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Sunday, September 4, 2011

Xbox 360 Faults - The Problems And Errors Invoked By Them

By Timothy Anderson


With every major revision of the games console, there are always issues. As such, there are always newer and newer iterations of such devices to in ensure that they are not only providing the most power available in our generation for the cheapest price, but also to prevent issues that might arise in the console. There are three major consoles on sale, the Wii, Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 is known for its less-than-stellar reliability history and in some cases, this history should be well known for the customer to be fully aware of what they're getting into. While Microsoft are onto their later iterations, the Xbox 360 is in its 2nd primary iteration, the 'Slim'. This is effectively a fully revised Xbox 360 that provides the same power, but with an entirely new structure. However, older models still suffer from the same problems and when purchasing second hand or just an older model in general, you should be aware of Xbox 360 faults.

Red Ring Of Death

Perhaps the most notorious of the Xbox 360's faults it the Red Ring of Death (RROD). This is named as such because when a serious problem strikes the console, three of the four green LEDs become red, almost creating a full red circle. While the full circle is less serious, the third-quarter circle represents a general hardware failure. This essentially means a part of the console is bust and that it will need replacing or fixing. Unfortunately, it's not that simple to fix and many consoles have been broken in amateur attempts to do so.

There are many theories as to why the Xbox 360s break, but due to the nature of the problems, Microsoft doesn't full open it up to the public. Inspections on the hardware suggest overheating problems. The soldering that connects many of the pieces have been thought to be insufficient to hold the current or temperature and eventually break. With newer and newer components, the heat and electrical consumption issues have been reduced as the efficiency has been improved.

Disc Scratching

There were some issues with the disc tray. Discs became victim to being scratched while inside the machine and when removed, they would have uniform scratches across the majority of the disc, meaning it was unusable. The uniform nature of these scratches suggest it was a piece of the tray or something else pressed against the disc. The source of the problems is somewhat subjective. In studies, it was proven that discs could indeed be scratched during the course of normal use through everyday household vibrations. However, Microsoft insists its user error, such as moving the console while it's on and the disc is spinning, which the manual warns against.

E74 System Error

This is an error in which the lower-right of the ring flashes red. The E74 System Error is caused by the video, when there's damage to the hardware. While it is included under the warranty, it can strike in many cases, but gives the user early warning signs, such as video artifacts. Essentially, the video quality will degrade severely and this should be enough warning that the E74 error is about to occur.




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