Anyhow, so I got my launch elite model back from a RROD repair, and to my pleasant surprise i received a 06-28-08 model, she was running like a champ..... Until my controller died so I plugged it in. Now during all this there was a massive storm of which the power turned on and off 3 times in about 20 seconds. Because my controller was plugged in it kept turning the xbox back on and now i have RROD again >____>.

Moral of the story, never ever plug you controller into a 360 in a storm........

I used to be so paranoid of the three red lights, but i've had this 2006 model 360 until now and she's running well to this day...

I think I might get an elite someday when I get some extra money saved up

I've had an xbox that was made around 3 months after launch, and it lasted me more than 2 years. Although, death comes to everyone some day and so does the red light for xboxes, be it a ring or 3 or 2 or 1. I got a hard drive failure and a cold solder problem on this one and now own an Elite and yes it took lightning to break my 2 year old xbox.

Moral of the story should be: never play your 360 during a storm, unless you have that thing plugged into a UPS.

"Moral of the story should be: never play your 360 during a storm, unless you have that thing plugged into a UPS."

I've gotten RROD once but since then (Early 2007) it's been fine.

AARRRRRRRGHASDOFSIJDIFO;

"MagusMaleficus said:

"Moral of the story should be: never play your 360 during a storm, unless you have that thing plugged into a UPS."

I hate how they use UPS they are the garbage company of shipping, USPS is so much cheaper and faster
"

i c

"CaseyWegner said:

"MagusMaleficus said:

"Moral of the story should be: never play your 360 during a storm, unless you have that thing plugged into a UPS."

I hate how they use UPS they are the garbage company of shipping, USPS is so much cheaper and faster
"

No, I meant a Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS for short). I guess I should have elaborated earlier. They're like power strips, but they use batteries to insure uninterrupted use of electronic appliances in case of a power outage."

Hmmm i've never i had a problem with surge protectors or UPS...since all UPS are a surge protector as it is.
if you had a problem with one then you should have kept the warrenty and registered it cause they cover all stuff on those things up to 100k.

i just got my launch 360 back from the repair shop yesterday. I have no idea if its a new system, or just my old one fixed.

i really hope it doest rrod again, my 3 year warranty is almost up!

"Good for power outages, but a lightning bolt hits the house's systems directly, it will blow that strip up and cook the Xbox and then your TV and whatever else you had plugged in on that curcuit

I live in Florida, and our Thunderstorms are a daily factor and they are very violent when it comes to Air-to-ground lightning. My old tube TV and PS2 got fried once from a hit. Loudest boom ive ever heard"

I feel your pain on this,  on my 3rd. 

I'm on my 3rd right now and it keeps getting one red light, So im going to have to purposefully overheat it until it gets three red lights so that I dont have to pay a ridiculous amount to get it repaired.

im on my second.

At least you can send your system back in and get it fixed for free.
My wireless adapter just broke. I'm forced to go buy another for $100. Thanks MS for making the most faultily hardware in the history of video games.

"Anyhow, so I got my launch elite model back from a RROD repair, and to my pleasant surprise i received a 06-28-08 model, she was running like a champ..... Until my controller died so I plugged it in. Now during all this there was a massive storm of which the power turned on and off 3 times in about 20 seconds. Because my controller was plugged in it kept turning the xbox back on and now i have RROD again >____>.

Moral of the story, never ever plug you controller into a 360 in a storm........
"

Some call it bad luck. I call it karma.

"Anyhow, so I got my launch elite model back from a RROD repair, and to my pleasant surprise i received a 06-28-08 model, she was running like a champ..... Until my controller died so I plugged it in. Now during all this there was a massive storm of which the power turned on and off 3 times in about 20 seconds. Because my controller was plugged in it kept turning the xbox back on and now i have RROD again >____>.

Moral of the story, never ever plug you controller into a 360 in a storm........
"

"At least you can send your system back in and get it fixed for free.
My wireless adapter just broke. I'm forced to go buy another for $100. Thanks MS for making the most faultily hardware in the history of video games.
"

I figured it out, its that damn "sucked in" design of the case, totally bad for air flow, it should have been inhaling instead.

Lol that sucks bro, im sorry. :( Living in fear of your console dying on you isn't easy!

I would recommend some Surge protectors.

Unlucky. So far mine hasn't broken...yet.

