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Who here ever got the xbox ring of death?
- Thread starter hwarang
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Never got the red rings but I had a console short out due to bad USB pins and another with a busted disc drive.
I got two, but Microsoft replaced them both with no questions asked so I wasn't really that bothered.
Went through like 4 of them. One replacement I got died within a few days of barely being used. Had my x1x also die =/
Had one Xbox 360 red ring on me. Was lucky in comparison to some of my friends who went through 3-4 Xboxes. Never had any issues with consoles after that one dud, though.
Had 2. MS replaced both. Though the process was a long one as their support in my country at the time was poor.
My friend had the white Xbox 360 for about 10 years and he never thought he would get it, but he eventually did.
My first X360, purchased circa the release of Fable 2, was a Zephyr, and it RROD'd after a little over a year.
Same, both a RROD on 360 and a YLOD on PS3. Only one of each, though, and both manufacturers repaired them.
Never got Rrod, but I got its cousin, error 74. I remember the replacement process being well established by the time I had to send it in.
I had like 6 red ring first gen 360s. It was awful. They were all replaced under warranty so it never cost me anything other than time and inconvenience.
When the 360 slim came out I upgraded ASAP. Thankfully that was the end of my hardware issues with Xbox.
When the 360 slim came out I upgraded ASAP. Thankfully that was the end of my hardware issues with Xbox.
I had a torrid time at launch. The one that hit the most was when I bought a second one for my younger brothers and it didn't work out of the box.
I always got the them replaced or repaired but it left a sour taste. In total I had 5 failures during play and 1 dead on arrival.
I lost my OG PS3 after a 4 years or so and they would only replace it with the slim. If I knew about thermal paste issues and all that back then, I would of kept the OG and tried fixing it at a local store and not take the slim replacement.
I always got the them replaced or repaired but it left a sour taste. In total I had 5 failures during play and 1 dead on arrival.
I lost my OG PS3 after a 4 years or so and they would only replace it with the slim. If I knew about thermal paste issues and all that back then, I would of kept the OG and tried fixing it at a local store and not take the slim replacement.
By the way, I wonder if the PS4/Xbox One actually had a similar visible indicator. PS4 might have it easier using the LED strip, I wonder about the Xbox.
Happened to me 3 times in the space of a year and basically drove me to being a PlayStation user. I'd been on board with Xbox since day 1, even beta tested Xbox Live lol.
The only reason I ever got an Xbox 360 was because of the RRoD.
My friend's 360 got it, then his parents bought him a black Elite console. I followed Xbox hardware forums very closely back in 2005 - 2006 and knew the fix was super easy and would only cost me a few dollars. I asked my friend if I could have the broken console and he gave it to me.
I was able to fix it and it lasted me until at least 2008 when I switched over to the PS3. I think it still worked long after that. The last game I remember playing on it was Mass Effect 2.
My friend's 360 got it, then his parents bought him a black Elite console. I followed Xbox hardware forums very closely back in 2005 - 2006 and knew the fix was super easy and would only cost me a few dollars. I asked my friend if I could have the broken console and he gave it to me.
I was able to fix it and it lasted me until at least 2008 when I switched over to the PS3. I think it still worked long after that. The last game I remember playing on it was Mass Effect 2.
My launch unit RROD'd during Mass Effect.
I remember I immediately went to FNAC and bought an Elite 120gb version, hotswapped the hard drive and continued playing 30 minutes later. 😂
Ordered a HDD transfer kit from MS that afternoon as well.
That Elite is still with me to this day.
I remember I immediately went to FNAC and bought an Elite 120gb version, hotswapped the hard drive and continued playing 30 minutes later. 😂
Ordered a HDD transfer kit from MS that afternoon as well.
That Elite is still with me to this day.
O bought one second hand from a local store, it died in one week or less, the owner gave me another
Yup then i towel cuddled it. First thing i did the my ps3 i brought after was making a RROD themed level in lbp
Weirdly my OG Xbox 360 never got the RROD, but the "Arcade" model I bought years later did pretty quickly.
My buddy got it on his, and successfully "fixed" it with the towel method (wrap the Xbox 360 completely in a towel, run it for around 20 minutes). I never had the nerve to do something like that.
Also got the yellow light on my PS3 eventually.
My buddy got it on his, and successfully "fixed" it with the towel method (wrap the Xbox 360 completely in a towel, run it for around 20 minutes). I never had the nerve to do something like that.
Also got the yellow light on my PS3 eventually.
My first 360 (premium) got it after a year in 2007. And then my second one (elite) got it in 2008. Then I bought another one (arcade maybe? don't remember) and it worked perfect until the last day in 2014.
Those 2 360s were the only death consoles of my life, as a person who had 11,12 consoles from Atari 2600, NES and Genesis to PS4.
The most interesting part about 360 was the ability to play with it for a few days after RRoD! It just needed a towel or big blanket to put around it to make it so hot. I played with both like this for some weeks!
Those 2 360s were the only death consoles of my life, as a person who had 11,12 consoles from Atari 2600, NES and Genesis to PS4.
The most interesting part about 360 was the ability to play with it for a few days after RRoD! It just needed a towel or big blanket to put around it to make it so hot. I played with both like this for some weeks!
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I did the hair dryer method for my PS3, it worked for some time until it died :(
one for me pretty late on... the new 360 was out by then and that thing is still running today
also one ylod within the first year... bought a second hand ps3 fat which is still going today
also one ylod within the first year... bought a second hand ps3 fat which is still going today
I got the RROD, except it didn't killed my Xbox. It happened while I was playing Resident Evil 5, I think, so around a year after I got it. I don't remember what triggered it but I remember the game froze and immediatelly got those distinctive 3 red lights. You know how it is, I panicked and turned the console on again. I think it didn't booted at the first try so I unplugged and plugged it again after a couple minutes, after that it booted as if nothing. Twelve years later and still working like a trooper without any incident ever again.