Red Rings of Death
by PacoDG
Its happened. I have had an Xbox 360 since launch, and on this day, it has given me the red rings of death.
Now I must stay up till whatever time Xbox 800 number offices are open to get a box to send it out in. This is not looking well since I feel this may make me miss playing the Halo 3 Beta.
Any suggestions? Im thinking of going to Costco and buying a 360, only to return it when I get mine back from Microsoft. A little unethical? How do people feel about the “towel trick”?
(Note: thanks Xbox.com forum people for such support, ethical or not ..heh)
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May 12th, 2007 at 7:30 am
I feel for you, because I’m in the same position. I’m not waiting for Microsoft to repair it, so I’m buying a new one just to have a working one until I get mine back, then I’m selling it.
I haven’t played a 360 in 3 weeks. It’s killing me. I can’t wait anymore, especially with the H3 Beta coming. Not to mention it’s made my writing feel extremely weird sense I don’t have a working machine to at the very least have a point of reference.
May 12th, 2007 at 8:06 am
What the error code you receive?
You should go over to 360mods.net and ask in the forums. Those guys should be able to offer you some specific help.
May 13th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
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May 15th, 2007 at 6:27 am
lol, thanks JW for the logo!
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:54 pm
My 360 crashed at halo during the Beta. I am lettin cool down from the towel as I type. Why during the Beta did this happen?
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