Another Dead X360

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:13 pm

Sudz wrote: Thanks guys...will do that. dammit.

does my hard drive just have all my info on it? so i can just swap that out?

Yeah keep your hard drive, controller and power brick. Just send back your 360 to MS.

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:09 am

and i can just connect the old HD to the new xbox...cool.

is HDMI something i should get?

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:31 pm

got one...

with a 077.... #.

hope it lasts...

best buy had none of anything....had to go to CCity.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:20 pm

Sudz wrote:and i can just connect the old HD to the new xbox...cool.

is HDMI something i should get?

Only if your HDTV has HDMI inputs. If your HDTV is 1080p capable or if you plan on buying a 1080p TV then HDMI is a must. Regardless all new 360's come with HDMI and the 077x Lot number sounds good.

Congrats on your purchase.

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:31 pm

Rodster wrote:
Sudz wrote:and i can just connect the old HD to the new xbox...cool.

is HDMI something i should get?
Only if your HDTV has HDMI inputs. If your HDTV is 1080p capable or if you plan on buying a 1080p TV then HDMI is a must. Regardless all new 360's come with HDMI and the 077x Lot number sounds good.

Congrats on your purchase.

thanks...hope it works!

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:30 pm

Dean Takahashi is reporting that the next revision of the X360 will be code-named Jasper.

It will sport 65 nanometer GPUs and roll out August 08.

kicko · Post by **kicko** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:17 am

i think the 65's are in the new HALO version 360.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:24 am

That's the CPU.

The GPU is supposedly still at 90 nanometers and is the greatest source of heat.

Wilk5280 · Post by **Wilk5280** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:42 am

I shipped my on off yesterday. As I was walking into the UPS store (wasn't even all the way in yet) the guy behind the counter says: "not another GD XBOX???!!!"

We started to BS for a few minutes and he stated to me that he's seen on average 5 a week come through his location to be shipped back to MS for repairs. He also said that it's picked up quite a bit since the release of HALO.

Odd.

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:34 am

man....that is nuts.

and how long before i get my coffin from them?

kicko · Post by **kicko** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:43 am

Mine started freezing right at boot i couldn't even make it to the menu's or if i didi it was not long. This all happen while i was waiting for the nhl2k8 demo to finish but i was also play the nhl08 demo. Probably a built-in crash for trying to different games of the same sport. I got on the phone and a box is being sent to me.

The next day i said wtf i will try this pos again and it didnt freeze i did delete a few demos and clear the cache. I even played an entire game of madden without a fumble.

Now i dont know if i should just use this until the wheels fall off or send it in and risk getting someone's refurb headache, causing me to enter the 360 mailing loop.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:06 am

kicko wrote:Mine started freezing right at boot i couldn't even make it to the menu's or if i didi it was not long. This all happen while i was waiting for the nhl2k8 demo to finish but i was also play the nhl08 demo. Probably a built-in crash for trying to different games of the same sport. I got on the phone and a box is being sent to me.

The next day i said wtf i will try this pos again and it didnt freeze i did delete a few demos and clear the cache. I even played an entire game of madden without a fumble.

Now i dont know if i should just use this until the wheels fall off or send it in and risk getting someone's refurb headache, causing me to enter the 360 mailing loop.

That's not a good sign when you get freezes and lockups. That's how mine went. But with that said I would wait till the wheels fall off before sending it in. It's a crap shoot right now. Sometimes you get a refurb and sometimes they send you a new one. Others have even said their original 360 was repaired and sent back.

Before you send in your 360 I would call CS and ask them what are your options and that you would like your original system fixed and returned.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:08 am

Sudz wrote:man....that is nuts.

and how long before i get my coffin from them?

At the rate they are dying it's anywhere from 1-2 weeks. In extreme cases 3 weeks. You need to call customer service and annoying the hell out of them.

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:11 am

Rodster wrote:
Sudz wrote:man....that is nuts.

and how long before i get my coffin from them?
At the rate they are dying it's anywhere from 1-2 weeks. In extreme cases 3 weeks. You need to call customer service and annoying the hell out of them.

I filled out the online form? that not good enough?

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:24 am

Sudz wrote:
I filled out the online form? that not good enough?

At the rate they are dying, maybe not. Like I mentioned, my suggestion would be to call, call, call them as much as possible and annoy them. The more you do the quicker you'll see your coffin. Also by constantly calling them i.e. 1-2 times a day you might get some compensation from them i.e. a free game, market place points, additional Live service. I hate to tell people this but it's Microsoft's problem for building an absolute piece of crap system because of the high failure rates.

kicko · Post by **kicko** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:14 am

Does the warranty extend another year when i get a refurb or new console for non ROL issues, i only have about 2 months left for the one year, but considering a ROL is not to hard to induce, if it had to be.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:37 am

kicko wrote:Does the warranty extend another year when i get a refurb or new console for non ROL issues, i only have about 2 months left for the one year, but considering a ROL is not to hard to induce, if it had to be.

You can verify this with Microsoft. I believe all refurbed systems come with a standard 1 year warranty and a 3 year warranty for RROD. Check to make sure.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:19 pm

I feel bad for those of you who have to deal with MS customer service and everything associated with sending the 360 back. If stores like Best Buy didn't offer a replacement plan, I don't think I would have been so willing to purchase one.

bdunn13 · Post by **bdunn13** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:25 pm

Just in case anyone is wondering, if you give them your email address and opt out of everything(during the tech support call), they will still sell your info.

Thanks Microsoft.

kicko · Post by **kicko** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:33 pm

bdunn13 wrote:Just in case anyone is wondering, if you give them your email address and opt out of everything(during the tech support call), they will still sell your info.

Thanks Microsoft.

if it aint MS... it's a republician running for office looking for past supporter hand outs, everyone sells info.

Wilk5280 · Post by **Wilk5280** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:37 pm

Rodster wrote:
Sudz wrote:man....that is nuts.

and how long before i get my coffin from them?
At the rate they are dying it's anywhere from 1-2 weeks. In extreme cases 3 weeks. You need to call customer service and annoying the hell out of them.

I got my Coffin in 5 business days. Was very surprised because I was told 8-10. There was the federal holiday during that time, but I was very surprised to see it at my door when I got home Tuesday.

icvu42 · Post by **icvu42** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 6:38 pm

My wrieless contoller has a flashing green light... The controller still works and I can play games fine. Anyone know what that means and what I should do?

Thanks.

Rick

Wilk5280 · Post by **Wilk5280** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 6:53 pm

Change the batteries?

MUTTS · Post by **MUTTS** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:13 pm

icvu42 wrote:My wrieless contoller has a flashing green light... The controller still works and I can play games fine. Anyone know what that means and what I should do?

Thanks.

Rick

You may be my brother...but you are such a dumbass!

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 9:29 pm

MUTTS wrote:
icvu42 wrote:My wrieless contoller has a flashing green light... The controller still works and I can play games fine. Anyone know what that means and what I should do?

Thanks.

Rick
You may be my brother...but you are such a dumbass!