my 360 RRoD'd

Mystake · Mar 15, 2009

yup.

finally got the 3 red rings of death.

i've had it since august 2006 i think, this coming august being the 2nd full year i've had it. thank god i have the receipts somewhere but i'll have to send it in.

boo urns.
i hope ican get my COD4 disc out of it.
the kicker was i hadn't used it for a good week now, and was playing mp3's off a flash drive that i plugged into the 360. it'd been on for a whole 20 minutes and then it rrod'd.

maybe it'll fix itself like it rrod's when the power cuts, but i think this one is toast.

02sxtkota · Mar 15, 2009

sorry for your loss

blu4door · Mar 15, 2009

Don't feel bad, I'm on #4.

Don't worry about receipts, you don't need it. just call 1-800-4my-xbox and they will take care of everything.

suprchgd99rango · Mar 15, 2009

rap it in a towel and turn it on for like 15-20 minutes.. turn off and unrap it and let it cool for a while, then try it.

BAdassR/T · Mar 15, 2009

just send it into microsoft for free they even send u a box to put it in they will fix it for free and sent it back to you I've done it twice on 2 different xbox 360s

w00t692 · Mar 15, 2009

Send it, they usually don't even ask about warranty on RROD claimed 360's. Because they're too worried about just getting rid of all of them

when i went to buy my recently i made sure i found a jasper chipset which doesn't rrod due to being made on a smaller process technology and a better heatsink system.

Mystake · Mar 15, 2009

blu4door said:
Don't feel bad, I'm on #4.

Don't worry about receipts, you don't need it. just call 1-800-4my-xbox and they will take care of everything.

will do, wasn't sure if I needed to prove WHEN I purchased it or not.

suprchgd99rango said:
rap it in a towel and turn it on for like 15-20 minutes.. turn off and unrap it and let it cool for a while, then try it.

I know of the towel trick but it's only a temporary fix.

BAdassR/T said:
just send it into microsoft for free they even send u a box to put it in they will fix it for free and sent it back to you I've done it twice on 2 different xbox 360s

my brother has gone through 4 I think. He has a premium I have an elite.

w00t692 said:
Send it, they usually don't even ask about warranty on RROD claimed 360's. Because they're too worried about just getting rid of all of them

when i went to buy my recently i made sure i found a jasper chipset which doesn't rrod due to being made on a smaller process technology and a better heatsink system.

Don't think any of the refurbs will be Jaspers

the other good thing I guess is that the magnet inside the DVD-ROM, when it gets too hot or some crap, it unsticks and then prevents discs from being played. I was having that problem so I guess I'm killing two birds with one stone > fixing the magnet issue, getting the rrod RMA'd

blu4door · Mar 16, 2009

Mystake said:
will do, wasn't sure if I needed to prove WHEN I purchased it or not.

Nope, they already know when you bought it. The RRoD is covered for 3 years.

mexico · Mar 16, 2009

by the title I thought another 5.9 went down i was like NOOOOOOOOOO!!! but then im like oh its just a pos xbox

WhyteChocolate · Mar 16, 2009

my boy is on his 3rd free one now. so he got a ps3 like I do.

they told him to try pushing in on the connections in back(power, video, etc) since the welds apparently are that bad.

b14kdak · Mar 16, 2009

Mystake said:
the other good thing I guess is that the magnet inside the DVD-ROM, when it gets too hot or some crap, it unsticks and then prevents discs from being played. I was having that problem so I guess I'm killing two birds with one stone > fixing the magnet issue, getting the rrod RMA'd

First one I had, bought in first production year, did that. Bought new, then got a one that RRoD'd. Woo.

AllThingsEnd · Mar 16, 2009

No RRoD on my PS3

b14kdak · Mar 16, 2009

AllThingsEnd said:
No RRoD on my PS3

I love my PS3 too, sadly this is not a thread for PS3 owners. Get out. We don't troll on Dakota-Durango.

Fluffy · Mar 16, 2009

No RRoD on my Atari.

AllThingsEnd · Mar 16, 2009

No RRoD on my Commodore 64

mexico · Mar 17, 2009

yah my collecovisions ok for now, got a red ring on a nes once. the first xbox actually exploded and killed my dog tho..

Mystake · Mar 17, 2009

mexico said:
yah my collecovisions ok for now, got a red ring on a nes once. the first xbox actually exploded and killed my dog tho..

woah what? sorry to hear about it, what happened?

larstrak · Mar 17, 2009

mine was on it's way out... thankfully i had the best buy prp for it(i knew that eventually ALL 360s RRoD).

and fyi, the re5 edition is the new jasper chip, which takes much less power, runs quieter, and has a bit better graphics processor. but the big thing is, is that it runs cooler, and it is supposedly RRoD proof. i knew this going in, but i got the prp again anyway. (it covers performance, and you saying it's running slower than it used to, or saying it has intermittent freezing cannot be tested or argued with). that way, when the new phoenix comes out, i'll get $400 to go towards that too! if you keep buying the prps, then you're always guaranteed to have the latest and greatest console. it's like... an investment.

so, now they are cheaper. i got the re5 edition elite console, with street fighter ii and re5 included, a 2nd red controller and play/charge kit, i purchased ANOTHER prp for this unit, and i ended up paying an additional $75 total, BUT i got a free $40 gift card. new game, new console, new controller, and new prp for $35. not bad.

Metal Hed · Mar 18, 2009

PS3 BITCHES!

:jester:

Mystake · Mar 18, 2009

well my elite was holding on reaaaaaaaaaally good for however long it held up.

it DOES get choppy sometimes, and some games just take more to load than others. Specifically, the dashboard itself in the NXE (new xbox experience) and midnight club los angeles.

which reminds me, i have a force-feedback steering wheel ( i didnt know it was force feedback ) but you need the AC adapter for it! mine didn't come with one (bought it used)

my 360 RRoD'd

Mystake

02sxtkota

blu4door

suprchgd99rango

BAdassR/T

w00t692

Mystake

blu4door

mexico

WhyteChocolate

b14kdak

AllThingsEnd

b14kdak

Fluffy

AllThingsEnd

mexico

Mystake

larstrak

Metal Hed

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