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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Smooth Groove on October 07, 2009, 03:34:43 PM

Title: Finally got the RROD
Post by: Smooth Groove on October 07, 2009, 03:34:43 PM
:rock

Been waiting a long time for this.  It's the only thing that's kept me from feeling like a full-fledged Xbot. 

This 360 that just RRODed is actually my 2nd 360.  My first 360 was a HDMI less model which I sold to a friend.

Ironically, the first 360 never gave me any problems despite being used much more often. 

I've barely used my 360 in the past 6 months and I was only playing a DVD on it today when it died. 

As usual, I had put the DVD into the HD-DVD add-on in order to lengthen the lifespan of the game drive but I guess that didn't matter.

So what do I need to do now to fix or replace the 360? 

My 360 should be still under warranty because I got it about 2 years ago.  I don't have the receipt though.  Can MS just check the manufacturing date?


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Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: Third on October 07, 2009, 03:40:13 PM
xcigarillo owned :drake
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: duckman2000 on October 07, 2009, 03:41:04 PM
I think you just have to enter manufacturing date and serial # on the site, no receipt necessary.
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: Robo on October 07, 2009, 03:47:52 PM
Xbox.com will take care of everything short of physically boxing the thing up. 
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: Smooth Groove on October 07, 2009, 04:03:32 PM
How should I box it? 

Any ideas why it would die just by playing a DVD?  The weather in my area dropped by about 10 degrees F this week.  Could the rapid change in temperature be a factor? 
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: Robo on October 07, 2009, 04:08:17 PM
You can either take it to UPS and give them a couple bucks to pack it or you can grab a box from somewhere and stuff it with balled-up paper or something.
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: drew on October 07, 2009, 04:22:33 PM
you deserve it for playing movies on your xbox

i hope you learned your lesson
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: The Fake Shemp on October 07, 2009, 04:24:04 PM
Ship that shit back to Microsoft and get a new one! :rock
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: drew on October 07, 2009, 04:26:40 PM
Quote from: Smooth Groove on October 07, 2009, 04:03:32 PM
Any ideas why it would die just by playing a DVD?  The weather in my area dropped by about 10 degrees F this week.  Could the rapid change in temperature be a factor? 

much more than likely not

ive left my 360 in the sunroom overnight this past winter and woke up to play skate 2, my 360 was basically frozen and even had condensation on it, i just gave it 15 minutes until it didnt make any weird sounds, it was still way less than room temperature though
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: Bocsius on October 07, 2009, 04:28:13 PM
Congrats.
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: Brehvolution on October 07, 2009, 05:26:35 PM
Did you try the towel trick?
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Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: Smooth Groove on October 07, 2009, 08:21:27 PM
Why would I try the towel trick when I can just get a new 360, you distinguished mentally-challenged Sfag?

Btw, MS's service is awesome even though I could barely understand their Indian employees.  I had to call them because the shipping label won't load on their website.   After 30 mins of straining to understand what the Indian rep was saying, I finally got MS to send the shipping label to me. 
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: M3wThr33 on October 07, 2009, 09:00:27 PM
Quote from: Smooth Groove on October 07, 2009, 04:03:32 PM
How should I box it? 

Any ideas why it would die just by playing a DVD?  The weather in my area dropped by about 10 degrees F this week.  Could the rapid change in temperature be a factor? 

The solder is cheap and to avoid paying fees in California they avoided using lead. So the cheap solder doesn't handle temperature changes well, and eventually lets the chips flex off the board from the expansion and contraction from the heat.

So actually turning it on and off frequently does more damage than running it for a long time. You know how your house creaks at night? Same shit in an Xbox, except apparently the support beam in the bedroom likes to fail.
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: Brehvolution on October 07, 2009, 09:05:26 PM
distinguished mentally-challenged sfag? I demand an apology!
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Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: Smooth Groove on October 07, 2009, 09:18:07 PM
:hehe

I"ll give you an apology when you admit that 360 is teh best evar. 
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: Lucretius on October 07, 2009, 09:30:03 PM
man, I'm still on a launch unit.  only problem I have is I have to jiggle the disc tray a bit to get it to eject.

*knocks on wood
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 07, 2009, 09:32:29 PM
If you had a PS3 this would'n't have happened. Sucks it happens in the holiday season when all these big name xbox games are coming ou- oh, wait....
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: Smooth Groove on October 07, 2009, 09:34:18 PM
Actually, I'm grateful that my 360 broke down when it did.  At least it's still under the 3yr warranty.

