my 360 freezes

konan12 · 13-02-2008, 05:36 PM

Every single game I try to play, within 45 minutes of gameplay, freezes completely. No buttons work. The only possible thing to do is to shut the system down, and then try again. But it happens every, single time.

Sadly it is past the 1 year manufacturers warranty.

But I don't feel very inclined to cough up $99 to have them fix this, as the representative told me on the phone. It's not fair, really. I tried every trick on the internet to get the sucker to play a game for longer then 45 minutes, but nothing worked.

I feel this stupid problem should be covered in the extended 3 year warranty. But I wonder; is this kind of constant freezing a precursor to getting the Red Lights? Obviously this has to be some sort of hardware issue...

I've also followed every possible solution at this link: Xbox 360: The screen freezes

None of it helped.

Any suggestions or ideas? Comments? At this point I hate to say it but I really hope it gets the red lights. I just can't see myself paying them $99 for a problem that wasn't even induced by me. The 360 had a great life with great ventilation, and all of a sudden this happens.

Signed,
One Sad Xbox Owner

PS If constant freezing is a precursor to red lights... is there any way to speed up the process of getting the red lights? I know, it sounds terrible, but I'm getting desperate...

FLANKER 5 · 13-02-2008, 05:55 PM

man I feel your pain, your in a tight spot....the only thing I can think to do would be to try and trade it in and try to make a little money, then save to get the rest..

Kona Palangi · 13-02-2008, 05:59 PM

It's not hard to get the RRoD.

friedkarma · 13-02-2008, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by FLANKER 5

man I feel your pain, your in a tight spot....the only thing I can think to do would be to try and trade it in and try to make a little money, then save to get the rest..

That's not going to work. A 360 Arcade is $280 and you'll probably get $80-$100 max for a trade in. Its half as much to pay for a repair.

I don't know if its a precursor to the 3 Red Rings but I suggest you Google a well known solution to creating the RROD. We can't tell you how to do it on this site.

xxquepasaxx · 13-02-2008, 06:50 PM

theres a 3 year warranty not a 1 year warranty. call 1800-4-my-xbox and they will fix it free of charge

friedkarma · 13-02-2008, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by xxquepasaxx

theres a 3 year warranty not a 1 year warranty. call 1800-4-my-xbox and they will fix it free of charge

Years 2 and 3 are covered for RROD only. Year 1 covers anything and everything.

Kona Palangi · 13-02-2008, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by friedkarma

Years 2 and 3 are covered for RROD only. Year 1 covers anything and everything.

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axeman2008 · 14-02-2008, 06:44 AM

Feel sorry for you dude, not a day goes by without someone having a problem with their 360.

Iwrin Fletcher · 14-02-2008, 10:55 AM

I won't tell you how to do it but you'll need towels...lots of towels to get rrod. Thats all im sayin