Keeping your 360 Alive?

[Noni]

Hi there,

I've heard alot of horror storys on the 360, and I do not want to get the red ring of death. Many people state that leaving your console in a well ventelated area and keeping the PSU well ventelated will pro-long the life of your console!

Well, my 360 is standing in the corner of my room, it has about 7-10CM around it on all sides. Should I put it up on my drawer and put it on its side? And also the PSU is under my drawer hidden, So i think I should take that out too lol.

[Carlh]

There is no sure way of ensuring the console doesnt get the RROD.

It is a fault with the hardware itself therefore I wouldnt worry about it - if it gets the RROD send it back to MS - thats after all what the extended warrenty is for.

I know its a pain however most people will have to go through the process

[Salazaar]

Mine's been working - touch wood - since day one on release day. It's either been sat on top of a set of drawers (in a stack of similar equipment) or in a media unit (also in a stack). So I don't think that going to extra lengths will make much difference as to whether it dies or not.

[Agent]

X-clamp replacement

Of course, that's only if you open up your console.

[CaseyV9]

I don't think there is a lot you can do.
I did hear of one company, Lian Li, I think. Made a case for the 360. It is a lot bigger than the original case. It also void your warranty and according to a review I read it doesn't seem to make the components any cooler or cool enough to be worth it.

One thing I do is after switching of my 360 is to wait for it to cool down then put it back in the plastic bag it came in. Dust being a bad thing for something with overheating problems.

Still, that may not make much difference.

Although I do not recomend voiding your 360, You may be interested in llama.
Gives you some nice info and things other people do to the 360.

[Stringent]

The new Jasper version of the 360 is supposed to reduce RROD's. Any console is prone to problems really, at least MS have given a 3yr RROD replacement policy which is a good thing, allbeit convenient.