I had never seen such behavior before!
The little circular light around the eject button was cycling from green to red and there was this black screen that came up with the words "Your Xbox needs service. Please contact technical support" in 5 6 different languages.
Thinking that it was something similar to the awesome "Your disk may be dirty" error message, we just powered it down and back up a few times and the error never went away. So at that point, I was of the mind that this thing being over 5 years old would have no warranty to speak of, so I went and got my computernerd screwdriver kit and popped the case open to look for anything out of the ordinary. I even took some canned air to it to blow out any dust or anything that might have gotten lodged in there.
After completely disassembling the machine and putting it back together, it was doing the same thing. 
So I broke down and tried Microsoft's knowledge base and found the error in their FAQ pretty easily. It says "If you're receiving this error, it's from a firmware or software problem." WOW, MICROSOFT, THANKS! Because I mean, duh?
And it says the solution is to try powering it off and back on again. Wow, reboot. Thanks again.
If that fails, it says to call them at 1-800-4MY-XBOX. So I did. I expected to be on hold forever, but after like choosing 2-3 menu options, I had someone on the phone that spoke perfect English immediately. It was neat.
Anyway, after discussing the problem with her and such, she told me that my machine was indeed out of warranty, but that Microsoft would still be willing to repair it for me and that they'd be happy to cover the shipping costs, but it would cost me $79.99 to have them fix it.
80 bucks! I can go buy a new one for 100 and not have to worry about waiting however long it takes for them to get it, fix it, and send it back! How retarded, I mused.
Then she mentioned that they'd only do that if the machine had never been opened. To which I was like "Doh. I just opened it to clean it out with canned air." So she told me they won't repair "tampered machines."
The funeral service will be held tomorrow at 4pm CDT at my home in Houston, Texas.
It's not something people hear about.
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Bajah Model 2000 was programmed to say:
I know people.
Thieves?
haha
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This one time, at Bajah camp:
If I knew thieves, I could get one for free.
Think, man, think.
Thieves steal stuff to make a profit or keep it for themselves...imo.
quote:This is what Mr. John Q. Gainsborough Esq. III is doing. This is what I want Mr. John Q. Gainsborough Esq. III to do
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Thieves steal stuff to make a profit or keep it for themselves...imo.
Then they wouldn't be people I would trust, either, so therefore they would have no business from me.
Like those guys that pull up to people in parking lots and go "Hey, I happen to have some spare speakers that I couldn't sell so I thought perhaps you looked like a fine upstanding gentleman. You think you'd be interested in a really good deal?"
1. Remove HD.
2. Viking funeral?
Oh yeah, unhook the DVD thinger before you do that.
Now I find I should have just got a 360, because I could play all the old XBox games I wanted, and now there is a mighty legion of games I shall desire in the future.
And really, folks...viking funeral? You could PUT a viking IN the XBox.
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael painfully thought these words up:
And really, folks...viking funeral? You could PUT a viking IN the XBox.
Instead of giving your xbox a viking funeral you should build a rowboat, take your xbox into your backyard, fill it with water, place a viking in the rowboat, the rowboat in the xbox, and hold a viking funeral in it!
plus after your done you'll have an incredibly cheep outdoor pool!
"I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God."
-- George Herbert Walker Bush
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Naimah had this to say about Tron:
My XBox is a very large paper weight.
It's huge!
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Mr. Parcelan said:
It's huge!
LOL!
You can drink coffee while playing Mr XBox.
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And the Replyobots combined to form Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael, who roared:
My only complaint about how the 360 looks is that it looks kinda like a Mr Coffee.You can drink coffee while playing Mr XBox.
Yes... and if you replace an Xbox with an Xbox360, you then have room to place a coffee pot next to the 360. And Juan Valdez and his donkey. And his coffee bean farm.
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sigpic courtesy of This Guy, original modified by me
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Mightion Defensor has funnier quote texts than me:
Yes... and if you replace an Xbox with an Xbox360, you then have room to place a coffee pot next to the 360. And Juan Valdez and his donkey. And his coffee bean farm.
Are you suggesting it's large, you coy devil you?!
quote:This is what I hear
Liam.
Are you suggesting it's large, you coy devil you?!
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'baeling:
Maradon also likes to drink coffee while watching rada-er...playing XBox.
Now that I have my coffee, I'm ready to watch radar.
