Xbox 360 fatality

[GregWhelan]

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Well what a bloody surprise - just one month after writing in this topic, my X Box 360 is dying on me. It keeps freezing up 2-3 minutes into a game or DVD. According to the web, this is a pre-requisite for the RROD. I'm gutted.

According to Microsoft website, I'm out of warranty. What are my options guys? Give it to a computer repair shop? Or is that just risking even more damage?

[beanzncheez]

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If you get the RROD, then your warranty coverage is three years. All other instances are one year. Hope for the worst, honestly.

[GregWhelan]

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^ Yeah my friend just confirmed it - looks like I better store it in a hot place!!!

[cyrus32]

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go to costco, buy a new one and then box up your old one and return it. they never check the serial numbers.

[GregWhelan]

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^ Interesting theory, but I got the RROD today so I will be contacting Microsoft it seems

[beanzncheez]

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go to costco, buy a new one and then box up your old one and return it. they never check the serial numbers.

That's been a pretty well used solution for many people out there. The system is very easy to open and the serial number stickers come off with no problems. Damn sneaky people are doing this all over and end up selling broken ones to others.

[Corven]

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it would be hilarious if someone with the intention of doing that finding that his new xbox is actually a used xbox that had broke

[beanzncheez]

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That would only happen if he/she got it from someone versus getting it at the store. That would be pretty funny though.

[unkownartist]

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got it fixed yet?

hated playing it..dont like the controller

[cyrus32]

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costco actually sends all the things they get back especially xbox360 so they dont sell it again, they just get new ones in.

[KlondikeTW]

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They refused to fix mine even though they knew it was their fault. So, I went to Walmart and bought a brand new system - swapped out all the insides and put the broken one back inside the 'new' shell. Took that bad boy back to Walmart and got a refund.

[emuler]

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They refused to fix mine even though they knew it was their fault. So, I went to Walmart and bought a brand new system - swapped out all the insides and put the broken one back inside the 'new' shell. Took that bad boy back to Walmart and got a refund.

epic win

[GregWhelan]

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Posted to Microsft yesterday. If I get it back in a reasonable time and it works then I'm happy.

[limeroad]

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MS still has warranties for RROD for another 2 years, i'd keep the dvd rom issue quiet and open the box, and unscrew a clamp alittle so it forces a RROD. ring up MS and sent it away

I had 2 die on me, they are all designed to fail. A ticking clock.

[beanzncheez]

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^ ^ Can I get more specifics on that one? I've got a DVD drive that won't spin anymore and the laser is constantly on; motor doesn't move.