Microsoft No Longer Sending Pre-Paid Shipping Boxes For Broken Consoles
by Dylan Duarte on June 8, 2009 at 9:25 pm
The red ring of death is something that Xboxers the world over dread. However, Microsoft has done what they can to ease the pain of the repair process, which includes shipping you a pre-paid box to send your broken console in. As of May 26th, however, you need to get your own damn box. Read more…
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Microsoft warranty now covers E74 errors
by Sam Naylor on April 14, 2009 at 6:40 am
GameZine reports that Microsoft have extended their warranty to cover the E74 error as well as the Red Ring of Death. A growing number of complaints about the error have led to Microsoft addressing the issue, mentioning that the error is linked to the RRoD issue.
Microsoft are also refunding those who have already had to pay out: “Microsoft will refund to customers the amount paid for an out of warranty repair due to a general hardware failure associated with the e74 error message. Those customers should automatically receive the refund within 4-12 weeks, and no additional action by customers should be necessary.”
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A Solder’s Balls: 360 Red Ring of Death’s Possible Explanation
by Andrew Podolsky on January 22, 2008 at 11:22 pm
The mysterious Red Ring of Death has perplexed many Xbox 360 owners. What evil magic causes the system to overheat and crap out so often? Bunnie’s Blog has a very interesting theory about why the technology behind Microsoft’s console leads so often to failure. Read more…
Microsoft Banning 360 Consoles with Modded Fans
by Dylan Duarte on December 25, 2007 at 3:31 pm
Too bad.
This is getting a little ridiculous. It seems that Microsoft will ban you from Xbox Live for just about anything these days, including fan modifications. Read more…
How Bout’ The Time I Emailed Bill Gates…
by Michael Bencic on October 26, 2007 at 2:34 am
“Bill Gates is building one of these as we speak”
From the red rings of death to the unreadable disk errors, 360’s were turning on their owner’s like that scene in the Transformers movie. I was sick and tired of it, and I wanted results, so I emailed Bill Gates. Read more…
