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JamesMichael
03-08-2008, 02:30 AM
Well well well just having some halo games with my friends from college. It crashes. I reboot and re join alls well for 2 games then it crashes so I rebooted then BAM 3 red lights again! this marks my 3rd 360 down :DOH:

Pictures coming

Maybe we should have a 3 red light montage on here? :lol:
graciano1337
03-08-2008, 03:20 AM
why do we need pictures? we know what it looks like. :P

that sucks though...
JamesMichael
03-08-2008, 03:37 AM
why do we need pictures? we know what it looks like. :P

that sucks though...

I know but my mate said to get some towels on it so I tried everything and well it didn't work haha :lol:

http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/7185/p1000450qw0.jpg
neull
03-08-2008, 03:41 AM
I know but my mate said to get some towels on it so I tried everything and well it didn't work haha :lol:



My retail unit has had the 3 RROD 3 times...the first 2, the towel trick worked, but i had the console open and wrapped the towel around the metal cage the motherboard is in...after about 15 minutes turn it off, let it cool and hopefully it will work. Like I said, it worked 2 out of the three times, the last time i couldn't get it fixed and it just gives a overheating error.
PhreQuencYViii
03-08-2008, 04:14 AM
Ohhh, nice faceplate! Always wanted one of those. I can't wait for my elite to red ring, red on black ought to look nice.
Jasonkhowell
03-08-2008, 04:24 AM
I've had two 360s, and I have been lucky (One of them was a launch 360 sold to my friend, and it still works great). I do get DRE at times, though (Granted, I am not sure if that was more the disc being scratched up then anything).
Pikkon
03-08-2008, 04:50 AM
Well I have never had any problems with my 360,but I really don't use it that much.Sucks your 360 is FUBAR.
XxHennersXx
03-08-2008, 04:58 AM
mines still ok
Johnny Vodka
03-08-2008, 05:07 AM
After going through 3, I punted that console and haven't regretted it. I'll never buy another MS piece of shit console again in my life.
XxHennersXx
03-08-2008, 05:13 AM
After going through 3, I punted that console and haven't regretted it. I'll never buy another MS piece of shit console again in my life.

buy an xbox 1 and mod it. You'll enjoy it. :)
WolverineDK
03-08-2008, 05:31 AM
To me, it looks like to get a 360 working. Is buy a completely new one, and mod it (not chipping by the way) like Ben Heckendorn did, and put some serious cooling system on the fucker. Since untill now , then it looks like MS are fucking themselfs over bigtime by making a very shitty quality console. Since my original XBOX still works fine.
Unorthodox
03-08-2008, 05:46 AM
Just a quick question. I bought an Elite on the UK launch day that supposedly came with extra cooling etc and dare I say immune to the RRoD. I took out an extended warrenty anyways, so I was just wondering should I deliberately brick it a month before the warrenty ends? :P
grap3fruitman
03-08-2008, 06:24 AM
I'm on my eighth system. Yeah.
Ghost
03-08-2008, 06:29 AM
Wow I was gonna get a 360 sometime but you guys are making it seem not so worthy :D. Yeah I think I will just stick with My Dreamcasts.
Johnny Vodka
03-08-2008, 07:25 AM
Just a quick question. I bought an Elite on the UK launch day that supposedly came with extra cooling etc and dare I say immune to the RRoD. I took out an extended warrenty anyways, so I was just wondering should I deliberately brick it a month before the warrenty ends? :P

yes. fuck that thing up before the warranty ends. You paid for it, so why not get a new one before it expires anyways? It's not like they'll suspect anything, or even ask questions, these things die all the time.
PhreQuencYViii
03-08-2008, 07:34 PM
If your Elite isn't a falcon, maybe see if you can kill it for a falcon.
Unorthodox
03-08-2008, 07:43 PM
Nope my elite isn't a falcon.

