Fix Your Crashing X-Box 360 With String

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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Official M$ Repair.

[twitter]

I called their help center. After an hour or so of "escalating" my call betewen one cube and another in the Indian call center, I got the official response.

"Sir, I suggest you put the brick into your lap, very hard."

I don't really own an Xbox, but I consider that less than friendly advice. Nor do I see how it would help the brick dissipate heat.

The DIY string is much better.

Re:Quality Repairs

[cloudmaster]

Because gamers are too damned stupid to read and follow directions? Didn't Warcraft / Starcraft / WhateverCraft sell like a bajillion copies, all of which require reading the instructions in order to actually do well? Sit the console on top of the tube part of the TV. If you can afford a flatscreen and a $400 console, you can probably also afford some nice wood floors or a piece of aluminum foil or something. If the 13" TV in your trailer home is too small for the console, pull back that astroturf/carpet and put the console on the steel floor. :)

xbox fix

[Heembo]

To fix the xbox over-heating problems, update the xbox software over the "Live" service, and make sure to keep the machine on a flat surface in a well ventilated area and you should be ok. Lots of these heating problems are ventilation issues.