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Pamy
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01-02-2002

Thursday, December 25, 2008 - 8:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Dylan's Xbox 360 got it. Apparently it is quite common. We googled, paid 12.00 for a download of a guy showing how to fix it, Bill tried and it didnt work.

We called microsoft and warranty expired, it will cost us 130.00 and a 3-4 week wait for them to repair(and only guarenteed for a yr

Anyone had any experience with this?

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Thursday, December 25, 2008 - 9:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I was just asking my daughter's boyfriend and he said with the warranty, they would have sent you another box. He says that it happens quite a lot for no apparent reason. I'm sorry!

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Thursday, December 25, 2008 - 9:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Aw, I am so sorry, Pamy. I have not the foggiest notion what to do about it, but it sure sucks. I hope somebody here has some good ideas.

Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Thursday, December 25, 2008 - 9:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
only thing you can do is to return it pamy. there's nothing else to do. i'm so sorry pamy...that sucks majorly!!

Karuuna
Board Administrator

08-31-2000

Thursday, December 25, 2008 - 9:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
If it's out of warranty, you don't have many options, unfortunately. Here's one website that I thought was helpful...

http://editorials.teamxbox.com/xbox/1651/The-Red-Ring-of-Death/p1/

I strongly recommend a company called SquareTrade for electronics warranties. They are less expensive than the store bought warranties, and often give you cash for items that die. It's a division of Ebay, so pretty reputable, IMO.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Thursday, December 25, 2008 - 10:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
thx everyone.

Kar, I will have Bill ck out the site.

It just kinda is a bummer that Microsoft knows about this and didnt recall them and to my knowledge I dont think they have an upgraded version that doesnt have this problem.

I hate to have to buy this unit again since I figure they will come out with an even better one next year to compete with Wii and the new PS systems sigh

Neko
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08-03-2001

Friday, December 26, 2008 - 12:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Neko a private message Print Post    
Pamy, Xbox has stated that they won't be putting out a new system till 2012.
Who knows if that'll change, but that's what they've come out and said.

I had to look it up cause I'm hoping to buy an Xbox 360 at some point, and I don't want to buy it, then have a new one come out less than a year later LOL

Stray_cat
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06-21-2006

Friday, December 26, 2008 - 1:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Stray_cat a private message Print Post    
This recently happened to my niece. Hers was a 3 year warranty and it happened just before it expired. She sent it in and they sent her a refurbished one about 2 weeks later, that so far has been working well.

Sorry to hear about that, I know she was really upset about it when it happened.

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Friday, December 26, 2008 - 3:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
I hadn't heard of this at all. Did some searching though and found this (although you probably alrdy saw this when you were digging for yourself):

From: Red Ring of Death
As mentioned, each quadrant on the set of flashing red lights indicates a different issue. If all of the lights but the first section are flashing, this means a general hardware failure has occurred. There is little to be done other than trying to unhook and reattach your cables. This problem is a sure sign a visit to the repair center is in your console’s future. If the problem is indicated in the second quadrant of the system, it is merely overheating. As too many hours of GRAW will do that to a unit, the proposed cure here is to unplug the unit from the power supply, let it sit to cool down, and perhaps begin scouting for a better location to store your precious investment.

A problem indicated in the third quadrant of the Xbox 360 ring of light is diagnosed as a hardware failure. Once again, try re-inserting all of your cords and cables, but this problem should definitely be dealt with by the repair center. If all four lights are flashing on the front of your console, this is perhaps the easiest problem to fix. This is an issue with the AV cable not being properly inserted into the back of the console. The cure? Just make sure the cord “clicks” once it has been inserted into the unit. If that doesn’t work, of course call the repair center, but the four lights are the easiest of the problems to rectify.


Which light (or lights) are flashing on your son's set?

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Friday, December 26, 2008 - 8:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
not sure which one, DH and him worked on it.

Bill just told me that it is now wking!!!!!!

so that 12.00 download was worth it...apparently it said if it still didnt work to let it sit for 24 hrs and try again, Bill said it powered up this afternoon! he still has to get a cable that was loose but appears we might just have a Christmas miracle!!!

Thanks to you all!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, December 26, 2008 - 8:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Neko, that is good to know about the 2012 date though.

Chewpito
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01-04-2004

Friday, December 26, 2008 - 8:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chewpito a private message Print Post    
Im so happy you got it working....I hate when somthing breaks that you use and love...thats how I am when I have computer probs.....

Happy days to you!!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, December 26, 2008 - 9:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
YAY Pamy!!! Glad to hear that worked!!

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Friday, December 26, 2008 - 10:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Good news, Pamy!

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 9:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Dylan is at Grandparent's til SUnday, so the real test will be when he gets home and plays it.

If anyone else gets the red ring we can share the download though. It was like watchng 2 guys play operation the way Bill and Dylan took that thing apart LOL

Karuuna
Board Administrator

08-31-2000

Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 10:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Oh goodness, that would had my heart racing. Good for them for being so smart!