Need help with disc drive problems!

[u/Natural-Helicopter93]

Hello, everyone. I have a philips drive that will take forever (like up to 10 mins) to read some discs and only plays halo ce i have found out. I have cleaned the laser, nothing still. I adjust the potentiometer only from .70 to .80 cus i was scared that i would fried the laser. what other options are there that arent just replacing the drive and/or getting new caps? I have never soldered in my life so if replacing caps is the only way, how easy of a first time job is it? thanks!

edit: i also forgot to remember i tried another drive i had a from a different xbox. I dont remember if that one was operating fine but that one also took forever/ didnt even load.