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Report cites 10% of all 360 failures due to RROD

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2008-02-27 10:30:00 by Dustin Burg in Xbox 360 Fanboy
...RROD SquareTrade released a report today detailing their warranty tests and out of the 16% failed 360 total, roughly 10% of them were due to RROD general hardware failures. The other 6% were attributed to things like disc read errors, hard drive freezes and disc tray malfunctions all of which would not be covered under Micrsoft's extended...
 
Tags: rrod, warranty, warranty claims, firm squaretrade, squaretrade, due, warranty tests, problematic pro skus, rrod relief
 
 
 
 
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Rumor: MS's chip design team caused RROD fiasco

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2008-06-11 10:00:00 by Dustin Burg in Xbox 360 Fanboy
...RROD problems which led to last year's 360 "recall" . And they're firmly placing all the blame on Microsoft and their attempt to save a few bucks Even though they formally acknowledged it with billion dollar warranty extensions, Microsoft never completely revealed what the cause of the Xbox 360's RROD hardware problems were. The reason for...
 
Tags: design team, design, rrod, faulty chip design, xbox, rrod hardware, chips, led, eetimes
 
 
 
 
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Whisper Max cooler promises RROD protection

2008-01-10 22:10:59 by admin in Video Games Blog
 
...RROD from happening all while lighting up your console with three purdy colors. And if by chance your console would red rings after you install the Whisper Max (with NITRO SWITCH), then we guess you'd be screwed since you technically void your warranty while installing the fans. So, we'll leave the decision up to you. Plop down $25 on the...
 
Tags: whisper max, fan, current fan system, fan system, nitro switch, console, red rings, dustin burg, prevent rrod
 
 
 
 
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Finally something to blame for RRoD

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2008-06-12 18:01:33 by Matthew Razak in That VideoGame Blog
...RRoD is because of a faulty graphics chip. A faulty graphics chip that was made by Microsoft themselves. Speaking at the Design Automation Conference in California Lewis said, Microsoft wanted to avoid an ASIC vendor, thus cutting cost. They then went straight to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing on-the-cheap. Evidently the newer systems...
 
Tags: graphics chip, faulty graphics chip, rrod, asic vendor, real asic vendor, microsoft, design automation conference, rrod anymore, billion
 
 
 
 
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Whisper Max cooler promises RROD protection

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2008-01-10 14:45:00 by Dustin Burg in Xbox 360 Fanboy
...RROD from happening all while lighting up your console with three purdy colors. And if by chance your console would red rings after you install the Whisper Max (with NITRO SWITCH), then we guess you'd be screwed since you technically void your warranty while installing the fans. So, we'll leave the decision up to you. Plop down $25 on the...
 
Tags: whisper max, fan, current fan system, fan system, nitro switch, console, red rings, prevent rrod, warranty
 
 
 
 
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Rumor: the real reason for the RROD revealed

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2008-01-21 11:45:00 by Richard Mitchell in Xbox 360 Fanboy
...RROD. Whether it be substandard heat sinks, bad solder joints, or even bad chips, a myriad of issues can lead to hardware failure Is it all true? It's certainly not out of the question that MS may have rushed the 360 in order to beat Sony. After all, even with the 360's very real hardware issues, it currently enjoys a healthy lead over the...
 
Tags: source, source notes, inside source, lead, anonymous source, real hardware issues, healthy lead, issues, microsoft
 
 
 
 
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6 Ways to Enjoy the RRoD

2008-03-12 14:14:59 by Editor in N4G.com : News Feed : gaming
 
Having recently had his Xbox 360 fail just shy of its 11 month birthday, Fuchal of NextGG.com joined the long list of gamers in the RRoD Club, or what he calls the Cant Beat American Made Brigade. But being the sneaky Gen X type that Fuchal is, he felt that he would make the process of the repair cycle a reward in itself what he calls Gonzo...
 
Tags: calls gonzo consumerism, calls, fuchal, repair cycle, month birthday, rrod club, gamers, shy, xbox
 
 
 
 
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Team Xecuter's X-S RROD kit available now

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2008-03-29 13:35:11 by Glen D. in Xbox 360
...RROD) has garnered enough notoriety to make it the bane of every console owner. It strikes without warning, and leaves you in the cold until you get it fixed via warranty service If you're not the type who'll come running to Microsoft for help in resurrecting a dead console, Team Xecuter has a nice alternative. The X-S kit is now out and...
 
Tags: kit, microsoft xbox, team xecuter, microsoft, x-s kit, xbox, rrod, crimson gremlins, dead console
 
 
 
 
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5 Reasons why the RROD has benefited the 360

2008-04-13 17:54:35 by Editor in N4G.com : News Feed : gaming
 
3NF discusses 5 reasons why the RROD has actually benefited the xbox 360
 
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Peter Moore: My words on RROD were twisted so that it looked like I didnt care

2008-09-18 10:28:41 by patlike in videogaming247
 
Peter Moore has claimed that comments made him during the peak of the RROD 360 furore were twisted by the press. A year and a half ago we had a very difficult time with Xbox 360, with the hardware issues, and there are things that Ive said that have been immortalized, and you try to say
 
Tags: peter moore, rrod, difficult time, half ago, hardware issues, furore, peak,