Xbox 360 RRoD

Walking_Target · 12-29-2007, 09:48 PM

Gods damn it to the Nine Hells!

went to play a couple days ago Call of Duty and my damn Xbox RRoD'd on me.

apparently my warranty coverage, for which i bought the machine on Dec 26/ 2006 expried on Nov 3, 2007.

it friggen failed on me, one year to the day that i bought it, on what should have been the last day of my warranty.

well, no 360 for me for 4 to 6 weeks.....

SpinDoctor15 · 12-29-2007, 10:06 PM

Not to fear, you're covered for 3 years now for that specific hardware failure, Microsoft admitted to that being a gross failure rate, and has extended the initial 1 year warranty to 3 years, racking up an estimated loss of $1.1 Billion. Crazy, huh? A company taking responsibility for customer complaints!

Microsoft expands Xbox 360 warranty for red ring sufferers - Joystiq

Brewtt · 12-29-2007, 10:13 PM

Ah... the ol' "one-year-to-the-day-built-in-failure-feature."

"They just don't make 'em like they used to."

Heebs · 12-29-2007, 10:26 PM

Thats why I ripped mine open and installed a bazillion fans to keep it cool. The heart of the RRoD failure is due to the solder being crappy. The EU demanded that MS use lead free solder which is more brittle and prone to crack under pressure. The X-clamp design that MS uses to hold the heat sinks to the board doesn't help either. Combine the two design flaws with the incredible amount of heat that is produced by the GPU and the incredibly small GPU heat sink and you get board warping which ends up cracking the solder connecting the GPU to the board thus resulting in the RRoD. The best thing to do is get something that will help cool your xbox after you get it back from MS.

Good luck (mines been working for over a year with zero hiccups - had to restart it 3 times in a year)

Walking_Target · 12-29-2007, 11:13 PM

yeah, i hear that when microsoft 'fixes' your xbox, they just throw in a whole new board that's pretty much covered in heat sinks and cooling tubes.. my google fu is weak right now, but i've seen some pretty interesting things thus far.

eric · 12-29-2007, 11:29 PM

ive got one in the garage sitting with a red light error,but the one on my desk seems to be going strong still

none are underwarrenty because ive ripped them open (bought the first as is for like $50 and the 2nd had a dvd drive problem)

but theres someone that has an ebay store which will fix the problem for $40.....im just to lazy to package the first 360 up

Mr.Powers · 12-29-2007, 11:48 PM

Already lost one to the 3 RROD... had the 2 year plan on it for a reason.

pinesftw · 12-30-2007, 12:43 AM

YouTube - xbox 360 cooling mesh/fan mod/prevent red ring of death

Look at his other Videos.

My friend Removed the X-Clamps and added a Cooling Mesh.

Oh and don't put your Xbox 360 on a carpet

(just felt like using it

)

TREYisRAD · 01-05-2008, 10:48 PM

Mine just did this yesterday, so i took out the HD, and preformed CPR. literally. and put it back in and it worked fine.

12-29-2007, 10:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
SpinDoctor15 a.k.a. FullSpinPaintball Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA	Not to fear, you're covered for 3 years now for that specific hardware failure, Microsoft admitted to that being a gross failure rate, and has extended the initial 1 year warranty to 3 years, racking up an estimated loss of $1.1 Billion. Crazy, huh? A company taking responsibility for customer complaints! Microsoft expands Xbox 360 warranty for red ring sufferers - Joystiq __________________ Jason Spin Doc Spin Doctor's Paintball Page MCB Feedback PBN Feedback PBN Feedback (old) Agglet re: Frink: "Much like a newborn baby your collection is both beautiful and disgusting." c6quad: "That's a pic of my Duck!!!" russc: "PBN is a business, and that's why they prefer thousands of morons to hundreds of intelligent posters" drum: "Between the ammo shipments and all the long rectangular packages, not to mention regular mail from the Pa. Superior Court, my mailman is pretty sure that I am a freak."

12-29-2007, 10:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Brewtt CHEERS! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern California	Ah... the ol' "one-year-to-the-day-built-in-failure-feature." "They just don't make 'em like they used to." __________________ Dabbling in the recreational paintball arts since 1991.

12-29-2007, 11:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
eric MCB Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Port Colborne,ON	ive got one in the garage sitting with a red light error,but the one on my desk seems to be going strong still none are underwarrenty because ive ripped them open (bought the first as is for like $50 and the 2nd had a dvd drive problem) but theres someone that has an ebay store which will fix the problem for $40.....im just to lazy to package the first 360 up __________________ pbnation: A web site where, on any given evening, one may find approximately 500 paintball enthusiasts discussing the sport, and 1500 teenagers calling each other gay.

12-29-2007, 10:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Heebs MCB Member Join Date: Feb 2007	Thats why I ripped mine open and installed a bazillion fans to keep it cool. The heart of the RRoD failure is due to the solder being crappy. The EU demanded that MS use lead free solder which is more brittle and prone to crack under pressure. The X-clamp design that MS uses to hold the heat sinks to the board doesn't help either. Combine the two design flaws with the incredible amount of heat that is produced by the GPU and the incredibly small GPU heat sink and you get board warping which ends up cracking the solder connecting the GPU to the board thus resulting in the RRoD. The best thing to do is get something that will help cool your xbox after you get it back from MS. Good luck (mines been working for over a year with zero hiccups - had to restart it 3 times in a year)

12-29-2007, 11:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mr.Powers Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006	Already lost one to the 3 RROD... had the 2 year plan on it for a reason.