basically i sometimes turn my wii off but leave the disc in because i know i will come back to it soon but when im about to take it out for the night i dont turn my wii on, i just click eject to get the disc out and thats it, usually the disc comes out, i remove it and the wii turns off by itself but also sometimes when i click eject the wii just turns on like i clicked the power button, whats up with that?

Damn microsoft, why could'nt they have been more patient and tried to solve 360's problems before releasing it too quik.

What about playing a game when you upload it into your harddrive, logically it reduces the chances of rrod because it is very quit and cool, am i right?

Your 360 won't overheat after a set amount of time unless you have it in an enclosed space like a media centre which doesn't let fresh cool air in. I've had mine running over 12 hours straight without problems. The time I got RROD it has been on for less than 5 minutes. Getting RROD is just bad luck - not much you can do to prevent it besides some basic common sense precautions. Having your 360 on and playing games doesn't mean it is constantly getting hotter and hotter. Just like your PC when you have it running programs, it will quickly reach its normal running temperature and stay around that point. What was causing the early RROD problems was cracking on some of the solder and contacts dues to repeated heating up and cooling down.Avenger1324

What do you mean early RROD problems?Are the new xboxes safer?

if i install a game would it have less chance of red rings? or none at all?

LittleToejam

I had the same idea because its much cooler and makes less noise when i play a game installed on the harddrive so i gusesse it decreses the chances.

Well so far everythings cool and i hope it stays that way, thnx for the info!!!I just know that il be back reading the forums about this again in a month or so because im a paranoid freak...

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Just don't worry about it and enjoy your xbox.

StudySession

Thats the thing, as you can see i have had it since 2008 and i am still in these forums panicking.Some of my friends play it all day long, others once a week, i would just to see my xbox flash those 3 rings.

It will most likely break eventually. If you don't want to it break then don't ever use it again is all I can say. The normal expansion and contraction of the parts from room temp to operating temp and back is what kills them so there is no way to avoid that really. If anything people who let their xbox cool down after so many hours are doing more harm then good.

What if you repair the x-clamps and various things like that, it will never break again?

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Yes. It slowly causes the motherboard to warp and the low quality solder they use to crack up. This eventually makes the gpu or cpu (can't remember) separate from the motherboard ever so slightly.

StudySession

I have been doing that for about a year and it works perfectly fine, but im still curious.So what do you think is a good play time solution?

Just don't worry about it and enjoy your xbox.

Thats the thing, as you can see i have had it since 2008 and i am still in these forums panicking.Some of my friends play it all day long, others once a week, i would just to see my xbox flash those 3 rings.

[QUOTE="Dark4R"]

heat cycles? You mean if i like play for an hour then turn it off for 10 min then restart?

StudySession

Yes. It slowly causes the motherboard to warp and the low quality solder they use to crack up. This eventually makes the gpu or cpu (can't remember) separate from the motherboard ever so slightly.

I have been doing that for about a year and it works perfectly fine, but im still curious.So what do you think is a good play time solution?

heat cycles? You mean if i like play for an hour then turn it off for 10 min then restart?