I can't keep track of the never ending plethora of problems regarding the Xbox 360. If this has been answered or is obvious, then I apologize in advance.

Something just happened and I honestly have no idea what. I was playing Resident Evil 5 and I began noticing that my machine was making louder noises than usual, strange because the game is installed. I turned it off, and waited a few minutes. I turned it back on with little to know problems, until I loaded up a chapter and noticed considerable slowdown with noise.

Bad.

So I turned it off and waited a few hours. Then it gets weird. I turned it back on and it sounded like the fan was going fucking haywire. Slowly speeding up like a car engine, going absolutely ballistic. Red lights flashed on the power button, I unplugged the machine.

I spray air into the vents of the console. Turn it back on. No problems so far.

I'm going to leave it off for a while to say the least.

More importantly: What the hell just happened?

ahh deer sorry to tell you this but its pretty much fucked . Either send it away or if u cant buy a new one :(

Yeah the fan just started to speed up again. That's console #2.

Sounds like you will be on your #3 soon. It´s really depressing seeing these kind of threads, i´m on my second 360 right now, and every time i turn it on i pray it boots up and don´t go red on me.

Sounds like it's over heating at a incredible pace. Ive had a xbox like that.

"I can't keep track of the never ending plethora of problems regarding the Xbox 360. If this has been answered or is obvious, then I apologize in advance.Something just happened and I honestly have no idea what. I was playing Resident Evil 5 and I began noticing that my machine was making louder noises than usual, strange because the game is installed. I turned it off, and waited a few minutes. I turned it back on with little to know problems, until I loaded up a chapter and noticed considerable slowdown with noise.Bad.So I turned it off and waited a few hours. Then it gets weird. I turned it back on and it sounded like the fan was going fucking haywire. Slowly speeding up like a car engine, going absolutely ballistic. Red lights flashed on the power button, I unplugged the machine.I spray air into the vents of the console. Turn it back on. No problems so far.I'm going to leave it off for a while to say the least.More importantly: What the hell just happened? "

Well the good news was that, so far, getting it repaired was painless. I can't say for sure, as the console will finally be arriving back to me in a few days.

Funny story btw:

I went to UPS to ship it, I decided not to order a box from Microsoft and got my own. Not only did the random person behind the counter know that I prepared my own box, he admitted to shipping out one or two xbox's on average every week or so.

If that is true: That's pretty messed up.

The good news is that I was able to finish Resident Evil 5 before it broke, and I've been able to focus more on finishing Persona 4 while I wait for my 360.

We are sorry for your loss. 

"Well the good news was that, so far, getting it repaired was painless. I can't say for sure, as the console will finally be arriving back to me in a few days.Funny story btw:I went to UPS to ship it, I decided not to order a box from Microsoft and got my own. Not only did the random person behind the counter know that I prepared my own box, he admitted to shipping out one or two xbox's on average every week or so. If that is true: That's pretty messed up. The good news is that I was able to finish Resident Evil 5 before it broke, and I've been able to focus more on finishing Persona 4 while I wait for my 360."

I suggest putting the 360 in a mini fridge to keep from overheating.

E74 may be coming.

"E74 may be coming."

"vidiot said:

"Well the good news was that, so far, getting it repaired was painless. I can't say for sure, as the console will finally be arriving back to me in a few days.Funny story btw:I went to UPS to ship it, I decided not to order a box from Microsoft and got my own. Not only did the random person behind the counter know that I prepared my own box, he admitted to shipping out one or two xbox's on average every week or so. If that is true: That's pretty messed up. The good news is that I was able to finish Resident Evil 5 before it broke, and I've been able to focus more on finishing Persona 4 while I wait for my 360."

You may want to pick up Persona 3 FES or Nocture if you can find it used at your local gamestop. Its going to be a 3 week wait at best."

I guess RE5 really is scary, your 360 had a PANIC ATTACK!

Hey its not dead yet! There is hope!

Anyone notice that the Xbox 360 can be unreliable sometimes?