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xbox breaks after playing halo 3?? help please!
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2lads
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30. September 2007 @ 01:39 |
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sons had 360 since xmas 06 so its not a year old,,,,,have had absolutely no problems with it,, hes saved hard and got halo 3 on wed last week, played on it for 3 hours and the picture fragmented, pixellated, and froze.. tried again, and the screen went as tho you were viewing it from black vertical blinds, lines of the game and lines of black....... i fiddled with the cables at the back and turned it on, tried a different game,,,, and it was ok for a few mnutes and as soon as the game had loaded, bang,, funny picture, tried halo3 again, perfect,,, then bang , picutre went, now we have one segment of the red ring and a ER 74, ( could have been 72), ive googled lots of info but im hoping you lot can answer,,,,, hubbys hoping it was the tv cos he wants a flat hd etcetc one!!any advice really appreciated
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immy_2k
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30. September 2007 @ 04:06 |
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this was off another site
E72: unkown
E74: AV cable error... There is a problem with the AV cable, try using a different AV cable. If the cable is known to be working then there is a 90% chance it's a scaler chip problem (the "ANA" or "HANA" chip connected directly to the AV cable) in rare cases it is the GPU.
you still have warranty so if you cant find an answer just send it back to them
immy
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2lads
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30. September 2007 @ 05:01 |
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excuse the ignorance in all things technical,,,,,but what is the scaler chip?? ill try the av connections,,,
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30. September 2007 @ 05:19 |
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scaler chip is a chip inside meaning send it off to microsoft your in warranty
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2lads
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30. September 2007 @ 05:29 |
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cheers , im really hoping its the AV cable,, i did a bit of dusting and moved the xbox back,,,,,,, but i undid the cables and plugged them back,,,,,,,,everything was fine, kids ecstatic, cos mom had fixed it,,,,,, till it loaded.......would this happen if it was modified??
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30. September 2007 @ 05:37 |
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it could still happen even if it was modified.
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immy_2k
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30. September 2007 @ 05:53 |
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try another av cable not the same one.
does the game load fine and then the picutre messes up or does it just mess up strait away
press av lol
if you another av cable and it still doesnt work then just send it back to microsoft they will fix it for free
immy
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immy_2k
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30. September 2007 @ 06:01 |
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remove the cable and wipe the metal area down is this doesnt work then just find a substitute for it and if that dont work then off to microsoft becuase then it will likely be something on the inside of the xbox 360. but you should get it fixed with a new av cable
immy
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immy_2k
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30. September 2007 @ 06:04 |
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dont forget to wipe down the metal area of the av pack with a dry cloth
immy
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2lads
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30. September 2007 @ 11:53 |
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tried the av cable thingy,,,,,,, says definatley E74,, gonna check the warranty cos the web site we got it from says depends on what cover you bought?????? thought it had a bod standard 12 months,,,,,, so if its 6months,and even if microsoft have extended it, can i get it fixed .time to ring em i think
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immy_2k
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30. September 2007 @ 12:16 |
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yeah so you did change the av cable with a replacement and it still wasnt working. next step microsoft
immy
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2lads
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30. September 2007 @ 12:41 |
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oops no i meant id undone the cables,,,,,, re fitted them, even hoovered the xbox and power pack thing as it was a tad dusty,( yes im blonde),,,, hubs gonna see someone from shop we got it from,,,, but dont know if we got a 6 month warranty or what?,let you know
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immy_2k
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1. October 2007 @ 10:42 |
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if you wish to try it try it just buy another av cable for your xbox 360 and see if that helps you if not then just take it back to the shop or send it off to microsoft they will sort it for you
immy
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1. October 2007 @ 11:01 |
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Did you flash the drive? If not just call Microsoft and let them fix it...
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2lads
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1. October 2007 @ 11:38 |
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erm i havent............but i have a feeling it could have been?? as ive said im not that techie minded,,,,, ?? it had a 6 month warrantee from the shop we had it from??which is now out.......
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