Is my 360 dead?

lemm · 24 Jul 2006 at 23:30

I just powered it off 10 mins ago, I want to turn it back on now and it won't boot. The button to press it on flashes red

Rip lemm's 360?

lemm · 24 Jul 2006 at 23:38

apparently not.... :confused:

it's back to life, strange.

oh well, i'm happy

|Show| · 24 Jul 2006 at 23:48

sounds odd...how long was it 'dead' for?

lemm · 24 Jul 2006 at 23:49

about 15 minutes, talk about a ressurection

norm · 25 Jul 2006 at 03:10

Sounds like a case of overheating.

Nismo · 25 Jul 2006 at 07:10

norm said:
Sounds like a case of overheating.

^^

Think its the 2 left quadrants that will flash red for an overheating console?

dirtydog · 25 Jul 2006 at 07:19

It actually has a special code to display for overheating?

They must have realised it was a high probability then I guess? That surprises me. It sounds like they need a better cooling design if non-faulty machines are overheating.

I know it's hot here for the UK but it's nothing compared to the States at the moment where they're having 40-50C temps. The 360 should be designed to cope with those, never mind our ~30C temps.

Felix Da Housecat · 25 Jul 2006 at 07:19

my 360 flashed all 4 quadrants about a week ago, it was after I had taken the hard drive out to clean around it. So I turned it off, checked the hard drive was seated as it should and restarted it; and it was fine.

Nismo · 25 Jul 2006 at 07:26

dirtydog said:
It actually has a special code to display for overheating? They must have realised it was a high probability then I guess? That surprises me. It sounds like they need a better cooling design if non-faulty machines are overheating.

A rolleyes is too good for that post.

The original Xbox displayed a certain sequence of lights too, maybe MS just like to cover all the bases and try and make diagnosing any problems as easy as possible?

dirtydog · 25 Jul 2006 at 07:35

Nismo said:
A rolleyes is too good for that post.

But not too good for yours :rolleyes:

Nismo · 25 Jul 2006 at 08:15

dirtydog said:
But not too good for yours

Har Har

young lad · 12 Dec 2006 at 17:24

Doesnt Dell use four green/red led's on the back of there machines to tell you what is wrong as well? good idea i think.

DaveyD · 12 Dec 2006 at 17:29

dirtydog said:
It actually has a special code to display for overheating? They must have realised it was a high probability then I guess? That surprises me. It sounds like they need a better cooling design if non-faulty machines are overheating.

I know it's hot here for the UK but it's nothing compared to the States at the moment where they're having 40-50C temps. The 360 should be designed to cope with those, never mind our ~30C temps.

Depending on the household, it could be warmer this christmas in a living room/bedroom when somebody has the full heating on OTT. It's better to actually know that the console is overheating rather than think it's just deaded, as you could probably overheat a sky box or amplifier quite easily by poor ventilation, and all they'll do is throw a wobbly and hate you for a bit.

dirtydog · 12 Dec 2006 at 17:31

Talking of dead things, who dug this thread up?

just Scott · 12 Dec 2006 at 18:48

dirtydog said:
It actually has a special code to display for overheating? They must have realised it was a high probability then I guess? That surprises me. It sounds like they need a better cooling design if non-faulty machines are overheating.

I know it's hot here for the UK but it's nothing compared to the States at the moment where they're having 40-50C temps. The 360 should be designed to cope with those, never mind our ~30C temps.

Nah, they have red lights for most problems. It's just a way of indicating that there is actually a problem. If was most likely 3 red lights, which means a internal error. If it was 2 red lights, then it meant that your AV cables weren't plugged in properly.

Overheating is classed as an internal error so that explains the three red lights.

Not sure about 1/4 red lights though.

DaveyD · 12 Dec 2006 at 19:37

dirtydog said:
Talking of dead things, who dug this thread up?

Christ, I should date check really, though thankfully wasn't me

young lad · 12 Dec 2006 at 22:20

Sorry was me i did a search for summert and this was just one i responded to lol wern'tmany on list.

oweneades · 13 Dec 2006 at 08:03

H2F Scott said:
Nah, they have red lights for most problems. It's just a way of indicating that there is actually a problem. If was most likely 3 red lights, which means a internal error. If it was 2 red lights, then it meant that your AV cables weren't plugged in properly.

Overheating is classed as an internal error so that explains the three red lights.

Not sure about 1/4 red lights though.

1 Red light (any quadrant) is hardware failure
2 Red lights is overheating (should work after a while)
3 Red lights is hardware failure
4 Red lights is no AV output found (ie its not connected to a tv)

This is a rough guide.

Stocky · 13 Dec 2006 at 09:22

young lad said:
Sorry was me i did a search for summert and this was just one i responded to lol wern'tmany on list.

OT, but this is the 3rd post I have read of yours today & you actually type how you would speak.(Providing you have lived in Mansfield for some time) it's quite sloven but cool

.

Back to topic kind of

, with the launch consoles & the problems that people had, red rings etc, did MS actually acknowledge a fault & change any manufacturing procedures or are the faults still as common in recently manufactured consoles?