I'm assuming the best way to kill it would be to block the air vents and let it heat up?
SilverBolt
03-08-2008, 11:01 PM
Had mine for about 18 months now and the last few days it's been having random hang-ups, power off/on and it works again. Hoping this isn't a sign of things to come =/
JamesMichael
03-08-2008, 11:06 PM
Had mine for about 18 months now and the last few days it's been having random hang-ups, power off/on and it works again. Hoping this isn't a sign of things to come =/

Was there any odd lines appearing on the screen? Because thats what happened to me this time round while before it was just the screen froze
SilverBolt
03-08-2008, 11:12 PM
Was there any odd lines appearing on the screen? Because thats what happened to me this time round while before it was just the screen froze

The Screen just freezes, audio keeps going but it doesn't respond to anything but the power button on the system itself. Power it off/on and it's working again.
SilverBolt
03-09-2008, 01:20 PM
Great it just died on me 3 red lights on the ring of death God damnit =/
the_steadster
03-09-2008, 04:51 PM
I feel unique now in that my 360 died completely differently! Mine started messing up the colours one day in a game, so halo 3 for example would be all green, like the red and blue channels were missing somehow. Anyway, this had been happening after long sessions for a while, then after rebooting it after one episode, it just didn't show anything on the screen - there was sound, but no video. Got that one sent back and now I have a lovely working one!
JamesMichael
03-09-2008, 05:46 PM
Great it just died on me 3 red lights on the ring of death God damnit =/

Unlucky dude I recommend phone MS asap because when I went on the site yesterday they wanted Ģ59.99 out of me to fix it and with 3.99 discount!
SilverBolt
03-09-2008, 05:49 PM
Unlucky dude I recommend phone MS asap because when I went on the site yesterday they wanted Ģ59.99 out of me to fix it and with 3.99 discount!

Called them up just now, they'll fix it under warrenty, UPS will be picking it up between monday and wednesday and the time for repair at this moment i was told is 3 weeks.

Guess i have an excuse now to Play Zelda The Twilight Princess on my Wii again without being distracted by tuning my cars in Forza 2 or having friends invite me to Halo 3 MP sessions :crying:
JamesMichael
03-09-2008, 05:55 PM
Called them up just now, they'll fix it under warrenty, UPS will be picking it up between monday and wednesday and the time for repair at this moment i was told is 3 weeks.

Guess i have an excuse now to Play Zelda The Twilight Princess on my Wii again without being distracted by tuning my cars in Forza 2 or having friends invite me to Halo 3 MP sessions :crying:

They said mine is gonna take 3-4 weeks aswell :DOH: I hope I don't miss out on condemned 2
babu
03-09-2008, 06:17 PM
I feel unique now in that my 360 died completely differently! Mine started messing up the colours one day in a game, so halo 3 for example would be all green, like the red and blue channels were missing somehow. Anyway, this had been happening after long sessions for a while, then after rebooting it after one episode, it just didn't show anything on the screen - there was sound, but no video. Got that one sent back and now I have a lovely working one!

Oh crap! Something similar happend to me while playing bioshock the other day :O
I was living in denial and thinking that it must have been some artistic thing they did just like when they display those old pics on the screen.
I hope it wont go belly up soon :DOH:
spot778
03-09-2008, 10:00 PM
I'm on my second, never got the ROD but the disc drive just died to the point it would take 20 - 30mins constantly loading and reseting the game/console.

Called MS in the last week of it warranty and got it replaced. Haven't had a problem since and it's a different drive then I had.
Pikkon
03-09-2008, 10:04 PM
Same thing happened to my brother,his dvd drive crapped out,got a replacement,but for him about a year later his replacement console got the red ring of death.Now he got another replacement kit back from MS,hope this one will last.
Johnny Vodka
03-09-2008, 10:52 PM
looks like yahoo is fine with bashing MS now..

http://us.i1.yimg.com/videogames.yahoo.com/feature/red-ring-of-failure/1192354

had this story on their front page, with such nice feelings like..

"Worst gaming console?"
"Is your Xbox 360 still working? You must be one of the lucky ones."
"Over 18 million Xbox 360s have sold through since the console's launch in November 2005, but just how many of those are still working?"

funny to see this on yahoo's main page, when it's been known for awhile. Maybe they're punching MS in the nuts since MS wants to buy them.
mooseblaster
03-10-2008, 04:43 PM
*yawn*
graciano1337
03-10-2008, 06:57 PM
my 360 is taking a well-deserved break. Brawl and my Saturn are going to be keeping me busy for a looong time. :)
jp.
03-11-2008, 09:13 AM
I feel unique now in that my 360 died completely differently! Mine started messing up the colours one day in a game, so halo 3 for example would be all green, like the red and blue channels were missing somehow. Anyway, this had been happening after long sessions for a while, then after rebooting it after one episode, it just didn't show anything on the screen - there was sound, but no video. Got that one sent back and now I have a lovely working one!


