add me to the red ring of death club

ohskigod

yesterday xbox works fine. get home from work, turn it on, red ring (3 out of 4 spaces red, 4th off, whatever that means)

bought it over a year ago, so I'm probably F*&ked!

Die Bill Gates, die!!!! :mad:

BaggedLancer

wrap it tightly in 4-5 bath towels, completely sealing it, turn it on for 20 minutes, turn it back off, unwrap it and you are playing again.

ohskigod

f*ck it, it's worth a shot

part of me thinks your kidding

Demiurge

Warranty is 3 years. You're good, but yes, that sucks.

ohskigod

that'd be great, but like an ****, I have no reciept and I'm pretty sure I didnt register the warranty

my quandary is, buy another one as a spare.

actually go a month without a frikkin xbox

get a PS3 and ask myself why I ever bought a Microsoft pruduct

66chevyIISS

Doh! we will save you a spot on the COD4 roster while your out of commision! and as stated by Demiurge, you're still covered under warranty even if you weren't the original purchaser. They base it off the manufacture date on the back of the 360.

I was worried about this as well because I bought my 360 used. Shizelbs wasn't the original purchaser of his and they fixed it no problems.

tcrossma

ohskigod wrote: »

that'd be great, but like an ****, I have no reciept and I'm pretty sure I didnt register the warranty

my quandary is, buy another one as a spare.

actually go a month without a frikkin xbox

get a PS3 and ask myself why I ever bought a Microsoft pruduct

You don't need a receipt, and it doesn't matter if you registered it. Microsoft knows the unit by the serial number and all units are still covered under the warranty. You'll be able to get it repaired, just call them and go through the process. It'll take a few weeks.

bruss

Yeah just call em and they will send you a coffin.

tcrossma wrote: »

You don't need a receipt, and it doesn't matter if you registered it. Microsoft knows the unit by the serial number and all units are still covered under the warranty. You'll be able to get it repaired, just call them and go through the process. It'll take a few weeks.

BaggedLancer

I'm not kidding, I read it on the internet and there is a video of showing it working. The three rings are from overheating, and by using the towels somehow it forces the unit to do a hard restart and it works fine. Search around, there is definately a video of it.

Sherardp

ohskigod wrote: »

that'd be great, but like an ****, I have no reciept and I'm pretty sure I didnt register the warranty

my quandary is, buy another one as a spare.

actually go a month without a frikkin xbox

get a PS3 and ask myself why I ever bought a Microsoft pruduct

Yes buy a core system as a spare, I now have one myself, to have as standby.

SolidSqual

welcome to the club.

avelanchefan

BaggedLancer wrote: »

I'm not kidding, I read it on the internet and there is a video of showing it working. The three rings are from overheating, and by using the towels somehow it forces the unit to do a hard restart and it works fine. Search around, there is definately a video of it.

I have done it...yes I have currently had the RROD on one of my 360's. The towel trick does work, but the 360 only worked for one week then died again.

But I found a great alternative option. Read these posts here.... http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=628055

He is in Indiana. The folks on Xbox-scene trust this guy. And for 40 dollars I can get my xbox working again. He uses the xclamp method, plus some extra fans for cooling. He ships the xbox back for free. So it looks like maybe 50 dollars total to fix it, with a better more cooler method to boot. I will let you guys know how it works out. Already talked to him, I think I am going to ship my 360 within the next few weeks.

Shizelbs

Pfft. I'm on round two.

kuntasensei

I'm on my tenth 360 since launch. Seriously. Fortunately, number 10 has the GPU heatpipe, and it seems to be holding up nicely. Still, I have a Core system in the closet as a backup because of all the problems I've had. Clearly, my years in computer repair and home audio didn't prepare me for a GAME CONSOLE. :P

dorokusai

I told you Lou....don't do that to chicks when its that time of the month.

ohskigod

dorokusai wrote: »

I told you Lou....don't do that to chicks when its that time of the month.

LOL.....nice!


update, did the online registration/repair order method. supposedly I will get a box in the mail with a prepaid shipping label, ship it in, and they will repair it. yaaay :rolleyes: actually, I do have to give Microsoft points for stepping up and doing something about the red ring problem, though it never should have hapenned in the first place.

