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Just got the E74 error message with the one red ring yesterday. Did it again on start up, so guess i gotta get more informed about this stuff, for what its worth...im a tx resident if that helps lol

Just sent out my box today. Now to wait and see how long it takes to arrive back.

Originally Posted by jdeluis Just sent out my box today. Now to wait and see how long it takes to arrive back.

Sorry to hear that. Your 360 is about to take a Mexican vacation.

Originally Posted by jdeluis Just sent out my box today. Now to wait and see how long it takes to arrive back.

I sent mine last Wednesday afternoon and it they received it last night. It is in the repair phase right now and I am expecting another 5 days or so for them to ship it back.

Shit, mine died just now. Called ms to find out my warranty, had to update all my shit just to find out its out of warranty. Thanks.

Im really deciding on what to do. I can send it in for 100 to MS online, or try to sell it and wait for only cheap local on on craigslist, keeping my hd at least. I just bought CoD5 and was getting into it too. Im really thinking about selling it completely, but I got 600 ms pts on my account, and xbl till at least November.

Quick questions to those who might know the answers:

Edit: are there any fixes that actually work (other then the towel trick I seen a while ago)

Do people buy 360 rrod? How much can I get for it. Along with that I got a few games and controllers.
2 white ones, halo3 controller, halo3 LE, CoD5, Splinter cell double agent, oblivion, gta4, needforspeed most wanted, cod2 and pgr3. Console, power cable, hd av cables.

Just got my 360 back from microsoft. The turnaround time for the entire process of requesting a coffin to getting my box back took an impressive 12 days...and I got my own console. Not sure if it's such a good thing though as I was getting an increasing number of unreadable disc errors. (mostly on dvds though)

Overall, I'm quite satisfied with the process. Its helps when you can order a repair online and not have to get on the phone with someone from half way accross the globe.

Originally Posted by Eastsidecracker Shit, mine died just now. Called ms to find out my warranty, had to update all my shit just to find out its out of warranty. Thanks. Im really deciding on what to do. I can send it in for 100 to MS online, or try to sell it and wait for only cheap local on on craigslist, keeping my hd at least. I just bought CoD5 and was getting into it too. Im really thinking about selling it completely, but I got 600 ms pts on my account, and xbl till at least November. Quick questions to those who might know the answers: Edit: are there any fixes that actually work (other then the towel trick I seen a while ago) Do people buy 360 rrod? How much can I get for it. Along with that I got a few games and controllers. 2 white ones, halo3 controller, halo3 LE, CoD5, Splinter cell double agent, oblivion, gta4, needforspeed most wanted, cod2 and pgr3. Console, power cable, hd av cables.

RRoD is covered for three years. So unless you bought your at launch or close to it, you should be fine.

MS phone support is run by a bunch of muppets. I'd request repairs through xbox.com if I were you. You would need to register your console first by entering your SN. Then you can request repairs. It will probably say that your standard warranty has expired. Don't worry about that and file for a repair anyways and make sure you select the 3 RRoD so that you aren't charged.

Is there an easy way to re-download everything after doing a license transfer? I go to my download history and it is at 685 items. All I really need to do is all my Rock Band content, since I will often bring my console somewhere for a RB get together and not have internet connection. Halp?

Originally Posted by destinywaste RRoD is covered for three years. So unless you bought your at launch or close to it, you should be fine. MS phone support is run by a bunch of muppets. I'd request repairs through xbox.com if I were you. You would need to register your console first by entering your SN. Then you can request repairs. It will probably say that your standard warranty has expired. Don't worry about that and file for a repair anyways and make sure you select the 3 RRoD so that you aren't charged.

Damn, I bought mine close to launch. Guy said it expired in dec. 08, so I guess I got it in dec 05. (I know I got it soon after release, definitely before March 06) He also said I didnt buy the extended warranty, which I did and recieved a paper that I now misplaced somewhere saying its under warranty, and told me if I had a receipt to prove I got the extended.

But for now, im going to sell everything that I have but the system, cables, a controller and hd. Eventually maybe sometime after classes during summer break Ill open it up and try to fix it myself based on :
http://www.instructables.com/id/S1U4K2JFBVHEEQ3/

I just really dont know if its going to be effective on my system.

So I was in the middle of playing left 4 dead and my 360 froze on me. When I turned it back on I was nervous thinking I might see a red ring yet the rings are perfectly normal. However my 360 is now freezing at the load up screen. It shows the Xbox logo and loads to the Dash but then my console freezes with my dash left on screen.

