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The Castlevania Dungeon Forums => Hardcore Gaming 101 => Topic started by: Slayer on December 22, 2007, 08:29:44 PM
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Yeah, so it finally happened. After one year and 2 months of 360 awesomeness, I got the RRoD. The weird thing is, though, that after letting it Red Ring for about 10 minutes, I started playing it again for a good 20 minutes...I don't know if it will comeback, but I think I'm going to treat this like a terminal disease and enjoy my last hours of Halo 3 on Live before it happens again, and then send it off...
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where was your 360 located?
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It was on the carpet at one point, but not when I got the RRoD. weird thing is, I've been playing GHIII for about 2 hours, and have had no other problems with it.
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during the rrod?
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In Reply To #4
No, the RRoD went away. I also watched some EscaFlowne and played some Doom.
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You know about the warm towel trick, right? I don't know the details, but you can get a few dozen hours extra out of your 360 if you wrap it in warm towels and leave it on until it overheats and resets some internal temperature thinger. You can do it each time you get the red ring, but the benefit will wear out sooner each time. Something like that. I'm sure you can google it for all the juicy details.
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In Reply To #5
I was asking where was it when it rrod on you. Because I ehard that most people that had the 360 rrod on them, had it in a spot that doens't have alot of air circulation.
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In Reply To #6
Yeah, I know of the towell trick, but I don't think its a problem anymore.
In Reply to #7
It was in my room, but I have an air vent in there.
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No one dared to
Speak of the terrible danger
The hideous ancient warnings
Forged in the void of night
He is risen up
Out of the blackness
Chaos
The last of the prophets
Sinister
A sickening monstrous sight
Your x-box has been born again. Kill it!
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you may not have gotten THE red rings. The 360 uses the lights as a way of telling you what the problem is by lighting up different combinations of lights. All four lit up is different then all but the top left and so on.
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I got the same problem the other day. My brother got a 360 for his birthday and a memory card so he could transfer his data from my 360 (which he's been using a LOT) to his own.
When I got mine back, I turned it on and got the three flashing red lights in the top left, bottom left, and bottom right rings. I planned on using my Gamestop warranty and getting a new system anyway (I have a pre-Falcon and HDMI system and I want current, dammit!) so I told my boss to put my name on a Pro system next shipment.
Meanwhile, I unplugged everything, took out the harddrive, turned it back on, and it worked. Then I turned it off, unplugged it, put the harddrive back in, turned it on, and it worked again.
Still planning on attacking the next shipment of 360s, though.
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In Reply To #10
All the lights were lit but the top right one. As far as I know, that is the tell-tale sign of a dead system.
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In Reply To #12
Yeah it is, but it's technically defined as a "Hardware failure" which can include the harddrive, system, or power supply. Unplugging these three and plugging the system in with or without the harddrive or with a different power supply can diagnose the problem.
I think with mine my power supply was just loose or something.
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In Reply To #1
Yeah I got the RRoD a few weeks ago. I downloaded the new H3 maps and it red ringed on me. I messed with it for a while and got it to work. I played quite awhile enjoying the new maps while I could because I feared it was finished.
Sure enough when I went to turn it on the next day it red ringed so I just sent it in. According the FedEX I should get it back by tomorrow or Saturday. ;D
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In Reply To #12
Yeah it is, but it's technically defined as a "Hardware failure" which can include the harddrive, system, or power supply. Unplugging these three and plugging the system in with or without the harddrive or with a different power supply can diagnose the problem.
I think with mine my power supply was just loose or something.
That's good to know, I'll give one of those options a shot if the red ring ever pops up on mine.
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I got the RRoD when the component cable was unplugged and I plugged them back in.
Since I discovered that I should go use it to trick my bro into thinking that his own xbox360 has the RRoD.
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In Reply To #16
If you do that you get 4 red lights. Which just means your cables arent properly connected.
3 is the RRoD. It means Hardware failure.
2 means over heating.
1 means some special kind of hardware failure I believe.
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In Reply To #1
Yeah I got the RRoD a few weeks ago. I downloaded the new H3 maps and it red ringed on me. I messed with it for a while and got it to work. I played quite awhile enjoying the new maps while I could because I feared it was finished.
