As the title states, my 360 has recently ran into a problem of freezing up at random times. It started while I was playing the Dirt demo, and since then I have not been able to play a game for more than 2-3 minutes. When this first happened, I had the Pelican intercooler attached to the 360, and I was displaying the games on my monitor via VGA. Although my 360 freezes with this setup, others have since brought theirs to my house and attached them using the same setup. Also, I moved my 360 into my cool (temperature wise) basement and used just the stock cables without an intercooler. The freezing persisted even when I removed the hard drive from the 360. At this point, I am out of ideas, and am thinking about just sending it in for repairs. Is this issue something that Microsoft will pay to fix, and will using an intercooler somehow void my warranty? Also, do any of you have ideas on what I could possibly do to fix this situation? EDIT: Now, my 360 is playing all arcarde games and movies fine. However, when I put a game in, it gets to a certain screen, (For NCAA 08, its the loading screen, in Forza, its the arcade/career selection screen, Vice City, loading screen) it completely freezes up. Not sure if this makes a difference, but I figured I might as well post the update.
As the title states, my 360 has recently ran into a problem of freezing up at random times. It started while I was playing the Dirt demo, and since then I have not been able to play a game for more than 2-3 minutes. When this first happened, I had the Pelican intercooler attached to the 360, and I was displaying the games on my monitor via VGA. Although my 360 freezes with this setup, others have since brought theirs to my house and attached them using the same setup. Also, I moved my 360 into my cool (temperature wise) basement and used just the stock cables without an intercooler. The freezing persisted even when I removed the hard drive from the 360. At this point, I am out of ideas, and am thinking about just sending it in for repairs. Is this issue something that Microsoft will pay to fix, and will using an intercooler somehow void my warranty? Also, do any of you have ideas on what I could possibly do to fix this situation?ILostOnJeprody
Ask one of your friends if they're buying a 360, or if they have bought one recently. Tell them to switch consoles and go back to the store and tell them it freezes and they'll exchange it. It may seem dishonest, but it really isn't. Think of it this way, the store will send the faulty console back to MS and the process will be the same. The difference: New console > refurbished and 15 minutes is way better than having to wait 3 weeks.
Ask one of your friends if they're buying a 360, or if they have bought one recently. Tell them to switch consoles and go back to the store and tell them it freezes and they'll exchange it. It may seem dishonest, but it really isn't. Think of it this way, the store will send the faulty console back to MS and the process will be the same. The difference: New console > refurbished and 15 minutes is way better than having to wait 3 weeks.gp19
I don't see how it could be overheating if I used the power supply with my friend's Xbox. Anyway, do you know if Microsoft will charge for a repair?ILostOnJeprody
it prob will lead to Rod so if u talk it out over the phone u will most likely get it for free
Now, my 360 is playing all arcarde games and movies fine. However, when I put a game in, it gets to a certain screen, (For NCAA 08, its the loading screen, in Forza, its the arcade/career selection screen, Vice City, loading screen) it completely freezes up. Not sure if this makes a difference, but I figured I might as well post the update.
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