Xbox 360 DVD DRIVE Hitachi LG 79FK GDR-3120L

by Hitachi

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 4 x 7 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• ASIN: B001PE9SH6
• Item model number: GDR-3120L
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,248 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 11, 2009

Product Description

Slow-loading times or disc-read errors on your Xbox 360? A faulty/broken DVD drive is most likely the problem. Replace your broken drive with a brand Hitachi GDR-3120L DVD-ROM Drive for Xbox 360! Official replacement part, brand from the factory 16x DVD read speed, 48x CD read speed and a 512 KB buffer Helps correct game zing, movie skipping and other errors. Drive must be flashed once before use Hitachi el number GDR-3120L Requires installation and flashing of the drives firmware

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worked great for an even better price..., June 8, 2009

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Autumn Bledsoe - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Xbox 360 DVD DRIVE Hitachi LG 79FK GDR-3120L (Electronics)

When you buy this to replace a broken one in your Xbox you have to switch out the board from this one and the old one (Google it and you'll find instructions). You cannot just plug this one in and play but all in all an easy and rather inexpensive fix. It took about 10 minutes and has been running perfectly. By the way you'll want to look up how to open the case of your Xbox if you haven't done it before, the clips in the back can be a little tricky and you have to use a good bit of force.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Noisy / watch the vender., December 9, 2009

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Walter E. Marlin II (USA) - See all my reviews
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well, the drive may be fine but, when I received the drive I was skeptical due to the fact that the drive was not in a box. it was wrapped in plastic and in a shipping box. I took the drive out and began the process of replacing mine. I opened the new drive to be able to swap boards for ease and discovered that there was no way the drive was a new drive. I had ordered a new drive and found lint and score marks on the inside of the drive as well as could see that the board had been removed once already. Not Happy due to the fact that I ordered a new drive not a used one. I figured the drive must at least work because mine did not and so I proceeded with the replacement. the drive works but makes so much racket that I would have to turn the volume up so high on my TV to be able to understand what was being said the neighbors in the county could hear it. Needless to say, I trashed the drive and ordered another drive from another vender. I am satisfied with the drive. It does make more noise than the stock one I had in the Xbox but at least it runs. I plan to use this one for a while and when the noise drives me the rest of the way up the wall I will order a stock one. Be wary of orders from thumbmonkey!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easiest XBox Repair Job Ever, October 15, 2010

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etechguru3 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Xbox 360 DVD DRIVE Hitachi LG 79FK GDR-3120L (Electronics)

So I finally sit down to play my newly unpackaged copy of Halo: Reach when I discover my XBox making some funny noises and refusing to read my disc. Surprised that it spit my precious game out unscathed, I went on to try again and again to get my 360 back on its feet. After punching it and myself a few times and shedding a few tears (of anger and annoyance more than anything), I turned to Google to find that this has apparently happened a lot. Just a mechanical failure I guess. I breathed a sigh of relief. So I click a few times to Amazon and find this. I was kinda bummed that it's a bit more expensive then the newer model drives, but my 'Box would take nothing else. Ordering it couldn't have been simpler, and it got here within four days. Then came the hard part which almost all of you will have to do, so PAY ATTENTION!! (I'd like to thank another reviewer for posting this and helping me out, but I cant remember his/her name right now, anyway...) So you have two options. You can either spend your precious time and bet the life of your 'Box on the firmware flashing skills that you may or may not have (I have no idea whether I do or not, I chose the easier method) or you can simply take out the board from your old Hitachi/LG same-model drive and put in into this one. I don't recommend this for those of you who haven't done a little circuit-surgery before. Then again, you wouldn't be trying to fix your XBox yourself if you hadn't (unless you're stupid, but now we're getting off track). Be careful with all those thin cables. Try not to bend the contacts out of position (you'll know what I mean). It should be easy to figure out which cables go where when you're putting the other board in (even if you do have short-term memory loss). A little mental note, remember which drive is which and which board is which (I almost failed at that part). From there it should be as simple as plugging the new drive in and closing your system back up. Anyway, this drive worked perfectly for me and now I can enjoy one of the most anticipated titles of all time. By the way, if you happen to see me online (MyNameIsEvan13), don't pwn me too bad. I helped you, remember?