so my Xbox 360 died

[SerbBojo]

I had this thing for less than a year and all of asudden I turn it on and it has 3 lights flashing on it. So I look it up online and everyone says if you see 3 red lights your system is dead. Turns out a sh*t load of people have this same problem and a lot of people are already on their 4th xbox 360. Its like microsoft built this crap to self destruct. My original nintendo system still freaking works after 20 years and this thing cant last 1 year. Has anyone else had their 360 die on them, because I feel like burning microsoft down and I need some volunteers.

 

[Memphology]

Im a Playstation person myself, but Ive had a friend whos XBOX360 got screwed for no reason. One day it just didnt work...

 

[BigMo763]

Never had mine die... yet (knock on wood). Also, one time I had the red lights flashing, and all it meant was that one of the cables was unplugged. It doesn't necessarily mean your system is dead (technically), so check your cables and everything. But if it obviously isn't doing it then it's dead.Did you buy it in the first few batches that were released? Because those are the ones with the majority of the problems, and usually it's just overheating (a simple $20 fan stand solves that problem).Also, if you have the warranty, Microsoft will fix it for you, and will pay for shipping both ways.

 

[Opal]

My friend has gone through like four, one has the red lights..My first one, my mom hit by accident and it fell over and F*cked it up. Got another one, has worked fine fo rlike a year and a half, core system, been knocked over one or twice, moved continuously by the cleaning lady who comes once a week and I always think it will be F*cked up and it works fine. No game has been broken or anything. (knock on wood)

 

[SerbBojo]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BigMo763 @ Jun 16 2007, 02:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Never had mine die... yet (knock on wood). Also, one time I had the red lights flashing, and all it meant was that one of the cables was unplugged. It doesn't necessarily mean your system is dead (technically), so check your cables and everything. But if it obviously isn't doing it then it's dead.Did you buy it in the first few batches that were released? Because those are the ones with the majority of the problems, and usually it's just overheating (a simple $20 fan stand solves that problem).Also, if you have the warranty, Microsoft will fix it for you, and will pay for shipping both ways.</div>Yeah I made sure to check, on the xbox website it says if theres 3 red lights and you have a green light on your adapter then you have a hardware failure, which is what I have and its not like ive been treating it badly like hitting it or anything it just suddenly turned red.Nah mine wasnt the first, though I kinda wish it was becuz they get lifetime warranties on those, but im gonna call microsoft tomorrow and see if im still under warranty, if not ill prolly see if I can lie my way into getting a free repair, maybe say ill go to ps3 or Wii instead of 360 if they dont repair it for free lol. A couple of people got them to take off 25% of the fee for a repair so ill see what happens, but hopefully im still under that warranty

 

[nflcBangofan13]

Mine fried when I played Dead Rising on it last summer. This is my second and no problems yet (but I am very nervous when I buy a new game).

 

[Strike3]

I hate how some people love the Xbox360 but there like well I just sent mine in to Microsoft to get it repaired. Playstation barely ever has these problems.

 

[primetime]

I dont know how you all go through 3-4 400 dollar systems in one year. You guys must be ballin or spoiled, one or the other.

Mine didn't break but it did get robbed from my house when I was out of town a few months ago.

 

[nflcBangofan13]

^My second was sent free because of the game that fried it. I am sure that is the case for most people on their 2nd-3rd 360.

 

[SpursFan10]

They extended the warranty to a year, so if you have had it less than a year, you are good. Call them, they will send you a box, send it, and you should get it back in 6-8 weeks.

 

[ASUFan22]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BigMo763 @ Jun 16 2007, 12:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Never had mine die... yet (knock on wood). Also, one time I had the red lights flashing, and all it meant was that one of the cables was unplugged. It doesn't necessarily mean your system is dead (technically), so check your cables and everything. But if it obviously isn't doing it then it's dead.Did you buy it in the first few batches that were released? Because those are the ones with the majority of the problems, and usually it's just overheating (a simple $20 fan stand solves that problem).Also, if you have the warranty, Microsoft will fix it for you, and will pay for shipping both ways.</div>But doesn't it take a looooong time if you send it to Microsoft? My dad does it with jewelry, sending it back to the company and he said it takes months.

 

[ElMaster]

^My friend sent it to Microsoft and it came back in 2 weeks, from PR to US...so I'm guessing for you americans it would be less time.

 

[ASUFan22]

That doesn't sound too bad then. I feel a lot better about it then if my PS3 has a problem(knock on wood).

 

[SerbBojo]

I just called and im still under warranty so they are gonna fixed it for free. I started complaining about my live subscription and that I am paying for it for nothing since im not gonna even have the system for awhile so they gave me a free month of live which made me a little happier.

 

[CelticBalla32]

I have seen the 3 red lights before, and I thought mine was dead too, but it wasn't. I asked people at a 2ksports forum, and they said to unplug my hard drive (to your system), wait a couple minutes, then plug it back in. I did that and I've never had a dilemma again, and that was months ago.

Try that and tell me if it works.

 

[primetime]

Does the warranty come automatic(even if you buy it used?) and do you need your systems pin number? (I cant give since mine is stolen)

 

[SpursFan10]

The warranty is like a year when you bought it (so used would mean when the first owner bought it). You will probably need the serial number (I don't know, but you may be able to find it in the manual).

 

[BuLLzDoMaIn]

well I got mine 1st day it came out.... I still got the same one.. havent had 1 problem yet

 

[BrewCityBuck]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SerbBojo @ Jun 16 2007, 02:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I had this thing for less than a year and all of asudden I turn it on and it has 3 lights flashing on it. So I look it up online and everyone says if you see 3 red lights your system is dead. Turns out a sh*t load of people have this same problem.</div> I had this exact same problem. Whenever I'd turn on my 360 the red lights would flash, then I'd have to turn off my system and restart it and the lights would go away...after about a month, the red lights went away and everything was fine....(except my disk drive sometimes gets funky and wants to open and close and it takes some patience.) For some reason I had the red lights and fortunately they don't appear anymore. Serb, do you use a cooling device that connects to the back of your 360? After I took it out a lot of my problems went away.http://editorials.teamxbox.com/xbox/1651/T...ng-of-Death/p1/ Serb, this a VERY helpfull link with phone numbers that can help you.

 

[BigMo763]

Yeah, the intercooler or whatever it is called that you attach to the back of your console really fucks it up. The best cooler is the fan-stand, in my opinion.

 

[SerbBojo]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Jun 17 2007, 01:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I had this exact same problem. Whenever I'd turn on my 360 the red lights would flash, then I'd have to turn off my system and restart it and the lights would go away...after about a month, the red lights went away and everything was fine....(except my disk drive sometimes gets funky and wants to open and close and it takes some patience.) For some reason I had the red lights and fortunately they don't appear anymore. Serb, do you use a cooling device that connects to the back of your 360? After I took it out a lot of my problems went away.http://editorials.teamxbox.com/xbox/1651/T...ng-of-Death/p1/ Serb, this a VERY helpfull link with phone numbers that can help you.</div>Ill definitely keep that site in my favorites in case it happens again after they send me a new one, but I think im still gonna send it in just because id rather not risk waiting till after my warranty is over and then teh problem returns. I had the 3 red lights which supposedly means a hardware failure, I called microsoft up and they said to check the cable with the light on the back, dunno what its called, but hes like if its green and the lights on the system are red then its broken. I dont have a cooling system, but I actually thought that might have been the reason my system died on me, I think it may have overheated. But anyways I wont be playing live for a few weeks lol but thanks for all the help and advice