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Nah never said anything like that 
Was looking on youtube on how to fix it but that can make it worse if wrong. And worse of all, warrenty has run out so its gonna cost £60
But I think I get a £3 discount (YES! £3) for being a Live member (which costs £40 a year)
It's probably the crappy plastic they use to keep it in.
Was looking on youtube on how to fix it but that can make it worse if wrong. And worse of all, warrenty has run out so its gonna cost £60
But I think I get a £3 discount (YES! £3) for being a Live member (which costs £40 a year)It's probably the crappy plastic they use to keep it in.
If you haven't seen it yet I reckon here's your solution: 360 water block
My 360 has just had the m/b replaced for free as it had the 3 segment 'rod' that the extension to the warranty applies for.
The xbox live website has all the details and a freephone number to call. Check the psu as suggested by the website and try refitting the vga and power cables (got another 2 weeks out of mine by doing that!)
They email you a UPS link for free postage to Havant, so as you're in Hants it may be simpler to drop it off if it's nearby.
Took 2 weeks for mine, it was completely free and even included another month's xbox live subs. MS are clearly looking to keep users as happy as possible and now the XP statement, good on you MS (cough).
The xbox live website has all the details and a freephone number to call. Check the psu as suggested by the website and try refitting the vga and power cables (got another 2 weeks out of mine by doing that!)
They email you a UPS link for free postage to Havant, so as you're in Hants it may be simpler to drop it off if it's nearby.
Took 2 weeks for mine, it was completely free and even included another month's xbox live subs. MS are clearly looking to keep users as happy as possible and now the XP statement, good on you MS (cough).
NEVER WRAP IT IN TOWELS!! Youll warp your board more and damage other things. It will make your 360 work for a bit longer but your just damaging it even more.
Also anybody who has a 360 got a new 3 year warranty on it from M$.
http://www.xbox.com/en-us/support/systemsetup/xbox360/resources/warrantyupdate.htm
Also if you really want to do it yourself you need to do the 12v fan mod and do the X-Clamp mod. Its what i did and i played Halo3 for 3 horus and 45 minutes straight (Beat it all the way through first try on normal) and not a problem.
Just whatever you do DONT DO THE TOWEL TRICK. Seriously, would you wrap your PC in towels and let it cook for 20 minutes? No! THe 360 overheats worse than Prescott with stock cooling in the summer heat. SO its even worse than wrapping your PC up in towels.
Also anybody who has a 360 got a new 3 year warranty on it from M$.
http://www.xbox.com/en-us/support/systemsetup/xbox360/resources/warrantyupdate.htm
Also if you really want to do it yourself you need to do the 12v fan mod and do the X-Clamp mod. Its what i did and i played Halo3 for 3 horus and 45 minutes straight (Beat it all the way through first try on normal) and not a problem.
Just whatever you do DONT DO THE TOWEL TRICK. Seriously, would you wrap your PC in towels and let it cook for 20 minutes? No! THe 360 overheats worse than Prescott with stock cooling in the summer heat. SO its even worse than wrapping your PC up in towels.
Ill be honest yes it does work but only becasue your warping the board more. Once it warps back from playing your back to square one again. If you keep doing it youll eventualy either short something or warp it so the contacts wont meet anymore. What i did to my best friends 360 was i did the X-Clamp mod and 12v fan mod. THey are both really simple and take minimal pieces to accomplish. Then i unplugged the fan and let it give me the 2 ring. Thats the overheat one to let it reset. Then once i was turned it off and back on again it was fine. Turned it back off to completely cool then played Halo3 (for the first time) from start to finish in one sitting and never had a problem with it.
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