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Xbox 360 hardware woes
sheep2001:
yup sounds like you'll need to get a replacement - is it obvious your machine has been opened? you can get replacement warranty stickers.
when i suggested the towel trick i didn't realise the machine had been opened - as i stated in my orig post, worst case would cause the RROD which would then be covered by MS extended warranty.
satoshi_matrix:
Where do you get replacement stickers? The only thing obvious that its been opened is the fact that the stickers are roughed up.
sheep2001:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Xbox-360-Warranty-Seal-Sticker-Repair-Parts_W0QQitemZ220337339326QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_Games?hash=item220337339326&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50
http://cgi.ebay.com/XBOX-360-Authentic-Warranty-Sticker-Seal-PERFECT-CONDTN_W0QQitemZ170289933208QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item170289933208&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50
http://cgi.ebay.com/Xbox-360-Warranty-Seal-Sticker-Repair-Parts-CLOSEOUT_W0QQitemZ150318650295QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_Games?hash=item150318650295&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50
alternatively - if you got it flashed by someone else - they may be able to supply you one off another console if they are still flashing.........
Ragnarok2103:
the one upside is though, that if you do have to buy another one, at least the new jasper chip is finally in circulation. they're hard to find, but if you do need to buy another 360 and manage to find a jasper you shouldn't have to worry about it red ringing again. and you could always buy a cheaper system and just swap the harddrive.
baditrw:
--- Quote from: satoshi_matrix on January 02, 2009, 01:12:36 AM ---My 360 is red ringing again. When this first happened, I tried the towel trick, which made the thing work for a time then crap out again. I later read that the towel trick is potentially a really bad thing to do but its too late now I guess. I then bought the x-clamp fix for both the GPU and CPU and installed it according to http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair/ring_of_light_x-clamp_fix.htm.
I followed the procedure and I let it cool and now it still gives me the 3 lights. Is there anything you guys can suggest I try next? Sending it to M$ is out of the question, I've opened it countless times as well as flashed the drive.
is there anything more I can do or is my 360 essentially bricked?
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If you have tried the X-Clamp fix and your 360 is still RRoD hope isn't lost.If your 360 is the model covered by the 3 year warranty you can send it in MS and they will replace it,no questions asked.Just call them and tell them your problem and they will send you a box and e-mail you a UPS label to send it in.Doesn't matter if the seal has been broken or not.Two of my friends had the RRoD and both had consoles covered by the 3 year MS warranty.Both had modified (hacked firmware flashed drives) and MS replaced both with brand new 360's no questions asked.