I think my Xbox is screwed up

[Vibhor]

This is what I was trying to say. No I still love my Xbox it's given me good times and I cannot stand a playstation controller. Long live Microsoft and the glorious Xbox

Search for some kind of chinese controller converter.
They usually work like magic

 

[The Funslinger]

When I reach the oh-so-lucrative state of upper-middle class financial security, I feel like I'm going to invest in all current-gen consoles.

 

[Von Strimmer]

This is what I was trying to say. No I still love my Xbox it's given me good times and I cannot stand a playstation controller. Long live Microsoft and the glorious Xbox

Search for some kind of chinese controller converter.
They usually work like magic

I suppose you could but you just know that if something goes wrong and sony finds out they will give you a wolf's grin and say sorry it's your own fault. (Not that I would blame them of course) Still if push came to shove thats what I would probably do.

 

[easternflame]

I know the problem.
You are playing FFXIII.
Not rocket science dude.

 

[Exile714]

Check your harddrive, it could be failing. Try borrowing a harddrive and see if it happens.

Should it be an x-clamp related problem that leads to RROD, there are two options:

- Send it back to MS assuming your warranty is not void
- Perform a RROD fix, and maybe a reflow

IMO I think it's the harddrive.

As for the PS3 vs. Xbox 360 battle: The PS3 is better built, and that's a fact. It is cooler, less prone to dying, but eventually has the same flaws.

The YLOD overheating problem on PS3 is essentially the same issue the RROD on an Xbox. Both can be fixed with a reflow.

So every time you experience an Xbox glitch, you "reflow" your Xbox? You do know that that kind of behavior voids your warranty and over the medium/long term destroys your Xbox.

For those unaware, a "reflow" is when you heat up your Xbox so that the solder melts and resets back onto the chips. The problem with this is that metal, when heated and re-set, becomes brittle and prone to gaps. Take a basic metallurgy class and you'll understand.

People need to stop doing this DIY RROD fix and just send it back to Microsoft. The ONE time that happened to me (3 year old Xbox) I got a new, upgraded model which has worked fine ever since.

OP: It's an account issue, not a hardware issue. Call or email Microsoft support. I seriously don't get why people don't do this more often and instead rely on forums like this where people suggest crazy stuff like the post above.

 

[Von Strimmer]

Check your harddrive, it could be failing. Try borrowing a harddrive and see if it happens.

Should it be an x-clamp related problem that leads to RROD, there are two options:

- Send it back to MS assuming your warranty is not void
- Perform a RROD fix, and maybe a reflow

IMO I think it's the harddrive.

As for the PS3 vs. Xbox 360 battle: The PS3 is better built, and that's a fact. It is cooler, less prone to dying, but eventually has the same flaws.

The YLOD overheating problem on PS3 is essentially the same issue the RROD on an Xbox. Both can be fixed with a reflow.

So every time you experience an Xbox glitch, you "reflow" your Xbox? You do know that that kind of behavior voids your warranty and over the medium/long term destroys your Xbox.

For those unaware, a "reflow" is when you heat up your Xbox so that the solder melts and resets back onto the chips. The problem with this is that metal, when heated and re-set, becomes brittle and prone to gaps. Take a basic metallurgy class and you'll understand.

People need to stop doing this DIY RROD fix and just send it back to Microsoft. The ONE time that happened to me (3 year old Xbox) I got a new, upgraded model which has worked fine ever since.

OP: It's an account issue, not a hardware issue. Call or email Microsoft support. I seriously don't get why people don't do this more often and instead rely on forums like this where people suggest crazy stuff like the post above.

Is that what reflow is? I just keep poking holes in mine with screwdrive. As we all know speed holes make things go faster!

Seriously though dont mess with it. Remember from Geohotz we never actually own the console so dont mess with it in anyway or you will be buried in litigation at worst and told to get f'd at best

 

[Von Strimmer]

Is that what reflow is? I just keep poking holes in mine with screwdrive. As we all know speed holes make things go faster!

Seriously though dont mess with it. Remember from Geohotz we never actually own the console so dont mess with it in anyway or you will be buried in litigation at worst and told to get f'd at best

Not really, when people talk about reflowing the console what they mean is to reproduce the process used to connect electronic components by applying heat to a mixture of powdered solder and flux (which is a chemical agent used to make sure the connection is as clean and pure as possible). Problem here is that, like almost everything in engineering, the devil is in the details, so, while at first it might look like it's a way to fix the XBOX, all that's really accomplished is to fuck up the joints beyond repair to get a few extra hours of life out of the system.

Sorry if my explanation is incomplete (it is) but my english is not good enough give the amount of detail required to properly explain this.

Bitches be crazy pulling crazy stunts like that. English is fine mate probably better than my own in fact. Ah well I suppose people screwing up their consoles and having to buy new ones keeps the industry going right?

 

[DexterNorgam]

Sounds to me like OP is a cheat and got his gamerscore reset. These are exactly the symptoms, and I thank him for the reminder, I havent been to the suspension forums of xbox for a while, and I need a good laugh today.

 

[ripdajacker]

So every time you experience an Xbox glitch, you "reflow" your Xbox? You do know that that kind of behavior voids your warranty and over the medium/long term destroys your Xbox.

For those unaware, a "reflow" is when you heat up your Xbox so that the solder melts and resets back onto the chips. The problem with this is that metal, when heated and re-set, becomes brittle and prone to gaps. Take a basic metallurgy class and you'll understand.

People need to stop doing this DIY RROD fix and just send it back to Microsoft. The ONE time that happened to me (3 year old Xbox) I got a new, upgraded model which has worked fine ever since.

Well not exactly. I see it as a last resort, and it should only be used as a last resort. The metal will indeed become brittle, but if the alternative is having a bricked Xbox I see no reason not to try.

I stated that should the issue OP is having be due to a hardware flaw, the greatest possibility is that it is a harddrive error. The reflow was suggested if warranty is void, and it experienced a RROD.