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JasonSGN
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Topic: My Xbox Just Died!!! Posted: 08-15-2009 at 1:29pm |
That raises a question from me. I'm going out tonight and will pick up a new Xbox if they have the latest revision, so what happens if NXE Dash is installed on the 512 of onboard memory and I attach my old hard drive which also has it. I'm thinking I should be able to delete from my hard drive and free up space. I also like the idea of being able to use the Xbox without the drive attached. |
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JasonSGN
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08-15-2009 at 6:54pm |
I just got back with my new Xbox Arcade unit (Jasper XGX-00055 Mfg. Date 07/01/2009). Now I just need to get the kids to bed.
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Brent
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08-15-2009 at 9:10pm |
Congrats! I knew you did not have the willpower to wait.
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JasonSGN
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08-16-2009 at 7:56am |
The new DVD drive much quieter than the old one and seems to load games quicker...maybe I won't need a bigger hard drive for loading games after all. Some other unexpected benefits are a much smaller power brick and less-mushy d-pad on the new controller.
I connected my hard drive this morning and it seems like the NXE Dashboard loads from the onboard memory (which is what I prefer), but I'm not sure if a copy of the NXE Dashboard is still on my HD wasting space. Now I just need my copy of Madden to arrive from Amazon (fingers crossed that it arrives tomorrow). |
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Brent
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08-17-2009 at 7:35pm |
Interesting survey by Gameinformer
http://consumerist.com/5338852/xbox-360-failure-rate-is-542-percent-game-informer-finds Xbox 360 Failure Rate is 54.2 Percent, Game Informer FindsThe Xbox 360 breaks five times as often as its closest failure-prone competitor, the PlayStation 3, a print edition-only Game Informer survey found. The poorly manufactured, red ring of death-prone console has a 54.2 percent failure rate, compared to 10.6 percent for the PS3 and the Wii's 6.8 percent. The magazine surveyed nearly 5,000 readers to get the data. And while the 360's rate is alarmingly higher than the others, it's still bafflingly low because it blows the mind to imagine that 45.8 percent of the consoles have not broken. Also, Microsoft's numbers are inflated because 360s are used the most of the three consoles. Results said 40.3 percent of 360 owners use the console three to five hours a day, compared to 37 percent of PS3 owners. Meanwhile, the plurality of Wii owners (41.4 percent) play their consoles less than an hour a day. Microsoft also seized the gold medal for unhelpful customer service, taking nearly a month to repair or replace a console, while Nintendo and Sony stuck closer to a week. Only 37.7 percent of Microsoft customers found the company's customer service was "very helpful," compared to 51.1 percent fo Sony and 56.1 percent for Nintendo. The most shocking number from the survey — and frightening from a consumer perspective — is only 3.8 percent of Xbox 360 owners said they'd never buy another Xbox because of hardware failure. |
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JasonSGN
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08-24-2009 at 5:53pm |
My repaired Xbox arrived back at my house today, so the entire process took just about 1.5 weeks. I did receive my console back and not a refurbished unit, which I'm very happy about. I just tested it out and it seems to be much quieter now too. I wonder what they replaced inside the console and if it has "Falcon components" now.
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JasonSGN
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08-24-2009 at 6:48pm |
It's still a Zephyr. I guess they use a new/quieter cooling system now. |
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TedSGN
MVP Joined: 01-26-2006 Location: Friday Harbor Online Status: Offline Posts: 3288 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10-05-2009 at 3:25pm |
I had a freeze during Zombie Apocalypse on Saturday night. Today when I got home at lunch my son informed me that the machine RRoD'd with a General Hardware Failure code. I tried to get it to work for a few minutes, but nothing. Went to investigate the issue on the internet and just now powered it up again and it is working again, but I have to think it is only short matter of time.
How do I go about sending it in for warranty repair? |
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Derek
MVP Joined: 01-26-2006 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1127 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10-05-2009 at 3:42pm |
Sorry to hear, Ted.
They actually walk you through it pretty well online: http://support.xbox.com/support/en/us/nxe/registerdevice.aspx?step=repair I set everything up that way and they actually updated me frequently by phone in addition to by web. Good luck! EDIT: E74? That's what mine was. You get the three years on that too. |
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TedSGN
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10-05-2009 at 4:10pm |
Not E74, it didn't display a code. Quadrants 2, 3, and 4 were lit. Quadrant one unlit. The diagram said General Hardware Failure.
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