360 problems (wow, thanks for the non- help, Microsoft).
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I once experienced the ever-frightening/disappointing RRoD, but thankfully they sent me a box, fixed it, and returned it. Honestly, I found them very helpful.
Sorry to hear of this tragic passing. But at least there's a more shiny, more quiet and more... new Xbox you can treat yourself to.
Sorry to hear of this tragic passing. But at least there's a more shiny, more quiet and more... new Xbox you can treat yourself to.
When the disc drive breaks, it breaks without warning. If it's still under warranty, send that sucker back.
Yep. great week for me and my XBOX, eh?Mechsoap said:
The warranty is up. Which sucks.SODAssault said:
Like others have said, It does look like the disk tray here..
One question, before today, has your disk tray opened every time you push open or has it had times where you've had to push it a few times to make it open, like it's stuck.
Another thing you could consider is looking for the local console repair shops, they are often cheaper then Microsoft's repair service and mostly do it within 1-3 days.
-Mark
One question, before today, has your disk tray opened every time you push open or has it had times where you've had to push it a few times to make it open, like it's stuck.
Another thing you could consider is looking for the local console repair shops, they are often cheaper then Microsoft's repair service and mostly do it within 1-3 days.
-Mark
Out of warranty = need to pay for repairs, it's the definition of warranty. But out of curiosity, how long ago did you buy it? Was it new?
BTW the hardware that usually fails on X360s (the older ones in particular) is the motherboard (that results in RRoD), not the disc drive.
BTW the hardware that usually fails on X360s (the older ones in particular) is the motherboard (that results in RRoD), not the disc drive.
Another thing to try, I was just reading.
Take off the face-plate, carefully.
Grab a pin and insert it in the pinhole on the disk tray to open it manually. Once you do this open it fully, close it, place the faceplate back on and give it a shot. It's a long shot, but it might work.
-Mark
Take off the face-plate, carefully.
Grab a pin and insert it in the pinhole on the disk tray to open it manually. Once you do this open it fully, close it, place the faceplate back on and give it a shot. It's a long shot, but it might work.
-Mark
I loled and choked on my jammy dodger!MiracleOfSound said:
With my first 360 the games would often freeze. One day when it made a terrible grinding noise I found a circular scratch around the disc I thought "fuck this" and I rang up MS. It took me 2 calls to get it shipped off.
It came back to me and all was well. Eventually it froze again when I was playing another game and did this once again I think. I called back and they took it away again.
This time I got a new 360 back and it seemed that it was working fine. However, it froze once more when I played a game a few weeks down the line. All problems stopped after the NXE update though.
That's my story.
As for your case I would, if you're young, get your dad or someone to do the talking and get up in their faces about it and demand a replacement and how this kind of performance in unacceptable blah blah blah. I was firm with my calls and they were like "grand so we'll fix it." There are some pricks alright on custcare >:[
EDIT: Your warranty was up? Well sorry chum you have to sort it out yourself it seems.
Are you gonna hold a funeral for it? I'm sure there are a lotta ppl who'd like to spit on it one last time xD
Sorry your console committed Harakiri.
It seems that just by the number of ppl whose Xboxes just decide to stop functioning on any random day seems as if Microsoft programmed them to stop working after a set period of time. Programmed Console Death. Now that the 'Slim' 360 is released, Microsoft couldn't have you still playing your old 360. That would just be bad business...
Sorry your console committed Harakiri.
It seems that just by the number of ppl whose Xboxes just decide to stop functioning on any random day seems as if Microsoft programmed them to stop working after a set period of time. Programmed Console Death. Now that the 'Slim' 360 is released, Microsoft couldn't have you still playing your old 360. That would just be bad business...
It's pretty convenient timing alright, lol. But not for me... I was going to trade in this little bastard of a thing for the new one to get 25% off.Sougo said: