current gen xbox 360s

[RadioActiveChimp]

are the current gen' 360s red ringing as much as they used to? i'm on my 4th right now and it's been fine for like 10 months, which is the longest period of time i've gone before one dies on me

 

[Sir Ollie]

As soon as the new chipset came out the Jasper, there have been less cases of the RROD. My first Xbox lasted 2 years, then it broke got another 2 months later broke...., 3rd one last a few months brought a Jasper and still going!

 

[BlueMartian]

Yes, they are slowly increasing their own life span...
I've had mine for a year and a half now with no problems (and its not a jasper). Heres a few tips:
Try keeping the console upright, in an open space to allow more air-flow
dont plug it into surge protector/multi-outlet boards, plug it straight into the wall socket so as not to restrict power flow
Also if you have your adapter box sitting on carpet, slide a magazine underneath it to prevent static electricity

 

[not a zaar]

Yes, they are slowly increasing their own life span...
I've had mine for a year and a half now with no problems (and its not a jasper). Heres a few tips:
Try keeping the console upright, in an open space to allow more air-flow
dont plug it into surge protector/multi-outlet boards, plug it straight into the wall socket so as not to restrict power flow
Also if you have your adapter box sitting on carpet, slide a magazine underneath it to prevent static electricity

The first tip you gave sound alright but the last two sound like BS. You don't get less power from using a surge protector; the Xbox casing is made of plastic, and since your Xbox is probably not going to be sliding around you don't need to worry about it building up a static charge by itself.

 

[BlueMartian]

Yes, they are slowly increasing their own life span...
I've had mine for a year and a half now with no problems (and its not a jasper). Heres a few tips:
Try keeping the console upright, in an open space to allow more air-flow
dont plug it into surge protector/multi-outlet boards, plug it straight into the wall socket so as not to restrict power flow
Also if you have your adapter box sitting on carpet, slide a magazine underneath it to prevent static electricity

The first tip you gave sound alright but the last two sound like BS. You don't get less power from using a surge protector; the Xbox casing is made of plastic, and since your Xbox is probably not going to be sliding around you don't need to worry about it building up a static charge by itself.

I dunno, its just what someone told me and my first and only 360 is still going strong coming close to 2 years *shrugs shoulders*
you're probly right tho, upon reviewing those 2 tips, they do seem pretty pointless

 

[high_castle]

I've never had a problem with my 360. I think the biggest thing you need to worry about is proper ventilation. I prop mine up to give the bottom fans enough clearance off the ground to work properly. I also bought a laptop cooler. It plugs into the USB port so it doesn't void your warranty, and keeps the 360 running nice and smoothly. *knocks on wood*

 

[GonzoGamer]

A friend's 360 just ringed a few weeks ago. Another friend of mine had to send his in twice. It's the main reason I don't have a 360 myself.

I know there wasn't anything said during MS's big presentation about how well the Jasper is doing but was there anything at all about it on the floor? I thought the jasper was supposed to fix the problem entirely; or is it just supposed to be less likely to happen.

 

[tarquin biscuitbarrel]

apparently it fixes the RROD, but the console can still brick if it's severely overheating.

it runs a lot cooler than the 1st gen.

 

[DM.]

Consider yourself lucky, I've had 7 360's All of which have been replaced because of a red ring.

 

[SigmondK]

I only had one red ring on me and that was about a year ago. It lasted me a good two years and I haven't had another one. Well technically that first one didn't red ring either it just decided it didn't want to work. It'd freeze after a few seconds then once I followed Microsoft's steps to fix it the freeze happened even faster. After that haven't had a problem since.

 

[Sir Ollie]

Had mine for over half a year and it's all peachy so far. (crosses fingers) Pretty sure it's the newer model.

Check the 12 volt rail on the Xbox if its 12.1 its a Jasper, 14.2 Falcon and 16.5 a xenon.

 

[D_987]

Had mine for over half a year and it's all peachy so far. (crosses fingers) Pretty sure it's the newer model.

Same here - although if you got your christmas 2007 (as I did) it won't have been a Jasper.

 

[D_987]

Had mine for over half a year and it's all peachy so far. (crosses fingers) Pretty sure it's the newer model.

Same here - although if you got your christmas 2007 (as I did) it won't have been a Jasper.

I bought it in Jan 09.

Sorry, I mis-read your post - thought you said a year and a half.

 

[tarquin biscuitbarrel]

Had mine for over half a year and it's all peachy so far. (crosses fingers) Pretty sure it's the newer model.

Check the 12 volt rail on the Xbox if its 12.1 its a Jasper, 14.2 Falcon and 16.5 a xenon.

What the hell is the 12 volt rail? Probably a dumb question.

on the back of the 360 you'll see "12V --" then either 12.1A, 14.2A or 16.5A.

 

[mikecoulter]

Had mine for over half a year and it's all peachy so far. (crosses fingers) Pretty sure it's the newer model.

You have the same model I had originally. It will die, the NXE causes it to get E74. It's due to a faulty GPU.

I say, leave it on until you get the error, and have it replaced for a brand new Jasper, free, like I did.