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Fix Your Crashing X-Box 360 With String

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the at-least-you-have-one dept.

mkraft writes "A gamer fed up with his new Xbox 360 crashing every 20 minutes has fixed the problem by raising the power supply off the ground with some string. Goldeneyemaster over at the GameSpot forums indicates that the main reason for his Xbox 360 freezing up is the power supply overheating. The solution is to lift the power supply off the floor and allow the air to circulate better around it."

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  1. Re:People who live in cramped quarters by shawb · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Duck Tape is one of the more common brands of duct tape. It's like calling facial tisue Kleenex. Besides, most building codes do not allow duct tape to be used on air ducts... you are supposed to use the really shiny silver stuff.

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  2. Re:People who live in cramped quarters by SquadBoy · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Yes I KNOW there is a brand of duct tape called duck tape.

    Speed tape, or 100 MPH tape, which is what the military uses is not duct tape. Close but no cigar. And nobody in the military calls it duct *or* duck tape.

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