Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler 4th time for Xbox 360 RROD

People are reporting they are receiving the new Jasper units that run much quieter with manufacturing dates in 2009 with regards to the ODST disk unreadable issue as per their free repair from MS. If this is the case in my situation, I could not ask for any better resolution...pleaaaaassssssssseeeeeeeee make this happen (fingers crossed)

I got my shiny new xbox 360 back from repair. It has an Oct 09 date on the back by the Serial #. This puppy should be up to the Jasper specs . Just waiting to let the console warm up a bit and then I will install the hard drive and then run the component and optical cables through a rats nest of cables . First test will be ODST :). Great service by MS btw.

Wtf? My 4th RROD and my console is still in"repair". MS is garbage!

My new xbox runs like a top and I would say it is an improvement. It is much quieter and does not rev up like my old xbox did. The oustide case looks brand new as well as the disk drive. ODST is running flawlessly, load times are fast, no sound stutters/delays, freezing etc.

If you get one of the newly manufactured or refurbed models that are Jasper spec'd you should be very happy with the end result. Make sure to check the date on the back. There is a very noticeable reduction in the noise with the newest model I have received here.

You said it's hooked up by component video, does this new one you've got have HDMI?

How do you get HDMI? Through unprotected connections?

Component

Geez, I am on my third and I thought that was bad. The first one was warrantied (although took seven weeks, argh) and after it happened again a few months back out of warranty, I bought a new one from Best Buy for $150 on sale and sold the broken one for $40 on Ebay. Cost me $20 more than fixing it through Microsoft and much faster, and has HDMI.

As much as this thing blows in reliability, it makes up for in entertainment. Forza 3 is next for me, and COD:MW 2

Well, I got my 360 back last night via UPS next day air. They kept my console in "repair" status for a week, and then just turned around and shipped me a replacement unit. The serial number sticker doesn't show a manufacturing date, but has a "service" date above the serial number of 5-07-2009. I am pretty sure it is just a refurbished piece of junk similar to my last one. Hopefully it will last longer this time... we shall see.

Thats very promising. The refurb should be up to the latest "technical requirements" considering the date on the console. The difference in the latest models is the chipset and that it requires less power. The motherboard can easily be modified or a new one dropped in on a refurb. You can identify a new jasper unit sold in stores by its power spec. 12v-12,1A;5V-1A

Do you notice any difference in the fan noise?