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Exploring The 360's Crashing and Heat
GameDailyBiz has a piece up looking into the crashing and overheating problems that have plagued the Xbox 360 since the system launched. A new crashing problem seems to be associated with the most recent update to the Xbox Live software, while german forum-goers think they may have identified the overheating issue. From the article: "The way it's installed now by MS the GPU chip makes contact with the protection foil instead of the heat transfer pad. This can of course cause cooling issues for the graphics chip as for optimal cooling performance there should just be a thin layer of thermal pad between the GPU chip and heatsink."
It's a feature. It stops you from playing for so long at a stretch that you risk developing carpel tunnel, thereby preventing you from suing Microsoft over health problems.
"City hall" in German is "Rathaus" Kinda explains a few things......
My XBox 360 drank all my beer, ran off with my girlfriend and kicked my dog on the way out.
"In a 32-bit world, you're a 2-bit user. You've got your own newsgroup, alt.total.loser." -Weird Al
I guess I'm getting old. When I saw the title, I immediately thought, "Who is still using IBM 360s?"
Count yourself lucky,
My 360 wrote a country and western song about your 360 running off with your dog and kicking your girl.
About 10 years ago, installing a computer game wasn't as simple as it is today, and you were never sure if it would run on your computer... it's really disheartening to hear that Microsoft has over-looked the key advantage of consoles and screwed it up.
"There's an old story about the person who wished his computer were as easy to use as his telephone. That wish has come true, since I no longer know how to use my telephone. "
-- Bjarne Stroustrup
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Gosh, I bet you miss it.