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Okay to leave Xbox on overnight?

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  • brandontwb
     
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    Sep 7, 2008 4:35 am GMT
    So I got Xbox on Friday, and I've been playing pretty much every waking moment. I checked the power brick and it reads 175W which I thinks means it's a falcon chipset. Anyways, I only have 512kbps internet and 0.5GB can take me 2 1/2 hours to complete. Last night I left it on overnight to download the file. It was left on for about 8 hours idling with no disk in. Is that bad? Or is it only bad when the console has to work to play a game?
    Edited on Sep 7, 2008 4:36 am GMT
    So I got Xbox on Friday, and I've been playing pretty much every waking moment. I checked the power brick and it reads 175W which I thinks means it's a falcon chipset. Anyways, I only have 512kbps internet and 0.5GB can take me 2 1/2 hours to complete. Last night I left it on overnight to download the file. It was left on for about 8 hours idling with no disk in. Is that bad? Or is it only bad when the console has to work to play a game?
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  • Alidude3
     
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    Sep 7, 2008 4:47 am GMT
    I leave mine on all day and all night sometimes. Ive had my Elite since September 2007 had no problem since. I m not worried about leaving it on. Did you know that in the console settings in the system blade you can set shutdown to enable downloads when your console is switched so you dont have to leave it on.
    Edited on Sep 7, 2008 4:48 am GMT Edited 2 total times.
    I leave mine on all day and all night sometimes. Ive had my Elite since September 2007 had no problem since. I m not worried about leaving it on. Did you know that in the console settings in the system blade you can set shutdown to enable downloads when your console is switched so you dont have to leave it on.
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  • brandontwb
     
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    Sep 7, 2008 4:51 am GMT
    Alidude3 wrote:
    I leave mine on all day and all night sometimes. Ive had my Elite since September 2007 had no problem since. I m not worried about leaving it on. Did you know that in the console settings in the system blade you can set shutdown to enable downloads when your console is switched so you dont have to leave it on.
    Yeah I saw that but I wasn't completely sure what it was. I guess I'll check that out next time. Oh, and does anyone know if you should take breaks for X time every X hours so the Xbox can cool down or something?
    [QUOTE="Alidude3"]I leave mine on all day and all night sometimes. Ive had my Elite since September 2007 had no problem since. I m not worried about leaving it on. Did you know that in the console settings in the system blade you can set shutdown to enable downloads when your console is switched so you dont have to leave it on.[/QUOTE]Yeah I saw that but I wasn't completely sure what it was. I guess I'll check that out next time. Oh, and does anyone know if you should take breaks for X time every X hours so the Xbox can cool down or something?
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  • RealKilla_789
     
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    Sep 7, 2008 4:51 am GMT
    i wouldnt suggest it. the only time i left my 360 on all night is to download the bioshock demo
    i wouldnt suggest it. the only time i left my 360 on all night is to download the bioshock demo
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  • Faunz
     
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    Sep 7, 2008 5:04 am GMT

    [QUOTE="brandontwb"]

    Alidude3 wrote:
    Oh, and does anyone know if you should take breaks for X time every X hours so the Xbox can cool down or something?

    Hrmm when I dont really know anything about the xbox side of taking a break I think every 3 or 4 hours you should stop playing videogames for a few minutes anyway, if even just to read an article in a gaming magazine or play with your pet for a while, then go back to killing your eyes with videogames :p

    [QUOTE="brandontwb"][QUOTE="Alidude3"]Oh, and does anyone know if you should take breaks for X time every X hours so the Xbox can cool down or something?[/QUOTE]

    Hrmm when I dont really know anything about the xbox side of taking a break I think every 3 or 4 hours you should stop playing videogames for a few minutes anyway, if even just to read an article in a gaming magazine or play with your pet for a while, then go back to killing your eyes with videogames :p

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  • djrobst
     
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    Sep 7, 2008 5:31 am GMT
    your using the xbox wrong you dont need to leave it on to download stuff.

    theys a option in the settings blade where you can set your xbox to continue downloading stuff for you while its on standbye.

    what it does is leave the xbox in a almost off state like standby, it downloads the stuff your after, then when its completely downloaded it switches it off fully.

    look in the startup or shutdown section of the options for the console and you will find the option. this is much better than leaving it on the dashboard all night downloading.
    your using the xbox wrong you dont need to leave it on to download stuff. theys a option in the settings blade where you can set your xbox to continue downloading stuff for you while its on standbye. what it does is leave the xbox in a almost off state like standby, it downloads the stuff your after, then when its completely downloaded it switches it off fully. look in the startup or shutdown section of the options for the console and you will find the option. this is much better than leaving it on the dashboard all night downloading.
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  • DarkDemon91
     
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    Sep 7, 2008 5:35 am GMT
    ^^What he said.

