You've gotta laugh.....

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WaferJ

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Dec 8, 2002
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I was an early adopter of the 360 and after many happy months of using my "patched Firmware" MS25 it finally went "tits up" with the 3RLOD.

As a person who knows a bit about electronics I questioned the validity of the heat gun or towel methods and decided they were not for me.

So I decided to bite the bullet, reflashed back to the original firmware and called Mr Microsoft. Even though the xbox was well outside of its warranty period and the warranty sticker was knackered, to say the least, they agreed to have a look at my £300 paperweight.

They emailed me a label and UPS came and took the 360 away.

After two weeks a parcel turned up at my front door. Inside was my beloved Xbox. Accompanying it was a letter explaining the motherboard had died and had been replaced. There was a 1 month free XBL card to compensate for the time the xbox was away (even though I used XBL with my other 360).

I laughed out loud. I had beaten Microsoft. Hoorah to the man in the street.

HOWEVER.....

I noticed a clear plastic cover over the chrome finished DVD cover. Why had they done that. I was pretty sure there was nothing wrong with the DVD drive I had sent back so surely they wouldn't have replaced it, would they?

My happy mood soon diminshed when my cracked open and repaired xbox revealed a brand-new Hitachi 0079FK drive staring back at me.

Bollocks

Guess they're not that dumb after all.

Oh well, You've gotta laugh I suppose.
 
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hmelo

Console Master
Dec 6, 2002
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Hahaha, yeah. Sounds like they pulled a new or refurbished console off of the shelf and sent it to you.

Caster.
 
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^OuTLaW^

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Dec 23, 2002
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hahahah thats hilarious maybe ishould phone them... my 360 is modded but im not banned...i havent been able to play it last 4 days...my friend step on my 360 console while it was attached to th epc cuz of burn games but yeah have noclue how to fix my dvd drive it scrathes the hellout of games and make a loud noise..pretty funny but ill call MS see if the ygive me a replaced one wid a hitachi drive one of the new ones that i could flash or take it back to walmart widout a recipt and get one...but when you gave ur xbox 360to MS did u get another warranty type? or no?
 
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^OuTLaW^

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Dec 23, 2002
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lol i should kill my mother board then before i send it back? or i dont need to cuz of dvd drive just sounds like sh*t and wont open 65% of the time somtimes..it goes in and out just like its humping the console back and fourth lol
 
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Textbook

Console Master
Dec 6, 2002
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Many people are getting v79's back when they send in systems. Including myself. I just love this line on their website:

"Return of Original Console
In either an in warranty or out of warranty situation, most customers will now receive their original console back from Microsoft."

Yeah.. right.

Also, molsondude, your drive is doing that because the motor belt is dirty. You can take it out, clean it, and it will work like new again.
 
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