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10-28-2008
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Red Ring of Death finally fixed? Is 360's Red Ring of Death finally fixed? Actually, probably not.
I’ll believe it when I (don’t) see it, but some report that Microsoft may have finally fixed its endemic Red Ring of Death (RROD) problems. Hey, the console’s only been out for three years. New Xbox 360 models have been spotted using upgraded components, said to make the infamous Red Ring of Death a thing of the past.
The newest 360s are fitted with new 'Jasper' motherboards, says one report, as well as a new and improved graphics chip.
The upgraded components are smaller and emit less heat, according to the techies, which in turn should mean no more red lights on your 360, and less postman visits to send your console off to Xbox repairs. Read more at the source.
Later  Ted | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number * BFK Customs * OS W 7 64-bit Ultimate CPU Intel Q9550 Yorkfield Motherboard ASUS P5Q Pro Memory 8GB Dominator 8500C5D Graphics Card ATI : XFX 5870 Sound Card Realtek HD Audio 7-1 Monitor(s) Displays 1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI Screen Resolution 1920x1080P & 1920x1200 Keyboard Microsoft 500 Mouse Razer Diamondback 3G PSU Corsair 620HX Case Cooler Master RC-690 Cooling Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans Hard Drives 1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s) Internet Speed 14 Mb/s Other Info 1x Koutech 3Gb/s SATA HDD Hot Swap Rack |
10-30-2008
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Bollocks. They were supposed to have fixed that several revisions ago. If they can't get it right after multiple revisions, I shudder to think what the next-gen quality will be like. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Me // Clevo Sager P170HM OS 7 Ultimate x64 CPU i5 2500K 4.6 Ghz // i7 2720QM Motherboard ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3 Memory 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133mhz // 8GB 1333mhz Graphics Card Asus GTX 580 DirectCU II // GTX 485M Sound Card X-FI Forte 7.1 + ATH-AD900 Headphones Monitor(s) Displays x2 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung // 17.3 Matte Screen Resolution 1920*1200 / 1920*1080 Keyboard Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine Cherry MX Black Mouse Razer Imperator + Razer Lachesis PSU Corsair AX1200W Case Lian Li PC-V1020A Cooling Noctua NH-D14: 3x140mm Gelid Wing 14 Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB * 2x Samsung F3 1TB (RAID 0) * 1TB Seagate 7200.12 - Samsung Story 2TB USB 3.0 // 120GB Crucial C300 * 500GB |
11-14-2008
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#3 | | XP Pro, Windows 7 Ultimate 64 & 32 Build 7022 |
I have 2 older Xbox 360's & no RROD so far. "knocks on wood" | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS XP Pro, Windows 7 Ultimate 64 & 32 Build 7022 CPU 6600 2.40 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo Motherboard Nvidia nForce 650i Ultra Memory 4096 GB DDR2 Graphics Card 512 MB Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS PCI E Keyboard Logitech Wireless Keyboard Mouse Logitech MX 700 Wireless Optical Mouse PSU 600 Watt Case Custom Cooling Zalman Hard Drives 2 x 250 GB Western Digital SATA
1 x 500 GB Western Digital SATA
1 x 250 GB Western Digital SATA USB
1 x 80 GB Western Digital IDE Internet Speed Fios Other Info Also a Dell Inspiron E1505 1.6 Core Duo with 2GB DDR2, 320GB HDD running dual boot Windows 7 32 build 7057 & XP Pro 32 SP3. |
11-14-2008
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Buy a PS3 it has blu-ray!
