so saddd

I was enjoying playing Chromehounds yesterday.....without any problems or lag...was about to start a mission with Jaylike,Firdaus n Terrorisk....then suddenly d game froze...nothing moved on my TV screen....then i rebooted...n all ok..tried to reconnect to Sega server....then it froze again....at first I thought that it might be a server problem ...then I switched off d console n went to sleep...

This morning...i woke up n switched d console on....everything was working fine until i was about to start playing chromehounds...then d system froze again...n once again I rebooted the console feeling sooooo frustrated...n then the most scariest thing that can happen to any xbox360 owner seems to be knocking my door on this 1 unlucky day ....ITS D

3 BLINKING RED LIGHTS OF DEATH......

NO VIDEO OUTPUT....NO ROARING SOUNDS OF THE CPU....

Then dunno what was d error about...i ran to my pc n quickly went to xbox-scene.com forum n read everything about error codes......then ran back to d console n did a diagnostic test (using a method to find hidden code coz no video came out frm my xbox) n turned out to be the horrifying 0102 error code .....

although they said in d forum that using Hot Air Gun can fix d problem...but will it last ?I dont think its because of overheating coz i have Nyko intercooler attached n it shud be cooler....but they might circulating hot air coz in small game room there is no air cond..just a fan...i dunno....

I tried rebooting my console for 50 times straight n still no results....have tried everything suggested in d xbox-scene forum but nothing worked....havent tried d hot air gun method yet.....coz i need to open everything...n not sure whether d warranty still valid or not coz bought it frm primer last month.....if d warranty has expired or not valid...then i will try d hot air gun thingy....or if im too lazy..i might be getting a new one instead....shud i repair it or just get a new one(no money waaa)??

If i get a new one then I will use d old one as a watercooling n case modding project(if i can somehow fix them using hot air guns) or i'll just disassemble everything n sell d parts......i might just do that.....arghh im soooo frustrated n cannot think straight now.....

might be selling some of my games..parts n controller to support my new 360 so i will let u guys know when d times come....

Today is just another series of unfortunate events in my life....a BIG SIGH

Guys...be xtra careful n take a very good care of ur console...

bro ajak sorry to hear that what happened. actually few days ago i was playing game in my 360 then i accidently kicked the stepdown transformer and immediately my 360 frozen with the blinking red lights. maybe you can try check on the connection on your stepdown transformer (if you are using a japanese set)

well sorry cant offer any help to you but just give it a try.

so sorry to hear that ajak. heard some rumour that CH game can cause overheating to the console, dunno how true is it. your console is JP or SG set?

MK84 console also died, which is JP set. Firdaus and cruxader console also have died ang got replaced, tonite if got chance wanna ask them theirs is JP or SG set.

+ dynamo, evilswat....so many case around!...do u guys think the faulty rate rather too high!!!

those ppl with these cases, got install the nyko IC or not?

me light oso blinkin sumtime..
the controller light blinking n pusing2...
but no red wan..
i think its the controller battery... rite?

yup thats battery low, the bliking red thingy they talking about is on the console.

my blinking 1,3,4 red lights records 58 times very happy now cause my 360 gonna explore no more 360 whoopee!!

This post has been edited by tailgunner: Jul 24 2006, 07:51 PM

there is no doubt that most xbox360 has come out of this issue.
to prevent it happen, mostly cause by the overheating because of bad cooling system of it.
i would suggest u guys to mod your cooling fan(sure no more warranty).
mine work pretty good now after the modding.

Gosh.... once i saw this thread my heart suddenly stop for few seconds... let's pray that everything will be fine...

sghicgihagihgiugcs..... i need an aircond asap

Error code ER68 victim here, i have the honor of being the first Malaysian owner with 3 blinking red lights when i received my US 360. (hint: US 360, hence im screwed in terms of having to return defective unit back to the States). Narrowed it down to the HDD being faulty , and ripped that thing apart to see whats wrong. Ended buying a new HDD from US as well. No problems till now.

how and what you mod?

I have no air cond, and my 360 runs for days at a time to download and play.. yet I haven't (knock on wood) over heated before yet. hmmm...

asian and jap first batch...careful with it...

modding yo show some picture babeh

i second that. some picture would be really nice.

what i did are thermal upgrade and Fan modding.
u guys can get all the tutorial over here.

