Xbox 360 crash ater update?

[d3lions]

Anyone had trouble with there xbox crashing after the dash update? My machine has been very reliable only crashing once the very first time I used it (when going to the 360 dash from PGR3). I updated yesterday but when I was playing DOA4 (also for the first time) I had a major crash. The screen went black while loading a cut scene so I switched it off and restarted but got the dreaded flashing red ring of light on the front of my 360. Tried again this morning with couple of restarts but no luck. After a quick check on xbox.com the diagnosis was a hardware failure so I removed the HD and restarted but that did'nt work either. Last resort was to unplug all the cables from the back of the machine then plug them back in again. That did the trick and my baby came back to daddy. So is it "normal" to experience this sort of thing after updating as my machine does'nt seem to like first times.:confused:

[whackawookie]

well i did a little digging and came across a few people in other places that have encountered the same problem so id say your not alone. Its a little crappy this would happen after the first dash update but i dont see another fix far behind

[n@ptown]

mine did today so i called 1-2800-4my-xbox and they said that i will get a box by Friday it Will be empty and to send back the system and power supply sense it's a core i don't have to send my hdd as i got it from wal-mart does this sound right to any of you I was on line with Madden 06 and it locked up so I powered off and turned it on and got 3 red lights flashing so turned off took off hdd still the same m$ says it's common sense it was A launch day core this suck all weekend and no 360
:mad:

[whackawookie]

sounds like the stories ive read. i wont be doing my update until a new update is out.

[d3lions]

n@ptown, If you've still got your xbox, try pulling ALL the cables out from the back of the unit. Then plug them back in. It worked for me though not sure how. This is on the M$ website.

[whackawookie]

welp i was forced to update my dash this morning so hopefully i wont have any issues. if i didnt hear about the issues after updating i could care less so i'll just have to hope for the best or hope for the av disconnecting trick to fix any problems i might have

[d3lions]

Its crashed four more times today. Just a matter of time before it's totally cattled. Have rang M$ and I'm sending it back. They said they wont bother repairing it, they will send out a new one instead. As mines a core, thought I would see if they would send out a premier model (with the silver disk tray) bloke said he would try, so its a wait and see.:(

[Jason Voorhees]

i havent had any problems with my 360 yet.

[whackawookie]

i just got done playing kameo 3hrs straight and not a single hiccup so my update seems to be flawless at this time

[d3lions]

i just got done playing kameo 3hrs straight and not a single hiccup so my update seems to be flawless at this time


I got my machine working again, but it still a rough deal. Will play it till it breaks again which probably wont be long then send it back. Not looking forward to 7-10 working days with no PGR3. Played for a good 5 hours so far today and its still going!