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Anyone get their 360 repaired for RRoD?

MBHockey said:
The console news brand new. I'm not sure how to tell if it is refurbished or new though. Either way it's worked really well. I've noticed it is MUCH cooler to the touch after playing than the old one was. I'm happy with it so far but it took a month to get it all said and done.
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Bear in mind that any content you downloaded from Xbox Live will now only play when you're online.

For example, an Xbox Live Arcade game whose full version you purchased on your original system would have played fine even if that console had been off-line. However, that same game will now only appear as the full version if the new/refurb box has an internet connection. Otherwise, it'll just be the demo.

Thank you, DRM!
 
MBHockey said:
The console news brand new. I'm not sure how to tell if it is refurbished or new though. Either way it's worked really well. I've noticed it is MUCH cooler to the touch after playing than the old one was. I'm happy with it so far but it took a month to get it all said and done.
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they do not give you new consoles back. not unless this has happened to you 5+ times (a few of my buddies)

You got a refurb.
 
Microsoft will NOT pull out of the console market. The X-box -- while a loss initially -- has become a monster success for Microsoft. More importantly, the x-box is their way into the living room. Live now sells Movies and TV shows (in high definition), and so it is likely Microsoft is trying to wiggle their way into the home entertainment market.

That being said, my x-box just ROoD for the second time. Does anyone know whether it is possible they will give me a new unit with an HDMI port? I have the original premium.

Ed H said:
It's a good thing that the question didn't ask "Has anyone NOT had their 360 repaired for RRoD?", this thread would be about 2 posts long :eek: :p

If there is a Xbox 720 I really hope that they decide to use quality components instead of the cheapest most unreliable stuff they can find like they did with the 360. But something tells me MS might be pulling out of the console market all together and taking it to the PC games... Which would be great for the industry in a whole, MS has a tendancy to destroy any market that they try to monopolize.
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My launch system got the RRoD around XMAS time. I managed to play it temporally by using the infamous towel trick. I sent it in after my two brothers each got a system so I wouldn't miss any playing :)

Got mine back within 2 weeks. They just put new insides in my system I didn't get a replacement. Its still gets just as loud/hot as before though but no big deal I've learned to leave the window open while playing my 360 :D
 
Mine hasn't RROD, and it is 18 months old. It doesn't get heavy use though.

I'm interested to hear how hot it is where people are. The only problems I have had with mine are occasional freezes when the weather has been very hot. Otherwise it is fine. I live in an area where the weather is cool for the most part.

I'm sure that it must be an environmental problem, since the people who seem to get the RROD are getting it multiple times, yet many of us never have it. Perhaps the units have poor tolerance to heat or humidity.
 
I've had mine for nearly two years and it came back from its first repair a couple of weeks ago. It took under 2 weeks to comeback.
 
need help RROD

I did the RROD fix and failed when i tighten down the bolts the three red lights turns into 1and 2 lights go red if i loosen one of the bolts and turn it back on it goes back to 3 RROD. any suggestions?????:confused::confused::confused:
 
I still have my launch day 360. Had a RROD, but fixed it with the X-Clamp fix and it's been going great since.
 
MBHockey said:
I'm just curious to hear from other 360 owners who have sent in their units due to the infamous RRoD issue. I sent mine in a week ago (it just arrived there this past Friday) and was wondering a few things:

1) How long does it normally take to repair? The lady on the phone told me 2-4 weeks (kind of a large range, but she said she couldn't be any more precise).

2) Do you get status updates, for example, knowing when it's been fixed and they've shipped it back so you can track it? My xbox is not registered on their site (where you can look up the repair status) because I did it over the phone with the customer service people (and I don't have my serial # to try and add it as a device in my xbox support profile thing).

3) How (un)likely is it that a repaired 360 will continue to have RRoD issues in the future? What I'm getting at is, do you know what they fix? Is it the GPU's heatsink? A new motherboard since it was likely warped from the intense heat? Better fans?

Anything you guys could throw my way would be great -- I'm not really in the "gaming" loop, but I know a lot of people have 360s here on the boards.

Thanks!
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Yes. So far I have sent mine in 5-6 times for the RROD issue and one bad DVD drive :rolleyes:

1) About 3 weeks so far. A couple only took 2 weeks.
2) You can get updates via their site, but its limited to received, fixing, sent if I remember correctly.
3) For me VERY likely as they keep sending out the same type of MoBo that has these problems. I will be purchasing the new smaller 360 soonish as I am tired of problems.
 
I did send in mine once. Took like 1 month to get it fixed. The refurb died eventually from the same problem and it was out of warranty. Ended up buying one of the newer boxes with the Jasper chip at the time and it's been fine so far.


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I have had my XBOX 360 fixed twice because of this, I bought it in 2005 and both times it happened the machine has been out of warranty but they still fixed it for free. It took them about a month though, since the last fix I can't remember the last time I used my XBOX 360.
 
My 360 is failing too, for the 3rd time (1st: failed DVD drive, 2nd: RRoD, now very frequent freezes/textures being corrupted, sounds missing or looping).

I don't think there's any point in having it repaired (costly, most likely won't work for long!) - so am considering buying a new one. I assume there's no sign of an "Xbox 720" any time soon? I don't want to buy a console if it's anywhere near being replaced.

Well, I bought a new, black, 250GB 360 - and I'm SHOCKED how much quieter it is. Even playing a game from disk, it's still much quieter than the old 360 was just being in the Dashboard. And no freezes, dodgy DVD drives or RRoDs so far. Yay!
 
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I had THREE fixed for RROD before i gave up and switched to PS3 - a far superior console. Been a few years now. Never had a problem. Free online. BluRays and a browser. The only thing I do miss is the 360's controllers.
 
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