Red ring of death
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Prometheus

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367 posts

212 months

Wednesday 18th March 2009
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Oh for fk's sake.

fk me, is there ANY product Microsoft have EVER made that actually worked?

_dobbo_

14,619 posts

277 months

Wednesday 18th March 2009
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I've heard about these, apparently they are something to do with the Xbox 360?


Doobs

736 posts

279 months

Wednesday 18th March 2009
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_dobbo_ said:
I've heard about these, apparently they are something to do with the Xbox 360?
Do they cause some kind of fatal prolapse?

Mattygooner

5,304 posts

233 months

Wednesday 18th March 2009
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Had one the other night, Chili con carne... nasty.

RROD on ebox on Sunday, hair dryer on cold for 2 mins, all was fine and still is.

Prometheus

Original Poster:

367 posts

212 months

Wednesday 18th March 2009
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Mattygooner said:
Had one the other night, Chili con carne... nasty.

RROD on ebox on Sunday, hair dryer on cold for 2 mins, all was fine and still is.
I've had it cooled down for a while now and no joy. When I switch it on it sounds like something is trying to spin up, but it's not the hdd, cos it does it still when that is off. Dunno wether it's worth trying to get inside it.

Kitch88

590 posts

212 months

Wednesday 18th March 2009
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providing you've owned your 360 for under 3 years it should still be under microsoft warranty!

What i didnt realise was the 3 year warranty is only for the RROD not for all issues, hence mine not being under warranty as mine is dying of something else... lol

:J:

2,593 posts

254 months

Wednesday 18th March 2009
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Mattygooner said:
RROD on ebox on Sunday, hair dryer on cold for 2 mins, all was fine and still is.
The D in RROD stands for death, a hair dryer would not revive it, when it dies, it dies (otherwise it wouldn't be called RROD). Sounds like yours just overheated, which also generates red quadrants, but the Xbox can recover from that.

It also gets red quadrants when the cables aren't seated properly.

In short, quadrants light up red when there is an error and therefore not every red light is the RROD.

SS HSV

9,646 posts

287 months

Wednesday 18th March 2009
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Prometheus said:
Oh for fk's sake.

fk me, is there ANY product Microsoft have EVER made that actually worked?
No.