My XBox 360 is dead...Red Lights of Death! - Page 3

Choleric · 05-02-2007, 11:12 PM

Yeah it a little noisy, not too bad though, the sound of the games usually drowns it out, sucks during movies though. I usually only use it during long gaming sessions, dont use it when watchin movies anymore or quick game sessions.

But hey, my 360 hasnt died yet so oh well.

Yannis · 05-03-2007, 12:59 AM

I had my 360 since last January. Production date was 15 Dec. 2005 so it was one of the first to come out of the production line. I had heard that the earlier ones were more like to have faults than the later ones.

Centurion · 05-03-2007, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Yannis

I had my 360 since last January. Production date was 15 Dec. 2005 so it was one of the first to come out of the production line. I had heard that the earlier ones were more like to have faults than the later ones.

You're is experiencing heating problems. My family's PC was freezing frequently a couple of years ago and apparently the cabinet was badly cooled. All 360 are prone to experiencing heating problems. Try keeping it in a cool and non enclosed spaced.

Yannis · 05-03-2007, 01:39 AM

I don't think that it had overheating problems. I never play more than one-two hours everyday and the space around it was free of obstacles. I believe that it is due to bad production/ quality control. Many of the early production 360s died sooner or later.

Centurion · 05-03-2007, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Yannis

I don't think that it had overheating problems. I never play more than one-two hours everyday and the space around it was free of obstacles. I believe that it is due to bad production/ quality control. Many of the early production 360s died sooner or later.

Oh yeah, you got one of the early ones too. If you're lucky you might get an elite as a replacement.

siko · 05-03-2007, 08:13 AM

2 of my friends have 360s since release date.. they all work primo!

It's too bad some of you guys have issues with yours...

bum-man · 05-03-2007, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Yannis

I don't think that it had overheating problems. I never play more than one-two hours everyday and the space around it was free of obstacles. I believe that it is due to bad production/ quality control. Many of the early production 360s died sooner or later.

It's more of a design flaw. It seems the chips (CPU, GPU, or memory) seperate from the main board after constant heating and cooling. Hopefully now they have solved the problem...

Here's a revised board (from the Elite):

NarutoRamen · 05-03-2007, 03:04 PM

Man...I feel you guys! It sucks when such a good gaming machine dies because some people didn't do their research properly...all speculation of course..LOL

Either way, Bum-man - I don't know how much that revision has helped the Elite because videos and stories of the elite Red-lighting out of existance have already surfaced.

bum-man · 05-03-2007, 04:27 PM

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Either way, Bum-man - I don't know how much that revision has helped the Elite because videos and stories of the elite Red-lighting out of existance have already surfaced.

I would say any Elite dying at this time has more to do with quality control than design flaw, since the problem that I mentioned takes time. So I guess time will indeed tell whether they've fixed the main problem...

YoUhimhER · 06-21-2007, 01:40 AM

ok, so my xbox360 died too. what should i do now?

05-02-2007, 11:12 PM	#21 (permalink)
Choleric Justice Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Great Plains Posts: 3,406 My Mood: Thanks: 564 Thanked 1,135 Times in 615 Posts	Re: My XBox 360 is dead...Red Lights of Death! Yeah it a little noisy, not too bad though, the sound of the games usually drowns it out, sucks during movies though. I usually only use it during long gaming sessions, dont use it when watchin movies anymore or quick game sessions. But hey, my 360 hasnt died yet so oh well.

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Yannis Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 7,198 My Mood: Thanks: 1,243 Thanked 1,230 Times in 702 Posts	Re: My XBox 360 is dead...Red Lights of Death! I had my 360 since last January. Production date was 15 Dec. 2005 so it was one of the first to come out of the production line. I had heard that the earlier ones were more like to have faults than the later ones.

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Yannis Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 7,198 My Mood: Thanks: 1,243 Thanked 1,230 Times in 702 Posts	Re: My XBox 360 is dead...Red Lights of Death! I don't think that it had overheating problems. I never play more than one-two hours everyday and the space around it was free of obstacles. I believe that it is due to bad production/ quality control. Many of the early production 360s died sooner or later.

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siko Devotee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 3,586 My Mood: Thanks: 815 Thanked 688 Times in 362 Posts	Re: My XBox 360 is dead...Red Lights of Death! 2 of my friends have 360s since release date.. they all work primo! It's too bad some of you guys have issues with yours...

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NarutoRamen Devotee Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,547 Thanks: 406 Thanked 209 Times in 180 Posts	Re: My XBox 360 is dead...Red Lights of Death! Man...I feel you guys! It sucks when such a good gaming machine dies because some people didn't do their research properly...all speculation of course..LOL Either way, Bum-man - I don't know how much that revision has helped the Elite because videos and stories of the elite Red-lighting out of existance have already surfaced.

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