Damn you, RROD!

[Skywalker]

So, it finally happened. After two years of solid gaming, my Xbox finally RROD'd on me. It's not the three red lights, thankfully, only one, and it gave me one of those E74 errors. I just sent in a repair request, but I was wondering if I should remove my Xbox's hard drive before I ship it off for repair. Should I hang on to the hard drive, or does it need to ship with the console? I'm afraid of losing all my game progress if I send my hard drive.

ETA: Nevermind, dumb question. But still...dammit!

 

[firehawk12]

Yeah, keep the HDD certainly.

 

[Skywalker]

Yeah, I realized a second after posting how obvious that was. My printer's on the fritz, so I'm going to have to wait for Microsoft to send me a shipping label. Since this is an E74 error, I don't have to pay for the repairs.

Good thing I'll still have my PS3 to keep me occupied while I wait for my Xbox to get repaired.

 

[clint g]

As annoying as it is, MS has this repair thing down. You should get your console back pretty fast. Let's hope that MS has learned their lesson and won't repeat this costly mistake with their next system

 

[Aragorn]

You should get A console back pretty fast.

So does this mean you can join BigFoot and me for some mid-day Uncharted 2?

 

[eastman23]

As annoying as it is, MS has this repair thing down.

Good to know. Do they have the "let's make it right the first time" thing down on the newer versions of the console?

Seriously, I would like to know what the failure rates are for newer 360s. I'm thinking of getting one in the near future.

 

[Silent_Bob]

As annoying as it is, MS has this repair thing down.

Good to know. Do they have the "let's make it right the first time" thing down on the newer versions of the console?

Seriously, I would like to know what the failure rates are for newer 360s. I'm thinking of getting one in the near future.

The failure rate has decreased somewhat on the newer iterations of the console, but older models have a rather high failure rate- to the extent that everyone on my Xbox Live friends list has had a RROD on at least one console.

I suffered one myself, the video feed went on my console about three months after the guarantee ran out. Ended up using the towel method to get it working again until i could afford a replacement.

 

[Skywalker]

You should get A console back pretty fast.

So does this mean you can join BigFoot and me for some mid-day Uncharted 2?

Since I'm usually at work when you guys are playing, probably not.

As annoying as it is, MS has this repair thing down.

Good to know. Do they have the "let's make it right the first time" thing down on the newer versions of the console?

Seriously, I would like to know what the failure rates are for newer 360s. I'm thinking of getting one in the near future.

The failure rate has decreased somewhat on the newer iterations of the console, but older models have a rather high failure rate- to the extent that everyone on my Xbox Live friends list has had a RROD on at least one console.

The weird thing is, my Xbox is a 2008 Elite model, while my brother got an Arcade model in 2007, and his still outlasted mine.

 

[Mistral]

E74 is an extended warranty issue but MS doesn't give out shipping labels-better find a printer at your local library...

 

[Skywalker]

E74 is an extended warranty issue but MS doesn't give out shipping labels-better find a printer at your local library...

Huh, that's weird, I could have sworn I'd just shipped my Xbox off using the shipping label I received yesterday.

 

[Mistral]

They told me they no longer sent boxes/labels and that I'd have to print the label myself, which I did, and pack it myself as well. They used to send special boxes but the cost was getting out of hand due to the large # of RRODs.

 

[Lookingglassman]

They are actually going to fix it for free? My cousin got one red ring and was told they will only fix it for free if got three red rings.

 

[firehawk12]

Only E74 and RRoD are covered, but most people just lie.

 

[Skywalker]

They told me they no longer sent boxes/labels and that I'd have to print the label myself, which I did, and pack it myself as well. They used to send special boxes but the cost was getting out of hand due to the large # of RRODs.

Yeah, I had to pack it myself (well, actually, I had it professionally done because I didn't have any decent packing materials ), but they sent me a label themselves.

 

[Lonemagpie]

So my second one has RROD'd - and still has a disc in which I now can't take out...

It was replaced in December 2008, so let's see whether it's still under some form of free-repair guarantee (I bet it isn't and I'll end up being cheaper to buy a new one). Three red segments...

 

[Skywalker]

So my second one has RROD'd - and still has a disc in which I now can't take out...

Ouch. Have you visited this website? That has a few solutions for a stuck disc tray.

 

[Mr Light]

OK, so my 360 has sorta stopped working. I was playing Final Fantasy 13 when the screen screamed at me and froze and the red rings flashed for just a second. Since then I haven't gotten any red rings, but the console has begun freezing pretty regularly. No red rings, though. It just freezes. Now, I bought this about two years ago, it was an old one on rebate before the new cheaper model came out. Is this covered by warranty? And if so, how exactly do you mail this back to them? Do you pay for the cost? That must cost 10-20 bucks at least! Or do I just buy a new 360. I've heard things about how the new one they ship back to you is just a refurbished old one likely to quickly fail as well.

 

[Mr Light]

http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-120G..._4?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1272503284&sr=1-4 Hey, I could get a brand new 360 Elite for $300 and it comes with Halo ODST which I haven't played yet and Forza 3 (don't care about that one)! So are the newer consoles quieter? Mine has a really noisy fan. And less prone to RROD of course.

 

[Lonemagpie]

Well, it seems mine may not be bricked after all.


Lo and behold the underside of the front plate was wet.

The cooling grille at the side *reeks* of pungent piss.

Yep. B'Elanna, the territorial sprayer of the house, had pissed on it.

Unplugged it, wiped it down, dried it off, and it's working again now...

 

[Aragorn]

Since I'm usually at work when you guys are playing, probably not.

Well BigFoot is taking an Uncharted hiatus, so I can probably play with you sometime. Are you any good? I want the co-op crushing trophies!