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FOR THE LOVE OF DEAR GOD!!!

I just got the 3 red lights of death.

The timing was awful though, just when I am enjoying online with Battlefield, this happends.

Good time to upgrade to an elite though. ;-)

The only downside to upgrading is that I have to request a transfer data cable from microsoft to transfer all my HDD data to the new one. This sucks since it will take microsoft 1 to 2 weeks to mail it to me. This means I will be unable to play my lovely games online until then.

I think I can recover my gamertag with the new elite system to play battlefield online until the data transfer cable arrives. My question however is if my gamertag and saved games will still be recognized, duplicated, or affected after I transfer my broken xbox HDD data into the elite HDD after I have already used it to play online with the recovered gamertag.

Any suggestions?
 
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You could always copy the stuff over without the transfer cable by copying it from your 360 HDD to your PC then back to the new drive, would mean you'd need to break the warranty of your 360 HDD though, but as it's not something that generally breaks it's not a big deal IMO :)
 
Placebo said:
You could always copy the stuff over without the transfer cable by copying it from your 360 HDD to your PC then back to the new drive, would mean you'd need to break the warranty of your 360 HDD though, but as it's not something that generally breaks it's not a big deal IMO :)
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Really? this is great news for me. Have you done this yourself? the reason I ask is because I read somewhere that you are not supposed to do this with a pc.

sorry to ask but how would I copy from HDD to my PC. Can you provide some steps or a link to an idiot's guide?
 
jflores said:
FOR THE LOVE OF DEAR GOD!!!

I just got the 3 red lights of death.

The timing was awful though, just when I am enjoying online with Battlefield, this happends.

Good time to upgrade to an elite though. ;-)

The only downside to upgrading is that I have to request a transfer data cable from microsoft to transfer all my HDD data to the new one. This sucks since it will take microsoft 1 to 2 weeks to mail it to me. This means I will be unable to play my lovely games online until then.

I think I can recover my gamertag with the new elite system to play battlefield online until the data transfer cable arrives. My question however is if my gamertag and saved games will still be recognized, duplicated, or affected after I transfer my broken xbox HDD data into the elite HDD after I have already used it to play online with the recovered gamertag.

Any suggestions?
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me too man. me too..
 
gomito#10 said:
me too man. me too..
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DANG!

And I also noticed via the IGN site that their 360 got the red lights yesterday as well. It seems that time is up for a certain number of folks 360's that were purchased on a certain date. The life span of this console is a joke. But oh well, what can you do. I need another 360 PRONTO! and I will try to go for the elite next week.
 
jflores said:
DANG!

And I also noticed via the IGN site that their 360 got the red lights yesterday as well. It seems that time is up for a certain number of folks 360's that were purchased on a certain date. The life span of this console is a joke. But oh well, what can you do. I need another 360 PRONTO! and I will try to go for the elite next week.
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im gonna go to best buy, take my hard drive out before i go, return the old one and just try and convince them i bought the one without hte hard drive, then attach it to the new one.. does anyone know if that will work?
 
jflores said:
Really? this is great news for me. Have you done this yourself? the reason I ask is because I read somewhere that you are not supposed to do this with a pc.

sorry to ask but how would I copy from HDD to my PC. Can you provide some steps or a link to an idiot's guide?
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Yes I did it myself as I moved from Singapore to Sweden and needed to sell my NTSC-J 360 to replace with a PAL one here, think it's mentioned elsewhere in this thread, I'll try to find it as I provided links to tutorials and everything!

Edit: Found it http://forums.evo-web.co.uk/showthread.php?p=1341003&highlight=sata#post1341003
 
Placebo said:
Not a problem, worked perfectly for me when I did it and very simple once it was attached the my PC, if you have any questions just ask :)
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I just finished reading and looking over at the site with pics and instructions. I have to admit it's a lot to do and very complicated. I am not good at dismantling, repairing and doing all this. I probably would end up damaging something. I would much rather pay someone who is more tech savy then I am to do it.

