"induced" RROD (not trolling i promise)

Ok, so my warranty expires in january and my 360 is REALLY acting up, i mean it only plays games half the time and i was thinking of possibly making my 360 do RROD on purpose so it can get repaired fully, seeingthat only way MS will even look at me is if i have RROD let alone repair it for me. Is it a really stupid idea? how would i make my 360 RROD on purpose? thx in advance.

guys, what does RROD stand for?llSapphyrell

red ring of death..........?

Ok, so my warranty expires in january and my 360 is REALLY acting up, i mean it only plays games half the time and i was thinking of possibly making my 360 do RROD on purpose so it can get repaired fully, seeingthat only way MS will even look at me is if i have RROD let alone repair it for me. Is it a really stupid idea? how would i make my 360 RROD on purpose? thx in advance.

Gator08

DUDE, LEAVE IT ON ALL DAY!!!! I'm serious... heck put a blanket over it... it will RROD.

thanks bro...

and... another question.... what does RROD look like? when does it happen?

oh, i forgot to mention that im in canada, does the 3 yr warranty only count if you are in the US or is it international? thanksGator08

I'm in Canada as well and yes it is 3 years for everyone. As long as it's only RROD.

As for leaving your 360 on all day, That probably won't kill it. You have to keep it in a confined space. My 360 is on ALL the time so the only thing i could think of is to make sure it's like wrapped up in a blanket and in a box or something lol

The older 360's could of died easily though, Just leave it on for like a weekend and BAM! lol Thank god it's not that bad anymore.

thanks bro...

and... another question.... what does RROD look like? when does it happen?

llSapphyrell

well there will be 3 red rings around the 4 ring things. they will be a solid red, and no matter how many times you unplug the console it will always be red. it happens when the hardeware fails, but this rarely happens now

[QUOTE="llSapphyrell"]

thanks bro...

and... another question.... what does RROD look like? when does it happen?

SaintsRowSam

well there will be 3 red rings around the 4 ring things. they will be a solid red, and no matter how many times you unplug the console it will always be red. it happens when the hardeware fails, but this rarely happens now

thanks for the info... it's my first time to learn of such... the problems i hear about here in the Philippine are just melting of the DVD and the console itself... oh and there's one guy here who had the DVD + his Xbox 360 console melted at the same time....

ok, i have learned something for you :) well let's take care of our consoles and if it breaks... oh well, then buy a new one hehehe Xbox 360 is worth all the risk

[QUOTE="SaintsRowSam"][QUOTE="llSapphyrell"]

thanks bro...

and... another question.... what does RROD look like? when does it happen?

llSapphyrell

well there will be 3 red rings around the 4 ring things. they will be a solid red, and no matter how many times you unplug the console it will always be red. it happens when the hardeware fails, but this rarely happens now

thanks for the info... it's my first time to learn of such... the problems i hear about here in the Philippine are just melting of the DVD and the console itself... oh and there's one guy here who had the DVD + his Xbox 360 console melted at the same time....

ok, i have learned something for you :) well let's take care of our consoles and if it breaks... oh well, then buy a new one hehehe Xbox 360 is worth all the risk

=O, wow i learned something as well.. it actually..melts? lol

[QUOTE="Gator08"]

Ok, so my warranty expires in january and my 360 is REALLY acting up, i mean it only plays games half the time and i was thinking of possibly making my 360 do RROD on purpose so it can get repaired fully, seeingthat only way MS will even look at me is if i have RROD let alone repair it for me. Is it a really stupid idea? how would i make my 360 RROD on purpose? thx in advance.

Bio_Sm0g

DUDE, LEAVE IT ON ALL DAY!!!! I'm serious... heck put a blanket over it... it will RROD.

actually leave the xbox360 on all day will not destory the system, but covering up the vent will :P

I have had two rrod's and I am on my third sytem which is now an Elite. Both started acting just like you described. Freezing up a lot and such, then bam, three red rings.

That being said, I do not care how many I have to go through, I love the system and I am sticking with it. Everyone of my friends have lost a 360 and got a new one with out thinking about it.

I got mine from BestBuy with the warranty. Red ring at night, new sytem next day.

The RROD is 3 years warranty, Anything else is 1 year, If you are within your 1 year, You can call them and tell them your xbox is acting up and they'll repair it for you. IF you are past the 1 year warranty then well leaving your xbox on ALL the time in a confined space might kill it.reubendarosa

Okay, it wasn't a power outage but it was one of those switches under the gray panelled control thing that control the power in your house. I didn't even know what they did, and I flipped them all off while my 360 was on. So yeah, I sold that one because it got annoying having to turn it on and off 2 or 3 times before it worked. Haven't gotten RROD since, but I'm gonna have to try for it since mine is getting weird disc reading errors and it's past its one year manufacturers warranty.riariases

Seriously? You bumped this old thing?

[QUOTE="riariases"]Okay, it wasn't a power outage but it was one of those switches under the gray panelled control thing that control the power in your house. I didn't even know what they did, and I flipped them all off while my 360 was on. So yeah, I sold that one because it got annoying having to turn it on and off 2 or 3 times before it worked. Haven't gotten RROD since, but I'm gonna have to try for it since mine is getting weird disc reading errors and it's past its one year manufacturers warranty.Drakebunny

Seriously? You bumped this old thing?