Also, I never had to send it off to Sony. Same with all of the other Sony products I have. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell M1330 XPS - Laptop OS Windows 7 Build 7100 CPU Core 2 Duo T7250 Motherboard Dell Inc. 0U8042 Memory 2GB PC2-5300 Graphics Card NVIDIA 8400M GS Sound Card Standard HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays 13" LCD Widescreen Screen Resolution 1280x800 Hard Drives 160GB Internet Speed 25 Mbit |
11-14-2008
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#5 | | Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 x64, Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 x86, Fedora 9 i386, Ubuntu 8.04 x86_x64 |
Yeah I might get a PS3 soon. Although Xbox seems tempting. I had a Wii but sold it because I don't like physical activity that much, I get tired really fast. (I'm not fat.) | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number My PC/BG01 OS Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 x64, Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 x86, Fedora 9 i386, Ubuntu 8.04 x86_x64 CPU Intel Core™ 2 Duo E4300 @1.80GHz (Overclocked to 2.2GHz) Motherboard Biostar T-Force 945P Memory 2.5 GB 633 DDR2 Graphics Card nVidia™ GeForce™ 8800GTX Sound Card AC'97 Monitor(s) Displays HP w17e Widescreen 17" (Lame, I know) Screen Resolution Native: 1440x900 Set: 1600x900 Keyboard Stock HP Mouse Logitech M-BD58 PSU 650W SATA PCI-E PSU w/ blue LED 120mm fan Case X Blade blue lights, 12cm back, intake, side 8cm Plexiglass Cooling 12cm back w/ blue LEDs, front 9cm intake, side 80mm blue LED Hard Drives 1 x 80GB 7200RPM Hitachi Desktar, 1 x 200GB 7200 RPM Seagate Barracuda, 1 x 320GB 7200RPM Hitachi Desktar Internet Speed Supposed to be 10 mbps, but crawling at 96 kbps Limewire=1kb Other Info DVD-RW-DL-LiteScribe UltraSpeed DVD Drive, Ultra Speed CD-RW Drive |
11-15-2008
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Quote: Originally Posted by djhallucn8 I have 2 older Xbox 360's & no RROD so far. "knocks on wood" Mine is an August 2006 model and and it had been problem free until a month or so ago when it had it's first RROD. Until then, I'd been 'knocking on wood' too.
However it only happened the once and has behaved itself since then, so I guess I'm 'still knocking on wood' | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Me // Clevo Sager P170HM OS 7 Ultimate x64 CPU i5 2500K 4.6 Ghz // i7 2720QM Motherboard ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3 Memory 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133mhz // 8GB 1333mhz Graphics Card Asus GTX 580 DirectCU II // GTX 485M Sound Card X-FI Forte 7.1 + ATH-AD900 Headphones Monitor(s) Displays x2 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung // 17.3 Matte Screen Resolution 1920*1200 / 1920*1080 Keyboard Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine Cherry MX Black Mouse Razer Imperator + Razer Lachesis PSU Corsair AX1200W Case Lian Li PC-V1020A Cooling Noctua NH-D14: 3x140mm Gelid Wing 14 Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB * 2x Samsung F3 1TB (RAID 0) * 1TB Seagate 7200.12 - Samsung Story 2TB USB 3.0 // 120GB Crucial C300 * 500GB |
11-16-2008
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#7 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64/ Windows Vista Ultimate x64 |
I wish I wish I had a 360. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64/ Windows Vista Ultimate x64 CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz Motherboard Asus M2N68-LA Memory PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit Graphics Card PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB Sound Card On board RealTek Monitor(s) Displays Acer X163W LCD Screen Resolution 1366x768 Keyboard Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons Mouse Wireless Logitech LX7 PSU Dynex 400w Case Nothin Special Cooling Stock Hard Drives Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec)
7200 rpm
Western Digital 160 GB IDE Internet Speed Comcrap 10mb cable Other Info Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter. |
11-19-2008
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Quote: Originally Posted by smarteyeball Mine is an August 2006 model and and it had been problem free until a month or so ago when it had it's first RROD. Until then, I'd been 'knocking on wood' too.
However it only happened the once and has behaved itself since then, so I guess I'm 'still knocking on wood'  Mine was running strong from launch until about 3 months ago. I had to send it in twice, and they sent me a refurb. No problems since. I didn't have to pay anything, so it's not a huge deal to me. I still <3 my Xbox 360.
Last edited by x3haloed; 11-19-2008 at 05:43 PM..
Reason: spelling
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