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6th August 2008, 18:26
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buggered 360!!!
Xbox 360 broke last, the dreaded red circle of death appeared when i turned the console on. second time in two years this has happened. Phoned the man today to get it repared and was told it'll take 2-3weeks, GUTTED!!!
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6th August 2008, 18:42
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Im not sure what you want us to say?......Sorry for your loss? lol
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6th August 2008, 18:59
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just sharing the news thats all. lol
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6th August 2008, 19:05
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another 1 bites the dust i guess.... least it will be fixed for free! Been torn between xbox 360 and ps3 for ages now although i already own a ps3.
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6th August 2008, 19:29
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Funny we see this thread every week.
Microsoft surely does suck.
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6th August 2008, 19:30
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Invest in a PS3
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6th August 2008, 19:43
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only plus point is they're giving me an extra month on xbox live for free
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6th August 2008, 23:33
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If you didn't live soo far away I could have fixed this in 5 minuites
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6th August 2008, 23:33
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try that towel trick thing
search on youtube if youre unsure
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6th August 2008, 23:34
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Mines bust too, no ring of death it just freezes on the start up screen
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7th August 2008, 00:03
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Furio_Rob
try that towel trick thing
search on youtube if youre unsure
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The towel trick just heats the xbox up so much the solders melt themselves back together, it doesn't actually fix anything.
Also, if it's the second time it's happened, it won't be the X clamp as he'd of had that replaced the first time.
If it's any help, i got red rings on my near 3 year old console and the turn around was 6 days even though they said it maybe 2-3 weeks.
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7th August 2008, 01:12
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The towel trick just makes it work temporarily
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7th August 2008, 03:10
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Penn
The towel trick just heats the xbox up so much the solders melt themselves back together, it doesn't actually fix anything.
Also, if it's the second time it's happened, it won't be the X clamp as he'd of had that replaced the first time.
If it's any help, i got red rings on my near 3 year old console and the turn around was 6 days even though they said it maybe 2-3 weeks.
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X-Clamps are bollocks.
Scrape off old thermalpaste, re-apply new... over heat it and use bolts and nylon washers..
Fixed one of mine (flashed one) about 14 months ago now and it's working fine to this day.
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7th August 2008, 10:49
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Put a towel over it, I heard it can make it work for about a week untill it fully blows up
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7th August 2008, 10:50
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someone already beat me to the towel trick lol my bad
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