Xbox 360: RoL/RRoD Poll

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

yeah when someone ask me if they should send it to microsoft i always say yes
but i just repair them for ppl who are to impatient (ive got

yeah, i know what you mean. I'm normally impatient, (ESPECIALLY WITH ME NOW HAVING TO PUT A HOLD ON MY GTA4!!!)

But oh well. I just want it back before I graduate... that way I can start gaming right away //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif lol

 

[hdj20 10+ year member]

i got rrod too. but it was opened when i got it so i cant return it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[2002XLT 5,000+ posts]

i had to send in my buddys system for him a couple months back, but since the microsoft repair place is in el paso tx it only took 2 weeks and we had it back playing.

 

[MikeATL 10+ year member]

I'm on my 3rd console now - have also had 2 RROD's and purchased my 1st console at launch. It's such a pain to get it replaced, but I've had pretty good luck w/this last one so *hopefully* they have the issue fixed finally.

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

interesting.... started up just now.... im kinda concerend if its gonna be intermittent like this that they might think it works and just return it.... maybe leave a note in the box telling them to leave it on for a sec and it'll go poopoo?

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

nvm got it again lol. it booted but hung on the 360 splash screen. restarted and rrod'd again. hopefully it'll stay like that so they get it like that.

 

[Atimm693 10+ year member]

First one i got the RRoD once, brought it back to wal-mart because i didn't want to **** with it.

Second i bought off ebay refurbished from an ebay store, 2 months 27 days (90 day warranty) till it RRoD'd, shipped it back and have the one I use now. Hopefully I will start fixing them so if it breaks I'll fix it myself.

 

[hdj20 10+ year member]

yeh i gotta learn how to do that too. looks really complicated.

 

[NMBR1SPT 10+ year member]

I have the halo 3 360 the elite and a premium, no RROD here knock on wood //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/banghead.gif.8606515f668c74f6de0281deb475b6fd.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wallbash.gif.1310150c49dd52e0fbe1813a0681e5c3.gif

 

[jer_stud56 10+ year member]

Also, if your 360 RRoD's - call 1-800-4MY-XBOX to get everything set up to send yours in...

Then do the towel trick


I know the guy is like gay...but just listen. It works.

Cliff notes are basically unplug EVERYTHING but the power cord, wrap it in 3-4 towels so you can see only the 3 rings (easier this way)

Let it sit for 20-25 minutes, it SHOULD go from 3 lights to 2 lights (meaning it reset due to extreme heat) although mine stayed at 3 lights after 30 minutes so I just turned it off...

Remove the towels and let it cool for 15 minutes (or until cold), plug everything back in and it should start up. Then you have 4-5 days to play again.

As soon as it RRoD's again you should have your box to ship it in, ship it out, wait a week to a week and a half and happy gaming again...

That's what I did. Mine will be here Monday. I sent it the 24th.

 

[Steven206Seattl 10+ year member]

Don't do the towel method! Do it right the first time. I fixed my rrod by doing the "x-clamp fix". They are clamps on the mother board that bend the motherboard and break the solders. The fix takes about a day and is well worth it. On a scale of 1-10 on difficulty I would say it is a 7 but it is a 95 percent chance your xbox will be alive again. Here's the link http://copronymous.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/fix-for-the-3rlod.pdf:veryhapp:

 

[Steven206Seattl 10+ year member]

also I did that x clamp fix about 8 months ago and my xbox runs better than ever.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

My launch console is still working fine, before the update a year back it locked up persistantly

 

[dcole18 5,000+ posts]

the towel trick is retarded unless the only thing you wanna do with your xbox is fry EGGs

the X-Clamp method is the way to go like somone else mentioned but there is a bit more to it and what is mentioned in that link

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

the towel trick works fine to get you back into playing gta IV while your waiting for your box to come in.