I can't just simply exchange bro, there is a term and condition for the GAme disc which supplier gave me down~

Just curious. Can i manually remove the dvd-drive and replace it with another 360 dvd-drive? FYI both drive are orginal from a 360. I am thinking of getting spare parts from 3ROD victims and maybe i can solve my "Your Disc is Unreadable" problem.

Btw, i am using a 1st batch Japanese console so my dvd-drive is a Hitachi drive. Can i change it with a Samsung one?

Just curious. Can i manually remove the dvd-drive and replace it with another 360 dvd-drive? FYI both drive are orginal from a 360. I am thinking of getting spare parts from 3ROD victims and maybe i can solve my "Your Disc is Unreadable" problem.

Btw, i am using a 1st batch Japanese console so my dvd-drive is a Hitachi drive. Can i change it with a Samsung one?

Just curious. Can i manually remove the dvd-drive and replace it with another 360 dvd-drive? FYI both drive are orginal from a 360. I am thinking of getting spare parts from 3ROD victims and maybe i can solve my "Your Disc is Unreadable" problem.

Btw, i am using a 1st batch Japanese console so my dvd-drive is a Hitachi drive. Can i change it with a Samsung one?

Microsoft is set to come under pressure in tonight's edition of consumer affairs show Watchdog as the investigative team looks into potential faults with the Xbox 360.

GamesIndustry.biz has learned that the programme will focus on the 'ring of death' problem, as it's been nicknamed by gamers, where three red lights appear around the console's power button and the machine stops working.

The problem appears to occur much more frequently in the first batch of Xbox 360 units produced.

In the US, Microsoft agreed to offer complimentary repairs to owners of faulty consoles manufactured before January 1, 2006 - even if their warranties had expired. The company also said it would refund customers who had already paid for repairs.

However, it would seem the deal only applies to US Xbox 360 owners. Here in the UK, as Watchdog is set to report, gamers are being asked to pay between GBP 80 and GBP 90 to have their console fixed - regardless of when it was manufactured.

The show will feature interviews with consumers who have experienced problems with their Xbox 360s, but GamesIndustry.biz understands that Microsoft has declined to send a representative to appear on the programme.

Watchdog will be broadcast tonight on BBC1 at 7pm GMT.

UPDATE: Microsoft has now told the BBC that "most people with an Xbox 360 have an outstanding experience, and there is no systemic issue". They say each incident is unique and is looked at on a case by case basis, and have given one of the consumers featured on tonight's show a replacement unit and a new game.

dun be sad. we've all been through this b4, almost all. very soon in a few weeks' time, you will enjoy the flashing displays of the red lights on your 360. you will subsequently be making calls to MS and making a trip down to funan with your heavy white elephant. you may even make repeated trips back to funan cos the replacement may not be perfect too.

but you will soon get used to this process and seeing the same punks at service hub, they will become your regular friends. but donch worry, just keep calling whenever your 360 breaks down, cos MS don't seem to care about your warranty period. since they donch give a damn about their QC too, just call complain abit, and they will replace.
that's the life of a 360 gamer

everybody knows whats Error 103 ?
sources : gamesindustry.biz

Wander how does the show goes.. intresting...

AIYOOOOO Microsoft!

My friend in Australia just RODed 5 minutes ago. His is less than 3 weeks old. WHY? WHY?

we also duno how can we answer you leh...
all of us the Xbox 360 owner is waiting for that answer la...
not only... we all scare to get 3ROD la...

maybe as a precaution lah because now is el-nino season so everyone should take extra extreme good care of their 360. if play longer hrs then make sure 2 to 3 table fans blowing onto it. as usual the main of all VENTILATION on 360!

In my opinion positioning the X360 doesn't contribute much on the 3ROD syndrome. It's the design flaw. The rear fans aren't powerful (they use only 5V) enough to suck out such heat draw from the gpu and cpu. The worst thing is the gpu lies directly beneath the dvd rom drive and the heat from the drive adds more stress on the gpu.

http://bob.com.sg/forum/showpost.php?p=354931&postcount=279
LoL. 3RoD brings the gamer community closer. next time after Msia official launch, can have organize official gathering/lepak session at service hub the trully sad part is after a year, error 0102 is still "unknown error". hmm, those QC engineers must be working very hard to identify and solve the problem.

Btw, just tested 1 hr yesterday, power brick upside down/terbalik. underneath put 2 piece of chinese chess checkers. i like this setup better 
error 0103 also similar to 0102 - still "unknown error"

very interesting news rgd the BBC show, i believe EU consumer products have 2 yrs warranty by consumer law. not sure abt england though. england so blardy cold, still get random 3RoD?

Personally, I don't agree that it's the heat that causes it - may be a contributory factor - but not the key factor. Speculating nonetheless, it's a design thingy, probably soldering thingy, likely manufacturing QC thingy, maybe it's just Billy Pagar has placed a time-bomb inside that goes kaboom randomly to give it's customers a fuller experience of M$ customer service and replacement policy.

I mean my 3ROD happened during winter. It's well ventilated & I don't "hardcore" use it for hours on end. Still one fine day, did a cold start of the console, and my console flashed me 3 red tits.

this will be my 2nd 360 if kena 3ROD i think i wanna change my nick 2 MicroReallysuck_360

but then you have to create another new accounts.. troublesome...

if that is your gamertag... you have to spend 800 ms point to change... in the end.. MS eats you more..