Blue checkerboard, 3 sections of red ring

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#1 Veritas_Vincit
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Am I boned?
If not, what should I do?
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#2 creekfan_basic
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Call MS, your 360 is done
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#3 Veritas_Vincit
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What would I do if I called them?  If it's done, then shouldn't I just go out and buy a new one?
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#4 WraithsLotus
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when did u buy it?
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#5 HoagieOfDeath
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This has happened to me. It's definitely dead.
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#6 Veritas_Vincit
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when did u buy it?WraithsLotus
January 1st, 2006.  Yeah, it's an old one.  One of the first made.
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#7 WraithsLotus
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well thats what happened to my 360 cept with red checkerboard and freezing then it died, but you dont have the 1 year warranty, sorry man
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#8 HellKnight239
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yea... you are SOL my friend... too bad it didnt happen about 6 months ago... sorry. but as opposed to buying a new one... they should only charge you like 150 I think to get it repaired or replaced... I think... call them.
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#9 Veritas_Vincit
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If I get it repaired, will it have a good chance of breaking again?
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#10 stonesbro
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mine is bein sent in right now and bein repaired, their is a quick fix but i don't reccommend it because it could mess up somethin inside it. So i would just send it in. Hey atleast you get a free month of xbox live =)

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#11 RJLateralus
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The chances it will break again are... YES BIG TIME!! (Im on my third 360)

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#12 _EvidencE_
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Try the towel trick(google it) before calling microsoft :P
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#13 boris007
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Try the towel trick(google it) before calling microsoft :P_EvidencE_

But you get a new 1 year warrenty when you send it in as well.

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#14 elite_destroyer
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ive had the 3 rings like 4 times. But its cause of my outlet. not with my 360. Never heard of the blue checkerboard thingy. Just get it replaced. Much cheaper than buyin a new one.
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#15 cecx
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This happened to me too, except the checkerboard looking thing was grey. :? And it's done for btw, I sent mine in and it should come back around Monday.
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#16 dwils
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Don't buy a new one. I had my 360 for a year and a half before it died, meaning no warranty, no nothing. I called MS, the girl (a real human!)was actually really nice and was very helpful. For the price of like $140 they handle shipping, a free month of Xbox LIVE and a one-year warranty. I ended up actually getting a new system back from them. I was tempted to just buy a newsystem myself to avoid the hassle, but I'm glad I didn't.
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#17 Veritas_Vincit
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Alright, so I should send it in to Microsoft for a cheaper new one, and this will work even without my warranty?