Hey people,

My 360 keep crashing every 5 minutes or so into a game. It doesnt show 3 ROD, though. I posted the some pix of the crash so u guys can have better idea of what i'm saying:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/zc_squash/al...quash/my_photos

After it crashed, none of the buttons on the controller were responsive, including the the Xbox Guide button. It happened to all my games, all my movie DVDs. I tried playing a clip off the HDD (for about 6-7minutes) and it works ok.

any idea what is wrong?

Could be the early signs of the 3ROD

Yups seems to be an early sign of 3ROD, just like mine did before it went to 3ROD. Better get it fix.

So, do u know what exactly went wrong? Or i gotta wait til the lights appear, and check out the code? i read in another thread ur fixing one. how do i send it to u?

Nt sure bout mine but whn i tried to turn on my 360 suddenly got 3rod or 4rod..Dunno la coz the top right cant c well le..Got dat twice..Let it cool down thn nth happened anymore..

Nw damn scared de...

if its 4 ROD, it could be ur cable...not very sure though... but mine....pening now...

No need to pening. I had the same problem 2 days back. After a reboot, everything seems fine dandy. Good eh?

UNFORTUNATELY, it's a totally different story yesterday night. Boot it up, same thing happening. Then, I'm seeing it more frequently. I knew it's coming.

BOOM, at approximately 12:21 AM, the bugger just smiled at me with the stupid blinking look on its face. Sigh....

Add me to the club guys!

how old is your 360? still under warranty or not?

January 31, 20000000000000000007.

It's not even 3 months old and I can't Bernard on the phone. How does he deals with warranty claims anyways? Any idea?

The same thing as in TS punya or mine?

try unplug everything then replug back all see can or not. also try boot up without the hdd.

iinm, bernard only offered 1to1 exchange for the first month only. after that he need to send back to supplier and wait quite some time. why dont you try pm bro leenaz for more information.

Eisen: Both. It was fine yesterday, bu the 3ROD was there for a sec or two, rebooted, it was all fine.

Mine still can turn on sometimes.... and crashes all the time with a 3rod. When that happens, nothing will appear on the screen until I leave it for a while. Rinse. Repeat.

Judge: Tried everything I can think off. When I first saw the 3ROD, I thought it's just a loose HDD connection, removed it, same problem. So yeah, it's pretty much dead.

well i think it is pretty much dead then..
i'm sorry for you man....

O_o oh god. Now I'm scared.

pass it back to your local gameshop supplier and claim warranty.. but if you can't wait.. you can either pass it to tot31 for reparing services..

Fear not as we have our in-house 3ROD expert

If it's not under warranty anymore, that bladdy thing will be on the operating theater yesterday itself.

Since it's still under warranty, I will have to let Microsoft do their bit and replace it.

Alamak, kena pay 250 for shipping to SG. Sigh.... Anyone free enough to go down to SG?


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Come to think about it, the doctor charges are actually cheaper than shipping it back. What do you guys think?

Repair or send it back?

This post has been edited by verced: Apr 20 2007, 02:13 PM

I'd say get it fixed once and for all. Do the x-clamp replacement procedure

Just asking. Where do you keep your xbox? Air-conditioned room or room temperature? Vertical or horizontal?
And what is the longest period you left it on?

It doesn't matter where and how you put your 360 or how well you pampered it, when you are going to be hit by it, you really can't avoid it.

i got the 3rod this morning.. got it twice.. then power off.. n its working again.
But how do i check the error code ar..???

In my room. Non-ac. I left it standing (vertical). I could play 2-3 hours before this but not anymore. i send the 360 to fix an hour ago. i was thinking to get it x-clamped tot31. well lets just see if the guy i sent to know how to fix it or not. but anyway how do i pass my machine to tot31?

it seems like the h/ware failure rate is very high. should send a petition to microsoft to replace their sub-standard consoles. lol.

Like dat arr.
Well, I guess I'll enjoy mine until it happens.
Condolences to Verced.
But at any rate, I would suggest the XClamp fix. Even if you send it to SG and get it back, there's no telling when it would 3ROD again. Then you need to send it back again
It would be a different matter when the 360 is officially launched in Malaysia though, but I doubt it would ever happen.

hold sync button(small white button) then press eject (dvd drive) button...

x clamp replacement is indeed great. and hopefully it clears up 3rods of all xbox360..

but what "if" I said if.. the x clamp doens't cure the problem hence you already void the warranty and you can't send it back to MS...

if u got warranty better send it first...after that can send to our lovely lowyat tech hehehe...

warranty period's over =(

oh in that case...call up/pm our lovely tech...

then send to tot31 for repairing services...

