Is my 360 about to die?

Wossi · 7 Mar 2007 at 20:11

I picked my 360 up in January and have had no problems until now. Was playing Crackdown yesterday and it kept jumping/freezing, eventually it locked up so had to reboot. Now the green light on the controller keeps going round as if it's trying to connect to the 360 but you can still use it.

Is this a sign of it about to give up the ghost or is there another problem? I've had no red lights as of yet.

BennyC · 7 Mar 2007 at 20:16

think its the batteries in your controller m8? or if your using a recharge pack, charge it up.

McDaniel · 7 Mar 2007 at 20:34

Controller means batteries running low

As for the 360, might have got a bit hot if it was an early model yesterday

Wossi · 7 Mar 2007 at 20:39

Is there anyway of telling if it's an early model?

At least the batteries I can replace

McDaniel · 7 Mar 2007 at 20:40

Look at Manufacture date on the back, might have just been having a spasm, mine has done it now and then

Johnz0r · 7 Mar 2007 at 20:44

McDaniel said:
Look at Manufacture date on the back, might have just been having a spasm, mine has done it now and then

Yeah mine has recently but has been fine.... touch wood :eek:

monkeyspank · 7 Mar 2007 at 21:42

Probably heat related. I've got mine to work by taking the case off and pointing a big desk fan at it lol. I'll do something more permanent when I get round to it.

Wossi · 8 Mar 2007 at 09:15

After changing the batteries I played crackdown for a couple of hours and it was fine. Just need to find out why the controller keeps turning itself off now. No matter how new the batteries are every do often it turns off, always at an important part :mad:

dustiestrat · 8 Mar 2007 at 09:37

the loose battery holders on your controler arent the best mad ein the world mine fell apart everytime changed batterys buy yourself the recharge battery pack.

Wossi · 8 Mar 2007 at 10:01

dustiestrat said:
the loose battery holders on your controler arent the best mad ein the world mine fell apart everytime changed batterys buy yourself the recharge battery pack.

I assume you mean this - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CO-070-MS&tool=3 and a play and charge pack?

tim_2_5 · 8 Mar 2007 at 10:03

the play and charge kit includes a battery, so assuming you have just 1 controller you dont need the extra battery

Wossi · 8 Mar 2007 at 10:05

Realised that once I actually clicked on the play and charge kit

dustiestrat · 8 Mar 2007 at 10:09

yeah get yourself one of those i've got 3 contollers indoors and i've got plug in and charge packs for all of them worth the buy imo.

Wossi · 8 Mar 2007 at 10:34

It's a trip to the shops after work then to pick one up

Also are the external cooler things worth it or are they snake oil?

NokkonWud · 8 Mar 2007 at 10:45

R0551 said:
It's a trip to the shops after work then to pick one up

Also are the external cooler things worth it or are they snake oil?

Neee Neee Neee DON'T DO IT!
They are pointless, a 360 is capable of cooling itself.

Wossi · 8 Mar 2007 at 10:54

That's what I thought but wanted to make sure. Where the 360 is there is plenty of space so it's not too much of an issue.

monkeyspank · 8 Mar 2007 at 11:28

NokkonWud said:
Neee Neee Neee DON'T DO IT!
They are pointless, a 360 is capable of cooling itself.

mine isn't lol. I can't see one of those nyko things doing the job though. There are RAM chips on the motherboard that get really hot. i think they could do with some sinks on them.

There are some aftermarket fans available that are meant to be replacements for the stock ones. Called Talismoon or something. the problem is that you need to open your console to change them.