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xtreme firmware risks and dangers?
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2. December 2007 @ 05:20 |
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hey,
right ive researched this as much as i can...and it looks like id rather get someone else to doit for me as im not really up to it.
i know it voids my warranty...BUT i cant help but noticing ALOT f faulty xtreme xboxes on ebay, are xtreme xboxes more prone to break? whats the deal with it?
i just want to be able to play backups, and i have no problem paying someone to do it for me...but i really dont want this to die on me as i then have no warranty.
any thoughts on this?
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2. December 2007 @ 07:01 |
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anyone? could really use some guidance with this?
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2. December 2007 @ 07:51 |
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You probably notice a lot of broken modded 360s on ebay, because once you mod it you void the warranty and MS won't fix it for free. Some have slipped through, but they are checking them harder now. Unmodded ones can get sent it for a replacement no problem.
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JarrodNz
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2. December 2007 @ 07:53 |
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If you buy a 360 off some one the knows what they are doing then the warranty won't be void
However if the 360 breaks and you want a refund, you will have to send it back to the dude you brought it off so he can remove the firmware
Then m$ will give you a new 1, then send that back to the dude so he can flash the firmware on the new 1
But anyways its like a 1 in 1,000 chance in getting a faulty 360
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2. December 2007 @ 07:53 |
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yeah i suppose. my xbox is a fariyl new core system, but it does freeze sometime sfrom overheating i think would your eccomend taking it away for a service/ get a enw one on the warranty before getting the drive flashed?
is it JUST the drive thats flashed?
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2. December 2007 @ 07:55 |
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yeah but if i get my current 360 upgraded, then it breaks, and i get it 'Unflashed' wouldnt it still have No warranty because its been opened?
isnt there a sticker that stops you claiming on the warranty once the case as been opened?
thanks
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JarrodNz
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2. December 2007 @ 08:21 |
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yea some people heat the sticker up and peel it off, some people have actual stickers that they can just stick back on that they got from god knows were, but there are some on eBay. If your gonna pay someone to flash it for you then they should know how to with out voiding the warranty.But if your doing it yourself you gotta void it
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2. December 2007 @ 08:25 |
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hi,
so if i get it doen by someone who knows how to fdo this properly, can it be unflashed witohut microsoft ever knowing its been modified PROVIDING there is a warranty sticker still in place?
do you know where i can get one from even if the person ig et to do this doenst have any?
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JarrodNz
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2. December 2007 @ 08:31 |
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I gotta m8 down the road that did mine and he gets 360 sent in to to all the time for all of the country, But Im from New Zealand. There will be thousands of websites out there of people who will do it for you
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2. December 2007 @ 08:34 |
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hey,
ok so is that the case though? if i get it flashed, make sure the guy doing it makes it look like it hasnt been with the sticker,a dn if ige tit unflashed...is there ANY way microsoft could tell its been flashe either by the sticker or the drive or whatever?
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JarrodNz
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2. December 2007 @ 08:48 |
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No m$ will not know and they will send you a new console ,or fix your broken 1
btw it aint these new xbox's that break, its the old ones that were brought the day 360s were released
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2. December 2007 @ 08:49 |
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ok thanks for all your help, i think il see if my xbox is still freezing and if it try and get a new one, THEN get that flashed.
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