Kaput Xbox update: Get out the fork
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Kaput Xbox update: Get out the fork
Boys:
I bought some Torx drivers and some compressed air last night and tore open my Xbox tonight, trying to clean the chassis, components, laser and mirror in hopes that the kaput Xbox I detailed in an earlier thread would pull a Lazarus and spring to life.
Followed these GREAT instructions, by the way:
http://www.llamma.com/xbox/Repairs/crac ... t_xbox.htm
http://www.llamma.com/xbox/Repairs/clea ... _drive.htm
After 90 minutes of work, start playing "Taps" for my Xbox. She's officially kaput. I still get dirty disc errors after thorough cleaning, so the laser is shot in the Thomson drive.
Thanks to EVERYONE for your advice in my previous thread about my failing Xbox. It's time for me to take a hiatus for console gaming and starting scrimping and selling for a 360. Thank God for Football Manager 2006!
I'll see you cats down the road on Xbox Live, hopefully by late summer or early fall. Until then, I'll still be around on the Forum, but probably not as much. No games to talk about. And I'll definitely be scarce around here next month when WE 9 and TOCA 3 are released, you bastards!
It's time for my Xbox "sayonara" sale, and I'd much rather sell to you cats at a fair price than on eBay. JackB1 already has dibs on my Action Replay, but I have these games and equipment to sell:
Operation Flashpoint: $20
Controller S (pristine): $15
Xbox Live headset (pristine): $15
NHL 2K6: $15
Colin McRae Rally 2005: $10
TOCA 2: $8
NFL 2K5: $3
The games are all in flawless condition with original case and instructions.
PM me if you're interested in any of this stuff. Anything unsold by Friday night is going on eBay Saturday. Thanks!
Take care,
PK
P.S. to Jackdog: Jack-diggity, I'll PM you about getting you this box for the vets with a new drive like we talked about on the phone Monday night.
I bought some Torx drivers and some compressed air last night and tore open my Xbox tonight, trying to clean the chassis, components, laser and mirror in hopes that the kaput Xbox I detailed in an earlier thread would pull a Lazarus and spring to life.
Followed these GREAT instructions, by the way:
http://www.llamma.com/xbox/Repairs/crac ... t_xbox.htm
http://www.llamma.com/xbox/Repairs/clea ... _drive.htm
After 90 minutes of work, start playing "Taps" for my Xbox. She's officially kaput. I still get dirty disc errors after thorough cleaning, so the laser is shot in the Thomson drive.
Thanks to EVERYONE for your advice in my previous thread about my failing Xbox. It's time for me to take a hiatus for console gaming and starting scrimping and selling for a 360. Thank God for Football Manager 2006!
I'll see you cats down the road on Xbox Live, hopefully by late summer or early fall. Until then, I'll still be around on the Forum, but probably not as much. No games to talk about. And I'll definitely be scarce around here next month when WE 9 and TOCA 3 are released, you bastards!
It's time for my Xbox "sayonara" sale, and I'd much rather sell to you cats at a fair price than on eBay. JackB1 already has dibs on my Action Replay, but I have these games and equipment to sell:
Operation Flashpoint: $20
Controller S (pristine): $15
Xbox Live headset (pristine): $15
NHL 2K6: $15
Colin McRae Rally 2005: $10
TOCA 2: $8
NFL 2K5: $3
The games are all in flawless condition with original case and instructions.
PM me if you're interested in any of this stuff. Anything unsold by Friday night is going on eBay Saturday. Thanks!
Take care,
PK
P.S. to Jackdog: Jack-diggity, I'll PM you about getting you this box for the vets with a new drive like we talked about on the phone Monday night.
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That's Uncle Hulka to you ...Sport73 wrote:PK without an XBox is like a Foot without a big toe...
Sgt. Hulka won't always be there to be that big toe...
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Three-plus years with a Thomson drive isn't that bad. Considering I bought it in August 2002 for $199, I got much more than my money's worth out of it. I played the hell out of it, especially in the first two years.Feanor wrote:Bad luck with the Xbox. Hopefully when you buy a 360 later this year you'll be getting a console that'll last four or five years.
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That is pretty good for a Thompson. My Xbox only lasted 18 months, but I bought it second hand from EB for $120 when I could have got a new one for $150. Yup, I'm a sucker, but we didn't have a lot of spare cash back in May 2004 and I didn't know how unreliable Thompson drive Xboxes were until after I bought it.pk500 wrote:Three-plus years with a Thomson drive isn't that bad. Considering I bought it in August 2002 for $199, I got much more than my money's worth out of it. I played the hell out of it, especially in the first two years.Feanor wrote:Bad luck with the Xbox. Hopefully when you buy a 360 later this year you'll be getting a console that'll last four or five years.
