Author Topic: Red Ring of Death. Again. (Read 2691 times)

Jorici · October 27, 2010, 04:41:39 PM

Today I got home, and I thought I might -removed due to spoiler- in Fallout: New Vegas. I turned on my xbox, and BOOM. I was hit with a 3-ring RRoD. Now, normally I would just ship it back to get it fixed, but This is my fourth time having my xbox break!! I do not have a warranty on it, and I would rather not pay 100 bucks to get it fixed.

It was showing signs earlier, yesterday and the day before, but I didn't think anything of it. I am wondering, should I ship it back and get a new one, or give up on Xbox?

Damn, I really wanted to play New Vegas.

Is there any way to fix it?

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Caution · October 27, 2010, 04:43:51 PM

You'd think after it red ringing so many times youd get a warranty.

Its also funny I've only had an Xbox die on me once in my eight year run.

Jorici · October 27, 2010, 04:45:06 PM

Quote from: Caution on October 27, 2010, 04:43:51 PM

You'd think after it red ringing so many times youd get a warranty.

I had a warranty, it expired a while ago though.

JTBreslow · October 27, 2010, 04:45:13 PM

inb4PC

JAW959 · October 27, 2010, 04:45:48 PM

Have someone at your school fix it?

Deathwish · October 27, 2010, 04:47:44 PM

Time to get out a multimeter and a soldering iron and check exactly which connection's gone bust. From what I've heard, 360's are prone to forming hairline cracks after repeated heating and cooling on the solderings due to cheap no-lead solder. It's a tedious job but worth doing if you value your console.

Jorici · October 27, 2010, 04:47:57 PM

Quote from: JAW959 on October 27, 2010, 04:45:48 PM

Have someone at your school fix it?

So, I'm a dirty, bald, and poor person because I play on a console?

And, no one would know how to at my school.

Quote from: Deathwish on October 27, 2010, 04:47:44 PM

-snip-

Well, no. I'm too lazy and I will take PC any day. I am getting a good computer next month, so I can wait.

oromis · October 27, 2010, 04:53:22 PM

Quote from: Jorici on October 27, 2010, 04:47:57 PM

So, I'm a dirty, bald, and poor person because I play on a console?

Yes. Well that's only a contributing factor. Another factor is that maybe you would learn after 3 other xbox360's breaking on you. And another factor is that you really don't give a stuff about the xbox if you're too lazy to fix it, so why did you even make this thread?