Fixing Xbox DVD drive (help) ?

[YTheLastMan]

So my xbox is flaking the fuck out...shit freezes after a couple of mins. Figure it's my DVD drive and i'm gonna need a new one. Originally I was just going to trade my xbox in towards a 360....but then I heard 3S isn't backwards compatible...so that fucked shit up. So any Idea where I can get a new xbox drive that won't anal rape me on shipping?

I live in montreal and if I buy one off ebay, i'm gonna have to pay like 15-20 shipping + customs and at that point I might as well trade this fucker in.

So any tips? Should I trade it in and pray that 3s get's the backwards compatability deal going? Shit, I wish PS2 online had the 3s scene.
Does Jet Set Radio Future work on 360? If that does, I might just trade it in anyway.

Thanks in advance.

[9tendo]

If you're getting lockups and no disc read errors, more than likely it's your MCPX chip on the Xbox motherboard which isn't replaceable :wasted:

[NoAffinity]

Have you ensured that the fan is still working? If it is, replacing the drive is relatively simple. http://xbox-scene.com/ has plenty of info on what drives will work, as well as a step-by-step guide for replacement. If the drive doesn't fix it, then it could very well be something more low level, such as 9tendo suggests.

[Superking]

Does Jet Set Radio Future work on 360? If that does, I might just trade it in anyway.

Thanks in advance.

No it doesn't. =/