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=471958

I don't think so. Less than half a dozen cases out of about a hundred console (in this forum) is pretty reasonable for any product. The unfortunate thing for us is that there's no official support for the console here so we're screwed if anything happens to it

Don't worry ajak, worse comes to worse, you'll get to play your PAL console again when you go back to the UK

This post has been edited by arj: Jul 25 2006, 01:34 AM

Nice info u got over there..thanks..i will do it if my 360 give me some sort of problem..

is ur 360 standing vertical or horizontal.? ...

vertical

but to me , not acceptable. no idea abt other users, all victims mentioned above my friend.....,,,toobad....and i have to admit, 360 = unreliable

It is unacceptable. The naysayers at first said that this is normal for early adopters, but since Ajak is one of the ones who bought their 360 later, so it must be something to do with the console design and manufacturing itself. You'd expect MS QC had picked up the hint and starts fixing things, but it does not seem so.

so that means this deadly red lights not covered by warranty?

same goes with first xbox..so many problem..i have to wait like almost 2 years before i buy xbox after everything is cool down...till now is okay...anyway with my 360 i also "takut" coz i suppose to wait like next year when new batch is arrive..until they fix some bugs.. ....anyway good luck..

is it just me or is this the 3rd box with an intercooler on it to go all red blinky? could the intercooler be loose or something?

Those red lights are merely error indicators, they are all covered by warranty. The question is, where to warrant our warranty? Singapore? Normal folks dont have the access or luxury of travelling down south every single time their 360 is acting up.

Same here except I have Air Con and a ceiling fan. On average my box is on for about 7 hours a day (maybe even more I think). For the past few days I've been playing Prey and Oblivion non-stop for about 10 - 12 hours and the only thing that has happened is the box froze twice (once because I duped too many items at once in Oblivion )

I suspended my power brick on a shoe box just in case, but even after about 7 hours of play it doesn't feel very hot. Warm but not hot. Same with the back of the 360. Warm but not hot. But now that I read about all these overheating stories I think a 20 minute break every few hours would be good

When did I buy my 360? I ordered it from boss Djinn in Bulk v2 which was sometime around April 23rd the deadline. Then he kept it and left it to rot at his house until May 25th

too hard to pin point IMO. there's some people here with the intercooler but no problem what so ever. i thought it's because JP sets, but all the SG gamers i know that have their console died using SG sets.

i know it can be tonnes of factors... i'm just saying maybe something is loose...like in my case...my power cable was loose and it gave me all sorts of problems... once i plugged it back in properly...all the problems were gone... i read in some forums that they have problems bcos the intercooler wasnt plugged in properly.... so just thought i'd share

so i guess.. 'll have to wait for newer revisions which uses better cooling system or maybe uses smaller manufacturing process for its GPU/CPU..

(i heard that they going to shrink it to 65nm from current 90nm... )

yup better wait for better version... if u type of sabar person lah..hahah not like us hehehe...

Xbox 360 with the new 65nm CPU will only be out in 2007. If you can wait, then wait loh. I know I can't.

u guys better wait till next year...xbox360 bundle with HALO3..hehehe plus special edition HALO3 xbox360 green color transparent okay i just made it up..hahahah

Hi, I'd like to put my name into the "My X360 is Malfunctioning Club"

Sigh. I'm so pissed off right now.

Huh. Why? Your 360 KO-ed?

It freezes whilst playing, with vertical lines on the screen. Then when I restart my 360 again, I see the 3 red blinking lights of doom.....

The console can occasionally startup properly, but whether it can play games or not is another thing. Depends on my luck or something. This thing first appeared whilst playing EM only, but now it seems to freeze on any game...

got freezes problem when i played chromehounds, so very scare to try it again. EM 5 hours straight, no problem pulak

This post has been edited by PrinceOfPersia: Jul 29 2006, 05:43 PM

sorry to hear that....

I have a sneaky feeling that it has something to do with my disk drive. My 360 can play Arcade games no problem, but it freezes when it plays normal disc games. Live is ok.

Sigh...so now I'm stuck with a console that can only play 80s games...

Another possible reason could be overheat. I don't think Arcade game require much proccessing power as retail Xbox 360 games, and in theory, Xbox 360 will be much cooler when running Arcade games.

Just my 2 cents.

hey guys...sorry for not replying...went to paradise breakaway for 10 days to perhentian island...merajuk coz my xbox360 buat hal....then straight went to cuti-cuti malaysia....just got back...very tanned...i mean sunburnt....n now a task to repair my 360...saw a new post by metalgrindsolid tanggaling d baju of d 360 n mod d cooling system....will try that as well....anyway sorry to bro darkchaser.....

