XBox Back in Business
I had the three flashing red lights on the ring of light problem yesterday, and in searching around on the ‘Net, I found one or two posts that said that hitting the console actually helped.
Since mine was going back to the store anyway, I figured I’d give it a try.
Turns out a sharp knock on the left side of the console (standing up) brought it back to life.
My console worked perfectly at home, but died after a trip to the inlaws place for the holidays; I guess something got jarred loose. I’m still going to return it, but at least I’m not stuck for the holidays.
December 27th, 2005 at 2:38 pm
Heh heh.. sounds like the old modem for the vic 200, what was it a 200 baud?
I don’t remember, but do remember you telling us to hold it up and to drop it on the floor.. hehe
My how things dont’ change..
January 4th, 2006 at 12:35 pm
There are a surprising number of tech problems that can be fixed by just whacking it.
Things that aren’t seated correctly… drives that don’t spin up…
I’d take the XBox 360 apart and reseat stuff myself but that would void my warranty. So instead Microsoft gets to do it and sell it as a refurb I guess.