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Is my xbox about to die
Szechuanosaurus
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Just turned it on just now to play some Farcry2. After about a minute into the game I started getting weird graphics glitches um, kind of hard to describe - ok, here is a mockup I've done in photoshop:
Something like that anyway. Like the brightness and contrast has just been severely screwed with in selected areas. I went to the game menu and the colours were all funky there as well so I reset the console and the dashboard now has a very strong green/blue hue to everything.
No red rings or anything yet but presumably, what, the graphics card is overheating?
Something like that anyway. Like the brightness and contrast has just been severely screwed with in selected areas. I went to the game menu and the colours were all funky there as well so I reset the console and the dashboard now has a very strong green/blue hue to everything.
No red rings or anything yet but presumably, what, the graphics card is overheating?
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You can probably extend the use of the console a bit by doing the "Towel Trick," but that merely puts off the inevitable.
I can suggest however that you DO NOT open up the Xbox to see what went wrong. Wait for it to die, contact MS.
No idea if I still have the receipt though.
It shouldn't matter if you have the receipt or not it you're going through MS. They'll want the serial number and that's it I believe.
p. awesome.
So...do I have to run it into the ground and get a verified E74 error before I can do anything?
Yup.
Turn it on and put a lavalap on top of it.
Well, tonight I'm not getting any video at all. I hear the audio coming through the TV for all the little pings and bleeps in makes when it boots up and signs into Live but no picture at all, so no error code either.
Or any red lights.
I'm not really sure what to tell you about this no video thing you're experiencing right now. Just hope it rrod's soon so you can send it in and get a free repair.
This might sound really stupid but, are you sure that the actual cable isn't loose and/or fallen out of the console or your TV? (Hey, it happens.
The only way to troubleshoot is to test connections and if possible try it on another tv. With artifacts like that, though, you're probably about to fry.
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yeah, this was something i considered. The no video at all scenario actually occurred after I disconected and reconnected the hdmi cable to check it was seated properly (while the system was powered down).
Is it possible that the hdmi cable is actually damaged? It's always worked fine and hasn't had any physical tampering except for me unplugging it and then plugging it back in last night. Cables can't just wear out through use can they?
The only other tv I have to test it on is non-hdmi. I guess I could try that, the regular and hdmi signal all comes from the same bit of hardware doesn't it? I suppose I should also try plugging it into another hdmi in port on the actual tv, I think this one has multiple hdmi in sockets.
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Just on the xbox or...?
Yeah, I think I will give that a shot as well. It appears that the case is designed not to be opened easily? Would be easier to be able to pop it open and make sure I'm actually removing dust, not just clogging more of it against whatever is overheating.
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Before you give up all hope, you should reset the video settings if you haven't already. Hold down the Y button and the right trigger on the controller while starting up the console. That'll reset the video to its lowest setting, 480i. If you still have no video, your video chip is probably dead. Call MS and see if they'll fix it under warranty. If they won't, you could always try to towel trick to see if that fixes it, or at least see if you can force a red ring that way.
...and this.
It's best to eliminate every possibility.
Seriously, that's a bad, bad idea. It will void your warranty.
That's a far worse idea than those people who stuff their 360 in an enclosed space wrapped in a towel, I'm not surprised that they get RRODs and have to have their systems serviced.
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Ok, goin to try these. Out of interest, if it isn't covered under warranty how much does it usually cost to pay for the box to be fixed? I've been planning on buying a 120Gb HDD anyway which costs about £90 and with the elites with 120Gb drive only costing £190 with two free games plus a new controller if the cost of repair is substantial I might be just as well buying a new box if I can't get this one working on my own.
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I'm currently using the Xbox 360 Component HD AV Cable connected to the TV by an RGB input. I've also tried using this cable to connect to the TV by a composite video input (both options detailed in the "No image appears on your TV or monitor when you use your Xbox 360 console" article). I'm getting the same issue with both options - audio but no picture. I'm going to have a dig around in the attic for the packaging because I think the xbox also came with the Xbox 360 Standard AV Cable (composite), so I can try that in the composite video input as well. If that does work, generic HDMI cables actually only cost a couple of quid by the looks of things, so I guess it wouldn't hurt to give them a try.
If none of that works, I guess it's of to microsoft to see how much a repair will cost.
Remember how I said my did the exact same thing, a little bit up on the page?
I am fucking Nostradamus. It is coming to pass. :P
Seriously, everything you have said has happened so far is what happened to my 360. When I described this to the MS tech, he pretty much all but said, "Yeah, you're 360 is pretty fucked." I sent it in with a prepaid label I printed off, and I had it back within 10 days. They even gave me a free month of XBL Gold for my trouble.
This is all assuming you are still under warranty.
For instance last summer my friend's Xbox died, and he's had it for four years, so there was no chance of him getting it fixed for free, so we did the logical thing and took it apart. We looked at it, turned it on a couple times just for the novelty of trying to play it with all of it's guts exposed. And it still got the rrod, then just as an afterthought we sprayed it out with an air can. We then turned it back on and started playing CoD 4, and after about an hour we realized we had fixed it. So we spray painted the case black and gold. Now his Xbox looks awesome and works.
But if it's under warranty don't do anything like that, my friends and I were just really surprised that just a little dust could ruin the Xbox like that.
yeah, I suspect the end shall come to pass, but figure it would be stupid not to try the obvious first. I've got a £2 hdmi cable and some compressed air coming in the post, so I'll try those cheap and chearful tests before contacting MS. I'll be outside the standard 1 year warranty and haven't had the e74 error (there's no image at all on the screen) so I'm not sure if they'll cover me under the extended 3 year warranty (which I would still be eligible for). Looks like I can probably get at least £30 for it on eBay if all else fails, I'd rather do that than open it up and try to fix it myself so I can at least sell it as untampered with.