Red Ring of Death (360 breakdowns)
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04-06-2008
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#511
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Near Chicago, IL
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Xbox 360 ID : N3gative Cr33p
PS3 ID : N3GAT1VE_CR33P
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zero2000
... MS sent his 360 to the REGULAR XBOX repair center on accident, and he got a regular xbox back in the mail.
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Are you saying that they sent him back a regular Xbox, as opposed to another 360? I think you worded this post kind of awkwardly...
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04-06-2008
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#512
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Ontario, Canada
Age: 17
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zero2000
Some guy on gametrailers said that MS sent his 360 to the REGULAR XBOX repair center on accident, and he got a regular xbox back in the mail. They then refused to reimburse him just because they claim his 360 serial ID was invalid.
Now that is just about worst case scenario.
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Shenanigans! Everyone get out your brooms!
That guy is absolutely lying right through his teeth.
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04-10-2008
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#514
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: MONROE, MI
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Xbox 360 ID : I inamorata I
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I finally had my first red ring of death experience. I was playing Forge in Halo 3, and my 360 just froze up. Sure enough, I went to turn it on and it had the 3 lights lit up. I did the towel trick, and it works now. I'm not going to keep playing it though. I'll just end up trading it in at Gamestop while it still works, only without the HDD. Then, I'll buy a cheap Arcade 360. I've heard the newly released XBOX 360's don't have as much of a chance to get the red rings.
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04-10-2008
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#515
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Port Richey, Florida
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Xbox 360 ID : TheNunPuncher
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Godmoney
I'm not going to keep playing it though. I'll just end up trading it in at Gamestop while it still works, only without the HDD.
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Thanks for reminding me to buy stuff new and not used. |
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04-10-2008
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#516
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Durty South
Age: 18
Posts: 2,474
Xbox 360 ID : Truly Iconic
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I did the same thing at the gamestop here, my shiznit got the RROD and I wrapped that beast in a towel and sent 'er on her way. Got 150 outta that, 15 for the HDD, and another 25 for Blockbusters GoW.
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04-10-2008
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#517
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Easton, PA
Posts: 1,831
Xbox 360 ID : WTFisCOLT45
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WTF is this towel trick!?
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04-10-2008
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#518
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Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 4,970
Xbox 360 ID : SvNs Writer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EAsTon
WTF is this towel trick!?
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Wrap the 360 up in a couple of towels so the air vents are covered, turn it on and leave it for 15-20 minutes, unwrap it and let it cool for a few minutes and when you turn it on, it should work.
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04-11-2008
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#519
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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Xbox 360 ID : N3gative Cr33p
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Quote:
Originally Posted by E. Writer
Wrap the 360 up in a couple of towels so the air vents are covered, turn it on and leave it for 15-20 minutes, unwrap it and let it cool for a few minutes and when you turn it on, it should work.
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Exactly... and this procedure can be found with a quick search on YouTube, as well.
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04-11-2008
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#520
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Birmingham, UK
Age: 26
Posts: 465
Xbox 360 ID : Big0rkWaaagh
PS3 ID : BigOrkWaaagh
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My 360 hasn't got an RROD, but the other day I got Army of Two through as a rental and it just wouldn't boot at all. Didn't even recognise there was a disc. I panicked and tried all my other games and they were all fine, save for Fight Night and Crackdown, which had the same problem. Now I'd played Crackdown a few days before and it was fine. My discs are all in great nick so that's not the problem. I tried Fight Night a few hours later and it loaded, Crackdown still wouldn't work but I tried it again this morning and its fine.
Is my 360 dying? It sounds like it is. The mechanism is making a fair bit of noise recently. If it is on its last legs, and I send it off and they try it out and it loads games that aren't army of two, fight night and Crackdown perfectly, will I get billed? Also if I do send it off, how long is the process? ie will I have to buy GTA on PS3? :)
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