Anyone help with a valuation on a faulty 360?

[morleymackam]

Got a premium with the 'unreadable disc' error. Happens very rarely but I reckon it either needs a new drive or a lens clean.

I'd be selling the box itself, power brick, component cable and wireless controller.

Anyone help with what to charge?

[Sebastalona]

Hi, I just sold the box only with a similar fault for £40, and sold the brick from my new one for £15.

[w124_Coupe]

Originally Posted by morleymackam

Got a premium with the 'unreadable disc' error. Happens very rarely but I reckon it either needs a new drive or a lens clean.

I'd be selling the box itself, power brick, component cable and wireless controller.

Anyone help with what to charge?

pay £60 and get it repaired

or if its under warranty get it fixed for free

[Nick pavey]

Fix it yourself mate, a lens change is a 10 minute job, and the laser is about a tenner.

I can talk you through it.

[w124_Coupe]

Originally Posted by Nick pavey

Fix it yourself mate, a lens change is a 10 minute job, and the laser is about a tenner.

I can talk you through it.

if that is the problem

are there any error codes ?

are you sure the xbox is at fault and not just dirty/scuffed discs ?

[Nick pavey]

They do it a lot, it will say dirty discs yet be fine in other machines. (the discs).

The laser assembly is pretty cheap to be honest. It's certainly something i would do before selling it, unless the op wants rid anyway.

[morleymackam]

Yeah I want rid. Bought a new arcade with the HDMI connection as it really improves the pic on my 42px80.

I'm rubbish at anything DIY related so a lens change may be difficult? Would it improve the value of it much?

[GizmoTheMogwai]

Originally Posted by morleymackam

Yeah I want rid. Bought a new arcade with the HDMI connection as it really improves the pic on my 42px80.

I'm rubbish at anything DIY related so a lens change may be difficult? Would it improve the value of it much?

Mate, Xbox's break a lot.
It would really great for you to keep this Xbox as a side project type thing for when you'r Xbox does break. I would reccomend letting Nick Pavey having a look at it.

[knight2000uk]

Lenses are easy to replace if you were good at mecano as a kid
Failing that an easier option is to buy a new drive of the same type and put your pcb in it. 4-6 screws a few leads out and the pcb out, your old pcb in put the case back on, jobs a gooden

[kopchoir]

send it off to ms and say it has the rrod i have done it a few times or you can cook it to make sure it gets the rrod and then send it off then put it in a bedroom when it comes back

[morleymackam]

Originally Posted by kopchoir

send it off to ms and say it has the rrod i have done it a few times or you can cook it to make sure it gets the rrod and then send it off then put it in a bedroom when it comes back

How would you go about doing such a thing? I've been hoping it would produce the RROD for ages and it's not having any of it!

[Nick pavey]

As yours is only showing laser troubles it wont be too easy. People wrap them in towels, usually only though if they have had red rings previously.

[nvidia17]

Originally Posted by kopchoir

send it off to ms and say it has the rrod i have done it a few times or you can cook it to make sure it gets the rrod and then send it off then put it in a bedroom when it comes back

I got a PS3 last year because I was too scared to turn on my Xbox 360 for fear of an RROD. Since then I haven't kept up to date on the Xbox 360 scene. My Xbox is out of warranty as I bought it in 11/2006. However, I vaguely recall reading somewhere that the warranty has been extended to 3 years. Is this true?

Sorry for going off topic!

[Nick pavey]

Yes, but only for 3 red lights.