02-13-2013, 07:26 AM | #239 |
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You also have the newer model. I got one of the last of the old models.
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02-13-2013, 07:34 AM | #240 |
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My CD Drive won't even open if it's vertical, and it makes a buzzing sound anytime I close the drive in either position without a disc in the tray.
Weird stuff. I'm on my 3rd, first red ringed after a lightning strike, brought it back, got a gift card instead of an exchange, sold gift card bought car stuff. 2nd one a couple of years later cd drive jammed, and it was the last white one that could be bought in the old style, and now this one! |
02-13-2013, 08:07 AM | #241 |
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Is it better to sit them horizontal?
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02-13-2013, 08:37 AM | #242 |
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Supposedly it's designed to vent more of the heat out the top if you sit it horizontally. I don't know. There's so many "do this and do that" things out there to prevent red ring. It makes sense to me, there aren't any cooling ducts at the top where the hard drive is, and warm air rising would be trapped by that space.
Your new Xbox was basically designed with cooling in mind so I don't think it matters how you have it sitting.
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02-13-2013, 08:37 AM | #243 |
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my old xbox red-ringed a couple times, but I never had to pay to replace it... just filed with microsoft on their website, they sent me a box and a shipping label. One month later, I have a functioning xbox again with some free xbox live time. That being said, I upgraded to the new style once it came out, and I've never had any issues at all with the new ones.
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02-13-2013, 08:47 AM | #244 |
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You can do that with their site?
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02-13-2013, 09:09 AM | #246 |
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Yeah. My friend got a brand-new Xbox a week or so after his red ringed. No questions asked.
Probably. Hindsight is 20/20.
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02-13-2013, 09:22 AM | #248 |
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Ken's now my favorite.
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02-13-2013, 09:35 AM | #250 |
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