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  • chippered
    MVP
    • Aug 2002
    • 1528

    #1

    My 360 came back from the dead

    Got some strange news when I woke up for work tonight. My girls brother was over to play some 360, and when he fired it up, he got the three red lights and a grinding sound from the machine. He had no clue what this meant, so he turned it off. After I got up, he told me about it, so I turned it on, and it worked ok. He played for an hour or two and I had to leave, but all seemed ok. Has anybody else noticed this before?

    Starting to think it was a good idea to get my 360 from best buy instead of ebay, that way if somethings wrong with it, I can just take it in and get a new one instead of sending it into MS.
    Last edited by chippered; 10-03-2006, 04:01 AM.
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  • Rodster
    Banned
    • Mar 2003
    • 5709

    #2
    Re: My 360 came back from the dead

    Is the machine standing vertical or do you have it laying horizontal? I had issues (noise and vibration) with my flawless launch 360 sitting the unit in the vertical postion. I put the unit on it's side and it's been great.

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    • pk500
      All Star
      • Jul 2002
      • 8062

      #3
      Re: My 360 came back from the dead

      Wow, Chippered. Lucky you, man. Your story might be a first!

      Your new OS name should be Lazarus.

      Take care,
      PK
      Xbox Live: pk4425

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      • fishepa
        I'm Ron F'n Swanson!
        • Feb 2003
        • 18989

        #4
        Re: My 360 came back from the dead

        It will die again.

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        • ThaGenecyst
          MVP
          • Sep 2004
          • 4404

          #5
          Re: My 360 came back from the dead

          Originally posted by fishepa
          It will die again.




          u could have given him some encouraging words at least.



          @ OP, use your warranty and return it
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          • thejake
            MVP
            • Jul 2002
            • 2433

            #6
            Re: My 360 came back from the dead

            Originally posted by fishepa
            It will die again.

            Sad but true.
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            • rock85
              MVP
              • Jul 2002
              • 3146

              #7
              Re: My 360 came back from the dead

              Originally posted by pk500
              Wow, Chippered. Lucky you, man. Your story might be a first!

              Your new OS name should be Lazarus.

              Take care,
              PK
              But i agree with the others it will die soon.That is just the beginning of a slow death

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              • chippered
                MVP
                • Aug 2002
                • 1528

                #8
                Re: My 360 came back from the dead

                Originally posted by fishepa
                It will die again.
                Heh, well I have that to look forward to...

                It sits on its bottom (horizontally)

                I played it again this morning, and no problems for about an hour and a half that I played it. No clue what the deal was last nite. My girl and her brother both saw the red death, so I dont know. In fact the grinding noise is what alerted my girl to the problem.

                Does anyone know if I can still take it to Best Buy and exchange it with my warranty if its currently working or do I need to wait for it to croak again?
                Last edited by chippered; 10-03-2006, 11:28 AM.
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                • lasthour
                  Pro
                  • Sep 2002
                  • 621

                  #9
                  Re: My 360 came back from the dead

                  When I first got my 360, a week after release I got three red lights. All I did was unplugged the 360 from the wall for about 10 minutes and I have not had too many problems since then.

                  I will use my Best Buy warranty tho when the newer 360's come out.
                  What world do you live in?

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                  • Graphik
                    Pr*s*n*r#70460649
                    • Oct 2002
                    • 10582

                    #10
                    Re: My 360 came back from the dead

                    Did you guys know that the orginal XBOX also has a red ring of death? I got it at one point when I was tryna play ASB 05 but it worked fine after a rebooted.
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                    • chippered
                      MVP
                      • Aug 2002
                      • 1528

                      #11
                      Re: My 360 came back from the dead

                      Originally posted by lasthour
                      When I first got my 360, a week after release I got three red lights. All I did was unplugged the 360 from the wall for about 10 minutes and I have not had too many problems since then.

                      I will use my Best Buy warranty tho when the newer 360's come out.
                      Good to hear that this happened to someone else and your system is still working. A good idea to trade up when the new systems come out.
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