Replacement Laser Unit for Xbox 360 (SF HD-63)
Brand new replacement laser lens for the Xbox 360 console. This laser is compatible with Samsung TS-H943 and Hitachi GDR-3120L DVD Rom Drives. If your XBox 360 is giving disc read errors or games are skipping then it is likely the laser is at fault - this can be easily fixed with this low cost official original laser unit.
This is by far the most common laser type - however some drives do have a HD-67 laser type (we do also sell this version).
These are Original Hitachi SF-HD63 and not the China OEM ones. We found that the China made OEM HD63 would only work in Hitachi drives and not the Samsung even though there was a HD-63 in the Samsung. These brand new Original HD63 laser will work in both Samsung & Hitachi drives that had HD63 in them to start with. These are brand new.
Please note that all laser replacements come with an anti-static solder point that needs to be removed from the laser with a soldering iron before it will function. This is not rocket science, but you want to make sure the iron is using a low temperature so that you do not burn the ribbon cable while removing the solder.
How to change your laser
First you will need to take your 360 apart. There are other guides to show you this. Then remove the DVD-Rom. Once you have your drive out turn it over and take out the 4 screws. Remove the top and bottom covers.
Now that we have the drive apart and ready we need to prepare the new Laser Unit.
There is a big solder point on the side of the Laser Unit that needs to be removed for it to work. With a desoldering pen or desoldering wick remove the solder. Here is another pic of the Original 360 Laser Unit but it will give you the general area of where the solder is if you can't figure it out from the pic above.
Removing the old Laser.
Remove the Ribbon Cable in the above pic by carefully sliding it out. Be very careful not to damage the cable.
Turn the drive over.
In the pic above you will need to push the black clamp labled 'A' to the right while lifting up on the right side of the board. Only pic it up just enough to remove the 3 cables shown. And again be very careful not to rip or damage the cables. After the 3 cables are removed you can take the board off and set it off to the side.
With a small screwdriver remove the 3 Screws shown above. After removing the one at the top take the white cover and flip it over off of the Laser Unit. The 2 at the bottom just remove the screws and the black pieces holding the rails down. Then pop the rails up with your fingers and slide the Laser unit off.
Slide the new one back on and put your drive back together. Just follow the guide backwards.
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