I bought a Playstation 3 in the meantime. just couldnt bring myself to buy 2 of the same console. was on the "to do" list anyway for Blue Ray and Gran Turismo 5 when it comes out, so I figured eff it all.

playing resistance, call of man....which apparently only displays in 720p, not 1080i, so my TV in the game room can only do it in 480p.............looks horrendous. I CANT WIN!!!!

I might actually do call of duty 4 on PS3 since I love that game so much. anyone have must buy games for the PS3 i shuold know about?

toddco

cod4 is efeen sweeeet

BIZILL

ohskigod wrote: »

Die Bill Gates, die!!!! :mad:

I never did anything to you.:(

SLOCOOKN

ohskigod wrote: »

LOL.....nice!




I might actually do call of duty 4 on PS3 since I love that game so much.

We would love to have you on the PS3 side on COD4!

Don't buy Motorstorm or Need for Speed "Pro Street".

Assassins Creed is great!

avelanchefan

oskigod, slocookin...add me to your PS3 playstation network friends list....

PS3 username ---->floppa

I have COD4

SLOCOOKN

avelanchefan wrote: »

oskigod, slocookin...add me to your PS3 playstation network friends list....

PS3 username ---->floppa

I have COD4

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62643&highlight=game+tag

slocookn

SLOCOOKN

avelanchefan wrote: »

oskigod, slocookin...add me to your PS3 playstation network friends list....

PS3 username ---->floppa

I have COD4

I sent you an add friend invite.

PS3: slocookn

jflail2

I'd love to shoot with you guys as well if possible. Sounded like most people were on the 360, glad there's a few ps3 cod folks.

PS3: GlassPheasant

SLOCOOKN

jflail2 wrote: »

I'd love to shoot with you guys as well if possible. Sounded like most people were on the 360, glad there's a few ps3 cod folks.

PS3: GlassPheasant

I will try and be on tonight after 9:00 cst.

jflail2

Sorry slo, I don't have a mic yet. I actually got one, but the cord is so short I'd have to sit 5 feet away from the tv....which wont work.

jflail2

That was fun Slo. I now see the need for a mic, what a huge difference that would have made. I still feel useless without a keyboard/mouse, but its getting better at least...

SLOCOOKN

jflail2 wrote: »

That was fun Slo. I now see the need for a mic, what a huge difference that would have made. I still feel useless without a keyboard/mouse, but its getting better at least...

You are better than me!....That is the only reason to have a mic (playing with friends). Sometimes I will turn it on to mute the voices from the stereo. There is nothing worse than listening to dogs barking or $hitty music while trying to play!

My lag time is horrible. Several of those matches I did not make it in until the match was half way over. I have a friend coming over to change some of the setting on my router tonight.

A squirrel found me playing COD4 on the couch this morning so I will have to evict him. Depending on how all that goes I may be on tonight, I am not sure.

Looking forward to playing again soon.

Steve

ohskigod

got the Xbox back, thank god. I was playing COD4 on the Playstation but I like the feel of it on XBOX better. Playstation currently hooked up to the theater doing living room game and Blueray duty.

fan in the xbox is ALOT louder than before I sent it in...LOL

tcrossma

Yeah, my newest 360 (my 4th) is also a LOT (and I mean LOT) louder than the prior ones. It's quite annoying actually -- I can no longer leave it on when listening to music as it's just too disturbing.

ilikesound

SLOCOOKN wrote: »

My lag time is horrible. Several of those matches I did not make it in until the match was half way over. I have a friend coming over to change some of the setting on my router tonight.

What settings do you change, out of curiosity? I'd love to start tweakin' my ps3's online performance, because i just got a nice fiber line installed...

BIZILL

ohskigod wrote: »

got the Xbox back, thank god. I was playing COD4 on the Playstation but I like the feel of it on XBOX better. Playstation currently hooked up to the theater doing living room game and Blueray duty.

fan in the xbox is ALOT louder than before I sent it in...LOL

they return to you a completely different unit than the one you sent in. if you have the same serial number as i did when i got mine back, it's because they only switched out the innards.

btw, welcome back. what happened the other day? you got off of cod4 quickly.