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[Iceking]

I mean small as in that there isn't much room between the top of the Xbox and the ceiling of the space.

[Godzilla Forever]

Ah..... it IS possible that the heat from the ceiling is affecting your Xbox, because heat gathers at the top. You might need to move your 360 to a lower level so that it doesn't constantly overheat.

[Iceking]

I'll let it cool off for a few days and when I play it again, only do so for an hour before turning it off.

[Godzilla Forever]

Sounds good. That should work, just make sure that if you DO play for a long time that you let it rest...........

[TyrannoTitan]

I've never had problems with overheating with my 360...and its usually in a small space, or surrounded by the other consoles.

And I do play it for looooong periods of times sometimes

[Godzilla Forever]

Well, then IK's just got my fanily's kind of bad luck: if something bad happens, the whole thing slides down the hill.

[Iceking]

It's been in the space since I set it up and the day before, it wasn't having any problems.

[TyrannoTitan]

How do you know it was overheating? Was there an onscreen message, or did it crash randomly, etc etc?

[Iceking]

TT:I know because when I turned it on this morning and played it for awhile, I began to make a noise. I touched the back and it felt hot.

[TyrannoTitan]

Hmm...my 360 makes a lot of noises, so I dunno. Was the noise really loud? If so, then ya, I'd say there's a problem.

[Iceking]

The noise was loud. It kind of sounded like a howling wind.

[The Kingpin]

well. my advice is turn it off. leave it to rest, continue later. if it happens again, it might be a good idea to have it taken for cleaning. dust in the intake and on the equipment can make it more vulnerable to overheating. my bro's PS3 has a reverse venting system to blow out the dust automatically from time to time. 360s need to be taken for manual cleaning, i think. it'd also be a good time to have it checked generally. routine maintenence is the best way to avoid a costly repair job. better to catch a piece mildly damaged than to leave it till it's destroyed....costs less...

[Iceking]

I'll leave it off until next monday and see if that works.

[Evil Eye]

@IK: I'd also ask around on microsoft websites.

@TT: Apparently all 360s are slightly different then, and some people just get lucky. More proof is that my old 360 went red ring, and when I had it exchanged, the new one I received kept rattling and making funny whirring noises...

[Giratina93]

I thought that the symbol that one's 0bo had overheated was the Red Ring of Death...oh well!

Bowser: I'm still waiting to see this "Heaven Blast of the Dragon," Gira...

[The Kingpin]

meh. my friend's 360 seemingly goes Red Ring every 2-6 months. but all we do is turn it off and leave it for 1-24 hours, and it's operating fine afterwards....for another 2-6 months.... so yeah, we don't put much weight in the Red Ring myth....or at least...the severity of whatever happens to you guys....maybe we just get the better built 360s and you get the crappy ones

[Evil Eye]

Exactly, that's what I'm saying. From the looks of it, some people just get lucky.

But it's certainly not a myth. There are different red ring's you can get as well (different error messages will come up on screen)...

[Iceking]

During lunch at school today, I rewatched the Emperor's New Groove. It brings back so many good memories.

[Godzilla Forever]

Mine sounds like it's roaring at me.

[Evil Eye]

My avatar rawrs better than yours.