Thats what happened to my first Xbox360. It was around the time Bioshock came out, and I was playing Morrowind to pass the time. Eventually the colors just went all weird, until one day the screen faded to black.

Thankfully, I worked at Gamestop at the time and just switched my console out for another used one (that we sent off as defective!!!! Don't worry). Though later on I sold THAT one and got a Halo Xbox360. No problems with the Halo system yet *knocks on wood*.
thamasha69
03-11-2008, 09:55 AM
I have had my 360 for almost 2 years now...purchased spring of '06 and never had a problem...probably because it does not get played much :evil:
arnoldlayne
03-11-2008, 07:33 PM
i'm on my second now, and I know at least 4 other friends/family with 360's....I've never had a problem and nor have they. I'm on my second because the 1st was banned from live so I sold it around the middle of last year.

Saying that, a cousin of a friend (iirc) has sent his back 3 times, at least. I think people need to probably just be a little more sensible with them. Mine's been left on for well over 24 hours straight with just a little slow-down being evident.

I wouldn't chuck a towel on it as it was never designed for that....as I keep telling my friend.
Parris
03-11-2008, 09:34 PM
Oh crap! Something similar happend to me while playing bioshock the other day :O
I was living in denial and thinking that it must have been some artistic thing they did just like when they display those old pics on the screen.
I hope it wont go belly up soon :DOH:

I posted images of this issue a few months ago and described it as a 'Fairy washing up liquid effect' on the screen. I am afraid to say it's a GPU issue and the only 2 other people (a friend of OE's and myself) I had previously heard of having this problem first hand, had to replace their units. Sorry mate, but I would keep and eye on it and watch your warranty time. Get it back to MS!

If you want I can repost the images (if I still have them) of this issue for comparison.
babu
03-12-2008, 12:16 AM
I posted images of this issue a few months ago and described it as a 'Fairy washing up liquid effect' on the screen. I am afraid to say it's a GPU issue and the only 2 other people (a friend of OE's and myself) I had previously heard of having this problem first hand, had to replace their units. Sorry mate, but I would keep and eye on it and watch your warranty time. Get it back to MS!

If you want I can repost the images (if I still have them) of this issue for comparison.

Thanks, might be good to see them for comparison. The screen went in the shades of pink, cyan, magenta and yellow I think for about a minute. Also had a lot of slowdowns in the game (Bioshock) too, could this be some overheating thingy too?
I got the console around xmas last year so I still have a few month of the warranty left.
spot778
03-12-2008, 03:17 AM
I would send it in babu. That's a known issue. Other effects looks like stitching through screen etc..
Johnny Vodka
03-12-2008, 09:12 AM
i'm on my second now, and I know at least 4 other friends/family with 360's....I've never had a problem and nor have they. I'm on my second because the 1st was banned from live so I sold it around the middle of last year.

Saying that, a cousin of a friend (iirc) has sent his back 3 times, at least. I think people need to probably just be a little more sensible with them. Mine's been left on for well over 24 hours straight with just a little slow-down being evident.

I wouldn't chuck a towel on it as it was never designed for that....as I keep telling my friend.

sigh..

at least MS quit using that reasoning last year. It's nice your's hasn't died once. However the 360's aren't dying because of how people use them. They are pieces of shit by design. Saying that people need to be more careful with them is insulting, considering mine just sat there on an entertainment shelf with plenty of ventilation and had to be replaced 3 times.

you can like the 360 and acknowledge it has design problems. I did until my 3rd one died and they sent me back a refurbished launch unit.
djmdma02
03-14-2008, 06:57 PM
Kotaku ran a story not too long ago saying, something like, 18% of all 360's are defective OUT OF THE BOX...

Good thing there are only like five games for xbox/xbox360 that I want and I can live w/o 'em :)


Though the funny thing is, is'nt it the same factory in china producing the 360's, wii's, and ps3's?
mooseblaster
03-15-2008, 03:28 PM
Kotaku ran a story not too long ago saying, something like, 18% of all 360's are defective OUT OF THE BOX...