Sucks for you. Not for me.

Watch as Karma strikes me the instant I go play my 360...

"I would recommend some Surge protectors."

Have you tried turning it on again or is it shot?  I had a power surge, giving my 360 the RROD.  I turned it off.  When I turned it back on it was fine, and it has been fine ever since.

"MagusMaleficus said:

"CaseyWegner said:

"MagusMaleficus said:

"Moral of the story should be: never play your 360 during a storm, unless you have that thing plugged into a UPS."

I hate how they use UPS they are the garbage company of shipping, USPS is so much cheaper and faster
"

No, I meant a Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS for short). I guess I should have elaborated earlier. They're like power strips, but they use batteries to insure uninterrupted use of electronic appliances in case of a power outage."

Good for power outages, but a lightning bolt hits the house's systems directly, it will blow that strip up and cook the Xbox and then your TV and whatever else you had plugged in on that curcuit

I live in Florida, and our Thunderstorms are a daily factor and they are very violent when it comes to Air-to-ground lightning. My old tube TV and PS2 got fried once from a hit. Loudest boom ive ever heard
"

Wow that sucks.

"I used to be so paranoid of the three red lights, but i've had this 2006 model 360 until now and she's running well to this day...

I think I might get an elite someday when I get some extra money saved up"

I've only had the red rings once.

And I've also noticed that the impersonator CaseyW is quite a spaz.

Unplug it and plug it back in. Then turn it on again. You often get red lights when the power goes out for a second but it isn't the 3 red lights.

A RROD is the biggest dissappointment since Peter Molyneux's Fable 1 claims.

Only received them twice but have never had to send them back to Microsoft as they fix themselves after a day somehow.

"A RROD is the biggest dissappointment since Peter Molyneux's Fable 1 claims.

Only received them twice but have never had to send them back to Microsoft as they fix themselves after a day somehow.
"

"CaseyWegner said:

"Anyhow, so I got my launch elite model back from a RROD repair, and to my pleasant surprise i received a 06-28-08 model, she was running like a champ..... Until my controller died so I plugged it in. Now during all this there was a massive storm of which the power turned on and off 3 times in about 20 seconds. Because my controller was plugged in it kept turning the xbox back on and now i have RROD again >____>.

Moral of the story, never ever plug you controller into a 360 in a storm........
"

Justice has been served. All is right with the world aga-- ZOMBIES.
"

"Moral of the story, never ever plug you controller into a 360 in a storm........
"

Mine RROD'd during a storm also. But within 10 minutes or so it was fine again

"MagusMaleficus said:

"Moral of the story should be: never play your 360 during a storm, unless you have that thing plugged into a UPS."

I hate how they use UPS they are the garbage company of shipping, USPS is so much cheaper and faster
"

"BlackWaterCO said:

"MagusMaleficus said:

"CaseyWegner said:

"MagusMaleficus said:

"Moral of the story should be: never play your 360 during a storm, unless you have that thing plugged into a UPS."

I hate how they use UPS they are the garbage company of shipping, USPS is so much cheaper and faster
"

No, I meant a Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS for short). I guess I should have elaborated earlier. They're like power strips, but they use batteries to insure uninterrupted use of electronic appliances in case of a power outage."

Good for power outages, but a lightning bolt hits the house's systems directly, it will blow that strip up and cook the Xbox and then your TV and whatever else you had plugged in on that curcuit

I live in Florida, and our Thunderstorms are a daily factor and they are very violent when it comes to Air-to-ground lightning. My old tube TV and PS2 got fried once from a hit. Loudest boom ive ever heard
"

ooh I hope that happens here the one I have will pay out $100,000 if something plugged into it get fried by a surge. (the manufacturer obviously not the actual UPS itself)
"

Bad luck dude

"I've only had the red rings once.

And I've also noticed that the impersonator CaseyW is quite a spaz.
"

"I've only had the red rings once.

And I've also noticed that the impersonator CaseyW is quite a spaz.
"

Hope that does not happen to me, expecting mine back in a couple of weeks

Buy a can of dust off, alot of the time the GPU heatsink gets covered in dust and doesnt function at full capacity.

"Buy a can of dust off, alot of the time the GPU heatsink gets covered in dust and doesnt function at full capacity.
"

Fuck man, that sucks.