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General Category => General Chat => Topic started by: Chunkchenko on Feb 17, 2008, 09:27: AM
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heres goes my story.
my brothers xbox stopped working (making a really loud grinding noise when the disc tray was closed) so the next day i said to him after i finish work ill take my xbox down to yours.
after pwning some call of duty 4 and guitar hero 3 at my brothers house i decided to head off home. after arriving home me and my mate played some halo 3 at my house which he left after a few games then i played on call of duty 3 and smackdown for a few minutes before going to bed.
so today when i woke up i went to go play football for a few hours and when i went home my friend switched on my xbox just before i was going for a shower and my worst nightmare happened (besides being raped by big foot) my xbox was showing unplayable disc when my firend put halo in i was a bit confused and tried giving the disc a clean still said the same thing. so i tried a few other games and still had no luck.
tried moving the console from vertical to hortizontal, still nothing. tried unplugging all the cables and reconnecting it and nothing happened. i tried blowing inside of the disc tray and moving it from side to side and that didnt work too.
can anybody find out any information on this problem for me please. something that doesnt involve taking a part my xbox 360 (want to avoid ruining my 3 year warrenty)
btw ive lost my xbox 360 reciept so i cant return it to the retailer and i want to avoid sending it to xbox to be replaced with a refurbished xbox or fixed. because they get sent to praque and take ages to get back.
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To be honest, I think that's your only choice, just send it in mate. Coming from a guy with tons of friends that own 360, I think you should send it in, because this is a very common problem. It may take up to 3 months, but it's better than nothing. I've been reading around for you and all I get is that you should send it in..
Sorry mate..
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you may be able to take it into a computer store and let them take a look at it, that would be your best bet, otherwise youd have to send it in
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You've done everything you can without taking it apart, so unless you;re willing to take it apart surely your only option is to send it off unfortunately.
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I'll bring some good news
Just kidding, your only option is to send it in :lol:
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Just buy a PS3 :thumbsup: You would never have had these problems if you had a Sony. :hello:
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You're always so helpful Melbourne.
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I try to be. :thumbsup:
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you may be able to take it into a computer store and let them take a look at it, that would be your best bet, otherwise youd have to send it in
that would void the warrenty and i dont wanna fuck up a 3 year warrenty. ive read about method of opening the xbox up and manually spinning the disc and altering the laser but i cant be arsed with the hassel and would rather have it sent away.
im phoning microsoft in a bit and have read on xbox forums that it only takes a week or 2 weeks to get it back and a majority of times its a new one which means people have an extra hard-drive because you only send the console to be replaced.
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Damnnnn only 2 weeks? That's awesome, and an extra hard drive is good too. Sell it on ebay or just keep it for like music.
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ive just finished wrapping it up and putting it in a box with the ups returns label.
i also wrote a funny note inside the box.
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I'm curious to know the funny note. ;)
And how'd you get the UPS returns label? Did they come pick it up already?
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the letter was basically saying please take good care of my xbox (mildred) and things wont be the same and i wont cheat on you with sony. and your in safe hands now with bill gates etc
they emailed me the label to print and ive put it on a plastic wallet and sellotaped it to the box with my xbox in.
phoned them around 7 and said they will come to pick it up at 9am - 5pm tomorrow. apperently it gets sent to hull (Yorkshire area) 3/4 hours drive from mine so it could only take a week or a week and a half to get mildred back hopefully.
if they return it in the same box with my letter in ill scan it and post it here lol
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Haha ah cool, do you have to pay for shipping? Microsoft should take care of that imo.
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yep its all pre paid label when i recieved the email. only 9 hours left till its being taken.
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Tell us when you get it back chunk
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Some people had to pay to get it fixed, and it took them 2 months over here, consider yourself a bit lucky.
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apperently if you throw a bitch fit over the phone then get the box free and a free game. :thumbsup:
got a few more games to play when it returns i have bought a few with my money from work.
Devil May Cry 4 - £23 (my sisters game)
The Outfit - £1.50
Guitar Hero 2 with the wired guitar - £30
and im planning on buying Condemned.
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Get Avatar, my friend beat the game and got 1000GS in literally 20 minutes.
:lol:
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took me 1:38 to get the achievements i rented it would have been a waste of money buying it.
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Wow seriously? Haha, you should have bought it and said it didn't work and get a refund. :thumbsup:
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Wow seriously? Haha, you should have bought it and said it didn't work and get a refund. :thumbsup:
imagine how many people have already tried that lol
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got a nice parcel today!
my re-furbished xbox 360 with a FREE copy of Halo 3 :biggrin: and a one month subscription to xbox live card FREE :biggrin:
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got a nice parcel today!
my re-furbished xbox 360 with a FREE copy of Halo 3 :biggrin: and a one month subscription to xbox live card FREE :biggrin:
Whoa, I hope my 360 breaks when I get one. Haha.
Don't you already have Halo 3? Sell it on eBay! And the one month subscription is awesome, when does your current one run out?
I'm happy for you. Turn into an achievement whore now!
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im giving the free halo 3 to my brother. it was in a paper cd wallet thing so most probably wouldnt fetch too much for it on ebay. and my xbox 360 subscription runs out at the end of april.
just been playing on guitar hero for 2 hours straight but my fingers feel tired now lol have been playing on condemned aswell its amazing.
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Ah, oh well it's still a game. Now you can face your bro. ;)
And keep the month subscription then if yours runs out soon.
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my xbox live runs out tomorow i think :(