My Xbox broke

Mr. Manager

As the title reads, my xbox broke.

Just as I was preparing myself for a rediculous session later of Black Ops.

Not really sure what happened. Was playing last night, not a bother.
When I went to knock it on today it said "open tray" - the disc was already in it. It happened me before but it always got back on after I restarted it. Not this time. I tried standing it up to see if it could read the disc that way but again, no joy.

I wouldn't mind but the xbox is only about 6-7 months old. Figured the elite would last the longest, guess not

Do ya reckon xbox would cover that in their warranty like they would the Red Ring? Obviously I dont have the receipt anymore


FML.

P.S: Just to add insult to injury, my laptop packed up too.

GEasy

Well you'd expect it to last more than 7 months!:eek:

Don't settle for anything less than a replacement !

Professional Griefer

Try some of these bud. Worth a try.

Mr. Manager

LakesKeane wrote: »

Well you'd expect it to last more than 7 months!:eek:

Don't settle for anything less than a replacement !

I had an Xbox Arcade before this that lasted something like 3 years before getting the red ring... Not happy at all to say the least.

Ix Deadmau5 wrote: »

Try some of these bud. Worth a try.

Thanks for the link man. I tried playing Call of Duty 4 and got no result, then tried a DVD to an avail

Magill

Get a PS3.

Mr. Manager

That wont solve my problem at all.

2 of my friends had their PS3 break in the last 6 weeks or so. They treated their console the same as I did.

Only difference is, my Xbox is covered under warranty

GEasy

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

That wont solve my problem at all.

2 of my friends had their PS3 break in the last 6 weeks or so. They treated their console the same as I did.

Only difference is, my Xbox is covered under warranty

And it should be.. for a year at the very least . I've read stories of getting replacements for ps3s and 360s even when their out of warrenty. 1 year is not the intended lifecycle for these machines right?

Not having a reciept is there killer here imo.

WhiskeyGoblin

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Now this will probably give me bad luck but oh well.. Should of bought a ps3.

*awaits flaming *


But on a serious note. Hard luck man

Shammy

Right , is the place where you bought your 360 the usual place where you get your games ?
Do they know you , even though you dont have the receipt if you are known there , they will check you xbox , they can also tell that its within the year and hopefully will replace it.
No harm in trying , next time always keep the receipt somewhere safe. Since i bought the new 360 last week its my 10th xbox , and only ever bought 2 , the receipt is like gold

Good luck

Magill

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

That wont solve my problem at all.

2 of my friends had their PS3 break in the last 6 weeks or so. They treated their console the same as I did.

Only difference is, my Xbox is covered under warranty

There must be something missing from this story Are you all at uni or something ??? Playing basketball with your consoles !?!?!

Dont understand how peoples consoles break so easily, i've never had one go tits up on me, have a launch date ps3 and xbox


As for your question, you'll diffo get a new one

Mr. Manager

LakesKeane wrote: »

And it should be.. for a year at the very least . I've read stories of getting replacements for ps3s and 360s even when their out of warrenty. 1 year is not the intended lifecycle for these machines right?

Not having a reciept is there killer here imo.

Just registered for a replacement on Xbox.com - covered under warranty til January 2012

Little bit happier now.

AnneFrank

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

As the title reads, my xbox broke.

Just as I was preparing myself for a rediculous session later of Black Ops.

Not really sure what happened. Was playing last night, not a bother.
When I went to knock it on today it said "open tray" - the disc was already in it. It happened me before but it always got back on after I restarted it. Not this time. I tried standing it up to see if it could read the disc that way but again, no joy.

I wouldn't mind but the xbox is only about 6-7 months old. Figured the elite would last the longest, guess not

Do ya reckon xbox would cover that in their warranty like they would the Red Ring? Obviously I dont have the receipt anymore


FML.

P.S: Just to add insult to injury, my laptop packed up too.

this happens me all the time and i usually take all the wires out put them back in tightly and plug out and in again and it usually works then,if not repeat the process i dont think it's a terminal problem to be honest

Mr. Manager

Magill wrote: »

There must be something missing from this story Are you all at uni or something ??? Playing basketball with your consoles !?!?!