(wheres my advertising fee ? )

how do i send to tot31 eh?

zc, try and plug it directly to your wall socket without connecting it to some extension cable or lightning arrestor

send a PmThis post has been edited by DjiNn: Apr 20 2007, 02:44 PM

press n hold the sync button n then press eject .. ok.. got it..
will do that next time.. (hopefully it dont appear)

errrr, i do not have my 360 now but i doubt it works.... i mean, HOW this would work?

Here is how you interpret the LEDs to get the code number:
All four lights flashing - 0
One light flashing - 1
Two Lights flashing - 2
Three lights flashing - 3

good luck

That's the only reason to send it back to Microsoft. If xclamp doesn't fix my problem, I have a 3 months old paperweight....

I guess I'll have to try and find a way to send it back to SG first.

Sigh....

I kena twice yesterday..maybe coz i din switch off the Homeplug port dat was attached to the 360..Now no more de...Verced whn is ur console manufac date?

Manufacturing Date : 2006 - 10 - 31

Console by itself is not even 6 months old. Sigh, damn freaking hard to contact them if you're not in SG. I still can't find their direct number.

Apparently, they need 10 business days (2 weeks) for you to get a replacement.

Juz nw my house dun have electricity..So whn the tenaga came back,i switched it on and the 3 lights came again and the console switch off by itself..After dat i turn off evrything and switch it on again..The 3 lights appeared again..Tehn i switch it off for 5 mins..After dat i turn it on but then nth happened..Now it works like normall..Iz this a sign dat 3Rod is coming?

ps..Mine same date as Verced..

This post has been edited by Eisenmeteor: Apr 20 2007, 04:20 PM

you need to find a fren from SG to help you out.

Eh, mine 3RODed as well after my house power failured a few weeks back.
Had a bit of a shock.
Switched it off, waited a bit then switched it on. Everything's fine now.

verced....why dun ask the shop that u bought from to help u on this......

Dat's what ive experienced juz nw..Zephro whn is ur xbox manufac date?

Damn scared nw..

How do you check the date? I dunno how, lol.

bro zc_squash,
since yours no longer under warranty then just send it to bro tot31 or metalgrindsolid. for your information, bro tot is staying in setapak area and bro metalgrindsolid is in serdang area.

bro verced,
my advise to you send back to SG for a replacement because yours still under warranty. find a way and get someone in SG to make that call and file a report on your behalf.

It's behind the console.... aptly labeled as MFR Date : YYYY - MM - DD


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Eisen, sorry about earlier. The machine crapped out on me.

It still managed to boot up if I left it for a while. If it's overheating, it should be showing something else instead of 0102 right? Weird.

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Bought it from Bernard. Kena 250. And from what I see, it will take forever before I get the thing back. Leenaz been waiting for almost 1.5 months now, still no news. I will try and sort it out first, if still cannot, I'll have to fork out 250 and wait for god knows how long.

How's PS3 btw? Any good games coming?

This post has been edited by verced: Apr 20 2007, 05:01 PM

Oh no..Mine same manufac date as Verced..Damn..But mine same as Zephro problem..So rite now dunno wat to do..

So juz nw whn u play Gears the console show 3ROD again?

Didn't even have the chance to play lar. Just hoping for the best earlier since I can still turn it on and GeoWars is not taxing enough to crash it. GOW managed to do it right after the loading's done.

Don't need to worry so much lar... it's still under warranty anyways. It's just annoying that I'm going to waste 1 month + of Live. First it was the stupid Streamyx, took em 2 weeks to reinstall a line. Now this. Life's good.

Mine can play..lucky..Managed to play some Execution games...

Yeap i experienced it myself few months back but so far still no problem and hopefully it stays that way.

Mine's older. 2006 - 8 - 16. I think mine is even more vulnerable.

Anyway, my console started to show some 3ROD hints... or is it? Whenever i'm logged onto a multiplayer game of GRAW2, the loading screen will freeze and the music stop playing, literally "hang". I've had to force restart my console since i don't know if there's any ctrl+alt+del button for 360. But such event is only limited to playing GRAW2's multiplayer session. Is it a hint of 3ROD? disc problem? game error? or DVD-player error? I'm just worrying that i've force restart in such a manner for numerous times already...

Suggestion: i think we should post a permanent pinned 3ROD issue thread at here.

Your issue sometimes can be rectified by clearing your HDD cache. http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/09/xbox-360...ode-discovered/

The code will clear all the updates for your games. Saved games and any other contents will remain intact.

Try it and see how it goes.


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UPDATES

OK, I managed to find someone to contact Xbox SG for me, and he was asked to do the standard troubleshooting steps, like 'Check the light on the power adaptor' and reseating all the cables you can see from the back of your xbox.

Once my friend mentioned that there's 3ROD and the light on the power adapter's green, the issue a replacement there and then. [Maybe you guys can start here to save the hassle]

They require 10 business days to process premium units [5 for core ], so I can only pick it up on May 7th. They also requested for a receipt.

