Ah crap, I gots the RROD

[kenshin620]

well what can I do now? I bought the 360 at launch date and all those sweet memories are now over. I wonder if my warenty hasn't expired yet. And my siblings (especially my sister) are pretty much PO after this. Any way on extracting data?

[Torquemada Coteaz]

Ah you got RRoD'ed too?
I don't know the experience personally (i.e. mine hasn't died, but I've seen the RRoD in person yes).

As far as I know, the microsoft warranty is 1 year.
Then they discovered that any pre-March-2007 manufacturing ones had Mobo/overheat problems and were prone to RRoD almost 99%.
So it possibly raised to 2 years after that.
(or was it from 2 to 3 instead of 1 to 2?)

It's what I remember my friend telling me anyhow, so forgive me if I'm wrong.

Best idea for Warranty info: Phone Microsoft toll free line as directed on box of 360 or in its user manual.

Data-extraction is easy: plug the hard drive into another 360, which you can hook to your PC. (VIA USB or some other uplink) Not sure where to go from there though.
If the hard drive is dead, then I don't have a clue.

[Lord Commander Erus]

Can you actually explain WHAT THE **** you are talking about... BEcause I have no clue.

[Chaosrocks]

I THINK he's saying his 360 fried. That really sucks.

[Stubber]

I'd love to know too...
What's RROD???

Kenshin...explaining this would be appreciated.

[Dragoon King]

3 rings of death? Blow in the cartridge....wait, wrong system.

[Templar Mikeel]

He's got the Red Ring of Death. The usually green light of the Xbox, indicating that it's on turns red. If it happens, you're screwed.

[Torquemada Coteaz]

Yeah.
It's basically totally WTFPWN-fried now for kenshin.

And, if you didn't know the RRoD already you won't be of much help with trying to fix it =P

[Petey1016]

stupid idea here have you tried moving the power block thingy (connected to plug) onto a non carpeted surface? that might work as it worked with my friends.

[Icarus Athrasuriel]

I doubt the material on which it's based makes a difference (Unless the fibres have some sort of super electrostatic effect I've not heard of yet...or something else, lol, I don't know)

I don't have a 360, so that's all I have to say, and thus I declare this my most pointless post ever.

[Torquemada Coteaz]

It won't help.
But here's a few notes for people who haven't RRoD'ed yet:
Don't keep the console unit its self on carpet.
NEVER flip it with a disc inside.
Preferably use it standing up. (vertical)
If the previous suggestion causes it to scratch discs, obviously flip it back down, AFTER taking the disc out.

[masterofweirdness]

Originally Posted by Icarus Athrasuriel

I doubt the material on which it's based makes a difference (Unless the fibres have some sort of super electrostatic effect I've not heard of yet...or something else, lol, I don't know)

I don't have a 360, so that's all I have to say, and thus I declare this my most pointless post ever.

its not pointless... for some of us...

Anyways... generally, warranty is 1 year... so unless you bought longer warranty or it was extended.... if not... I'm not sure what you can do...

[Rellik]

better that then the clap

[Lord Commander Erus]

Originally Posted by Torquemada Coteaz

And, if you didn't know the RRoD already you won't be of much help with trying to fix it =P

While that may be true, I can at least expect of the forum members the ability to use ENGLISH over SLANG as stated in the RULES.

I, as a matter of fact, do know most of the solutions stated here for a red light. Most of them posted, I could have suggested. It was merely the fact that Kenshin failing to post anything resembling (to me, due to acronyms/colloquialisms he used) approaching a coherent question that I was unable to help.

Don't assume that because someone doesn't know a slang term that they know nothing of the problem itself.

[kenshin620]

oops my bad erus, I thought anyone with a 360 knew what the RROD were. will you forgive me?

[Stubber]

I think erus would be willing to leave you off this one time.
Just keep the policy on slang terms in mind in future.

Onto the problem at hand...
My friends 360 showed those red rings every time a wire was even slightly loose.
I mean if the connection even wobbled slightly in the port it wouldn't work right.
Try re-inserting all the wires in the back of the console. It's a long shot but it might work.

[kenshin620]

BTW to anyone who doesnt know what it looks like heres a pic
Three Red Devils of Lament by ~Mushroomscout89 on deviantART

[Rellik]

Originally Posted by Dragoon King

3 rings of death? Blow in the cartridge....wait, wrong system.

lmao!

[Torquemada Coteaz]

Hehe sorry Erus.
Just stereotyping.
I only endorse stereotypes which tend to correct. Which does make me look like a jackass to the small percentile exceptions however, as you probably already saw.
my bad

[masterofweirdness]

Originally Posted by kenshin620

BTW to anyone who doesnt know what it looks like heres a pic
Three Red Devils of Lament by ~Mushroomscout89 on deviantART

ahh... now I know what this looks like...

didn't know before.

[Petey1016]

Actually the red ring of death can be caused by the power block thingy overheating as this was the case with Slow's 360 all he did is moved it to a wooden surface while it was turned off and then turned it on and it worked. The red ring of death indicates a hardware fault and the power block thingy being hardware means it could just be this simple. If not your buggered.

[Perturabo]

I had a problem with my 360-it would freeze and the only way to correct it was to disconnect the power supply, this got worse and worse so I sent it back and they were very good about collection, letting you know they had got it and sent it back etc.

Then a few months later I started to get the red ring scenario, I actually found it was one of the cables (it was slightly damaged inside from being bent round the back of the cabinet), it turns out that the 360's diagnostic program checks the cables and there connections and shows a red ring error if anythings amiss!

If it is an overheating thing with yours I would contact Microsoft even if it is out of waranty as they have admitted there is known problem with the item and under consumer law, knowingly selling a faulty item and failing to correct the fault (even outside of a defined warrantly period) is illegal-an electronic item should continue to operate as described even after a warranty has expired an not fail soon after!

Give them a try-be nice and polite and you never know what youll get (when I sent mine back they kept my custom faceplate and when I politely enquired they sent it back along 2 extra (different) ones as an apology!)

[Torquemada Coteaz]

When you send them back you also get a 30-day Live card =P

and another one of my friend's 360 died yesterday... RRoD as well, and yet again from the CPU overheat scenario. (The one they fixed in newer systems with silicon glue...)