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Buying an Xbox 360 (60gb)

  • 20-09-2009 2:14pm
    #1
    john-joe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 797 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I am going to collect an Xbox 360 this evening and I wanted to find out how do I check for the RROD on the console as I do not know much about the Xbox!

    What should I look out for?:confused:

    How do I know what model it is?:confused:

    Anything else you feel I should ask/look out for it would be appreciated

    Thanks

    JJ


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  • #2
    john-joe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 797 ✭✭✭john-joe


    john-joe wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I am going to collect an Xbox 360 this evening and I wanted to find out how do I check for the RROD on the console as I do not know much about the Xbox!

    What should I look out for?:confused:

    How do I know what model it is?:confused:

    Anything else you feel I should ask/look out for it would be appreciated

    Thanks

    JJ


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  • #3
    EGriff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭EGriff


    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=61990558&postcount=8

    That shows you where to look to check if its a newer model.


  • #4
    john-joe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 797 ✭✭✭john-joe


    EGriff wrote: »
    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=61990558&postcount=8

    That shows you where to look to check if its a newer model.


    any idea how to tell if it has the RROD?


  • #5
    witnessmenow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,264 ✭✭✭witnessmenow


    yeah, turn it on


  • #6
    john-joe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 797 ✭✭✭john-joe


    does it turn red straight away?


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  • #7
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    john-joe wrote: »
    does it turn red straight away?

    It's just like traffic lights. Green is good to go. Red is stop what you're doing and get it repaired.

    Are you buying it new or second hand?


  • #8
    john-joe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 797 ✭✭✭john-joe


    That_Guy wrote: »
    It's just like traffic lights. Green is good to go. Red is stop what you're doing and get it repaired.

    Are you buying it new or second hand?

    second hand (1 year old)

    am trading some games in exchange for it, just don't want to get stung!

    Do not know too much about them......


  • #9
    theteal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭theteal


    john-joe wrote: »
    second hand (1 year old)

    am trading some games in exchange for it, just don't want to get stung!

    Do not know too much about them......

    you'll have to turn it on to be sure, you would see the red ring as soon as it powers up (instead of a green flashing cirlcing action - this is what you want to see) if it has the rrod


  • #10
    john-joe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 797 ✭✭✭john-joe


    Ok thanks guys,

    Just last question, does it say on the console that it is a 60GB?

    if so where do I look?

    Thanks again


  • #11
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    john-joe wrote: »
    second hand (1 year old)

    am trading some games in exchange for it, just don't want to get stung!

    Do not know too much about them......

    Ask the seller to turn on the Xbox to see if it has the red rings or not.
    If the Xbox is one year old then there should be two years left on the warranty should you get the RROD so you can get it repaired for free from Microsoft should you get the RROD in those two years.

    Also ask the seller if they have modded their console in any way. If there's any modding done and you send your 360 back for repair then Microsoft may not repair it because AFAIK it's a breach of the warranty or something like that.

    Apart from that, happy gaming.


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  • #12
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    john-joe wrote: »
    Ok thanks guys,

    Just last question, does it say on the console that it is a 60GB?

    if so where do I look?

    Thanks again

    Should be on the Hard Drive I think.


  • #13
    john-joe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 797 ✭✭✭john-joe


    Ok thanks to everyone who posted a reply

    appreciate it

    Ill let you know how I get on with it :D


  • #14
    docentore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,582 ✭✭✭docentore


    Also check if the warranty seal is ok and ask if the console was registered with microsoft. If yes, ask the seller to ring microsoft and unregister it.


  • #15
    john-joe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 797 ✭✭✭john-joe


    docentore wrote: »
    Also check if the warranty seal is ok and ask if the console was registered with microsoft. If yes, ask the seller to ring microsoft and unregister it.


    where would I find the warranty seal?

    thanks


  • #16
    docentore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,582 ✭✭✭docentore


    take off the front panel, just pull it, warranty seal should be in ring of light area


  • #17
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    So OP is everything working ok for you? Feel free to add me. My user name is:

    Erup Lamina


  • #18
    john-joe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 797 ✭✭✭john-joe


    That_Guy wrote: »
    So OP is everything working ok for you? Feel free to add me. My user name is:

    Erup Lamina


    Hi i could not collect until this friday! so will know then :-)

    How do I 'add' you?

    JJ


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