Bill Gates!!! I'm gonna find you and hunt you down!!
Bill Gates!!! I'm gonna find you and hunt you down!!
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Mr Red Barron

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1,568 posts

237 months

Monday 14th December 2009
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Chuffing RROD!!

To be honest though I should have known this was coming. Started to freeze more and more regulary. So, at least it lasted a bit longer than a year before it gave up the ghost. Now, to figure out which number to call as I don't know where the reciept or warrenty are........any suggestions?

Mad Dave

7,158 posts

292 months

Monday 14th December 2009
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Surely if you find him, you won't need to hunt him down?

Mr Red Barron

Original Poster:

1,568 posts

237 months

Monday 14th December 2009
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In my anger I may have muddled up my words..........what I ment to say is that I'm gonna find Bill Gates, attach raw meat to his face, throw him in a lion pen, and then st on his face!!

Mr Red Barron

Original Poster:

1,568 posts

237 months

Monday 14th December 2009
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In all seriousness though, My 1 year warranty has expired but it says that if you suffer from RROD the warranty extends to 3 years. But whilst registering my Console for repair online its trying to charge me £80?

Do I get this back or something? Whats the deal?

DrMekon

2,493 posts

245 months

Monday 14th December 2009
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you are doing it wrong. if it's charging you, you need to say that the RROD quadrants are lit. Google it, and if it's not happening, you may wish to google how to make it happen.

Me and Y2blade have just been through this, and both got replacements.

Kitch88

590 posts

212 months

Tuesday 15th December 2009
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DrMekon said:
Me and Y2blade have just been through this, and both got replacements.
y2blade's xbox RROD'd??? I had no idea, he kept very quiet about it!! wink

y2blade

56,318 posts

244 months

Tuesday 15th December 2009
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Mr Red Barron said:
In all seriousness though, My 1 year warranty has expired but it says that if you suffer from RROD the warranty extends to 3 years. But whilst registering my Console for repair online its trying to charge me £80?

Do I get this back or something? Whats the deal?
DrMekon said:
you are doing it wrong. if it's charging you, you need to say that the RROD quadrants are lit. Google it, and if it's not happening, you may wish to google how to make it happen.
what he said^^ just click on the three red lights option on MS Xbox home page , it is on the page where your serial number is iirc

you will follow the steps through and get a UPS label emailed to you, you then give UPS a tinkle and they come and collect it, then replace it back to your door about 10 days later

merry christmas Adam


Kitch88 said:
DrMekon said:
Me and Y2blade have just been through this, and both got replacements.
y2blade's xbox RROD'd??? I had no idea, he kept very quiet about it!! wink
tongue out

biggrin

Edited by y2blade on Tuesday 15th December 08:00

Shinobi

5,129 posts

219 months

Tuesday 15th December 2009
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Mr Red Barron said:
In my anger I may have muddled up my words..........what I ment to say is that I'm gonna find Bill Gates, attach raw meat to his face, throw him in a lion pen, and then st on his face!!
Your going to get in a Lion pen, put your Bum by some raw meat and then do the Business?

S3_Graham

12,835 posts

228 months

Tuesday 15th December 2009
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y2blade said:
Mr Red Barron said:
In all seriousness though, My 1 year warranty has expired but it says that if you suffer from RROD the warranty extends to 3 years. But whilst registering my Console for repair online its trying to charge me £80?

Do I get this back or something? Whats the deal?
DrMekon said:
you are doing it wrong. if it's charging you, you need to say that the RROD quadrants are lit. Google it, and if it's not happening, you may wish to google how to make it happen.
what he said^^ just click on the three red lights option on MS Xbox home page , it is on the page where your serial number is iirc

you will follow the steps through and get a UPS label emailed to you, you then give UPS a tinkle and they come and collect it, then replace it back to your door about 10 days later

merry christmas Adam


Kitch88 said:
DrMekon said:
Me and Y2blade have just been through this, and both got replacements.
y2blade's xbox RROD'd??? I had no idea, he kept very quiet about it!! wink
tongue out

biggrin

Edited by y2blade on Tuesday 15th December 08:00
mine was 2 years 5 months old and was still free if thats any help!



O/T i was in a race with you last night Y2Blade, you left though... were in a DB9 i think...

y2blade

56,318 posts

244 months

Tuesday 15th December 2009
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S3_Graham said:
y2blade said:
Mr Red Barron said:
In all seriousness though, My 1 year warranty has expired but it says that if you suffer from RROD the warranty extends to 3 years. But whilst registering my Console for repair online its trying to charge me £80?

Do I get this back or something? Whats the deal?
DrMekon said:
you are doing it wrong. if it's charging you, you need to say that the RROD quadrants are lit. Google it, and if it's not happening, you may wish to google how to make it happen.
what he said^^ just click on the three red lights option on MS Xbox home page , it is on the page where your serial number is iirc

you will follow the steps through and get a UPS label emailed to you, you then give UPS a tinkle and they come and collect it, then replace it back to your door about 10 days later

merry christmas Adam


Kitch88 said:
DrMekon said:
Me and Y2blade have just been through this, and both got replacements.
y2blade's xbox RROD'd??? I had no idea, he kept very quiet about it!! wink
tongue out

biggrin

Edited by y2blade on Tuesday 15th December 08:00
mine was 2 years 5 months old and was still free if thats any help!



O/T i was in a race with you last night Y2Blade, you left though... were in a DB9 i think...
yep....I took a knife to a gun fight hehe and didnt fancy 5 laps of tskuba in it so ducked out and dived into another random lobby smile were I won the next race in the same car around sunset infield cool

WildCards

4,061 posts

246 months

Tuesday 15th December 2009
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Shinobi said:
Mr Red Barron said:
In my anger I may have muddled up my words..........what I ment to say is that I'm gonna find Bill Gates, attach raw meat to his face, throw him in a lion pen, and then st on his face!!
Your going to get in a Lion pen, put your Bum by some raw meat and then do the Business?
Sounds like weekday mornings in my house tongue out

nsmith1180

3,941 posts

207 months

Tuesday 15th December 2009
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Phone them. It will get fixed.

Taffer

2,348 posts

226 months

Tuesday 15th December 2009
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Not RROD, but my Elite was giving disc read errors or not recognising discs, even on brand new games - now off to Frankfurt to be fixed. Hard Drive is now attached to my first XBox (went to Germany for RROD treatment last year) to ensure online gaming continuity.

Always have a back up! wink

y2blade

56,318 posts

244 months

Tuesday 15th December 2009
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Taffer said:
Not RROD, but my Elite was giving disc read errors or not recognising discs, even on brand new games - now off to Frankfurt to be fixed. Hard Drive is now attached to my first XBox (went to Germany for RROD treatment last year) to ensure online gaming continuity.

Always have a back up! wink
good thinking smile


Mr Red Barron

Original Poster:

1,568 posts

237 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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..................BUMP.....................






and i'm back. biggrin What did I miss?

y2blade

56,318 posts

244 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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Mr Red Barron said:
..................BUMP.....................






and i'm back. biggrin What did I miss?
all the christmas gaming biggrin

good to have you back

sidaorb

5,595 posts

235 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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Welcome back Adam, don't forget to check out my giveaway and the RWD challenge.

funkyrobot

18,789 posts

257 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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Mine came back from Frankfurt the other day too, so I should be back on Forza 3 very soon. smile

I wonder if my Tour De France logo has sold any more copies whilst I have been gone? Hmmm.

Curry Burns

5,620 posts

244 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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Saw you on earlier buddy, good to see you back thumbup









Wait that was the wrong way to welcome you back...damn