Red Ring Of Death!!! :(

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  1. MrSelfDestruct

    MrSelfDestruct Louie, Louie, Louie

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    The newer versions of the "fat" ones are significantly better as well. The Jasper chipset (which is in the most recent fatties) greatly reduced the number of Red Rings.

    Personally, I never turn the unit off immediately after playing. The fans shut off when the system does thus trapping all of the hot air in the unit which leads to a greater likelihood of overheating. Overheating of course leads to RROD.
     
  2. 44Thrilla

    44Thrilla cuatro cuatro

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    I leave my 360 on all the time.
     
  3. Wheels

    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    oh wow I wasnt aware of that. So you just leave it on until the fans turn off?
     
  4. MrSelfDestruct

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    The fans won't shut off until the unit does. I usually just leave it on the dashboard for 20-30 mins to be sure all of the air inside has been moved out. If I'm leaving or going to bed or something I just leave it on and I have the auto-shutoff selected so it will turn itself off after 6 hours.
     
  5. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    ^ Sounds smart, haven't heard that before.

    3rd Xbox BTW.
     
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    Same.
     
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    The Elites don't either, I believe.
     
  8. julius

    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    to quote HCP...can you say that again, but this time in English?


    (as in, what you said..what does it mean?)
     
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    You know how 360's have a detachable HDD? I bought an Elite from eBay without one for much cheaper.
     
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    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I know nothing about Xbox's.
     
  11. Colonel Ronan

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    Oh.
     
  12. Wheels

    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Bought the Reach Xbox bundle. HAd my cousin who works at Wal Mart and gets 10% off get it. That made it $360, then I can sell Reach for over $50 on Ebay. Then I figure I can piece together my refurbished xbox with the hard drive with some games, on craigslist and get another $100 out of it, from what they are going on ebay for.
     
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    They aren't meant for 16 hours of use a day.
     
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    lol jerk. Actually it was within the first half hour of it being used for the first time in like 2 days :(
     
  15. BoBoBREWSKI

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    Are the hard drives on the original 360's compatible with the new next gen/black 360's?
     
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    Yes, did that myself.
     
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    So its as simple as buying a 4g Next Gen 360 and just swapping the hard drives?
    Or do I have to buy the 250g Next Gen 360 and the data transfer cable in order to get the data off the old hard drive onto the new 360?
     
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    Oh, you're talking about the smaller ones? I'm not sure.

    I bought the Elite and put my old harddrive from the original 360 into the slot and it fit perfectly. I don't know if it will be the same for the slim 360's.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    My nickname in prison was the red ring of death! Crazy!
     

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