[quote name='rly723']i really need some help and advice...
just today i got my new xbox 360 from overstock.com
i hooked up the power adapter saw the orange light so it should be working and hooked up the HD cords to my tv. i assume like any other system i just press the power or on button, but nothing happens. no noise or light at all. now tried it probably 10 times reconnecting everything, yet no power. do i have to press some additional button to get it to work or something? only thing i got to work was the wireless controller after putting in batteries. anyone have ths issue with no power and no turning on? could it be a faulty power adapter, but it sohuld be working since its orange light is on. could i have been sent a faulty 360 ystem? like i said its a new xobox 360 system, so have n clue why it wont power up. thanks for your help[/QUOTE]
I'm not sure what it could be, but calling 1-800-4MY-XBOX would probably be your best bet. If you haven't already, you could also try the following: If you're using a surge protector, plug the console into a normal AC outlet by itself. On the Power Adapter, when you turn the system on there should be a green light, it may be something wrong with the power adapter unit itself. You can turn on the console from pressing the button on the controller. Try both ways since it's possible that the controller isn't interacting with the console. I haven't heard of this problem before so I'm not really sure.
Another note on how much M$ screwed up these systems, I got a new system last night, downloaded the COD2 mappacks on my new HD, and then tried to play a game. It ended up freezing 3 times before I could get one game in, the console was feeling hot and my guess is that it overheated, probably because M$ left that foil under the heatsink again and sucks at applying thermal paste on the heatsinks. I want to open my system and fix that and put a 3rd fan in so badly but I don't want to void the warranty.
just today i got my new xbox 360 from overstock.com
i hooked up the power adapter saw the orange light so it should be working and hooked up the HD cords to my tv. i assume like any other system i just press the power or on button, but nothing happens. no noise or light at all. now tried it probably 10 times reconnecting everything, yet no power. do i have to press some additional button to get it to work or something? only thing i got to work was the wireless controller after putting in batteries. anyone have ths issue with no power and no turning on? could it be a faulty power adapter, but it sohuld be working since its orange light is on. could i have been sent a faulty 360 ystem? like i said its a new xobox 360 system, so have n clue why it wont power up. thanks for your help[/QUOTE]
I'm not sure what it could be, but calling 1-800-4MY-XBOX would probably be your best bet. If you haven't already, you could also try the following: If you're using a surge protector, plug the console into a normal AC outlet by itself. On the Power Adapter, when you turn the system on there should be a green light, it may be something wrong with the power adapter unit itself. You can turn on the console from pressing the button on the controller. Try both ways since it's possible that the controller isn't interacting with the console. I haven't heard of this problem before so I'm not really sure.
Another note on how much M$ screwed up these systems, I got a new system last night, downloaded the COD2 mappacks on my new HD, and then tried to play a game. It ended up freezing 3 times before I could get one game in, the console was feeling hot and my guess is that it overheated, probably because M$ left that foil under the heatsink again and sucks at applying thermal paste on the heatsinks. I want to open my system and fix that and put a 3rd fan in so badly but I don't want to void the warranty.