Here we have another misbehaving original Xbox DVD-ROM.

Console serial: 206315452705

Keeping that serial recorded here is important because it identifies this specific console in the repair history and associated photo archive.

This machine uses a Hitachi-LG GDR-8050L DVD-ROM, one of the drive families found in later original Xbox hardware.

The problem is straightforward:

the tray does not want to eject.

In the video I try a quick repair that had already worked for me on several drives around this time, including consoles in the 1.6A and 1.6B family.

That is a useful firsthand result, but it does not mean every non-ejecting Xbox DVD drive has the same fault.

Belts, gears, tray alignment and the spindle-clamping mechanism can all contribute to a drive that refuses to open.

Treat this as one successful repair example on console serial 206315452705, rather than a universal recipe for every Xbox DVD drive.

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