Sure enough when I went to turn it on the next day it red ringed so I just sent it in. According the FedEX I should get it back by tomorrow or Saturday. ;D
FedEx is good. They predict Friday and its still not here on Saturday. >:(
To add to my problems, I told a friend of mine that I hadnt seen it forever about my 360 so he told me to take his because he never uses it.
So I take it and buy CoD4 and play and it wont load after a certain level in Campaign or certain multiplayer maps. I eject the disc and see its scratched quite a bit. I tell my friend and he says "Yeah it does that."
Seems like an important piece of information to not tell me. I mean I appreciate him letting me use it but I would have said no thanks if Id know it was going to ruin my games.
Im holding on to a little bit of hope that the game will still play properly on a "good" 360. Ill find out tomorrow when another of my friends said they would bring theres over to see if my game will work. Heres hoping it does.
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Microsoft should be bending over backwards to correct this stuff! :P
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In Reply To #19
Wow
I get my "new" 360 3 days ago, and its already red ringed. >:(
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I was going to buy a 360 for my birthday, but then I heard about the 60% or so failure rate with them, so I bought a nice new PS3 instead. *Pets his nice slick, black*
There is no excuse for the Red Ring shit after the system has been out, what? Like 2 years now? Come on.
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I was going to buy a 360 for my birthday, but then I heard about the 60% or so failure rate with them, so I bought a nice new PS3 instead. *Pets his nice slick, black*
There is no excuse for the Red Ring shit after the system has been out, what? Like 2 years now? Come on.
I believe microsoft has done away with the red ring on the newer 360's, and I think they're supposed to be more reliable than the previous models. I've had mine for awhile and haven't had any probs. yet, but I also don't really play it a whole lot or leave it on all night or anything. I've really only been playing rock band on it recently. I'll probably get some games from the live store soon cuz I'm tired of all the fps's at the moment.
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I believe microsoft has done away with the red ring on the newer 360's, and I think they're supposed to be more reliable than the previous models. I've had mine for awhile and haven't had any probs. yet, but I also don't really play it a whole lot or leave it on all night or anything. I've really only been playing rock band on it recently. I'll probably get some games from the live store soon cuz I'm tired of all the fps's at the moment.
My first one did get played a ton, but this newest one I only had for 3 freaking days. Plus I got a new job recently that has had me pretty tired so I never played it very long. I had planned on playing it this weekend, but that obviously aint gonna happen.
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In Reply To #21
Every system made after September has the Falcon Chip in it, which has lowered the failure rate of systems significantly to around 5-10%.
Not to say the PS3 is a poor financial decision, just that you're misinformed. Used systems are a no-go for 360's since you never know when they've been made, but I've seen very few red ring returns ever since the falcon chip's been out.
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In Reply To #24
Most everyone I know with an Xbox 360 has had a problem with it in some way. Microsoft shouldn't need a "Falcon" Chip to resolve the Red Ring issue. Piece of shit Box.
All the same, they messed up with windows Vista too, so I shoudn't be so surprised. In case you can't tell, I aboslutely hate Microsoft. They are a bunch of crooks.
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While I don't like Microsoft the company all too much, I can say wholeheartedly that, with the current selection of games available between the Xbox 360 and PS3, I would much rather have the former than the latter. The only two exclusive Ps3 titles I truly care about are Uncharted and MGS4, and quite frankly, unless more (great) exclusives come out for Ps3, I will not be buying it.
Besides, Mass Effect should keep me busy until DMC4 and SSB:B.
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The game selections are the same, other than the minimal amount of exclusives of course. Like you mentioned.
I think the PS3 is a superior piece of Hardware, though. Just my opinion. At least it has wireless online capabilities built in it, unlike the Xbox360 where you have to buy a $100 wireless adaptor.
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LOL, for the amount of money it costs to buy a piece-of-shit-3, I could get a PC that at least twice as powerful.
And PS3 game library is not even close to the 360's atm.
Your obviously just in this topic to troll.