    ^^What he said.
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  • NOD_Grindking
     
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    Sep 7, 2008 9:12 am GMT
    DarkDemon91 wrote:
    ^^What he said.



    http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/tomclancyssplintercellconviction/index.html?tag=result;title;0http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/haloreach/index.html?tag=result;title;0

    [QUOTE="DarkDemon91"]^^What he said.[/QUOTE]
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  • k2theswiss
     
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    Sep 7, 2008 9:27 am GMT

    its bad just because it on but.

    when the xbox is on the dashboard it dont run hard causeing less heat when its in standby mode it really dont run at all lol

    hen a disc is running it makes the 360 run everything so it get hotter like that

    put your xbox on 6 hour turn off when its not active

    its bad just because it on but.

    when the xbox is on the dashboard it dont run hard causeing less heat when its in standby mode it really dont run at all lol

    hen a disc is running it makes the 360 run everything so it get hotter like that

    put your xbox on 6 hour turn off when its not active

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  • k2theswiss
     
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    Sep 7, 2008 9:30 am GMT

    umm idk about no x hours i dont have falcon chip in mine and when i got it lik e 3 months i played when i came home from school at 4 till midnight -1 am stright

    umm idk about no x hours i dont have falcon chip in mine and when i got it lik e 3 months i played when i came home from school at 4 till midnight -1 am stright

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  • Ugotownedo
     
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    Sep 7, 2008 9:30 am GMT
    Don't worry man, a lot of the problems the old 360s had are gone. You don't really need to worry about it overheating much, and the DVD drive isn't going to randomly scratch your disc or anything, provided you don't move the console between vertical and horizontal positions while you're playing a game (they changed the DVD drive back in November 2006. And don't worry about giving your Xbox a break after you play for a while; as long as you don't play for like 24 hours at a time, you should be alright.

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    Don't worry man, a lot of the problems the old 360s had are gone. You don't really need to worry about it overheating much, and the DVD drive isn't going to randomly scratch your disc or anything, provided you don't move the console between vertical and horizontal positions while you're playing a game (they changed the DVD drive back in November 2006. And don't worry about giving your Xbox a break after you play for a while; as long as you don't play for like 24 hours at a time, you should be alright.
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  • nicknees93
     
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    Sep 7, 2008 9:34 am GMT
    brandontwb wrote:
    Alidude3 wrote:
    I leave mine on all day and all night sometimes. Ive had my Elite since September 2007 had no problem since. I m not worried about leaving it on. Did you know that in the console settings in the system blade you can set shutdown to enable downloads when your console is switched so you dont have to leave it on.
    Yeah I saw that but I wasn't completely sure what it was. I guess I'll check that out next time. Oh, and does anyone know if you should take breaks for X time every X hours so the Xbox can cool down or something?
    yeah take breaks. go outside, play some basketball, football, tennis, paintball, anything. Then come back and play some more xbox.
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    [QUOTE="brandontwb"][QUOTE="Alidude3"]I leave mine on all day and all night sometimes. Ive had my Elite since September 2007 had no problem since. I m not worried about leaving it on. Did you know that in the console settings in the system blade you can set shutdown to enable downloads when your console is switched so you dont have to leave it on.[/QUOTE]Yeah I saw that but I wasn't completely sure what it was. I guess I'll check that out next time. Oh, and does anyone know if you should take breaks for X time every X hours so the Xbox can cool down or something?[/QUOTE]yeah take breaks. go outside, play some basketball, football, tennis, paintball, anything. Then come back and play some more xbox.
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  • wwedx
     
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    Sep 7, 2008 9:35 am GMT
    i think it is but i dont wanna take any chances with my halo edtion
    i think it is but i dont wanna take any chances with my halo edtion
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  • iam2green
     
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    Sep 7, 2008 10:23 am GMT
    don't worry about it. i do that sometimes when i'm downloading things. i just keep it on the dashboard the 360 barely uses any power when it is on the dashboard.
    don't worry about it. i do that sometimes when i'm downloading things. i just keep it on the dashboard the 360 barely uses any power when it is on the dashboard.
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  • OfficialBed
     
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    Sep 7, 2008 10:36 am GMT
    yeah, you can leave it on all night....but i wouldn't

    yeah, you can leave it on all night....but i wouldn't
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