Thread: Slim LiteOn constantly ejecting

Wow, That sounds like a pain in the ass. Have you flashed the FW at all ??

Probably bad power/eject ribbon cable, check for cracks and such.

How To Replace A Slim Power & Eject Switch Ribbon Flex Cable - Team Xecuter

Presuming you have kamikaze'd the drive? Could be the source of the issue.

Alternatively, with the drive stripped you'll see that 3 of the wires that connect to the pcb connect at the other end to a small module (the green, white and red wires iirc) - the top side of that module is like a small lever mechanism which tells the system whether the drive is open/closed, if this is stuck/broken/not switching over properly it can produce the symptoms you are describing.

Originally Posted by Piran Wright

Wow, That sounds like a pain in the ass. Have you flashed the FW at all ??

A pain in the ass is an understatement I haven't even gotten to writing the firmware as it's a winbond and I'm not too eager to try a Kamikaze

Originally Posted by BigBoss

Probably bad power/eject ribbon cable, check for cracks and such.

How To Replace A Slim Power & Eject Switch Ribbon Flex Cable - Team Xecuter

I was starting to think that too, so I hope you're right. I'm not too accustomed to Slims so I'm not to sure what happens when it errors. NO RROD right? Hope so as I'd hate for the SATA or power port to be the problem.

Originally Posted by Methtical

Presuming you have kamikaze'd the drive? Could be the source of the issue.

Alternatively, with the drive stripped you'll see that 3 of the wires that connect to the pcb connect at the other end to a small module (the green, white and red wires iirc) - the top side of that module is like a small lever mechanism which tells the system whether the drive is open/closed, if this is stuck/broken/not switching over properly it can produce the symptoms you are describing.

No Kamikaze yet which is confusing. Just checked it there, the green white and gold cables? Theyre connected to the PCB but nothing else on the other side, seems a stupid question but where does that connect to?

9 times out of 10 after opening a slim and putting back together when you have the disc tray issues is because of damage to the power/eject ribbon cable. make sure its not loose and plugged in all the way/properly.

Originally Posted by beardsleybob

No Kamikaze yet which is confusing. Just checked it there, the green white and gold cables? Theyre connected to the PCB but nothing else on the other side, seems a stupid question but where does that connect to?

From where they connect to the PCB, follow it to the other end of the wire.

You have 2 micro switched that they attach to, when the drawer shuts it hits the switch telling the drive that it's shut, if it's moved or broken then every time it powers up the drive thinks the drawer is constantly open, have you tried gently forcing the drawer in a little bit harder than it does by itself? It could also be a bit of dust or something fouling the switch to.

Originally Posted by BigBoss

9 times out of 10 after opening a slim and putting back together when you have the disc tray issues is because of damage to the power/eject ribbon cable. make sure its not loose and plugged in all the way/properly.

I had these issues before the console was even opened though...

Originally Posted by Methtical

From where they connect to the PCB, follow it to the other end of the wire.

Originally Posted by TFi1969

You have 2 micro switched that they attach to, when the drawer shuts it hits the switch telling the drive that it's shut, if it's moved or broken then every time it powers up the drive thinks the drawer is constantly open, have you tried gently forcing the drawer in a little bit harder than it does by itself? It could also be a bit of dust or something fouling the switch to.

This isn't attached to anything but a piece of plastic. I have a feeling that shouldn't be been loose

http://i.imgur.com/9BudF.jpg

Haha nope not good at all, that little lever/switch isn't supposed to be dangling around like that, and is the exact cause of your problems. Look where it is located in this picture:

http://www.team-xecuter.com/dg-16d4s_pcb/pcb_2.jpg

That is where it is supposed to be, and if it's out like that then you'll have to find a way to secure it in - the drive tray passes over that lever with each eject/tray in to tell the drive whether the tray is in or out, so it needs to be secured in the correct position and held sturdy as it'll be worked alot over the consoles lifetime. I superglued one in place one time but I wouldn't recommend it as if you get it in the wrong spot you'll fubar the whole thing and end up needing a new drive, so perhaps try blu tac or something.