Red light flashing on my 360? Just opened it up and turned

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topbillin1

13-03-2007 14:08:38

It on....

Is this normal? Is it screwed already?

topbillin1

13-03-2007 14:09:56

Close thread, av cable was loose....

I got worried

downthesun

13-03-2007 14:25:54

when i flashed my 360, i turned it on to see if it was working alright and i forgot to put the a/v cable in. i almost shit my pants when i saw the red rings.

Paczki

13-03-2007 15:05:04

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downthesun

15-03-2007 19:51:52

my 360 just broke.

Gigante

15-03-2007 20:07:09

I got three broken ones. Join the club.

hehehhehe

15-03-2007 21:21:27

Do they turn on for a little while at least, or do you get the ring of death right away?

Why not sell these broken systems?

downthesun

15-03-2007 21:54:33

can't get much for a broken system. i paid 400 dollars for this though, i should get a piece of equipment that works properly and doesn't break after a year. it's terrible that microsoft send you a refurbished console to replace you broken one or they charged you a 140 dollars to repair your broken console. well, i have a nice little plan to get a new, working console for free. screw microsoft.

edit i tried out that towel wrapping trick and it worked. hahaha, i will still be getting a new 360 though.

Gigante

16-03-2007 09:56:51

[quotef44f908abb="downthesun"]can't get much for a broken system. i paid 400 dollars for this though, i should get a piece of equipment that works properly and doesn't break after a year. it's terrible that microsoft send you a refurbished console to replace you broken one or they charged you a 140 dollars to repair your broken console. well, i have a nice little plan to get a new, working console for free. screw microsoft.

edit i tried out that towel wrapping trick and it worked. hahaha, i will still be getting a new 360 though.[/quotef44f908abb]

What is the towel wrapping trick?

And you get nothing for broken system. EBGames will give $50. Compare that to $30 for hard drive, lol. A whole $80 for each $400, nice.

Two of my systems never played and broke the first time I used them.

hehehhehe

16-03-2007 10:52:48

Yeah but holding on to them nets you nada, which is worse than even $80. EBGames is there to rip people off on used games and consoles, I would never sell to them. You can sell the console by itself, and the accessories separately on ebay and that should get you $150-$200 each.

I would buy a broken console (w/ no accessories) for $100 if I thought i could fix it. The towel trick is only a temporary fix, even if it does work.

Were they past their one year warranty when you first tried them?

manOFice

16-03-2007 10:53:11

I have my xbox modded with a SP Ice chip...after the move to Charlotte I tried it and it didn't work, i was pissed and thought the chip came loose, so i spent along time resetting it and everything, still didn't work...I plugged in the AV component cable and it works!! I was so mad at myself, lol

Gigante

16-03-2007 11:04:25

[quoteca7c8f300c="hehehhehe"]Yeah but holding on to them nets you nada, which is worse than even $80. EBGames is there to rip people off on used games and consoles, I would never sell to them. You can sell the console by itself, and the accessories separately on ebay and that should get you $150-$200 each.

I would buy a broken console (w/ no accessories) for $100 if I thought i could fix it. The towel trick is only a temporary fix, even if it does work.

Were they past their one year warranty when you first tried them?[/quoteca7c8f300c]

Nope. They are from their first batch but tried them all within a year. I called them on one and they wanted to charge me because at the time it was the 90 day warranty.

downthesun

16-03-2007 16:29:16

It's a joke that they charge so much for a repair after you spend 400 dollars on their system.

shortys408

16-03-2007 22:33:09

mine has broken twice. So far my third one is working well..knocks on wood. Im thinking about modding it or flashing the firmware. Anyone have any experiences with this?

downthesun

16-03-2007 23:43:08

i flashed mine and when you open the 360 there is this sticker thing that goes over 2 parts of the case so that if you open it the sticker will peal off. i have been told using a blow dryer on it and gently pealing it off with a blade can prevent the hologram from coming off the sticker