Anyone know what this is and if I am lucky enough to have a fix other then sending the console in? I just subrscribed to gamefly and had RE5 and L4D sent to play with my little brother this weekend....its going to majorly suck if my 360 is dead again!

Originally Posted by chinese_fury Sorry to hear that. Your 360 is about to take a Mexican vacation.

It seems to have arrived already, hope it doesn't come back with a sunburn.

Originally Posted by MSI Magus So I was in the middle of playing left 4 dead and my 360 froze on me. When I turned it back on I was nervous thinking I might see a red ring yet the rings are perfectly normal. However my 360 is now freezing at the load up screen. It shows the Xbox logo and loads to the Dash but then my console freezes with my dash left on screen. Anyone know what this is and if I am lucky enough to have a fix other then sending the console in? I just subrscribed to gamefly and had RE5 and L4D sent to play with my little brother this weekend....its going to majorly suck if my 360 is dead again!

Sorry to say those seem like early symptoms of the RRoD. The two red rings I've had started with game freezing to freezing on the xbox logo on startup. It took about a day or so for my console to get the dreaded red. I'd request a coffin if I were in your spot.

well I can hear death calling for my 360.

Frame rate drops when playing Mercenaries on RE5.

the drive struggling to rev up to install games.

damn you jaspers!!!

Originally Posted by ITDEFX well I can hear death calling for my 360. Frame rate drops when playing Mercenaries on RE5. the drive struggling to rev up to install games. damn you jaspers!!!

Sounds more like a disk drive failure than RROD to be, I had both happen to me and I had similar sysmtoms when the disk drive failed. Good news, its not a complete hardware failure, bad news not covered by the extended warenty so if your 1 year is up your screwed.

Originally Posted by Eastsidecracker Shit, mine died just now. Called ms to find out my warranty, had to update all my shit just to find out its out of warranty. Thanks. Im really deciding on what to do. I can send it in for 100 to MS online, or try to sell it and wait for only cheap local on on craigslist, keeping my hd at least. I just bought CoD5 and was getting into it too. Im really thinking about selling it completely, but I got 600 ms pts on my account, and xbl till at least November. Quick questions to those who might know the answers: Edit: are there any fixes that actually work (other then the towel trick I seen a while ago) Do people buy 360 rrod? How much can I get for it. Along with that I got a few games and controllers. 2 white ones, halo3 controller, halo3 LE, CoD5, Splinter cell double agent, oblivion, gta4, needforspeed most wanted, cod2 and pgr3. Console, power cable, hd av cables.

People buy them, but you wont get much. These people usually buy them ar $50 a pice, use a cheap temp fix, and turn around and sell them at $200.

Originally Posted by kurokubushi Sounds more like a disk drive failure than RROD to be, I had both happen to me and I had similar sysmtoms when the disk drive failed. Good news, its not a complete hardware failure, bad news not covered by the extended warenty so if your 1 year is up your screwed.

Mine is an arcade jasper made 10/2008.... god damn drive!!!

I have a friend who had his unit repaired by ms, but now is having problems reading the FIFA disc. Wasn't the whole point of installing to the hard drive was to eliminate drive noise, reduce load times and reduce drive failures?!?!?!

Just got my 360 back for a drive problem (dirty disc, not recognizing games or DVDs). The whole process took 13 days. I had to reinstall Fallout 3 to the drive (since they must have swapped the entire guts) and got a dirty disc error the first two times I tried to install Fallout 3. I swear to god if this thing is broken again I am going to be pissed!

...And it just RROD'd. Seriously. One day back and it Red Rings on me. Guess I'm out a 360 for another 2 weeks. This is complete bullshit.

Originally Posted by ArthurDigbySellers ...And it just RROD'd. Seriously. One day back and it Red Rings on me. Guess I'm out a 360 for another 2 weeks. This is complete bullshit.

lol sorry to hear that man. I think my 360 got the rrod also. About a week ago i was playing l4d and the console just turned off and I got the three red lights. I turned it off and back on again and everything was normal. So I've been playing for a couple of days normally until today. My 360 keeps on freezing, and it sometimes freezez and turns the screen striped green, or just red. Stupid microsoft....

Originally Posted by saggypockets lol sorry to hear that man. I think my 360 got the rrod also. About a week ago i was playing l4d and the console just turned off and I got the three red lights. I turned it off and back on again and everything was normal. So I've been playing for a couple of days normally until today. My 360 keeps on freezing, and it sometimes freezez and turns the screen striped green, or just red. Stupid microsoft....

Definite RROD symptoms