Help my limited editon red RE5 Xbox 360 Elite won't read disks!

[Ghostface]

I put in...do I really have to say it..and it wouldn't read it period, the disk drive does its thing but than dies off does its thing again dies off till finally it says the Disk is unrecognizable. WTF MAN I JUST BOUGHT IT TODAY!!!! Oh and it seems to not have the new xbox dashboard either.

[Anders]

Have you tried other games on it, or just one?

[Ghostface]

Have you tried other games on it, or just one?

Just the one but im not gunna go buy a new game right now and try it out so don't EVEN mention it or I will go crazy and rip your hair out by the roots.

[rewak]

Well first up, yeah it won't have the new dashboard, none of the 360's do till you update. Second, have you tried any other disc, a DVD or a CD?

[Vector]

Just the one but im not gunna go buy a new game right now and try it out so don't EVEN mention it or I will go crazy and rip your hair out by the roots.

With that kind of attitude, I really hope no one here helps you.

Call Microsoft.

[Kronk]

It doesn't come with the NXE. You have to download it from XBL. Oh, and you should probably try a different game disk.

[Anders]

Yeah, borrow a game from a friend (oh yeah, just try a DVD) and see if it works. If it does, you'll just have to take your game back and get a replacement. Easier than taking the entire console back without trying.

No hair pulling required, thank you. I'm getting my hair cut tomorrow.

[Ghostface]

With that kind of attitude, I really hope no one here helps you.

Call Microsoft.

I'm sorry its just this is completely brand spankin new console and it DOESN'T READ
DISKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Anders]

I'm sorry its just this is completely brand spankin new console and it DOESN'T READ
DISKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You mean it doesn't read DISC, in singular. Or did you try a DVD yet?

What do you expect us to do? Magic. Abrakadabra, your 360/game works now!

[Carnivol]

Electricity and cables are cool things, discs are pretty awesome too... disks not so much.


Anyway, I suggest booting the system without a disc in the drive (as they're set to auto-start games in drive by default), see which dashboard you have (NXE or not, duh!) and then take it online and update (if it's not), and then get back in the action.


Also, just to check; this is not a modded console in any way, is it?
(Like, some messed up iExtreme installation that has bricked your DVD rom or some mod-chip that doesn't like the idea of you updating the dashboard or something)

[umbrella corpse]

i know this wont help but i was pissed when i found out that unlike the halo edition the red 360 has no r.e printed anywheere on it!! how is that a special edition r.e 360!