Take care,
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Too bad you're getting rid of all your Xbox stuff. OF is still a great game, and with TOCA 3 coming out I thought for sure you'd get a new one.
Fingers crossed for backwards compatability!
I'd be interesed in some of the games if I didn't own them all already! In fact I was playing McRae rally just the other day.
Fingers crossed for backwards compatability!
I'd be interesed in some of the games if I didn't own them all already! In fact I was playing McRae rally just the other day.
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Nope. Good thought, but my business laptop, which is my only computer, can't run it.Feanor wrote:Since you won't be bale to play WE9I, have you considered getting Pro Evolution Soccer 5 for the PC, pk500? I would have if my computer could run it.
Football Manager 2006 more than satisifies my soccer gaming fix. In fact, other than missing TOCA 3, FM 2006 just about satisfies all of my gaming needs now. It's that good.
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Same thing happened to me but I used hockey tape to fasten the earpiece back to the headband part.Programmed2Kill wrote:I would take that XBL headset off you since I broke mine (can't say how I did it...long story)...but uh, I just put a headband on and stick the headset under it.
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Sorry to hear about your Xbox pk. Start saving for that 360 and I'll see you again on Live in the summer.
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I got my Xbox a month after launch and it's still running today w/ the Thompson drive. Well, I sold it, but up until mid-November it was running perfectly fine. A few funny noises on boot-up, but nothing too discouraging. Can't argue with that kinda longevity on the Thompson. Never had too much of a problem with DDE's either.Feanor wrote:That is pretty good for a Thompson. My Xbox only lasted 18 months, but I bought it second hand from EB for $120 when I could have got a new one for $150. Yup, I'm a sucker, but we didn't have a lot of spare cash back in May 2004 and I didn't know how unreliable Thompson drive Xboxes were until after I bought it.
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Couldn't this have gone in the other thread? God.
I predict that you'll be back sooner than you say though. I know I'm looking forward to the summer when I get a 360 and Live again. I'll probably never play as much as I had in years gone by, but I know it's still damn fun and worth it for me.
When my Thomson died I did the unethical and bought a new one from Wal-mart, which I subsequently brought home, cleaned up the old one, put it in that same box, and returned it the next day.
Then again, I also worked there and absolutely hated every single part of the store. Thankfully I don't work there anymore...
I predict that you'll be back sooner than you say though. I know I'm looking forward to the summer when I get a 360 and Live again. I'll probably never play as much as I had in years gone by, but I know it's still damn fun and worth it for me.
When my Thomson died I did the unethical and bought a new one from Wal-mart, which I subsequently brought home, cleaned up the old one, put it in that same box, and returned it the next day.
Then again, I also worked there and absolutely hated every single part of the store. Thankfully I don't work there anymore...
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Glad you brought this up, PK, even though you didn't intend to. I sold all my stuff again last night. Xbox, games and all. I just couldn't get back into it again like I'd thought. I kept thinking of other hobbies that I could spend money on, that would benefit me in greater ways. (ie hiking and my fatass health, bicycling)
Just bought a Magellan with the proceeds for my hiking fix. It looks like I just may be done for good. I don't want a 360, don't care about all the new gaming press, and as good as some of the upcoming games could probably be, I just realized that I really don't want to do it anymore.
I may pop in from time to time via mixdj's 360, but that's about it. I just couldn't get the 'feel' back after being gone so long. I guess that season's just over with.
I'll still come in and talk shop about sports and 'stuff' as well, so see ya'll around...
Just bought a Magellan with the proceeds for my hiking fix. It looks like I just may be done for good. I don't want a 360, don't care about all the new gaming press, and as good as some of the upcoming games could probably be, I just realized that I really don't want to do it anymore.
I may pop in from time to time via mixdj's 360, but that's about it. I just couldn't get the 'feel' back after being gone so long. I guess that season's just over with.
I'll still come in and talk shop about sports and 'stuff' as well, so see ya'll around...
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The thought certainly has crossed my mind, too, especially as I realize the 500 bones it would take just to get started with a 360 and one game could be used on a lot better discretionary things, such as a new DVD player, down payment on a new road bike, new hockey skates, new skis, boots and bindings, money toward an LCD HDTV for the family room, etc., etc.
We shall see, but for now I'm leaning toward a 360. Still, the wind may blow me another way tomorrow, and I may decide to shell out $50 to get a replacement drive for the Xbox and then ride it for a few years and then get out. So far no one has wanted any of my games and accessories.