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Rugal:
I don't know, maybe its just the fact that I already own a 360 that the Ps3 doesn't look all that appealing to me. Hell, I've had 360 before the PS3 was even released (for $599 US), and being that they mostly have the same games, I don't see why I should want one. Maybe if I wanted a Blu-Ray player, I'd buy one, but at the moment, there is not much else that appeals to me. For me, the wireless doesn't mean too much, but only because my dorm doesn't get wireless.
Knightmare: Rugal made a valid point, so I don't see any "obvious" indication that he is trolling. And yes, many, if not, the majority of the 360 third-party library is available on Ps3, at least those released during the PS3's lifespan.
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In Reply To #29
Whatever, I made a topic awhile back when halo 3 was released, and all he did was post the same anti MS bullshit.
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Eh, I have all three and there's games on each system for me. For the games that are split between 360 and PS3 I tend to go with 360 (achievements) unless there's something outrageously different with the PS3 version.
*shrug* I just love games, I don't care where I get them.
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LOL, for the amount of money it costs to buy a PS3, I could get a PC that at least twice as powerful.
I agree the comp. I have now is way more powerful than a PS3. I custom built it and I only paid around 700 bones total for everything. They tried to make PS3 too much like a comp. but the only problem with that mentality is comps continue to get better while consoles stay the same until the next one comes out. The games seem to be all flash and no substance. And the ones that are good I can get for my 360 which are dirt cheap now, especially if you trade in stuff and go used for the HD compared to a PS3.
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In Reply To #29
Whatever, I made a topic awhile back when halo 3 was released, and all he did was post the same anti MS bullshit.
Still sore about that? Get over it. I'm sorry you cannot handle someone elses opinion.
The elite Xbox360 is $450, right? After buying Xbox live, and a game or what not, it comes out to roughly the same price as an 80gig PS3. I personally don't care about blu-ray. I think it's pidgeon shit, however for the price it's not a bad deal.
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My cousin got the RRoD about a month ago and decided to send his 360 to microsoft so they can fix it. He got it back yesturday and not even 3 hours later. He got the RRoD again! Also after going through 2 different 360's myself, I wont get another one...
Honestly, Im just going to stick with my ps3. Have had no problems with it at all. Plays games better from what I can tell. It isnt burning up after I can play it for 8 hours, unlike the 360's I had that could only go about 4 hours before it would be to hot to even bother playing anymore. Guess its everyones opinions on what they like best.
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In Reply To #33
Why do ppl always use this argument about prices? So you buy a system an online subscription and a game and your at the price of a different system... Wow takes a real genius to figure out where the deal is there. Does the PS3 come with a game? A good game? If not you still gotta buy atleast one game to get any real use out of it so there goes your entire theory with the price comparison.
Anyway nothin personal to your Rugal just ingeneral about ppl that use this defense about price points.
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Actually, my PS3 came with Motor Storm. It's a pretty decent game I guess. I downloaded a bunch of demos, though. Time Shift is loads of fun. I have a hard time putting that one down. The Demos are free, btw. So, you can get a perfectly good use out of your system without actually buying a game.
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Kay guys, let's not turn this into another console war.
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I just got a 360 elite...It just RRoD'd. CoD4 was freezing during game play so i turned off the system then turned it back on...then it happened. However, when i pressed the open button, it turned on. hopefully it does that again so i can back up my oblivion data tomorrow...or im going to sell the game. (i refuse to do all that shit again) unless you keep the hard drive when you get it repaired.
Its well ventilated....but is it bad to keep it on the carpet?
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In Reply To #38
Uhhh... yeah. Really bad, actually. No matter how well ventilated it is, you should never put a console on carpet. Especially if you're turning the 360 upright. The console's biggest fan is on the bottom.
Not to mention, static electricity like whoa. Get that thing on a wooden board or a shelf or something.
Also, when you get your system repaired, keep your hard drive. It's not required for repairjobs. If you include your HDD, more than often the repairman will attribute the HDD to your problems and format your hard drive without your consent. Just keep it with you, don't send it with the system.
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In Reply To #39
Ahhh, the RRoD did happen to me after I put the system on my carpet. In fact, it only happened minutes afterwards, lol.