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XBOX GOT RROD!!!!!!!!!!!

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pharmony19
Posts: 321 - Karma: 37
alright so on sunday i came home from church and decided to play the fifa 09 demo which is the shiz.  I turn it on the there she goes. three flashing red lights. i call xbox and they take me through some trouble shooting steps-- still doesnt work.  I finally talk to a real person and ask if i can ship it in to get it fixed and they said my warranty EXPIRED A WEEK AGO AND IT IS GOING TO COST ME 100 TO FIX IT!!!!! I always thought they did this for free.. so im just done with xbox now. sad day
Oct 13 2008 5:01PM
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KravtZ
Posts: 6637 - Karma: 2,629
thats fucked up so much i feel ur pain....threaten a lawsuit and demand to speak to some higher up person other than some dam stupid ass bitch thast what i did and i got it for free after like 30 minutes of goin nuts cfuase the same thing happened to me
Oct 13 2008 5:02PM
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smuggsVT
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bummer, try to keep it off the carpet cuz it sucks up the fibers.  This kid i know had his break so many times from overheating that microsoft implanted an intercooler fan thing inside of it because he is a slug
Oct 13 2008 5:03PM
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pharmony19
Posts: 321 - Karma: 37
i hate microsoft.  im gunna sell my games tho...
Oct 13 2008 5:04PM
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laxstar
Posts: 1051 - Karma: 11
depending on games i am possibly interested
Oct 13 2008 6:45PM
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BASS_PRO_SHOP
Posts: 1519 - Karma: 52
theres like 20 bucks in cash sitting next to me in my friends cubicle. sucks youre not as lucky as me.
Oct 13 2008 6:49PM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
ok here is what you do. take off the hard drive, unplug the video cord, and take out any disk you have in it. then wrap it in 2 thick towls. turn it on for 30-45 min. this will re sauder(sp?) the mother board and fix it. i have done this and it works. also look it up on youtube for more proof. pm me with any questions
Oct 13 2008 6:54PM
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Bob_Gnarley
Posts: 1583 - Karma: 0
haha so sketchy^^. but try the towel trick patrick.
Oct 13 2008 8:55PM
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860
Posts: 2930 - Karma: 166
that only works for a little while, I think the real way to fix it is to remove the little pieces that connect the motherboard to whatever and replace it with a different metal because they melt and you get the ring of death. so if you wanna give that a shot look it up online, might as well if its already broken
Oct 13 2008 8:58PM
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shibby
Posts: 7088 - Karma: -19
The real way to fix it is to get a PS3...
Oct 13 2008 9:07PM
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macvid
Posts: 425 - Karma: 11
ya gotta love ur compassion for others
Oct 13 2008 10:45PM
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eheath
Posts: 61648 - Karma: 123,475
Hmm, red ring warranty is 3 years, have you had your xbox for 3 years? If not, you should get a new one for free no matter what.
Oct 13 2008 10:49PM
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JamesR
Posts: 3396 - Karma: -12
May god have mercy on your wretched soul.
Oct 13 2008 10:56PM
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k-rob
Posts: 14217 - Karma: 2,891
well yeah, you could do that. or you could have both, seeing as how they're both great systems with great games and great graphics, etc.
i love PS3 more than Xbox 360, but i still love Xbox 360.
Oct 14 2008 6:03PM
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