• Xbox 360 slim can't red-ring by design
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[quote]When [URL="http://gamespot.com/6265236"]Microsoft unveiled the new slimline Xbox 360 at its press conference on Monday[/URL], it neglected to mention one small detail. The new model of the console is incapable of getting the "[URL="http://gamespot.com/6173633"]red ring of death[/URL]," the three-red-bar indicator on the front of the console that signaled a variety of hardware failures. The absolute impossibility of the red ring isn't by virtue of the console being failure-proof--that has yet to be determined. It's because the new console has no red LEDs at [I]all[/I]. According to a spec sheet obtained by gaming blog [URL="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/16/xbox-360-slim-17-smaller-than-original-incapable-of-rrod-ing/"]Joystiq[/URL], the new console has only green LEDs in the ring on its front. How the new console will indicate failure is unclear. When contacted by GameSpot, Microsoft representatives tacitly confirmed the change with the following official statement: "The new console’s ring of light has been redesigned with the rest of the console and uses a different illustration that our customer service team will be able to troubleshoot for you. If customers experience any issues with Xbox 360 250GB they should contact customer service at [URL="http://www.xbox.com/support"]www.xbox.com/support[/URL] or 1-800-4MY-Xbox." The new Xbox 360 is already shipping to stores and will bear the same retail price as the Xbox 360 Elite, which [URL="http://e3.gamespot.com/news/6265465.html"]has been discontinued and discounted $50[/URL]. It will have a 250GB hard drive and comes with built-in Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n connectivity. Its chassis has ample venting to cool its CPU and GPU, which are both made with a 45nm production process--meaning they will run cooler to begin with. As a result, the console requires a smaller fan for its cooling system, which Microsoft promises will be "whisper quiet.[/quote] [URL="http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6266498/xbox-360-slim-cant-red-ring-by-design"]SOURCE[/URL]
I was about to say "Just because you remove the error message doesn't mean it didn't fuck up" jokingly, but lahfway through I noticed that's exactly what they are doing. I didn't really expect them to do something that dumb.
The second I saw them unveil it and I saw the front I just knew they did something to get rid of the red ring. I mean, it was just obvious. Well, now I know for sure.
Looks pretty good, but I wouldn't want one anyway.
2011. [i]"Xbox 360 Slim doomed by desgin, Black Cloud of Smoke prone on boot"[/i]
Hey guys my Xbox isn't broken! The rings aren't red!
GRoD.
Quite late [url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=955188[/url] [QUOTE=B1N4RY!;22697270]Microsoft do have a point there. Since they have merged both CPU and GPU into one chip, they can focus cooling on one chip rather than two, by adding a larger heatsink, as well as removing the standoffs that causes the board to flex. [editline]09:14PM[/editline] And people in this thread should stop living in the past. The Xbox's failure rate have been significantly reduced, almost elimiated since the release of the new Jasper chipset in early 2009.[/QUOTE]
I got my xbox 360 slim from e3 yesterday it exploded and ripped half my face off, iv'e been sitting here all night with a towel to stop the bleeding trying to get microsoft send me a new one.
Well thats one way to... fix it.
I think it's to avoid a lot of the bad rap associated with the red ring. Can't blame them. Apparently it will still have error codes of some sort so it is purely aesthetic. I still have my 360 from one of the early batches and it hasn't RRoD'd on me yet, I feel left out. :(
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