Xbox 360 Failure

[Melkane]

Quit providing false information.

They would repair the one he had for starters, it's a simple fix (heat sink related) however if they sent him a new one from Microsoft it is almost guaranteed to be one of the latest models which does not contain the faulty heat sink issue.

It sucks that it broke and it will suck not being able to play it for a bit, but if he gets it in ASAP he could have it back within a month and the console will better than when it was new.

[slipknotpsycho]

Quit providing false information.

They would repair the one he had for starters, it's a simple fix (heat sink related) however if they sent him a new one from Microsoft it is almost guaranteed to be one of the latest models which does not contain the faulty heat sink issue.

It sucks that it broke and it will suck not being able to play it for a bit, but if he gets it in ASAP he could have it back within a month and the console will better than when it was new.

last i heard (a month or so ago) they were STILL shipping out their stock of faulty units... if they're good enough to ship to the stores, what makes you think they're gonna care if they replace a broken unit with the same malfunctioning ones they're sending to stores?

still looking for the article on all that they change when you send it in (it is more than the heatsink, quite a bit actually) but i found this which is relevant to the thread


Scenyx Entertainment Community > Rumor: Xbox 360 repairs delayed by up to six weeks?

forgot the link... and i can't seem to find the article i had found before... i could be wrong but i was pretty sure there was more than just heatsink (Although, they were minimal changes)

[Melkane]

The reason that your xbox 360 has this problem is a design flaw by Microsoft that when your xbox overheats it causes the graphics processor and/or the CPU to lift off of the circuit board. The specific problem is related to the clamps used on the xbox 360 heatsinks (the part that cools off the CPU and graphics processor)

It's a simple problem as I said.

[palerider7777]

I bought mine about a year ago. It has never given me any problems until recently. I think mine may qualify for the free repair, as it is only the 3 red lights that come on and flash. And Slip, high failure rates are the price to pay for the superior system.

thats what im sayin, slips been thread whoring going on and on about the damn 33% fail rate. and then if u say something about it he starts whining like ur picking on him, well like ur picking on his beloved ps3. i myself like all the systems and as soon as the ps3 fixes there "own problems" and comes out with more games i might buy one. but untill then i'll keep playin my broke ass 33% fail rate yet fun as all get out xbox360 lmao

[palerider7777]

last i heard (a month or so ago) they were STILL shipping out their stock of faulty units... if they're good enough to ship to the stores, what makes you think they're gonna care if they replace a broken unit with the same malfunctioning ones they're sending to stores?

still looking for the article on all that they change when you send it in (it is more than the heatsink, quite a bit actually) but i found this which is relevant to the thread


Scenyx Entertainment Community > Rumor: Xbox 360 repairs delayed by up to six weeks?

forgot the link... and i can't seem to find the article i had found before... i could be wrong but i was pretty sure there was more than just heatsink (Although, they were minimal changes)

lmao..umm key word in the link is""rumor" damn assumption is a bitch. and for someone that hates the 360 u sure try to know alot about it??

[Mr. Bubbles]

last i heard (a month or so ago) they were STILL shipping out their stock of faulty units... if they're good enough to ship to the stores, what makes you think they're gonna care if they replace a broken unit with the same malfunctioning ones they're sending to stores?

Why would they do that? It states clearly on their site that the 3 ringed flashing red lights means a general hardware failure that they are responsible for. They wouldn't gain anything, and would in fact lose money by sending those systems out. They're repairing them for free, which is costing them a lot of money. I think I read a figure of them putting back 1.6 billion which would repair about 2.5 million.

[slipknotpsycho]

lmao..umm key word in the link is""rumor" damn assumption is a bitch. and for someone that hates the 360 u sure try to know alot about it??

the only reason i posted that link was to warn mr. bubbles it might be awhile before he gets his system back... i could give a fuck if it's a rumor or not...

and atleast i try and learn the faults and weaknesses of the system i 'bash' instead of just making stuff up as i go along.

[snowblind]

yo i thought the problem was due to the processign chips, which is why all the new consoles have the new falcon chips. so it would make sense they would just swap the mobo with a refurbished new one, then repair his to do the same.

it is unlikely they would just replace it with an old one so the same thing would happen. this makes no buisness sense as it cost them to repair and they arent making that much money as it is from consoles.

[slipknotpsycho]

Why would they do that? It states clearly on their site that the 3 ringed flashing red lights means a general hardware failure that they are responsible for. They wouldn't gain anything, and would in fact lose money by sending those systems out. They're repairing them for free, which is costing them a lot of money. I think I read a figure of them putting back 1.6 billion which would repair about 2.5 million.

don't ask me, it was just some tidbit i came across a month or so ago... it didn't make sense to me either but it was there, i doubt it, but i could have misread it.

[slipknotpsycho]

It's a simple problem as I said.

found it

Xbox 360 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

On April 14, 2007, the Dutch TV program Kassa, as a reaction to over a thousand customers complaining that their Xbox 360s had scratched their game discs, broadcast a program in which they discussed an investigation they had launched. The test indicated that some Xbox 360s, equipped with Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology (TSST) DVD players, scratch DVDs spontaneously, even when the Xbox 360 is placed on a stable surface, rendering the DVDs unplayable.

it's the disc drive (i knew there was something else)

and no this isn't an attack as i really do not wish to stir up this crap again, i just wanted to show Melkane what i was talking about. (i'm not one for unbacked claims)