Re: 360 scratches discs?

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 10:54:00 GMT, Alan Woods
<redxtrickster@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I've had a 360 for a couple of weeks. Yesterday I put a game's disc in
>the x-box and after a few seconds got a "Cannot read disc possibly due
>to dammage or incorrect region." (I paraphrase).
>
>I took the disc from the x-box and found a groove had been scored
>around the disc about 10mm from the edge ruining the disc.

I've had this, almost exactly; orientation horizontal, perfect disk,
30 seconds later nice scratch round the outside of the disk. No knocks
.... nothing ... I'm a zealot when it comes to looking after my disks
.... I have lost some confidence here ... will another £50 disk bite
the dust?


--

Joe Chip

hovx.vap@xxxxxxxxx
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