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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: aldo_14 on March 20, 2005, 01:55:59 pm

Title: On x-box cables......
Post by: aldo_14 on March 20, 2005, 01:55:59 pm: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/19/xbox_recall_nofix/

[q]After several reports of consoles catching fire, Microsoft urged 14 million console owners to send in their old power leads for a replacement. But hardware experts point out that the power cable was never at root of the problem: it simply made the existing problem worse. The meltdown, and subsequent fire risk was actually caused by wear and tear on the power supply used in early models of the Xbox. The replacement cable featured a trip, which cut down the risk of your house catching fire, but left unfortunate gamers with a fried console. The cord has an interrupter switch that acts like a conventional fuse, tripping power to the unit.[/q]

Just thought it might be a useful heads-up in the unlikely event of anyone being affected..... I always thought the whole power cable situation seemed dodgy.

Strange that they'd let this sort of thing get through QA in the first place, of course.
Title: On x-box cables......
Post by: Deepblue on March 20, 2005, 06:51:47 pm: 1. Old news.
2. Hardware experts = several Xbox hardware modders.
Title: On x-box cables......
Post by: Taristin on March 20, 2005, 06:57:55 pm: Ahh, but modding your XBOX will void it's warranty, and stop some games from playing multi. :p

*Is tempted to load knoppix on XBox
Title: On x-box cables......
Post by: IceFire on March 20, 2005, 10:38:48 pm: I figured my Crystal X-Box which I got at Christmas time would be fine. Its quite a good little system actually...excellent bargin in price too. Got lots of entertainment out of it....got lots more to go through. Still loves my Halo 2 :D
Title: On x-box cables......
Post by: Deepblue on March 20, 2005, 11:13:30 pm: Hehe, playing through that game for like the 5th time now... Mostly because I accidentally picked up the Sputnik skull and I got tired of flying hundreds of feet when something exploded.
Title: On x-box cables......
Post by: Taristin on March 20, 2005, 11:16:59 pm: I've not played Halo 2 since about 2 weeks after I beat it...

In fact, I don't think I played anything in that time...
Title: On x-box cables......
Post by: Deepblue on March 20, 2005, 11:22:48 pm: Stinks for you. :p
Title: On x-box cables......
Post by: Taristin on March 20, 2005, 11:28:33 pm: nah. The replay value just wasn't there... not as much as the original, IMO.
Title: On x-box cables......
Post by: Setekh on March 21, 2005, 04:11:03 am: Quote
Originally posted by Raa
nah. The replay value just wasn't there... not as much as the original, IMO.

Thankfully the LAN parties make up for it. ;)
Title: On x-box cables......
Post by: Grug on March 21, 2005, 04:25:54 am: Quote
Originally posted by Deepblue
Hehe, playing through that game for like the 5th time now... Mostly because I accidentally picked up the Sputnik skull and I got tired of flying hundreds of feet when something exploded.

? Just restart the Xbox and all skulls are deactivated.

I beat the game on Legendary a while back. Damn that is hard.
Those bungie fellows are crazy.

I havn't played live for a while though. Should get back into that... :)
Title: On x-box cables......
Post by: Deepblue on March 21, 2005, 03:08:37 pm: I accidentally saved and quit though, which makes the changes permanent. So I had to erase the Halo 2 files on my 'box and restart the entire game.
Title: On x-box cables......
Post by: Taristin on March 21, 2005, 07:36:47 pm: Uhh, no. You just have to start the first mission over again... AFAIK.
Title: On x-box cables......
Post by: Deepblue on March 21, 2005, 09:42:30 pm: Damnit.