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Scott · 04-06-2008, 14:33

got three red lights on my xbox :`(

It is currently wrapped up in towels.

I want to play FIFA!

juke · 04-06-2008, 14:57

I heard the towel trick explodes the xbox or something haha

Scott · 04-06-2008, 14:59

nah, didn't explode but it certainly didn't work!

teehoi · 04-06-2008, 15:02

my condolences, fallen soldier......

Scott · 04-06-2008, 15:17

This is pissing me off...I might sell it and get a PS3.

WickedGoddess · 05-06-2008, 00:11

At least yo still have your xbox.. mine was stolen

steharg · 05-06-2008, 03:23

i had this not too long ago... get onto microsoft and tell them.

i had mine replaced for free as its a known problem.. it was out of warranty too, had it back in about 10 days or so.

hawken · 05-06-2008, 04:04

this is a very common problem

shout down the phone to get it replaced

Do Gooder · 05-06-2008, 05:23

Microsoft hardware bad build quality shocker.

At least they seem to be doing the gentlemanly thing and swapping out units. Good on 'em.

Probably be that the new units your getting have the very same suicidal tendency though. Not good in the long run.

Give that beast plenty of room to breathe!

Coops · 05-06-2008, 05:26

How long you had it Scott?

parkyy2k · 05-06-2008, 06:23

I used to work at one of the big courier companies and we used to get at least 100 hundred xbox's being returned via us every single day!!!

Scott · 05-06-2008, 08:16

I bought it second hand, it was only a month old though.

The warranty ran out lat July. I read online that Microsoft are extending the warranty to three years from purchase date and those people with three red lights are getting them fixed for free.

I turned the xbox on today (the towel thing didn't work yesterday) Got four red lights, so I searched for it and apparently if the AV cable is out you will get four. When I put the cable back in and tried again the xbox started up as normal. So hopefully everything is fine with it now.

It still flashed three red lights when the AV cable was in yesterday. Weird - hopefully it's sorted itself out now.

Do Gooder · 05-06-2008, 08:24

it was the towels.

the towels i tell you.

good to hear you are online.

MisterSteve · 05-06-2008, 11:13

Mine got three red lights. Microsoft replaced it free of charge, as well as collecting and returning it to my work via UPS. They also gave me a free month of xbox live, which was useless, but still a nice and unneccesary gesture.

Who'd have thought Microsoft would have good customer service.

Dusteh · 05-06-2008, 11:15

Every single early xbox is going to die this way from what I've seen. I think it was a manufacturing flaw, something to do with dry joints or the CPU seating on the motherboard... the towel method basically heats it up and melts the components back into place.

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Scott sanddancer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Shields Posts: 2,924	(another) I just... got three red lights on my xbox :`( It is currently wrapped up in towels. I want to play FIFA! __________________ flick me

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Scott sanddancer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Shields Posts: 2,924	nah, didn't explode but it certainly didn't work! __________________ flick me

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Scott sanddancer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Shields Posts: 2,924	This is pissing me off...I might sell it and get a PS3. __________________ flick me

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hawken Cornish Pasty Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 2,707	this is a very common problem shout down the phone to get it replaced __________________ my blog & portfolio sexy combined package

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Do Gooder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5,478	Microsoft hardware bad build quality shocker. At least they seem to be doing the gentlemanly thing and swapping out units. Good on 'em. Probably be that the new units your getting have the very same suicidal tendency though. Not good in the long run. Give that beast plenty of room to breathe! Last edited by Do Gooder : 05-06-2008 at 05:55.

04-06-2008, 14:57	#2 (permalink)
juke hi. Join Date: May 2008 Location: England, UK Posts: 80	I heard the towel trick explodes the xbox or something haha

04-06-2008, 15:02	#4 (permalink)
teehoi baron zen Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Jersey, US Posts: 90	my condolences, fallen soldier......

05-06-2008, 00:11	#6 (permalink)
WickedGoddess right BEHIND you! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Phil. Posts: 231	At least yo still have your xbox.. mine was stolen

05-06-2008, 03:23	#7 (permalink)
steharg Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 254	i had this not too long ago... get onto microsoft and tell them. i had mine replaced for free as its a known problem.. it was out of warranty too, had it back in about 10 days or so.

05-06-2008, 05:26	#10 (permalink)
Coops Pops. Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 3,686	How long you had it Scott?

05-06-2008, 06:23	#11 (permalink)
parkyy2k Oh la... Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Manchester Posts: 631	I used to work at one of the big courier companies and we used to get at least 100 hundred xbox's being returned via us every single day!!!

05-06-2008, 08:16	#12 (permalink)
Scott sanddancer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Shields Posts: 2,924	I bought it second hand, it was only a month old though. The warranty ran out lat July. I read online that Microsoft are extending the warranty to three years from purchase date and those people with three red lights are getting them fixed for free. I turned the xbox on today (the towel thing didn't work yesterday) Got four red lights, so I searched for it and apparently if the AV cable is out you will get four. When I put the cable back in and tried again the xbox started up as normal. So hopefully everything is fine with it now. It still flashed three red lights when the AV cable was in yesterday. Weird - hopefully it's sorted itself out now. __________________ flick me

05-06-2008, 08:24	#13 (permalink)
Do Gooder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5,478	it was the towels. the towels i tell you. good to hear you are online.

05-06-2008, 11:13	#14 (permalink)
MisterSteve Drum Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oxford Posts: 111	Mine got three red lights. Microsoft replaced it free of charge, as well as collecting and returning it to my work via UPS. They also gave me a free month of xbox live, which was useless, but still a nice and unneccesary gesture. Who'd have thought Microsoft would have good customer service.

05-06-2008, 11:15	#15 (permalink)
Dusteh Sir digby chicken caesar Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 4,815	Every single early xbox is going to die this way from what I've seen. I think it was a manufacturing flaw, something to do with dry joints or the CPU seating on the motherboard... the towel method basically heats it up and melts the components back into place. __________________ unconsolidated isoparms

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