Bought a second hand 360 - what to check?

Cheetah Designs · 5 Jul 2011 at 16:19

I've just bought a second hand xbox 360 and wanted to know what I should be checking to make sure its working. and how I go about checking it?

Its an Xbox 250GB (the new black one)

Sorry if this seems like an odd question - its my first console in years.

iamtheoneneo · 5 Jul 2011 at 16:49

turn it on??

seriously turn it on - if it loads then it works 70%
turn the controller on - does it sync? if yes 80%
insert disk - does it make dodgy sound? if no 90%
install game to drive - does it complete? if yes 100% tested.

nothing much to it really, the new ones are built pretty well.

Cheetah Designs · 5 Jul 2011 at 16:51

I was told by a friend to check something to do with "Live" but I can't remember what he told me to do.

manbearpig · 5 Jul 2011 at 16:53

Cheetah Designs said:
I was told by a friend to check something to do with "Live" but I can't remember what he told me to do.

Probably to check if the console has been banned.

Cheetah Designs · 5 Jul 2011 at 16:54

manbearpig said:
Probably to check if the console has been banned.

That rings a bell - how would I go about doing that?

Macky · 5 Jul 2011 at 17:01

Cheetah Designs said:
That rings a bell - how would I go about doing that?

Try and connect to Xbox Live. IE access content be it a game or a video etc.

JoeBoi · 5 Jul 2011 at 17:05

Cheetah Designs said:
That rings a bell - how would I go about doing that?

Sign up to xbox live, to be honest the only real problem with buying second hand is if the console has been registered already check online that way your warranty with Microsoft will be valid.

edGfaCTor · 7 Jul 2011 at 16:06

No slims have been banned yet so that wont be an issue.

gothic_hobbit · 7 Jul 2011 at 17:20

Make sure that it doesn't scratch discs ?

umboma · 9 Jul 2011 at 20:06

deffo make sure you can go live, make sure the drive come out smooth, controller conects without problems.

Cheetah Designs · 9 Jul 2011 at 21:34

edGfaCTor said:
No slims have been banned yet so that wont be an issue.

Ah right thanks.

gothic_hobbit said:
Make sure that it doesn't scratch discs ?

Hmm - don't think it does...thanks anyways.

umboma said:
deffo make sure you can go live, make sure the drive come out smooth, controller conects without problems.

Drive comes out smooth....controller connects but sometimes disconnects - I have seen this on a lot of consoles tho...is it a common problem?

EDIT:

Also...whats the deal with being able to copy the games to your hard drive....surely you would just borrow your mates games and copy them to your hard drive and you have the game?

Noel Gallagher · 9 Jul 2011 at 21:54

Regarding the copying games to hard drive: you cant just like willy nilly rent a game, install it and give it back, as it requires to disc to stay in the drive to verify before booting.

Cheetah Designs · 9 Jul 2011 at 23:23

Noel Gallagher said:
Regarding the copying games to hard drive: you cant just like willy nilly rent a game, install it and give it back, as it requires to disc to stay in the drive to verify before booting.

Hmm...so what the advantage of copying it to your drive in the first place?

Kreeeee · 9 Jul 2011 at 23:26

It's quieter (360's are stupidly noisy), cooler (helps with the RQoD problems), most games load quicker and are smoother, and less wear and tear on components.

Cheetah Designs · 10 Jul 2011 at 00:07

Kreeeee said:
It's quieter (360's are stupidly noisy), cooler (helps with the RQoD problems), most games load quicker and are smoother, and less wear and tear on components.

I assume you mean the disk drive spinning?

So you put the game in the drive....run it and take the disk out and it will work from the hard drive?

Kreeeee · 10 Jul 2011 at 00:17

No, removing the disk with make you go back to the dashboard.

1 - Put disk in
2 - Go to launch game in the dashboard, press Y and install the game to the hard drive
3 - Launch and play the game as normal, and it will use the hard drive version giving you the above advantages.

mame · 10 Jul 2011 at 20:34

Well if a brand new one is £159, how much did you pay for 2nd hand?

CivilDrone · 25 Jul 2011 at 18:33

mame said:
Well if a brand new one is £159, how much did you pay for 2nd hand?

would like to know as well

also regarding buying 2nd hand consoles, just dont do it

i dont feel like its mine, especially joysticks and all that, get new and feel good even if u have to sacrifice by not wearin socks for a month!

wannabedamned · 25 Jul 2011 at 18:36

iamtheoneneo said:
turn it on??

seriously turn it on - if it loads then it works 70%
turn the controller on - does it sync? if yes 80%
insert disk - does it make dodgy sound? if no 90%
install game to drive - does it complete? if yes 100% tested.

nothing much to it really, the new ones are built pretty well.

Nice answer, But some people also like actual help.