XBox Red Rings of Death!

[cowboyblue31]

So guys, my xbox 360 gave me the deadly red rings of death this weekend. I was about to play Resident Evil 5, and what do you know, the darn thing dies on me!

Anyone have this problem? I am sending in for repairs. Hope I get it back soon!

 

[xWraithx]

happened to me last year and I got it back within a week of sending it off

*cue the "OMG GET A PS3 LULZ LOMG LOL" crowd*

 

[cowboyblue31]

happened to me last year and I got it back within a week of sending it off

*cue the "OMG GET A PS3 LULZ LOMG LOL" crowd*

Cool, good to hear that. The Xbox site said three to four weeks, and some friends told me a month. Hope I get mine back quick.

I got Ghostbuster, Resident Evil 5 and Dead Space last weekend. Gamestop was having buy two used get one free, and I still have not had a chance to play Ghostbusters or Dead Space.

Also, my gamer friends are already telling me to get a PS3!

 

[CATCH17]

My Red Ring of Death just happened on Thanksgiving.

I got a friend that fixed his and he is pretty savy when it comes to repairing electronics so im going to let him fix mine.


Mine said error E74.

 

[Cochese]

My experience so far from the MW2 thread.

'I will add that my box got e74 last sunday, i shipped it in monday, it was recieved on weds, and currently in repair status. if all goes well i should have it by the end of the week.'

 

[Teren_Kanan]

Mine just broke, and the warranty was expired. They renewed my warranty, and sent me a new Xbox after they received mine, didn't even fix my old one. It took about 9 days before I got the new one.

P.S. RE5 was very bleh =(. Then again, it's just RE4 with a few tweaks. I loved RE4 gameplay wise.. but RE4 was nothing like RE. They are becomming far more like some zombie action FPS mix than a Survival horror game they were created as.

Not a single aspect of RE4 or RE5 were scary.

 

[Rampage]

x-crap strikes again

 

[kristie]

my husband had that happen to him several months ago. he sent it in to get fixed & got it back a couple of months later.

 

[DIAF]

Mine just broke, and the warranty was expired. They renewed my warranty, and sent me a new Xbox after they received mine, didn't even fix my old one. It took about 9 days before I got the new one.

P.S. RE5 was very bleh =(. Then again, it's just RE4 with a few tweaks. I loved RE4 gameplay wise.. but RE4 was nothing like RE. They are becomming far more like some zombie action FPS mix than a Survival horror game they were created as.

Not a single aspect of RE4 or RE5 were scary.

No, they sent you a refurb unit that is now somewhat more likely to e74 or redring than your previous unit. I like the xbox, but damn, there should not be this much trouble with the hardware 4 years after the damn thing launched.

 

[Doomsday]

I must be living a charmed life as far as my xbox goes. I get the red rings of death all the time. I just power it off and turn it back on and everything is fine. Its been happening for about 3 years now. I think the fan that I purchased that attaches to the back of the unit between the power chord and box has saved me from the over heating issue.

Well worth the $20.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001COVHMS/ref=cm_cr_mts_prod_img

 

[Ren]

I'm on my 4th 360 so, yes, i've had this problem :laugh2:

 

[Teren_Kanan]

No, they sent you a refurb unit that is now somewhat more likely to e74 or redring than your previous unit. I like the xbox, but damn, there should not be this much trouble with the hardware 4 years after the damn thing launched.

Very likely, but considering i bought my Xbox the day it came out, and it just broke about 4 months ago (how many years has it been?), there were plenty of dents, nicks, and other odds and ends that are now new again =p

 

[Hoofbite]

x-crap strikes again

Meh, lost time is all it is. Not even that much. Is the hardware flawed for a lot of people, no doubt about it.

I had to return my 1st XBOX to the store a couple of days after I bought it because it wouldn't read discs. Replacement box went south about a year later and had to send it in for a couple of weeks. Sucked but better than having to purchase a replacement plan from BB or having to purchase a new system.

All those problems aside, XBOX Live was the main reason I went with XBOX and it is still miles better than anything I have seen from Sony.

 

[cowboyblue31]

Very likely, but considering i bought my Xbox the day it came out, and it just broke about 4 months ago (how many years has it been?), there were plenty of dents, nicks, and other odds and ends that are now new again =p

Did your refurb unit have the HDMI hookup?

 

[Kevinicus]

I must be living a charmed life as far as my xbox goes. I get the red rings of death all the time. I just power it off and turn it back on and everything is fine. Its been happening for about 3 years now. I think the fan that I purchased that attaches to the back of the unit between the power chord and box has saved me from the over heating issue.

Well worth the $20.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001COVHMS/ref=cm_cr_mts_prod_img

That's actually more likely the cause of your red rings than the system's savior.

 

[Kevinicus]

No, they sent you a refurb unit that is now somewhat more likely to e74 or redring than your previous unit. I like the xbox, but damn, there should not be this much trouble with the hardware 4 years after the damn thing launched.

Microsoft does at times send out new units to replace those that come in for repair.

I have sent mine in twice, once it was replaced with a new (not refurbished) one, and the next time they sent the same one back. Both times took about 2 weeks total.

 

[Kangaroo]

happened to me last year and I got it back within a week of sending it off

*cue the "OMG GET A PS3 LULZ LOMG LOL" crowd*

same here

 

[Cochese]

My refurb was shipped out yesterday, hope I can get it tommorrow for some weekend gaming, if not I will definetely have it on Monday, which would be exactly 2 weeks since I shipped it.

 

[TheKey]

I wouldn't do that, Catch. Once you do the warranty is void forever.

My Red Ring of Death just happened on Thanksgiving.

I got a friend that fixed his and he is pretty savy when it comes to repairing electronics so im going to let him fix mine.


Mine said error E74.

 

[Cochese]

I got my tracking number, wont be getting it till monday. too bad, its nut shriveling cold here.