Oh Noes! (3 RROD)

[Rich_L]

Finally my poor old Xbox has given up the ghost :p The 3rd house move, plus the excitement of getting to load up RB2 has clearly taken it's toll :p

Now before I check the manufacture date to see whether it's in warranty - any ideas/links on how I can fix it? If its too much bother I might just pick up a cheap Arcade second-hand or something, as it would be nice to get one with an HDMI output for our new AV setup.

Ah well, 4-odd good years of gaming for free (came with a phone contract) can't really complain too much I suppose!

[Daz]

Might be worth seeing if you can towel trick/bake it (Davey had some success with this) it into working then trading it in. Funnlity enough there was an article on Eurogamer a couple of weeks ago suggesting just that, both for the 360 and PS3. They both seem to have much more resilient designs and have both just had a price cut.

[Davey_Pitch]

I did the x-clamp mod myself, which worked for a while, but my Elite was already pretty damaged and only worked for a little while (though I may try it again just to see what happens). There's a few guides around on the net, I can find you the one I used if you're interested in trying it. As long as you're handy with a few small tools you should have no problems doing it :)

[Rich_L]

Cheers Davey, yeah if it's not too much bother :) I'm holding out hope that it might still be in warranty but pretty unlikely I think

Interesting Daz, definitely an option, although I'd feel bad about someone getting my soon to be non-functional 360 instead of a bargain they were after :p

[Daz]

The retailer will give them a months warranty or so :D

[Rich_L]

LOL true true :p

I suppose if it doesn't work - if anyone on here fancies an upgrade to an Elite or change to a PS3 wink I might be looking for a new 360 shortly, lol

[Davey_Pitch]

Here you go Rich, I used this guide http://www.xboxchopshop.com/catalog/man_360_open3.php in conjunction with these video guides http://www.youtube.com/lawdawg0931?gl=GB&hl=en-GB and this forum thread for tips http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=599216 :)

[KennyBhoy]

I just got my 360 back today, this is number 5. They have all 3 RROD so far. Took just over a week to get back and i was pleasantly surprised to find a 1 month XBL gold sub come with it. Not sure it's the same 360 or a refurb, as they serial sticker at the back has been replaced with a whole new one. The like's of Manufacture Date has been replaced with Service Date etc etc.

/thread hijack off :D

Like Davey, i done the x-clamp fix too on a second 360 i owned at the time and it actually lasted 3 months before packing in again. I reapplied thermal paste to it after that and it worked again for about 2 weeks. Now i just cba with it. It's sat in a cupboard somewhere :D

[Rich_L]

Update: Turns out the 3 year RROD warranty runs out on 17 Oct 2009, warranty repair request was accepted so sending it off in the next couple of days!

\o/

[leowyatt]

Nice one dude, glad you can get it repaired for freeeee :D

[Rich_L]

:D Yeah I had a *dammit* moment because the manufacture date was 17 August 2006, so thought I had missed out by 2 weeks...typical! Then went online to check and it said the 1yr expiry was 17 Oct - \o/

So annoying though, we have two sparkly new GH guitars and RB2 just sitting there in its wrapping but no 360..pthpthptpth :p

[leowyatt]

It'll be back in no time :) I think mine was exactly 10 days door to door :)