XBOX360 Overheating

Voltage · 7 Jul 2006 at 23:38

Is it possible for your 360 to crash freeze like PCs if they get too hot?

Mine has crashed twice tonight.

Creature · 7 Jul 2006 at 23:39

Yup, you need to keep them well ventilated. Mine's frozen a couple of times, but it's now in a more open space and is doing fine.

iGiDK · 8 Jul 2006 at 00:31

Defo a good idea to keep your 360 in a place which will not restrict its airflow.

Mine's locked up a couple of times but I don't think it was due to overheating

Voltage · 8 Jul 2006 at 00:33

what was it then?

Kreeeee · 8 Jul 2006 at 09:33

Confusion said:
what was it then?

Eh?

Nismo · 8 Jul 2006 at 10:24

Kreeeee said:
Eh?

Hes asking what caused the lock up if it wasnt overheating.

Mine has only locked up twice since launch, once accessing the guide during PGR3 (which was a known issue), and once whilst playing King Kong.

Doubt it was a heat issue for me, more like a glitch with the OS in the background.

iGiDK · 8 Jul 2006 at 10:27

Confusion said:
what was it then?

Just random occurrences, probably glitches in software

Kreeeee · 8 Jul 2006 at 10:42

Nismo said:
Hes asking what caused the lock up if it wasnt overheating.

Ah, my apologies, I seemed to have skipped that post.

pinkacidbootson · 8 Jul 2006 at 13:59

Mine froze when playing the Test Drive Unlimited and Fight Night 3 demos, but it wasn't overheating and im not sure if it was because they are timed demos.

Nismo · 8 Jul 2006 at 15:03

Johanson said:
Mine froze when playing the Test Drive Unlimited and Fight Night 3 demos, but it wasn't overheating and im not sure if it was because they are timed demos.

TD demo was buggy as hell, and known for locking up when you were connected to the TD servers.

Voltage · 8 Jul 2006 at 20:49

fifa world cup 06 crashed on me 3 times in total last night, the box gets quite noisy when it overheats.

~J~ · 8 Jul 2006 at 20:54

Mines overheated a few times, but it still works.

jamie2497 · 8 Jul 2006 at 21:01

~J~ said:
Mines overheated a few times, but it still works.

Thank god mines not the only one that looks like that...

ra5a-libre · 8 Jul 2006 at 22:40

Confusion said:
fifa world cup 06 crashed on me 3 times in total last night, the box gets quite noisy when it overheats.

yeh im gettin rtwc crashing on me quite a bit lately

pinkacidbootson · 8 Jul 2006 at 22:48

Burnout Revenge has crashed twice today, after around one hour of playin it each time. I hope this doesn't become a real problem...

Silver_&_Gold · 10 Jul 2006 at 12:49

Errrr it shouldn't crash period...... (Provided you have located and used it correctly as described in the manual)

If it does then your 360 is faulty and you are entitled to have it replaced.
Give MS a ring and they will replace it, MS's aftersales is second to none from my experience.

Nismo · 10 Jul 2006 at 12:52

Silver_&_Gold said:
Errrr it shouldn't crash period...... (Provided you have located and used it correctly as described in the manual)

I dont think I have ever owned a console that hasnt crashed in some form or another (even my Mega Drive did a few times!)

A seemingly random crash doesnt necessarily mean a fault. A glitch can theoretically occur in virtually any sofware/hardware environment.

It's when the crashes are frequent that there is an obvious problem.

Andelusion · 10 Jul 2006 at 13:11

~J~ said:
Mines overheated a few times, but it still works.

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Lmao :D

pinkacidbootson · 10 Jul 2006 at 14:08

Silver_&_Gold said:
Errrr it shouldn't crash period...... (Provided you have located and used it correctly as described in the manual)

If it does then your 360 is faulty and you are entitled to have it replaced.
Give MS a ring and they will replace it, MS's aftersales is second to none from my experience.

I bought it off the members market and it came with no invoice. Could i still have it replaced if it does turn out to be faulty?

iGiDK · 10 Jul 2006 at 16:32

Nismo said:
I dont think I have ever owned a console that hasnt crashed in some form or another (even my Mega Drive did a few times!)

A seemingly random crash doesnt necessarily mean a fault. A glitch can theoretically occur in virtually any sofware/hardware environment.

It's when the crashes are frequent that there is an obvious problem.

Exactly,

My old PSone and PS2 used to lock up from time to time