I always seem to end up with a broken Xbox at the worst possible times. In fact, I’ve gotten so sick of having to troubleshoot my broken Xbox problems that I’ve come up with a few easy things that usually fix it.
1. Restarting my broken Xbox. Yes, that seems like a no-brainer, but it’s kind of one of those things that you really don’t want to go through the trouble of doing because it doesn’t seem like it could work. But I don’t just try to reset it, I completely disconnect everything and wait a few minutes and then reconnect everything. Sometimes this works and sometimes it doesn’t.
2. I installed a fan at the back of my Xbox. It does seem to help keep it cool and I don’t have as many broken Xbox errors. I also took my Xbox out of the tv cabinet and set it on a table beside it so that it isn’t enclosed and the air can circulate.
3. I use a can of air to clean out my Xbox a couple of times a week. Sometimes the vents get clogged and that can lead to a broken Xbox because it overheats more easily. So the canned air keeps the dust out. You can also use a handheld vacuum, which sucks the dust out rather than blowing it further inside the console.
Now that my Xbox isn’t under warranty anymore, I also sometimes open up my Xbox and use the canned air to clean it out. I wouldn’t recommend doing that though if your Xbox is still under warranty because it will void it and if you end up with a completely broken Xbox you’ll have to pay to have it repaired. Or if your warranty is already over and the other troubleshooting techniques don’t work, you could always get a repair guide and fix your broken Xbox yourself.
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Ah the love and hate relationship of me and my Xbox. Half the time I despair about it and half of the time I want to take my broken Xbox and shoot it out of cannon. Now we all know that the Xbox kicks butt and we also know it has a lot of problems. Although these problems are common knowledge to all, I came across a new term that kind of made me laugh that describes my broken Xbox, the term “brick”.
Now I have called my broken Xbox many things but never a brick. I guess it is a common term to describe any electronic equipment that is broken to the point that it is useless (except for as a brick). I remember we used to call the giant cell phones bricks because they were heavy and the size of an actual brick, so that term is familiar to me but in a new context.
With all that being said, “brick” has now become a term of endearment for me. So when my wife asks why I am upset, I can tell her that I bricked my Xbox because I played it too long or there was a software problem. I really do love my part-time broken Xbox, but I think the fact that it has now become part of American slang is hilarious.
Now I want to know is there a term for a fixed Xbox? Do we call it Frankenstein because it is alive? OK, that might be a stretch, but hopefully there will be a term in common usage for machines that you love, that like to break, but are now fixed. Until then I will continue to love and hate my Xbox.
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So the other day I was at home playing my favorite game and I my Xbox suddenly started acting funny. My immediate reaction was to look at the red rings of death to see why I had a broken Xbox. It wound up being a scratched disc and luckily it was an inexpensive game to replace.
This wasn’t the first time I have had a sinking feeling because of a problem that I have had. My first Xbox liked to overheat in the summer or whenever I played for more than an hour and a half. I tried a couple of things to remedy this. The first thing I did was moved the broken Xbox from my man cave to a smaller room with a smaller television and no surround sound because it was in the basement and a lot cooler in that room. This helped some but the problem persisted. Next I bought one of those pads that keep laptops cooler, hoping that if I rigged it right this would help. In the end the only solution was to turn it in to corporate.
It is very frustrating having these problems occur, but I am really loyal to my Xbox. As you can tell I like to fix problems myself. I have gaming friends that are really good at troubleshooting and can modify anything. I will go to them for help every now and again to fix my broken Xbox, but I still like to do it myself. I think I will explore the problems more next time I get an error, but I either need to have my friends help or an insiders knowledge of how the Xbox works.
There is nothing more annoying than having a broken Xbox. I love my game time, and when I sit down and turn on my console, I want instant gratification. So when the screen goes haywire, or an error code pops up on the screen it becomes hard for me to escape from a bad day at work or school.
So if you read the manual you already know what the different combinations of the red rings of death mean. It is also common knowledge that our beloved Xbox does tend to have a few technical problems such as freezing, overheating, scratching the discs, grainy video and so on. The usual way to fix this is to send in your broken Xbox to get it fixed. But what if you want to do more? What if you want to fix your broken Xbox yourself?
Now I come from a background of moderate technical know-how. I used to trouble shoot electronic systems in the military. So for me, if there was a way to fix a reoccurring problem, I would do what it took to fix it myself if possible. This would save me the time it takes to send it off and I would have the gratification of knowing I fixed it and did it right.
The only thing I needed in the military was our technical manuals, some solder, a good eye and a little patience. I have been spotting some self-fix material online and have heard about technical manuals to fix broken Xbox as well. So next time my love-hate relationship goes sour, I might just do some of my own repairs.
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