3 Red lights of death!

[ICEMAN]

Hey everybody how things. Well The ICEMANS 360 has just died. Got the dreaded 3 red lights. Anybody know the best way to get the Microsoft pile of cheese fixed? I have seen a few places on the net that will fix it for around £65. Not sure who to trust to be honest

I only really play GOW and PRG 4 it doesnt get much use so i was quite shocked when it died.

P.S Platstation 3 all the way

ICEMAN

[thai boxer]

Just phone Microsoft mate, give them your serial number next to your bar code and let them do the rest.

When did you buy it?

[MartG]

If its less than 3 years old they'll fix it for free

[KrisMoyse]

MS have accepted liability for and extended their warranty on the '3 red lights problem' by 3 years.

So you can send you 360 back to MS for a free repair.

My bros just done the same thing.

[un1eash]

How long does this process take though?

[KrisMoyse]

Maybe a month. Mike's (my bro) has been gone for about 3 weeks now

[thai boxer]

How long does this process take though?

I've done it twice now first time only took 10 days, second time took 20 days.

[The-Shield]

In the meantime google "xbox 360 towel trick"

[ICEMAN]

Cheers for the replys all Mine is under 3 years old. I will call microsoft. My cousins has just died aswell and He is sending hes back to microsoft they quoted him £60 to fix it?!

ICEMAN

[un1eash]

I reakon the whole thing is just crazy, no electrical item should break within a couple years.

[matt_mr2t]

http://www.longren.org/2007/01/16/xbox- ... ed-lights/

[ICEMAN]

Wonder who thought of that trick. It cant be a good idea though. I read it makes your 360 overheat so it resets itself?

I think i will call microsoft and see what they say.

[matt_mr2t]

My guess is it gets so hot the part melts again and goes back to how it should be lol.

[Chr15py]

Alright guys. Try this...

1) Turn off console and disconnect everything off it.
2) Take off Harddrive.
3) Plug tv cable and power supply back in.

Turn on...I got the ring of doom a few weeks back with my Elite. After a lot of swearing and threatening to attach it to the back of my 2 and drag it round st ives, I though I'd unplug everything and reattach it all bar the harddrive (as ring = hardware failure). It worked no problems. Plugged harddrive in and it's been ok for the last few weeks.
Try this then contact MS.
Good luck
Chris

[SamUK]

DO NOT DO THE TOWEL TRICK!!


its BS. mite work for a few days after but thats it.


to truely mealt the solder which is what breaks in the 360 you would need to heat it to around 300 degrees.

now as you can imagine the rest of the console may suffer during this process!!

an MS spokesman confirmed all that too.

[The-Shield]

who cares if its already xxxxx?

[Chr15py]

who cares if its already fecked?

You would when MS get it back, test it and find that it has had no ventilation and so cooked itself = no warrantee fix.

But anyhoo, who cares
Chris

[SamUK]

who cares if its already fecked?

You would when MS get it back, test it and find that it has had no ventilation and so cooked itself = no warrantee fix.

But anyhoo, who cares
Chris

[ICEMAN]

Alright guys. Try this...

1) Turn off console and disconnect everything off it.
2) Take off Harddrive.
3) Plug tv cable and power supply back in.

Turn on...I got the ring of doom a few weeks back with my Elite. After a lot of swearing and threatening to attach it to the back of my 2 and drag it round st ives, I though I'd unplug everything and reattach it all bar the harddrive (as ring = hardware failure). It worked no problems. Plugged harddrive in and it's been ok for the last few weeks.
Try this then contact MS.
Good luck
Chris

Thanks mate i will give this ago 1st. I thought they fixed this problem with the Elites?

I dont think I will be buying another Microsoft machine to be honest. I had nothing but trouble with my x-box crashing,not loading discs and turning itself on The only way to turn it of was by pulling the power cable out the back Weird machine,
I was talked into buying a 360 by my cousin (Who needs enemies when you have cousins ) And now thats dead. The sad fact is my PS3 has been used for double the amount of time and runs fine!

Mr Gates sort your life out

[ICEMAN]

who cares if its already fecked?

You would when MS get it back, test it and find that it has had no ventilation and so cooked itself = no warrantee fix.

But anyhoo, who cares
Chris

Have to agree with that. But cooking it does sound like a good idea