Sippo
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« Reply #15 on: Sunday, October 14, 2007, 12:59:08 » |
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Is the ring of death a common problem then? What are the symptoms?
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« Reply #16 on: Sunday, October 14, 2007, 13:03:58 » |
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3 red lights i got mate, it wouldnt play the games or it would load them up, make a funny sound and then lock completely, fucking did my nut in.
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Simon Pieman
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« Reply #17 on: Sunday, October 14, 2007, 13:11:36 » |
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The red lights occur when there is a hardware failure.
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« Reply #18 on: Sunday, October 14, 2007, 13:33:50 » |
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Don't mind paying the extra to get the Elite as it [...] is cool black. :? |
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« Reply #19 on: Sunday, October 14, 2007, 15:34:27 » |
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i'll be buying a ps3.so many have moaned about the xbox thats swung it
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« Reply #20 on: Sunday, October 14, 2007, 15:51:21 » |
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I had the ring of death when my Xbox was 11 months old. Took it back to Tesco and paid the extra £40 to get the Elite version as it does not suffer from the same fate due to a motherboard re-design. Don't mind paying the extra to get the Elite as it has a bigger HD and is cool black. Even better Tesco didn't check the Xbox i returned properly as I 'accidently on purpose' forgot to pack away the controller in the box. Now I have two controllers, one white, one black! 'Mmmm, those who work at Tesco may just have you on the banned list right now!! |
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« Reply #21 on: Sunday, October 14, 2007, 19:01:17 » |
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I went into currys today and exchanged it and the premium i got was manufactured at the end of august and has the new falcon chip, heatsinks and fans in it so i don't think the red ring of death will be a problem anymore, these new chips should solve that problem.
I was lucky that they had only just come in and i didnt get old stock from earlier in the year.
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« Reply #22 on: Sunday, October 14, 2007, 19:34:39 » |
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i'll be buying a ps3.so many have moaned about the xbox thats swung it Hopefully i will be buying my ps3 tomorrow. I'm still waiting for my bank transfer from paypal to go through, day number 5 is tomorrow. |
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« Reply #23 on: Sunday, October 14, 2007, 20:25:08 » |
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If anyone is going to be getting an xbox 360 premium console soon, look on the box and check to see if it is lot 0734 or higher, also look for the words TEAM FDOU on the side of the box as these are the new Xbox 360 premiums with the new 65nm falcon cpu chips in with new heatsinks/fans plus a HDMI port.
It is almost silent compared to the older premiums which are noisy, i haven't tried out the HDMI yet but it seems so much better.
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« Reply #24 on: Sunday, October 14, 2007, 20:36:19 » |
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i'll be buying a ps3.so many have moaned about the xbox thats swung it Hopefully i will be buying my ps3 tomorrow. I'm still waiting for my bank transfer from paypal to go through, day number 5 is tomorrow. Ah the ol' verified account thing. Does come through eventually. 2 small payments or something. |
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Sippo
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« Reply #25 on: Sunday, October 14, 2007, 20:45:12 » |
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If anyone is going to be getting an xbox 360 premium console soon, look on the box and check to see if it is lot 0734 or higher, also look for the words TEAM FDOU on the side of the box as these are the new Xbox 360 premiums with the new 65nm falcon cpu chips in with new heatsinks/fans plus a HDMI port.
It is almost silent compared to the older premiums which are noisy, i haven't tried out the HDMI yet but it seems so much better. My XBox is quite loud and has team ADUE on it. Does that mean it'll be fooked in a few weeks? |
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« Reply #26 on: Sunday, October 14, 2007, 21:14:22 » |
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The premiums are prone to get the red ring of death unless you are lucky, i know load's of people who have had the same problem.
The new premiums are exactly the same except they have a new smaller cpu that makes it cooler and it has a new heatsink and HDMI port, they are supposed to be alot more reliable.
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Sippo
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« Reply #27 on: Sunday, October 14, 2007, 21:20:04 » |
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I better keep the box and receipt then! :evil:
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« Reply #28 on: Sunday, October 14, 2007, 21:26:36 » |
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i'll be buying a ps3.so many have moaned about the xbox thats swung it Hopefully i will be buying my ps3 tomorrow. I'm still waiting for my bank transfer from paypal to go through, day number 5 is tomorrow. Ah the ol' verified account thing. Does come through eventually. 2 small payments or something. Have i got to do that before the money clears into my account? as i have previously verified my account for buying stuff. How safe is that though? as i cant muck the guy about and need to post the 360 off sharpish. |
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« Reply #29 on: Monday, October 15, 2007, 06:35:07 » |
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I'm pretty sure to be a seller your account has to be varified to recieve incoming money. When the five days is up, either get a statement from your bank or ring them etc. and I think you just have to input these two small amounts (paypal put into your account), on the paypal screen somewhere and your account will be varified. I did it a over a year ago so things may be slightly different now :?
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