Just got an Xbox 360, I have some noob questions.....

Hey everyone, so I got an Xbox 360 Arcade today and I've been wondering, is there a chance I could get the RROD, or did Microsoft fix that? if they didn't then how can I avoid getting it?

Oh and, how do I connect to the Internet? Wi-fi? or do I use some kind of cord... thing...?

Well these are the questions lol, is there anything else I need to know about the 360? Sorry for being a noob. :P

The RROD is possible but microsoft has made it less likley over the years. If you want to connect to live you will need to pay for a monthly subscription need a hard drive (not sure about therhard drive part)and a network adapter for wifi/or a ethernet cord... Wifi adapter http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Wireless-Network-Adapter-Networks/dp/B002RS7NB2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1281290271&sr=8-2ethernet cable http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Internet-Connect-Cable/dp/B000S6SHWY/ref=sr_1_4?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1281290438&sr=1-4Hard drive http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-250GB-Hard-Drive/dp/B003C1VPEYxbox 360 live card (you can buy in year form or 3 month form) http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Month-Live-Gold-Card/dp/B0029LJIFG/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1281290674&sr=1-1Sorry if this is advertising.

Hey everyone, so I got an Xbox 360 Arcade today and I've been wondering, is there a chance I could get the RROD, or did Microsoft fix that? if they didn't then how can I avoid getting it?

Oh and, how do I connect to the Internet? Wi-fi? or do I use some kind of cord... thing...?

Well these are the questions lol, is there anything else I need to know about the 360? Sorry for being a noob. :P

dtno132

RROD is most likely in older 360s,but still possible with even the newest.

Look at underside of your power brick-if it says output 150 watts then you've got yourself a newer and better Jasper chipset Arcade which is cooler and quieter running and so less likely to RROD.

You need a hard drive to connect to live; don't leave your xbox on for extended periods of time to avoid stress on the system and try and install all your games to the hard drive. The RROD is not as common as it once was because ms has released gpu's that take less power but it can still happen. You need either a wireless network adapter or you need to buy a ethernet cable to connect your router to your xbox. nate_c-12

No-You can still connect up to LIVe without a hard drive-My Arcade has 256mb onboard memory and connects up to Live no probs-and did various updates ysday.

The only thing is obviously is that you cant download much stuff like demos and videos until you add a hard drive cos there aint enough space on 256mb.

A cable works fine for live (don't need a hard drive), but unless your router is close to your console it's not a long-term solution.

Hey I also just got an xbox arcade yesterday and had a question I just want to ask real quick, does the xbox 360support external hard drives for music etc. ? Because it doesn't seem to recognize my 1.5 TB Iomega harddrive.

P.S. As I said I just got my xbox and my friendslist looks kind of empty compared to my ps3's friendslist, its sad really :PsoIf you want you can add me GT: Souffe

You have the Xbox 360 acarde? Not the slim what model or motherboard is it. JasperI hope.