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[360] Brand new 360 Owner, couple of questions

1. The noise is normal.

2. Not sure if they have released a newer built since the end of November.

3. RROD is possible in any console. I still do not believe they have a solid fix for it. The RROD is covered for 3 years so just register your console on xbox.com and get to gaming.
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reply to cookeys
in the newer ones the power brick is smaller and better

By newer, you mean newer than 11/2009?

reply to cookeys
Keep the 360 with some open air around it

Noise is normal....even with the fan going up after awhile

Clean it every few weeks, imo, for dust

reply to cookeys
Install the games to your harddrive, less noise that way.

reply to cookeys
ya i think

reply to nestrapez
Except Halo 3...don't install that to the hard drive since it'll degrade performance, but everything else have at it!

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reply to nestrapez
Less noise but the fan is still used and I have read some stories about how internally it is still working hard

reply to Goober

I hardly ever use it, so I must never have seen the instructions. Next time my kids get on it, I'll have to look.

Thanks.

NP. They added that feature when the new dash update came along. Most games take up around 5GB of space on average.

That sounds good. I've got a 250GB HD, and the kids only seem to like to play one or two different games. So, space won't be an issue until they finally get tired of whatever it is that they play.

It's too bad the original still has to be placed in the drive. But, I suppose there's no other way to verify ownership or multiple use.

reply to cookeys
As long as it sounds like a jet taking off from an aircraft carrier and while your in the dashboard with your Xbox standing up and it vibrates everything off the table its on including itself its working great.

I am not talking bad about the console I am joking but it does do this but I have had mine 2 years and it works better now then when I bought it I think.A little advise and I have checked it with a infrared thermometer because i do heating/a/c,but if you leave it horizonal it will run hotter because the airflow design was idiotic.Its to close to the table its on and it gets the table/desk hot and keeeps generating heat but if you stand it up and put something under the front and back edges about an inch high it will run 6 degrees cooler trust me it works.the console sits to close to the table and for it to suck air freely its a must .Think of it like this you barely crack a window in your car and smoke barely goes out of it but you roll it down and it starts sucking any lose paper in the car out

But standing the 360 vertical can cause it to scratch disc more often. Gamefly even includes a little handout when you sign up reminding you to keep your 360 horizontal. Basically you are screwed either way.

I run my horizontal but I cut two 12" long pieces of 2"x2" wood and stick one under each side of my 360, so the little rubber feet are on top the wood. This gives me 1.5" clearance underneath the 360 and helps keep it cooler.

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reply to Jasonfn22
I know this thread is kind of old but.. Has anyone tried using a Laptop cooler for their consoles?

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