I've got my Red Lights story now: I'm in Jakarta right now and today the power went out. So we had to use a diesel generator thing to generate power. With the generator, voltages aren't stable, so it would be bad for my 360. So I looked around the house and found a voltage stabiliser. So I grabbed it, and plugged my TV and 360 into it. Grabbed the controller and powered up the 360 and continued to play Kameo.

After 15 minutes of getting my arse kicked in the Snow Temple level, I heard a snapping sound coming from the stabiliser. I looked, nothing seemed wrong. Then the screen went black. Looked at my 360 and I saw the 3 Red Quadrants of Doom! I quickly dashed and hit the power button and unplugged everything. The 360 wasn't really hot, nor was the power brick. Weird. Overheating in 15 minutes?

After 5 minutes, I plugged everything back in turned on my 360 again to see if everything is OK. Fortunately it booted with no problems. Then I quickly unplugged everything again.

It seems highly unlikely that my 360 would just overheat in 15 minutes. I'm sure it has something to do with the voltages and voltage stabiliser. After Google-ing, it seems just like a minor hardware error. Most likely something to do with the voltages. Hopefully it's not fried

The 3 red lights doesn't indicate an overheating problem, but a hardware problem. I know that mine isn't really an overheating problem, coz my 360 freezes just minutes after powering up, and then the 3 red lights of doom...

I don't know, maybe I should try contacting MS S'pore see if I can send it over there...

This post has been edited by Darkchaser: Aug 3 2006, 11:07 PM

Well the power went back on and everything is fine now. The voltage instability was definitely the cause of the problem. So watch your voltages everyone

I've got myself a new premium 360 unit from connie today......but will still use the old accessories so the new ones r surplus to requirements...so those items are for sale..brand new unpacked!!!

[WTS]
1.Brand New 20 Gb Hard Disk-Rm331.90 frm Playasia - minus shipping
2.Brand New Wireless Controller-Rm165.77 frm PA
3.Brand New HD AV Component Cable
4.Brand New Official Live Headset
5.Brand New Power Adapter (the huge thing providing power to ur unit) - cost close to Rm300 on ebay.uk..if no one wants it..will sell on ebay
6.Chromehounds faceplate for sale as well....u can find this in pasar malam thread!!
7.My old Xbox 360 Console - repairable,can be used for any project

All accesories came from Asian Console...

PlayAsia prices just for comparison n info..

Will accept offer lower than PA price....dun want to cekik darah punyer..just want to recover some money....so offer me ur best price!!

This post has been edited by ajak25: Aug 4 2006, 02:29 AM

if anyone interested to buy my broken 360 let me know...it can be fixed but i just dont have d time and equipments to do it....just use the Hot air gun method coz i think the solders used on d chips might have been worn out or loose...so by using hot air gun it will realligned d solder n fix the problem...coz i reckoned thats d main problem for my 360..not bcoz of overheating....coz both of d fans r working fine...my hard disk still ok...all d old accessories can be used with my new console without problem..

then for those who like to mod can use this to try out the water cooling project or anything u like ....

the new unit bought from connie today is quieter than d previous batch...so MS must have done some improvements on d newer console...not sure but without doubt i will take an extra care for this one...no more playing >5 hours...max 4 hours......n will play in air-cond room only ....

again for more info how to fix using hot air gun...go to xbox-scene.com...with some very helpful videos...

This post has been edited by ajak25: Aug 4 2006, 02:25 AM

A great opportunity for Japanese/US console owners to get rid of the huge stepdown transformer!

^ Dont know if ajak's fault is caused by a faulty power adaptor or the x360 it self.

everytime i see this kind of topic i will be very afraid. very2 afraid. this xbox 360 cause me to ikat perot for 3 month. Sudah Ikat perot baru boleh pergi beli. Now, I am so damn worried to face this thing. Haiyoooooo (sentuh kayu my mother say to ward these bad lucks).

yeah, when I bought my machine (RM2K or so that time) I had to scrape for every sen that I can find to buy it. Now that my machine is dead, trying to find another RM1.5K or so for a new console is another huge task, especially with other things in life that takes priority like my car, family, friends, blah blah blah

Which is why I feel so discouraged now. Most likely I'll hold off buying a new console until DOAX2 comes out. It's the only game that I really really wanna play at the moment Hopefully all 360s will be more stabler by then too.....

bro try send back to japan using fedex lah. you dont have to buy a new console that cost you rm1.5k just email msoft singapore and workout a solutions. if not you email to msoft USA complained them kaw2.