Dont understand how peoples consoles break so easily, i've never had one go tits up on me, have a launch date ps3 and xbox


As for your question, you'll diffo get a new one

Mine hasn't moved since the day I bought it. That's what's bothering me so much.

Same with my 2 friends. Treated them like it was their own child!

WhiskeyGoblin

Well at least its covered... But a ****e time to bite the dust. Dont worry till you get a new one, there will be plenty of posts about it

Mr. Manager

Shammy wrote: »

Right , is the place where you bought your 360 the usual place where you get your games ?
Do they know you , even though you dont have the receipt if you are known there , they will check you xbox , they can also tell that its within the year and hopefully will replace it.
No harm in trying , next time always keep the receipt somewhere safe. Since i bought the new 360 last week its my 10th xbox , and only ever bought 2 , the receipt is like gold

Good luck

Nah I picked it up from xtra-vision. Only have the 2 games for the xbox so I'm no regular round there... I've since bought a file to store all my receipts. Not having this happen again!

AnneFrank wrote: »

this happens me all the time and i usually take all the wires out put them back in tightly and plug out and in again and it usually works then,if not repeat the process i dont think it's a terminal problem to be honest

Tried the usual steps, no joy

Mr. Manager

marko93 wrote: »

Well at least its covered... But a ****e time to bite the dust. Dont worry till you get a new one, there will be plenty of posts about it

I look forward to reading all about it!

Blatter

Did you buy the xbox with cash or credit/laser card?

If it was the latter, you can get your statements from 6/7 months ago from bank....

Crazyivan 1979

This happened to my xbox twice. Found a solution in a comment on a youtube video.

What I did was, took game out, placed a cushion on my couch, held xbox 6 inches above cushion (button side down) and dropped it 4-5 times.

It worked! Apparently the laser reader had been knocked out of alignement. This just knocks it back into place. Hasn't done it since, xbox is 3 yrs old.

Mr. Manager

SOCCER4LIFE wrote: »

Did you buy the xbox with cash or credit/laser card?

If it was the latter, you can get your statements from 6/7 months ago from bank....

Apparently cash is not king...

WhiskeyGoblin

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

I look forward to reading all about it!

Man, talk nice and i'lll even show you some on Skype

AnneFrank

Crazyivan 1979 wrote: »

This happened to my xbox twice. Found a solution in a comment on a youtube video.

What I did was, took game out, placed a cushion on my couch, held xbox 6 inches above cushion (button side down) and dropped it 4-5 times.

It worked! Apparently the laser reader had been knocked out of alignement. This just knocks it back into place. Hasn't done it since, xbox is 3 yrs old.

I heard if you do it hopping on one foot with a bikini on it works better

Mr. Manager

Crazyivan 1979 wrote: »

This happened to my xbox twice. Found a solution in a comment on a youtube video.

What I did was, took game out, placed a cushion on my couch, held xbox 6 inches above cushion (button side down) and dropped it 4-5 times.

It worked! Apparently the laser reader had been knocked out of alignement. This just knocks it back into place. Hasn't done it since, xbox is 3 yrs old.

As good as that sounds I'm going to not try it

claiva

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

As good as that sounds I'm going to not try it

I've heard of this aswell to be honest. There's fairly specific instructions on which sideto drop it on etc. Worth a shot first as you'll be without your xbox for at least 3 weeks while its away being repaired.

K.C

Same thing happened to me a year ago. Try the following link. I know its temporary but believe me it works. I havn't had a problem since. Make sure the xbox is on its side. At least you'll get to play black ops.:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2017ir7E99o

paddycam

The same happened my xbox a couple of months ago.Quite easy to fix,all that was wrong was the laser thing is on rails and it had moved so it wasent reading the disc.I opened up the xbox(lots of you tube videos) and moved the laser back.Sorted.Only problem is it will void any warrenty you have.

Mr. Manager

Cheers for all the replies. I'm not going to bang or "tap" my xbox in the hope that it fixes itself. It's being sent back to xbox for a replacement.

Will be getting a temp xbox from a friend to tie me over so I'm not missing out on Black Ops.