I think that's slightly biased - probably that out of a sample of 100 consoles 18 failed - and they were probably all from the same batch. 18% is a ridiculous figure for a brand new system.
GodofHardcore
03-22-2008, 02:37 PM
I swear my 2nd 360's death is immennt.


I feel unique now in that my 360 died completely differently! Mine started messing up the colours one day in a game, so halo 3 for example would be all green, like the red and blue channels were missing somehow. Anyway, this had been happening after long sessions for a while, then after rebooting it after one episode, it just didn't show anything on the screen - there was sound, but no video. Got that one sent back and now I have a lovely working one!

Same deal it's my cables though.
DC_Fan
03-24-2008, 05:59 AM
I'm on my 3rd 360, this one has lasted the longest. The thing is I don't play them that often. Definitely the least dependable system I've owned.
JamesMichael
03-27-2008, 09:38 PM
Got it back yesterday which was pretty fast but the 360 didn't come back in really good nick to be honest its got some scrachs on the back which I can live with but the DVD drive has been changed?
XKaiminalX
03-27-2008, 09:42 PM
I wish i thought about sending my 360 to Microsoft, if i had one now.
i went through 4 XBOX 360s within a month thats got to be some kind of record.

2 had the 3 red lights, 1 wouldn't let my disc come out so Halo 3 was trapped inside.

The second got the 3 red lights as soon as i got it home.

The third which was an Elite had faulty cables,

And i got rid of the fourth because i couldn't be bothered with the hassle.
EvilWays
04-03-2008, 03:32 AM
Refurb #2 for me just shit out on me. The DVD drive crapped out and since it didn't RRoD on me, no simple replacement. I'm contemplating selling my games and two HDDs, but I know I won't get jack shit for them, so I may just buy a new one.
Shadowlayer
04-03-2008, 05:33 AM
You could get something for the HDDs I guess.

Man, a couple months ago I wouldn't have even considered the idea of getting a PS3 for GTAIV, but now...
EvilWays
04-03-2008, 06:05 PM
Well, I went and bought a new 360. I intend to get a PS3 this summer though...
neomatrix
04-06-2008, 02:04 PM
Just a quick question my xbox 360 Elite do no working the 3 Red Lights
does Microsoft fixe for free??
Pikkon
04-06-2008, 02:36 PM
If your xbox is showing the 3 red light than yes MS will fix it for free.
neomatrix
04-07-2008, 12:50 AM
cool thanks
g_sepp
04-07-2008, 09:25 PM
I love my 360 it is just so freaking loud. I am on my second one but this freaking thing is way louder than anything in the entire house.
hrahn
04-08-2008, 08:17 AM
still on my first one, was a core that had been upgraded with the HD.
Itīs from the first production run und still works. Had been opened before I got it though, so I went to it and modded the air intake in such a way that air is forced through those tiny heatsinks. What can I say, it now runs cooler (more hot air comes out of the back) and quieter.
Shadowlayer
04-08-2008, 09:21 AM
Got some pictures of the mod?
GodofHardcore
04-10-2008, 12:01 AM
Ohhh, nice faceplate! Always wanted one of those. I can't wait for my elite to red ring, red on black ought to look nice.

You could just ya know unplug the video cable
macwest
04-10-2008, 12:06 AM
I love my 360 it is just so freaking loud. I am on my second one but this freaking thing is way louder than anything in the entire house.

I found that on some of the 360's with a loud fan the plastic that covers the cpus was not seated correctly. One trick. if you just slightly looses the bottom screws toward the fan sometimes works. I have seen a few were those were overtightened and this caused the plastic inside to bend causing the fan to run faster and in turn cause the 3ROD.
PhreQuencYViii
04-11-2008, 03:22 PM
You could just ya know unplug the video cable

I have HDMI. Unplugging it does nothing! Still solid advice.
g_sepp
04-14-2008, 07:22 PM
I found that on some of the 360's with a loud fan the plastic that covers the cpus was not seated correctly. One trick. if you just slightly looses the bottom screws toward the fan sometimes works. I have seen a few were those were overtightened and this caused the plastic inside to bend causing the fan to run faster and in turn cause the 3ROD.
I will try this but it sounds like the CD rom spinning up. That is the loud part.