Mr Blonde
08-14-2002, 10:59 AM
I have just picked up my 5th...yes 5th Xbox. First 4 would begin to throw up DD errors and hang occaisionally. All 4 developed problems within a couple of weeks of purchasing them. The fourth one started playing up after one day.
After 3 faulty units I decided to get a refund and not another xbox. 6 months later I get another one hoping it would be ok. Nope, problems after a day.
I start to think it must be to do with the enviroment I'm placing them in and unlikely 4 are faulty.
They were placed on a well ventilated wooden unit, discs were always immaculate and handled perfectly.
First I got an electrician to check my wall sockets, all were well within the requirements and didn't fluctuate wildly.
I then thought perhaps the unit wasn't level, it looked level to me. Put a spirit level on it and it was leaning quite badly forward.
I put another shelf underneath and made it perfectly level with rubber feet. It was an inch lower at the front, which is quite a bit.
Game would still throw up DD errors but I thought the disc may have been damaged by the xbox not being level.
I exchanged the game and xbox and it has been perfect ever since.
I also started keeping xbox discs in normal cd album cases as xbox cases tend to scratch the discs IMO.
I suggest people who are having problems check their machine is perfectly level.
After 3 faulty units I decided to get a refund and not another xbox. 6 months later I get another one hoping it would be ok. Nope, problems after a day.
I start to think it must be to do with the enviroment I'm placing them in and unlikely 4 are faulty.
They were placed on a well ventilated wooden unit, discs were always immaculate and handled perfectly.
First I got an electrician to check my wall sockets, all were well within the requirements and didn't fluctuate wildly.
I then thought perhaps the unit wasn't level, it looked level to me. Put a spirit level on it and it was leaning quite badly forward.
I put another shelf underneath and made it perfectly level with rubber feet. It was an inch lower at the front, which is quite a bit.
Game would still throw up DD errors but I thought the disc may have been damaged by the xbox not being level.
I exchanged the game and xbox and it has been perfect ever since.
I also started keeping xbox discs in normal cd album cases as xbox cases tend to scratch the discs IMO.
I suggest people who are having problems check their machine is perfectly level.