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How to Fix an XBox 360 Tray

The Xbox 360 is a sophisticated video game console that is network-enabled so that you can play games with people from around the world. But this feature is pretty useless without a functioning game disc tray in the unit. If you can't get this tray to work, then you can't put your game disc in the console and you'll be stuck. The good news is that if you have a damaged or malfunctioning tray in your Xbox you can fix it in a relatively short amount of time.

Things You'll Need

Paper clip

Instructions

- 1
  Turn on your Xbox and wait a few seconds for it to warm up. If the tray doesn't open when you push the Eject button on the side of the drive, then lightly tap the top of the Xbox console a few times. This usually filters out any loose connection in the console, but if the tray still doesn't work proceed to step 2.
- 2
  Take a paper clip and unfold it so it is straight. Insert the paper clip in the small circular hole located just under the right side of the disc drive.
- 3
  Press the paper clip firmly into the hole until the disc tray pops out. Press the Eject button and your tray should return to the Xbox with no problems.

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