Thanks anyway.
 
Hi does anybody know how to get rid of a xbox live gamertag from a xbox 360 hdd? also how do i delete credit card details off it too?

my stupid bro was about to sell his xbox 360 with his gamertag WITH my bloody credit card details on it:brick:
 
jonneymendoza said:
Hi does anybody know how to get rid of a xbox live gamertag from a xbox 360 hdd? also how do i delete credit card details off it too?

my stupid bro was about to sell his xbox 360 with his gamertag WITH my bloody credit card details on it:brick:
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You just delete the profile. Go to the far right tab, go to Memory and click on the profile to delete. As for deleting your card details, can't be done unless you call MS.

Deleting his Gamertag will be enough anyway.
 
Can anyone recommend a good 2 player (split screen) Racing game ?

I.e. one you can play with two players on one console at the same time.
 
Are they split-screen? I think PGR4 is, but Forza 2? Didn't think it had split-screen!
 
I've got it in the drawer next to me and I didn't know that. Got to start playing games more often. :|

Thanks StayingPower! :lol:
 
Rumour has it that the next big Xbox 360 dashboard update will include a new 3D interface option that will utilise the rumoured motion-sensing controller.

In addition to a huge list of other features and enhancements, including faster loading times and new payment methods, Kotaku claim that the new dashboard will will "recreate the increasingly cluttered dashboard "blade" system in a 3D environment that will be something more akin to the Minority Report than a filing cabinet. The motion controls will allow users to sort of slide through the different levels of this floating menu system."

Now this we can't wait to see!

The full list of rumoured features are:

1. Option to delay sign-in to Xbox LIVE upon booting console (to allow user to set Online Status).
2. Option to promote Child Account from Family Settings.
3. Disallow Child Accounts (over 18) to override Family Settings by launching Privacy Settings through a title.
4. Option in Family Settings for Child Accounts to enable child-oriented/non-mature advertisements.
5. Introduce a group chat (4) for Private Chat and conferences through Video Chat.
6. Support to indicate media being watched to gamercard status (video content from Marketplace only).
7. Extend height for Bio field in Personal Profile, easier navigation through text.
8. More fields present in Personal Profile - recent achievements, interests, games, movies, links, custom section.
9. Compact Personal Profile for new fields (navigating to field will open it up).
10. Mandatory option to delete duplicate titles from gamercard (excludes Games for Windows - LIVE). User disconnected from Xbox LIVE when booting any title until action complete.
11. Option to remove payment information from gamertag.
12. New payment methods for international users.
13. Download History on Account Management better organized - games, genre, type, download date, miscellaneous.
14. Long descriptions of items on Marketplace can be scrolled using right stick.
15. Better organization of free content on Marketplace.
16. Option to 'ping' when testing connection.
17. Allow re-connection to Xbox LIVE if Ethernet cable is re-inserted whilst powered on.
18. New strip colors available to developers, staff gamercards.
19. New corner icon available to ambassadors.
20. Re-introduce Messages button for Inside Xbox updates only.
21. Option to store up to 10 messages permanently on server (excludes invites, status messages).
22. Increase character limit for text messages between friends only.
23. Option to disable invites from non-friends or all players.
24. Option to disable invites from titles not on gamercard (excludes demos).
25. Option to have smaller items moved up in Active Downloads.
26. Automatically re-connect to Xbox LIVE if disconnected unexpectedly (set intervals).
27. Option to download gamer picture (if available) from a gamercard being viewed.
28. Display random tips to replace static text on Xbox LIVE and Games blades.
29. New button on Marketplace for optional dashboard features - uses Storage Device memory.
30. Option to donate Microsoft Points to anybody with a Windows Live ID.
31. Option to purchase Membership for charities (includes benefits).
32. Integrate file-sharing for selected titles on Xbox LIVE and Games for Windows - LIVE.
33. Disable notifications to friends of user repeatedly signing into service (set period).
34. Option to see 'snippet' of text message in notification.
35. Windows Live Mail integration - includes support for Xbox LIVE Vision.
36. Web feeds integration - text, images, audio. Includes support for specific item codes on Marketplace.
37. Option to display gamer picture or standard picture as display picture in Windows Live Messenger.
38. Support for headset, Xbox LIVE Vision in Windows Live Messenger.
39. Support for limited 'winks' that display on dashboard interface. Option to disable 'winks' and 'nudges' added.
40. Notifications separate from Windows Live Messenger to Xbox 360 notifications.
41. Disable multiple languages from being used in any Xbox LIVE editable fields.


