Losing faith
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Arowin said:
5....thats impressive! Im on my third. You should contact the consumer rights institute in wellington, explain whats happened, you should easily be able to wrangle yourself an elite pack and a bunch of free stuff for all the hassle. good luck
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shadow8136
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umm... why does my Xbox have 2 red rings?!?!?!
*Edit* like theres 4 sides and only 2 lights up
*Edit* like theres 4 sides and only 2 lights up
Serpent ZX
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Yeah, I know it gets annoying to have your Xbox stop breathing on you... Mine has had the red rings for about 3 weeks now... I still play on it though... Just sometimes gets annoying I have to tuck it into bed to play... Or better yet, what I like to call, cooking some comfort food. Bake your Xbox, and then waiting for it too cool off before you can play it... Feel like I am cooking a meal every time I want to play... Even though it seems to freeze and get the red rings when playing Lost Oddessey... Now that I think of it, it started when I started playing that game... Whatever...
GruntOfAction
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shadow8136 said:
If its the 2 on the left side that means its overheated..Get some cool ventlation dude or your console is fried.
Also I have recently had a RRoD..Still waiting on the box to send it in. If it craps out then I have to chuck it and save up for a new one as my mom ain't dishing out another 350$ for a console..
But seriously, if you wanna avoid having the RRoD in the future, the Xbox 360 Premium with HMDI is one of the newer ones guarenteed to have a Falcon chipset that runs at 175 watts instead of 203. Less energy needed so less heat is generated. Plus they have added heat sinks.
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NoMercyJoe
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GruntOfAction said:
Heres whats weird. I have one of the FIRST wave 360's and I've NEVER had a problem...
Weird..no?
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GruntOfAction
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NoMercyJoe said:
Whens the manufacturing date on yours? Mines August 12th 2006..
I hear the ones after about July 27th 2007 are the ones with the falcons in them..if you look on the sticker on the back it should be lot number 0734 or higher and thats a guarenteed falcon if its 175 watts.
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Gokussj5okazu
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shadow8136 said:
Overheating, DON'T do the towel trick, as others may suggest.
Scott said:
Stop baking it, you're going to botch the GPU's BGA points even worse. Overheating it doesn't get it hot enough to reflow the solder anyhow, just flexes the board enough to get it past POST.
GruntOfAction said:
QFT.
NoMercyJoe said:
Weird, but not uncommon. I know several people who do. Keep it cool, it'll last forever.
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SPARTAN II
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NoMercyJoe said:
Same here. Never had a problem with mine, and its definately from the first wave release *knocks on wood*
GruntOfAction said:
The manufacturing date on mine is May 19, 2006. So, far earlier than the "safe" period you mentioned. I hope I won't encounter any problems with it in future
Gokussj5okazu said:
I think the key is not overplay the system. I've run through most of HALO 3 on it in a day, but then I'll let it rest for a day or so. If you don't clock too many hours on it at any given time, it shouldn't be a problem. Seems to have worked for me so far...
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Serpent ZX
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Not to sound like a inconsiderate ass... But about the solder... I know. Wraping towels only makes the metal inside expand enough so that they are touching again. Its a temporary fix... Thats why its called a TEMPORARY fix. Its in NO way a fix to be done over, and over again with no intention to never replace your Xbox again. I just cut down on game time significantly, and in the mean time,I plan to buy a new one anyways... And if the Xbox ever got hot enough to reflow the solder inside... Boy... Would we have some SERIOUS issues. But, I guess it was bound to happen... I have the same Xbox 360 from the day they came out and averaged between 3 to 5 hours a day, and sometimes over 12 hours stright on weekends in LAN parties, and Live games. Still the original... And the whole time I laugh at my friends about them sending in their Elite's, and newer ones... Now... Alas... They laugh. Hell, not sure what happened, since it never built up ANY heat, and was always cold to the touch... Not even warm. Always had its own exhaust fan, and window, and intercooler. Always on a flat surface, and no dust. Always wiped down. And not even a prestine fingerprint on the chrome, or a disc. Why... Why me!? Nah... Oh well.
metalsplinter2
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I was on my thrid and they sent me an elite maybe it was a miss pack but it's been working great
maybe it was a miss pack but it's been working great
GruntOfAction
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AoBfrost said:
Maybe I should just save up for a playstation then..lol..
Because this is what I find ironic:
Our xbox 360 didn't even last a year in a well ventlated area, and yet our PS2 which has been collecting dust for 3 years, works on start up like it always did. No problems, no errors, works flawlessly..
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Robogenisis
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My first 360's DVD drive was faulty, so I returned it to Wally World (faster and easier than sending it to M$), and I've had the second one for over a year with no problems (other than CoD4 freezes sometimes). It's one of the HDMI pro consoles. I'm going to check if I have a warranty on mine. If I don't, I'm installing a few mods (x-clamp, talismoon fan, etc.) to make sure it doesn't RROD or overheat. If I do have a warranty, then I'll wait til it runs out.
My Xbox has never had a RROD, disk read error, or overheated. It has froze a few times though (several were my fault. To many mines on Sandtrap). I usually run it several hours each weekday, and up to 14+ hours each day on the weekend. My luck may run out eventually though.
My brother bought a 360 a couple years ago (within a year of the release date), and it has RROD'd many times. Every time it RROD'd, it was fine after a restart. It RROD's every once in a while, but he hasn't had to send it in.
My Xbox has never had a RROD, disk read error, or overheated. It has froze a few times though (several were my fault. To many mines on Sandtrap
). I usually run it several hours each weekday, and up to 14+ hours each day on the weekend. My luck may run out eventually though.My brother bought a 360 a couple years ago (within a year of the release date), and it has RROD'd many times. Every time it RROD'd, it was fine after a restart. It RROD's every once in a while, but he hasn't had to send it in.
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