The price of poker with the latest generation is just so damn high for what you get in return, and honestly I'm not seeing anything right now that justifies that price. Maybe that will change later this year, but the endless stream of sequels and rehashes with emphasis on graphics over gameplay for all existing consoles now is just damn depressing.
Another wacked-out thought crossed my mind last night, too: Buy a new Dreamcast on eBay -- they're out there -- and about 10 games. Would probably cost me around $100-150.
Then I would just become a retro gamer and be done with it. I'm getting weary of the endless cycle of new consoles, the churn of buying new games and selling them within a month, etc., etc. I'm coming to the realization that having inexpensive fun is more important than dancing on the cutting edge, and the DC delivered pure, sugar-coated fun in spades.
To this day, I had more fun with a DC than any other console I ever owned. My gaming library was larger and more diverse with that system than any other. I thought of at least 10 games on that system last night that simply can't be replicated on any existing system, titles that were insanely fun.
Time will tell. I'm in no hurry unless a great opportunity presents itself.
Good luck to you, man. Stay in touch, here and via PM.
Take care,
PK
The thought certainly has crossed my mind, too, especially as I realize the 500 bones it would take just to get started with a 360 and one game could be used on a lot better discretionary things, such as a new DVD player, down payment on a new road bike, new hockey skates, new skis, boots and bindings, money toward an LCD HDTV for the family room, etc., etc.
We shall see, but for now I'm leaning toward a 360. Still, the wind may blow me another way tomorrow, and I may decide to shell out $50 to get a replacement drive for the Xbox and then ride it for a few years and then get out. So far no one has wanted any of my games and accessories.
The price of poker with the latest generation is just so damn high for what you get in return, and honestly I'm not seeing anything right now that justifies that price. Maybe that will change later this year, but the endless stream of sequels and rehashes with emphasis on graphics over gameplay for all existing consoles now is just damn depressing.
Another wacked-out thought crossed my mind last night, too: Buy a new Dreamcast on eBay -- they're out there -- and about 10 games. Would probably cost me around $100-150.
Then I would just become a retro gamer and be done with it. I'm getting weary of the endless cycle of new consoles, the churn of buying new games and selling them within a month, etc., etc. I'm coming to the realization that having inexpensive fun is more important than dancing on the cutting edge, and the DC delivered pure, sugar-coated fun in spades.
To this day, I had more fun with a DC than any other console I ever owned. My gaming library was larger and more diverse with that system than any other. I thought of at least 10 games on that system last night that simply can't be replicated on any existing system, titles that were insanely fun.
Time will tell. I'm in no hurry unless a great opportunity presents itself.
Good luck to you, man. Stay in touch, here and via PM.
Take care,
PK
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How 'bout me taking you to school in TOCA3? That's some learning that's worth fixing your gayblade xbox.pk500 wrote:
Time will tell. I'm in no hurry unless a great opportunity presents itself.
You're probably right, with the amount of cack that enters your ass on a daily basis and your nightly trips to The Manhole, I'm surprised you have time to even eat, much less play xbox
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ProvoAnC wrote:How 'bout me taking you to school in TOCA3? That's some learning that's worth fixing your gayblade xbox.pk500 wrote:
Time will tell. I'm in no hurry unless a great opportunity presents itself.
You're probably right, with the amount of cack that enters your ass on a daily basis and your nightly trips to The Manhole, I'm surprised you have time to even eat, much less play xbox
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The only thing missing from this message, cuz, is your standard farewell:ProvoAnC wrote:How 'bout me taking you to school in TOCA3? That's some learning that's worth fixing your gayblade xbox.pk500 wrote:
Time will tell. I'm in no hurry unless a great opportunity presents itself.
You're probably right, with the amount of cack that enters your ass on a daily basis and your nightly trips to The Manhole, I'm surprised you have time to even eat, much less play xbox
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i can really understand where you guys are coming from.. i had all "the latest" systems (at the time) & am now only down to the xbox.. sometimes to me turning the xbox on seems to be a "chore".. while i dont think i will get to the point of giving up the box, it seems that i to have drifted into "other areas" of life (and now talking the "e" word with my girlfriend makes the income a little tighter).. this is also causing some "second thoughs" on the 360, because really paying $60 a game is a little tough...
...to those "remaining old-time xboxer's" still left, i hope to catch ya again with some Toca (& the occasional OF)...
...to those "remaining old-time xboxer's" still left, i hope to catch ya again with some Toca (& the occasional OF)...