Did they asked for any receipts when you guys go and pick it up?

This post has been edited by verced: Apr 20 2007, 06:06 PM

So the 3ROD dat was caused by electrical failures..Iz it a sign dat 3RoD is coming?

Bro, stop worrying and go join your buddies on gear of wars or something.

ENJOY!!!!! While it lasts.... heehehhehehe

Pls Educate me. What sort of software updates will be cleared? does it mean this will include the game's updates as well? If so, will i have to re-download the updates again?

Yeap, basically it will clear all the caches + game updates. Once you popped in your game, you will see the update screen. Game updates won't take long to download anyways. Once that's done, just try out whatever that you're having problem with. Hopefully that will fix it.

Btw Verced, is your 3RODed console still under warranty term? Anyhoo, how long is the warranty by MS anyway?

Yeap, still under warranty. It's barely 3 months old [or 6 months old from the manufacturing date].

All Xbox's comes with 1 year warranty from Microsoft. Accessories, 90 days. Pretty standard stuff I guess.

My manufacturing date is 2006 - 8 - 16 as well.
Uh oh.

yep gonna send to him if the technician couldnt fix it. the thing is you guys sure the ROD is coming eh? i've tried many times restarting but it is not coming...hehehe.... bloody 360 acting like a b****.

Why you are like so excited hoping your machine 3ROD?

Sent my 3ROD 360 to bro tot31 at 3pm today, at 6 something he sent message saying my 360 sudah okay , woot!! Gonna pick it up from him tomorrow. Hopefully can play Def Jam Icon by this time tomorrow

Another one fixed, congrats

Waaa good service lah tot31...after this can buy decent LCD tv with all the payment received

well at least i know if its ROD it can be fixed. if its not lagi lah pening brother...

lai..laiii..laiii....all 3rod..send to tot31....svc still cheap......if want cheaper..fix it yourself....

Btw,guyz when u all switch on the xbox does it make any sounds? Coz mine did le..

You mean sounds from the dvd drive?
Sounds as if the disc is being scratched or something like that?

Early SYMPTOM lar bro...Mine after that sound it tahan for atleast 1-2months then DEAD.... .....I think MUNKY also like that..

If im not mistaken..There is a BEEP sound then it keeps hanging..After restart and restart...3 ROD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wa..I think the sound happened like 1 week after i bought it le..That fast show 3ROD symptom kah?

Sound like the Disc is scratching ?...Hmmm i dont know about urs but mine after 5 months got that sound...And i also feel that the 360 sound is different..like the fan is louder....like there is no strength.....Not like my new one...so smooth and quiet..

btw need to get a new faceplate..must tekan the power button hard hard only can switch on..

Yeah mine has that loud sound.
HMMMMMM... early symptom eh..

No , the disc scratching sound during boot up is quite common , from what I heard in other forum . Mine did that too ... and quite new set .

U guys havent heard syujisy current 360 boot up sound

eh eh eh..cursing mine la now?
lol
that's not a early symptom la
3 ROD will just come when it needs to... so dont worry about it la
just have fun with it until the most...got problem?
send to bro tot or fix it yourself la

just saw your sig that u miss your 360..still using DJinn's 360 aaaa.....

This post has been edited by silencer: Apr 25 2007, 03:06 AM

no problem about that~. he can use as long as he wants too~ members mah

anyway, don't think syuji machine will come back at all (different supplier).. even it does, is just another refurbish set I presume.

erm juz a quick question.... the xbox has got a year or 3 years limited warranty?

lol its actually either a 3 month warranty or a 9 month warranty depending on who or where u bought it from.
if im not mistaken, only the US versions allow u to pay a little more and get an extra 1 year warranty or sumthin like that

well it happen to my first xbox360 too....

it started to freeze when 30mins running, then every 5 mins...so day after that i went to the shop and refund all my money back.

2 month after that i went to another game shop which is my best friend shop in sungei wang plaza then i purchased the modded xbox360 ( brand new )...so far my console working fine 100% perfect.

# i think its not because of the 3ROD...because its no 3 red lights sign...its because the units are defective model....

This post has been edited by Xrated: Apr 25 2007, 09:38 PM

so ur saying it couldnt be saved?

if still under warranty then off course better send it back to shop. unless like what happened to me lah... using my japanese 1st batch 360 for 14months then got 3ROD... no more warranty and have to think on my own how to solve this serious problem

All SG Xbox comes with a 1 year warranty. Check out the following link for more information.

http://www.xbox.com/zh-SG/support/warranty...360Warranty.htm

It doesn't really matter though as you're pretty much on your own if you're experiencing any problems with the box even within the warranty period.

I guess we have enough of this discussion, for future 3ROD-related topic...head over to the "official" 3ROD thread.

Thread closed. Cheers