Samsung TS-H943A Replacement DVD drive for XBox 360, MS28 Version

by Samsung

Product Features

• Toshiba/Samsung TS-H493 DVD-ROM Drive for Xbox 360 General Features:
• Replacement DVD drive for your Xbox 360 game system 16xmaximum read speed (DVD)
• 48x maximum read speed (CD) 512 KB buffer SATA interface Input Rating: 12V, 1.3A 5V, 06A
• Regulatory Approvals: cULus TUV Nemko MIC

Product Details

• ASIN: B0012N1Z8A
• Item Weight: 3 pounds
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,179 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #11 in Video Games > Xbox 360 > Hardware > Memory

Product Description

Replace your xBox 360's OEM drive with a Samsung Toshiba MS25 TS-H943. This Toshiba-Samsung TS-H943 DVD drive for the XBOX 360 system is a replacement drive, NOT a modified PC drive. If your Xbox 360 has problem loading disks or giving you error messages, it probably comes from a defective lens. Relative to the same infamous problem from the Original XBOX.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

57 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Only reads movies?, July 1, 2009

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Jason H. Harrell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung TS-H943A Replacement DVD drive for XBox 360, MS28 Version (Video Game)

To everyone that's buying this and it only reads movies etc but does not play games. YOU HAVE TWO OPTIONS. Either you can flash the firmware for the circuit board inside the new drive , OR you can do the easier task and just take the circuit board out of your old drive and swap it with the one in your new drive. Then there is no need to flash. Just make sure you keep your old drive and take it apart and get the board disconnected from it. Once you take off the four screws and remove the cover on the old CD ROM Drive , the green PC board is right there. There is like 4 ribbon cables to remove and then its a direct replacement and fit into your new drive. Remember you have to also take out the green board in your new drive and swap it with the one in your old drive so you will have one worthless pc board from this new drive that you can not use. If you choose to flash the new board with the same coding from your old drive then it will give you two usable green boards so you will have a spare from your old drive. The mechanical parts on these cd roms are whats failing , not the pc boards inside them. Its much easier to swap the green boards than it is to flash IMO. The reason you change the boards is because the green board from your old cd rom drive has a coded serial key thats unique to your xbox360. Thats why this cd rom without the green board changed only plays movies and not games until you do this.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Working flawless without ROM flashing, August 5, 2009

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early (NY) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Samsung TS-H943A Replacement DVD drive for XBox 360, MS28 Version (Video Game)

It's 100% working for me to replace the DVD-ROM of my 360 without flashing.
First of all, I need to tell you the most important thing for my fix is
"the model of the original DVD-ROM is same as the model of the new DVD-ROM I bought, TS-H943"

I guess this is the key that I do NOT need to involve into the process of ROM flashing.

At first, open the 360, then take an old part from the original drive that holds the ROM identity. I followed this video to take the part out
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and replace this part to the new drive.
The last thing you gotta do is just putting the new drive back to the 360.

It took me around 30 mins for the whole process.
For me, the hardest part is "Open the 360"

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars dvd swap in xbox 360, July 17, 2009

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D. Rowe (Southern Pines NC) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Samsung TS-H943A Replacement DVD drive for XBox 360, MS28 Version (Video Game)

got this to swap out my old drive, laser wasnt working, swapped logic boards and it worked like a charm. been over a month now and no big issues. With just a few tools its a easy swap for anyone to do. Great product, great price. thanks -Dustin