Also, it's almost a certainty that the 360 I get back will be better manufactured than my original one.  


Quote from: M3wThr33 on October 07, 2009, 09:00:27 PM
Quote from: Smooth Groove on October 07, 2009, 04:03:32 PM
How should I box it?  

Any ideas why it would die just by playing a DVD?  The weather in my area dropped by about 10 degrees F this week.  Could the rapid change in temperature be a factor?  

The solder is cheap and to avoid paying fees in California they avoided using lead. So the cheap solder doesn't handle temperature changes well, and eventually lets the chips flex off the board from the expansion and contraction from the heat.

So actually turning it on and off frequently does more damage than running it for a long time. You know how your house creaks at night? Same shit in an Xbox, except apparently the support beam in the bedroom likes to fail.

Yeah, that's probably how my 360 died.  I never leave the 360 running for long periods of time and sometimes 2-3 weeks go by before I turn it on again.  
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: Brehvolution on October 07, 2009, 09:36:02 PM
Quote from: Smooth Groove on October 07, 2009, 09:18:07 PM
:hehe

I"ll give you an apology when you admit that 360 is teh best evar. 
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ok, I love my 360 because Live is better.
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Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: Smooth Groove on October 07, 2009, 09:43:11 PM
Quote from: MyNameIsMud on October 07, 2009, 09:32:29 PM
If you had a PS3 this would'n't have happened. Sucks it happens in the holiday season when all these big name xbox games are coming ou- oh, wait....

How the hell would a functioning PS3 prevent me from having a broken 360, distinguished mentally-challenged fellow Sfag #2?

Anyways, I do have a PS3, every other current system and most importantly, a kickass PC so I seriously doubt I'd miss the 360 much. 

Why the hell would I play COD6 on my 360 when I could play it with much better image quality and higher performance on my PC? 

As a point of comparison, RE5 barely runs @30 FPS in 720P w/4x AA on the 360 and even worse on the PS3.  On my PC, at 1920x1200, I get close to 200 FPS w/max settings and 8X AA. 

Btw, the PS3 won't be turned on much even though its bigger, better looking sibling is gone.

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Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: Smooth Groove on October 07, 2009, 09:45:17 PM
Quote from: Zero Hero on October 07, 2009, 09:36:02 PM
ok, I love my 360 because Live is better.

I retract what I said.  You're not distinguished mentally-challenged,

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you're just a stupid Sfag.   :drake
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Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: Brehvolution on October 07, 2009, 09:49:10 PM
I spoiler tagged that and now people are gonna know. smh
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 07, 2009, 10:19:24 PM
Yeah, good luck getting a "new" xbox out of them. Last three times I've sent my RRoD or shitty broken disc tray in, i've gotten the same fucking one back, just fixed. Don't kid yourself.
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: M3wThr33 on October 07, 2009, 11:07:51 PM
Quote from: MyNameIsMud on October 07, 2009, 10:19:24 PM
Yeah, good luck getting a "new" xbox out of them. Last three times I've sent my RRoD or shitty broken disc tray in, i've gotten the same fucking one back, just fixed. Don't kid yourself.

Yeah, they just replace the mobo with the same one as yours.

One guy I knew was scamming MS, for a while he'd buy broken 360s with something OTHER than an RROD, induce it, send it in for a warranty and get it back with both issues fixed, but they slowly stopped doing that.

They've been running this for so long there's no real way to game the system, aside from getting free Live and a clean faceplate each time.
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 07, 2009, 11:09:53 PM
Yeah each time I was hoping i'd get a Jasper or one with a HDMI but nope.
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: Smooth Groove on October 07, 2009, 11:57:35 PM
Well, Wlilco said he got a brand new 360 that was much quieter than his previous one.

Maybe it's because he had an Elite?  That would suck if Elite owners get better service but it wouldn't surprise me. 
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: Robo on October 08, 2009, 12:12:58 AM
From what I understand, you'll never get a non-HDMI unit exchanged for an HDMI unit.
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: Smooth Groove on October 08, 2009, 12:16:54 AM
I have a HDMI unit.  Does that mean I'll get back a system with the newer components? 
Title: Re: Finally got the RROD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 08, 2009, 12:23:36 AM
I have one of the original pro's from  May 2006 I think and i've never got a new system :(