I did actually, but they gave me what sounds like a standard response:



I find no. 4 interesting....set the console time and date?? That's the first time I heard of such a solution

I don't think any of them applies to me, but maybe I'll give each one a shot when I go back.

Honestly emailing MS sg is not gonna do any good... you have to remember that when we purchased the JP sets, they were units made and intended for the JP market only... so if anything happens you have to deal with MS jp... and guys do remember that the warranty period for the units are 90 days only... unless you purchased the extended warranty... so just go back to the vendor you got the machine from and see how much it would cost for them to send it back to jp and get it repaired...

huh warranty 90 days only? not 1 year meh? then i better open up my 360 and do some modification macam bro metal lah

This post has been edited by judge-the: Aug 4 2006, 02:52 PM

its not caused by the power adapter since im using it now with my new console..so it shud be the console itself...n most likely to be d solder joints problem...coz thats d only fault I can think of right now since d error code was 0102.....yup bro dark..like bro judge said...try to ask MS first...u might be able to get a free repair for ur console if u r willing to wait....but most of the time they will still charge u for the repair which they have set for $130.00....thats minus shipping n call charges...so sum up it would be close to rm1000 to repair the console....and it cant be guaranteed that u will get back the exact console..they might change it to the refurb one n if say they've managed to repair it...i bet the problem will still persist in 1-2 months time...

considering all the above.....that is why i bought a new unit..then sell all the new accessories...which if u r lucky can cover almost half of the unit price.....after all..all i need is just the console...

North American Xbox 360's warranty is 90 days only (not sure about Japan), but Australia (and maybe Singapore) warranty is 1 year.

European units get 2 years warranty because European law stated that electronics sold there must have minimum 2 years warranty.

Interesting idea

But if I can repair for around RM500 I don't mind.....if more, then not worth the hassle, like you said there's a chance it'll break down again anyways.

bro darkchaser just give it a try. pressure msoft more. just said lah you are 1 of the proud owners in malaysia that support original but if like this how to support original... better become captain jack sparrow

@mzaidi - the warranty for the jap unit is 90 days.. just look at the card

@judge-the - we bought the units via parallel import... so officially we lost all customer support and rights the moment the units left jp..so all this emailing to ms sg and giving them pressure is gonna be an exercise in futility... not once does it say on our warranty cards that the units are covered by international warranty... it does say however that warranty is void if it has left jp

walauleh i am speechless now... i wanna become captain jack sparrow after this lah

hmm....I guess there's no way to get it repaired then

c'monlah bro judge, me also become captain jack sparrow like this

Captain Jack Sparrow But with the same problematic hardware, I think the "captain and his crew" won't have much "Adventure"

i'll become the crew then

Be Jack Sparrow and be denied "entry" to every "port" you enter, and no maintainance for your "ship" when it berths into a port.

Microsoft see that people more interested in becoming the "crew of the Black Pearl", they pull out of all support, including the possible coverage of warranty. So please, hang in there while this comes to fruition. I see all of us Xbox 360 users above the trivialities and the shallow-mindedness of the guys in the Playstation section, where Pirates are king. We need to think of the repercussion of our actions in the future, not the immediate short term "rewards".

Yeah, I know this. I'll stay legit because I know the consequence of answering the call of the sea.

Pirates of the Carribbean "Dead Xbox360's Chest" hehehe

is't ur transformer problem? cause mine one if not enough eletricity it will pop-up 3 blinking red light. very miss u man wanna play doa with u again

I doubt it, it actually doesn't come up with anything, the 360 just freezes.... no red lights, no error messages, just freeze..... the red lights only come up after the freezing

ya, when u play arcade games it didt freeze because it not really use all the graphics card power at all..but when u play ur DVD games it will not enough electricity to push the graphics card so ur 360 cant do anything for just freeze it and blinking red lights. make sure ur home doesnt over run electrik like running at the same with ur 360 like washing machine, air-cond and another air-cond because ur 360 is very sensitive on electricity.

and now my 360 got another problem is when i play PGR3 when i crossing the New York Bridge it will suddenly drop framte rate to 15-20

bro dark, hope it help cause i already bosan with this issue good luck and peace~

This post has been edited by tailgunner: Aug 4 2006, 09:03 PM

Thanks for the concern, but I think my 360 is really done for. It froze when I started to download SF2 I didn't think downloading SF2 takes so much power...

something that every xb360 should take note if their place power voltage isn't stable. unless u wanna brick of 1.5k


maybe can find a way contact MS SG? there's no more warranty, but as long as the seal is there, they might repaired it for a fee.

