[QUOTE="falstaff"]News Flash! Suspended power brick does not stop the deep freeze! Tony__c
I'm still freezing every 5-10 minutes.
Are you
a.) on a carpet
b.) enclosed area (a cabinet)
c.) Easily heated surface
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[QUOTE="falstaff"]News Flash! Suspended power brick does not stop the deep freeze! Tony__c
I'm still freezing every 5-10 minutes.
My 360 was crashing a lot (like once every 20 minutes). So I took the power supply off the ground and suspended it in the air with some string. I have been playing for about 3 hours straight and no crashes so far!
EDIT: I found an easier way to do this. I got a box with no cover and put the power supply on the edges.
Pics:
Goldeneyemaster
[QUOTE="-Unreal-"]I can't beleive you people are happy about this. It's a fault, a major one at that. This is the kinda fiddly thing you would maybe expect to do with a stereo from the 1980's or something. But a video games console which is supposedly so advanced and all, it's seriously dissapointing. gunselenigma
Your console must be freezing for some other reason. Once again, this fix will defintley NOT work if the crashes arent caused by overheating.
[QUOTE="76ers"]start spreading this tip then?Goldeneyemaster
Yes start spreading it. It really works and will keep down the whining of all the people on this forum. Also this is GREAT news because this means the power supplies are bad, not the console itself which means M$ can send out good power supplies later to replace these crap ones.
Thanks for the tip, and hopefully it's just the power supply
http://forums.xbox.com/552599/ShowPost.aspx falstaff
Thanks to whoever posted the link to this thread. Hopefully it will keep the whining down over there.
This needs to be stickied! ASAP! Excellent solution! I did it myself on my PC. Not to mention that I'll be able to play my 360 as soon as I get it with no problems!
Goldeneye, you are a genius! Thanks a billion!
:D
I bought a little wood shelf for my wall behind my hdtv and put my brick on it. No crashes yet and we've been torturing this 360, I think somone has been playing non-stop since release between my brothers-in-law, kids, and me. I think it had a 30 minute rest when we all piled in the car to go pick up PDZ.Dougolson507
My 360 was crashing a lot (like once every 20 minutes). So I took the power supply off the ground and suspended it in the air with some string. I have been playing for about 3 hours straight and no crashes so far!
EDIT: I found an easier way to do this. I got a box with no cover and put the power supply on the edges.
Pics:
EDIT 2: This is just one way of doing it. The main point of this fix is to get your PSU off the ground for maximum heat release.
Also, it seems like most 360s are freezing due to overheating. My Xbox 360 was freezing every 20 minutes. When I put the PSU on this box I left the console on for 7 hours without crashing (I finally decided to turn it off).
NOTE: If your 360 is not freezing because of overheating, this fix WILL NOT work.
Goldeneyemaster
I'm thinking instead of doing that, maybe just placing the adapter vertically on the floor will do the trick
[QUOTE="PWS41"] [QUOTE="-Unreal-"]I can't beleive you people are happy about this. It's a fault, a major one at that. This is the kinda fiddly thing you would maybe expect to do with a stereo from the 1980's or something. But a video games console which is supposedly so advanced and all, it's seriously dissapointing. -Unreal-
Oh really, proof?
how bout putting the xbox 360 on top of an open box or in mid-air?Icecold91
But right now it looks like the power supply is overheating, not the actual console.
Did you happen to have the power supply laying on a thick carpet with the ventilation holes facing down????CaptainCrazy
no
Forgive me if this has been explained, but I didn't read all 19 pages of posts, but how does the power supply over-heating cause the Xbox 360 to lock up? I would think if the power supply over-heats and "shuts down" it would cause the Xbox to shut down, not lock up. There seems to be evidence that keeping the power supply cool helps, but it doesn’t make sense to me.jloebick
Here is my guess: Because when the PSU overheats, it cant supply enough power to the system, so the system freezes. The PSU still supplies the system with some power, just not enough to actually play a game.
It's good to see that many of your freezing problems have been solved or that you have found a temporary solution. I tried putting my psu on an open box as pictured and put my 360 on another box, so that it sits up off the table about 2 inches (laying flat of course). Neither of these two fixes have worked for my system.
I spent 4 hours on hold (not all together) on 4 seperate calls to MS. They are sending me a box so that I can send my 360 in for repair. In the mean time, does anyone have any suggestions of what else I can try?
I went over to a friend's place last night, he has a 360 too. It was nice to see how the machine should be running and at the same time it was disappointing because mine doesn't work.
I haven't even turned my 360 on today, probably will do so as I can play for about 20 minutes before it freezes, but the thrill of having a new system is gone for now.
It's good to see that many of your freezing problems have been solved or that you have found a temporary solution. I tried putting my psu on an open box as pictured and put my 360 on another box, so that it sits up off the table about 2 inches (laying flat of course). Neither of these two fixes have worked for my system.
I spent 4 hours on hold (not all together) on 4 seperate calls to MS. They are sending me a box so that I can send my 360 in for repair. In the mean time, does anyone have any suggestions of what else I can try?
I went over to a friend's place last night, he has a 360 too. It was nice to see how the machine should be running and at the same time it was disappointing because mine doesn't work.
I haven't even turned my 360 on today, probably will do so as I can play for about 20 minutes before it freezes, but the thrill of having a new system is gone for now.
Redstorm
[QUOTE="Redstorm"]It's good to see that many of your freezing problems have been solved or that you have found a temporary solution. I tried putting my psu on an open box as pictured and put my 360 on another box, so that it sits up off the table about 2 inches (laying flat of course). Neither of these two fixes have worked for my system.
I spent 4 hours on hold (not all together) on 4 seperate calls to MS. They are sending me a box so that I can send my 360 in for repair. In the mean time, does anyone have any suggestions of what else I can try?
I went over to a friend's place last night, he has a 360 too. It was nice to see how the machine should be running and at the same time it was disappointing because mine doesn't work.
I haven't even turned my 360 on today, probably will do so as I can play for about 20 minutes before it freezes, but the thrill of having a new system is gone for now.
JumpingMirrior
Thanks, guess I just have to wait for that box to come and then send the system in. Very disappointing.
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