Advice on what to do with my xbox

[Tipnmo101]

I bought an xbox in december and now it is developing problems, i just got off the phone with microsoft and they want 100 + tax + shipping to fix it. If i try and fix it or have an unauthorized repair service work on it microsoft wont touch it. The xbox sometimes will only start to a screen telling me that my xbox needs service and the light on front will flash red. Other times it will start perfectly and i wont have any problems with it. Once i was able to get the xbox to work by hitting the top of it somewhat forcefully. Occasionally the tray will not open when the light is flashing red, other times it will. Now my question is, could it be something as simple as an ide cable coming loose? Should i open it up and take the chance of microsoft not accepting it? I move my xbox alot, and i have always been kind of worried that i might damage the hdd, i also wouldnt mind upgrading the hdd with a mod chip.

Any advice is greatly appreciated
thx
ian

 

[SoylentGreen]

Buy a new one

 

[dman]

Or

Sell it on ebay as broken, and

buy a new one.

 

[BillGates]

Sell it to the blind kid down the street.

 

[neovan]

mod it.

this way, it will force you to open up the xbox and check for any irregularities. if both still fails, buy a new one.

 

[FoBoT]

use it until it dies, then buy a new one

game consoles are throw away/consumer items, not worth paying to get fixed

 

[0roo0roo]

ah, the joy of consoles with mechanical parts, which is basically all of em think about how many times pc parts die on you pretty often. then again consoles are dirt cheap. you could probably ebay it as broken, some people buy to fix. or for parts.

 

[MournSanity]

Send it to me

 

[neovan]

btw...can i have the powersupply.

 

[zzzz]

Its probably a bad hard drive. mod it and put a new one one.
or you can just send it to me.

 

[NogginBoink]

Bitch to Microsoft to fix it under warranty.

 

[Pilsnerpete]

fdisk/format/reinstall...hehe:beer:

 

[Actaeon]

Virus Scan?


Probally should sell it off as broken.

 

[jonmullen]

Originally posted by: BillGates
Sell it to the blind kid down the street.

polly want a cracker...good birdy.

 

[tRaptor]

how much you want for it? Good used ones are $125....

 

[jagr10]

Ya, just buy another . It's not that much more. Maybe you can get a used one with ebgames or try trading yours into ebgames for some games. Then go buy yourself another xbox.

 

[jagr10]

 

[Dudd]

Hitting it is good, but I hear that whacking it full force with a basketball is the true test of stability.