Al-kisah kotak-X360
I got 3red lights b4.. and appear a white screen saying some error code and text. Off the machine. Check my power connections (firmly cucuk or not) Count to 3 n boot up back. Walla.... Jump in.

it depends..there are loads of error codes to be discovered....but if u still manage to see text coming out on d screen then its not a big deal..just like bro shumaky said just disconnect n reconnect everything n u r back on track...but if there is no video output at all...then thats it...u'll have to do a manual diagnosis to know the error code n if its appear to be 0102 then say rest in peace my beloved xbox 360....u shall be remembered today,tomorrow till i get a new one lah hehe...

If you got error code, you consider lucky I don't get anything at all....

i read that 0102 error can be fixed using the heat gun method? a lot of ppl have tried and successfully revived their xbox360

yes indeed...i've watched the video on how to do it properly....I havent try it yet....dont have d experties n equipments to do it ....but those who wants to try it can have my full premium set (d old console but comes with brand new accessories..new HDD,new power supply,new wireless controller,new headset)..coz im using my old accessories with my new console.....so hurry..make me an offer.....got 1 offer frm bro metal....anyone else interested??nothing to lose...if u cant revive the xbox then i'll give u a full refund ....but there is a high chance of getting d xbox fixed....just want to get rid d old console n to help some of u to own 360 at a fraction of d ori price...n of course help me to cover some money buying d new set...

ajak, I have the 0102 error too.... Been out of commision for a few months now. Can you please pass on the url to the video fix?

hey guys..those who wants to fix their so called dead machine...here is d video url for u guys to watch n to try....good luck... ....Hot Air Gun Fix

This post has been edited by ajak25: Aug 6 2006, 07:30 PM

macam tengok wayang M.I.P.4 :cabut C4 very nice to share kawan

Interesting.....the second problem in the video, the graphics one, is pretty much what I get now. But a bit risky, and I don't really know how to open up the 360....

bro dark....go check it out on xbox-scene.com....they have step by step guide with pics that will help u to open ur console...all u need are d tools which they've also mentioned in there....nothin' to lose bro...unless u really want to send d console back to MS....if not then finger-crossed n have a go

p/s: I dont think hair dryer would produce enuf heat to melt d solder right?if so then really need to use d one in d video....that can burn paper in an instant

This post has been edited by ajak25: Aug 6 2006, 09:38 PM

that blower is quite expensive. i always use it to blow plastick and make some boxes and more plastick jangan main-main that thing really burn ur hands like BBQ once u accidently touch it

waaa bro tail..can borrow or not?? ...or rent ka hehe ...i might try to repair it myself then if manage to get that blower....

hmmm after watching the video i think not easy also lah... hehehe... but still some hope lah

better try right bro judge ??bit susah also for me to try n do it...warranty expired oledi n too many hassle if try to send it back to MS...if success then yeay but i would expect d 360 to be a bit fragile n need some xtra care....only 3 hours a day..no d/l...hehe...a bit like zombielaa...dead rising...mengong2 sket after revived

u guys using the nyko cooler? maybe the cooler too powerful and make the I.C all sejuk

ajak25, how to borrow u leh? me from kuantan lah if im the next who got this problem i try blow it la

i read it somewhere that all that got problem wun is from 1st batch. everyone here with a problem wun is from 1st batch? how to check whether its first batch or not ar?

um,most of u guys here using nyko intercooler right?so no need to worry la..hehe.

IC make the x360 freezing.. well thats something new

okay la people. i want to know la. Tell be, the manufacturing month of those dead 360. I wanna know. I am real takut now. I even get nightmare itu hari, about my dead 360. haiyooo. nasibbaik mimpi. trauma oooo.

I hope somebody will do bulk for xcm high speed air cooler so i can join.

wrong post

This post has been edited by tailgunner: Aug 7 2006, 10:10 PM

This one nice but 'harga' almost like new xbox 360....

Sweeeeettttt

another gamer X360 is down!! we need more back up!!.....Medic...Medic....!! 50COW 8 O'clock!!! Sniper second floor!! covering fired!!! german from the left side!!! too much off topic