Red Ring Of Death

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Working Red Ring Of Death Xbox 360 May Be Best Mod Yet

4:52PM July 29, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

I wonder if this “Modded Xbox 360 with red LED lights” is actually a fully working Xbox – with modified LEDs permanently displaying the Red Ring of Death – or just a dead Xbox. Either way, this eBay auction is a winner. More »

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Xbox 360 ‘Repaired’ Three Times, Returns Each Time With Red Ring

3:20AM October 8, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Andy Phifer, like many of us, faced a glowing red ring on his nonfunctional Xbox 360. Facing an RRoD warranty technicality, he sent Microsoft $US100 to make necessary repairs. Things didn’t go so well. Here’s his story: More »

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Has Microsoft Finally Solved The Xbox RRoD Problem?

2:20AM September 3, 2009 | John Herrman

Hey guys, have you heard? Xbox 360s die horribly, almost without fail. In the wake of some devastatingly terrible survey results, a third-party warranty company is saying that RRoD troubles are on the wane. More »

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The Shocking Inside Story of the Epic Defects That Killed Millions of Xbox 360s

5:00AM September 7, 2008 | Matt Buchanan

Dean Takahashi, one of the most respected tech journos around, spent years putting together this mind-blowing expose that reveals the truly epic scale of the problems that lead to millions of dead Xbox 360s. It really is one of the most stunning flustercucks in gaming history. According to his account, Microsoft willfully ignored deep, systemic problems in the console’s production that reached from chipmakers—initially, only 16 out of every 100 of its IBM-made processors worked—to production lines, where just before launch, an unbelievable 68 percent of consoles made were clunkers.