Xbox dead??

finno

Hi
Has this happened to anyone, when i turn on my xbox the dashboard starts up then a zap noise and it freezes.its done this 8 times in a row so i just left it for awhile.
There is no red lights anyone know whats up with it? or is it just its time of the month.

Thanks

finno

3 red lights now :mad:

theteal

finno wrote: »

3 red lights now :mad:

that's probably a good thing, at least now it falls under the 3 year warranty. register the console online and organise a repair, you should have her back in 2 weeks

finno

Not so good, second time this happened and now out of warranty

finno

Now my xbox is dead If i buy a new xbox is there any way i can transfer my old xbox with the new one?

Thanks

Clareman

If it's dead and out of warranty, you could always try to fix it yourself

http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Infamous-Xbox-360-3-Red-Rings-of-Death-X-Clamp-Repair&id=2656427

finno

Clareman wrote: »

If it's dead and out of warranty, you could always try to fix it yourself

http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Infamous-Xbox-360-3-Red-Rings-of-Death-X-Clamp-Repair&id=2656427

I think i give this a go nothing to lose right.So anyone know where is the best place to pick up the tools for this job?

hobochris

Maplin in town.

Clareman

What hobo said

You can't go wrong and if you're anyway familar with taking PCs apart it'll be simple to you, you'll just be nervous the first time

Jev/N

How is it out of warranty? There's a 3 year extended one for RROD

finno

Jev/N wrote: »

How is it out of warranty? There's a 3 year extended one for RROD

I have mine over 3 years i got the ring of death before this is my second time.
I'm know a bit about computers so gonna give it a go and see what happens.
I will try Maplin in Blanch tomorrow.

Jev/N

finno wrote: »

I have mine over 3 years i got the ring of death before this is my second time.
I'm know a bit about computers so gonna give it a go and see what happens.
I will try Maplin in Blanch tomorrow.

AFAIK the warranty on the replacement runs from the time you received it, not from the date of when you bought the first one - is it 3 years since the replacement though?

finno

Jev/N wrote: »

AFAIK the warranty on the replacement runs from the time you received it, not from the date of when you bought the first one - is it 3 years since the replacement though?

No it is over 2 years ago when i got the first ring of death. I went on to the xbox website and it says i'm out if warranty and have to pay 89 euro to get it fixed.Should i try i ring them and see what happens?

Jev/N

finno wrote: »

Should i try i ring them and see what happens?

I'd say so, wouldn't do any harm - maybe I'm wrong but did always assume the warranty restarted from the date it was fixed/replaced