Games
1. Option to delete titles from gamercard with 0 gamerscore and 0 achievements (excludes some titles that will be re-added to launch another title).
2. Organize My Games at the Games Library section better (includes disc-based titles) - sort by genre, platform (Games for Windows - LIVE), percentage completion.
3. Support to display friends leaderboards for disc-based titles.
4. Show dates of an achievement unlocked when comparing.
5. Preload Games Library upon dashboard bootup for faster access.
6. Game updates now shown as items in Memory, increased amount of updates on Storage Device.
7. Option to delete game updates, removed 'cheat code' as no longer needed.
8. Support for more titles to display banner when accessing guide in-game.
9. Option to re-introduce awarded gamer pictures from titles that do not have their own re-introduce feature (requires saved game).
10. Disable gamer pictures from being awarded from trials.
11. Support for titles to store installation data on Storage Device for faster loading.
12. Synchronization to achievements offline/online that were deleted and then re-added from developers.

Media
1. Option to hold LT and RT for rewinding/fast-forwarding video content.
2. Option to delete individual music tracks from storage device.
3. Option to rip music CD at different quality.
4. Copy non-protected files (pictures, music, videos) from USB storage devices, CDs and computers to proprietary storage devices.
5. Support for menu, top-menu features on video content downloaded from Marketplace.
6. Section added for audio delivered through feeds (podcasts). Option to stream, download to Storage Device.
7. Support added for video titles/description to gamercard status.

Dashboard/Miscellaneous
1. Option to navigate quickly out of several menus back to respective blade home (applies to Games, Media, System).
2. New blade trim styles added.
3. Introduce expanded Inside Xbox as a portal to news, weather, entertainment, help and community features.
4. New sounds for various functions (notifications, blades, navigation).
5. Calibration options for display/sound.
6. Calibration options for motion sensor devices.
7. New effects for Xbox LIVE Vision and dashboard background.
8. Disable changing of Theme when on Memory to prevent 'hanging'.
9. Preload recent, limited items upon dashboard bootup on Memory.
10. Faster loading of Themes section on guide.
11. Option to see what items will not work offline due to DRM license changing from Memory.
12. Option to automatically associate new DRM to items downloaded for free.
13. Indicate 'charging' status on guide when Play & Charge kit is connected.
14. Option to change text colors on guide to better contrast some backgrounds.
16. Language improvements.
18. Word censor updated for fields.
19. Privacy Settings/Family Settings updated for new features.
20. Voice, picture messages can be read at Xbox.com (Gold accounts).
 
damn three red lights today the machine stopped reading a disc then just died......

warranty ran out 11/3/07 i bought this second hand from a friend....

oh well back to my ds
 
Has anyone tried exchanging their 360 at Game, under the 1 year warranty, for a new one? Mine doesn't have the red light, but every now and then it stops reading the disc. It reckons it's dirty, which is rubbish. I'm wondering if i could swap it for a newer, quieter one.
 
I had a friend try a while ago and they refused to unless it had the 3 red lights - he told them he was having disc read errors and games locking up and he had 3 red lights flash up one time so he turned it all off and unplugged it - but he turned it on the next morning and it was fine - but they said that was bull and once you get 3 red lights it will never work again.
 
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