Xbo360 dead again (dvd problem)?

Question

I'm on my 5th 360 and it's just died again. I'm not paying out 80 bucks microsoft wants of me so i decided to open it up and see what i could uncover. I'm not that clued up on electronics but I've opened up the 360 got into the dvd part which is made by toshiba and the green board that unclips that has three black squares on it well two of them have melted. Can this be replaced easy enough ? The warranty's up so please just respond if you have had a similar problem and know the best solution thank you.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

i had a 360 that i tried opening up, big mistake it cut me pretty deep and left a scar so i admited defeat and went back to the sony side of consoles.
I'm not telling you to get a ps3 by the way, it's obvious that you like 360's cos your on your 5th!
Im sure with a little trawling round some sites you'll find your black squares and get them replaced, least you'll know what to do wen they melt all over again...

sebbytotherescue · Answer

It's not really advised, what I'd suggest to do it phone Microsoft and explain your situation. When they tell you to pay, don't be rude, but be firm, and say 'This is the 5th 360 that has been destroyed because of Microsoft's lack of care when developing this chipset of 360's' etc.
Some representatives will eventually give in and just repair it free.

On a sidenote, the new Jasper chipset has been released on the Elites, i have one myself. It makes the 360 much quieter, and, following reviews from websites such as IGN, it seems we might see the end to RRoD.

So if you like 360's so much that you're on your 5th, I'd strongly reccomend just buying the new xbox 360 with Jasper chipset.

Trending News

Xbo360 dead again (dvd problem)?

2 Answers