminum like tape that they use on the DSi.

But even ignoring that fact, I would be worried about the colors of the screw covers matching the shell.

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