My 360 is humming

[Spidey-Bat]

When I start up my 360, it makes a REALLY loud humming noise. It stops for a second and then starts up again and keeps humming when I'm on the main screen. It doesn't stop until I got to my arcade game (haven't tried anything else).

Anyone know what's up?

 

[jdlynch1]

Start preparing funeral arrangements....

 

[Spidey-Bat]

I kinda expected that.

How long does it take for MS to repair a 360 if I send it back? I just want to get another 3 weeks use out of it since I'm home.

 

[jdlynch1]

It takes about a week or so to get the box that you ship it in, then about 2-3 weeks for microsoft to repair the 360 and send it back.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

I bought my 360 late June/early July 2006. So am I still covered by a warranty or do I have to pay? If so, how much will it cost?

 

[jdlynch1]

If it gets the red rings Microsoft will do it for free, I'm not exactly sure about the price if it is anything else.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

I just called support. The woman on the phone said it might be the fan. She said I should plug it into the wall and not a surge protector since the 360 has a built in one (I've had mine plugged into a surge protector since I got it).

Repairs would cost $99+state tax since my warranty is up. I get a 1 year warranty after that. I'll see how it is before I go back to school. I may just send it out then instead of waiting for it to break.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

I just called support. The woman on the phone said it might be the fan. She said I should plug it into the wall and not a surge protector since the 360 has a built in one (I've had mine plugged into a surge protector since I got it).

Repairs would cost $99+state tax since my warranty is up. I get a 1 year warranty after that. I'll see how it is before I go back to school. I may just send it out then instead of waiting for it to break. If it breaks before then, I'm just buying a new Arcade one.


Don't know why I didn't think of trying this earlier, but my 360 only makes the noise when I have a game in and I'm on the dashboard. When no game is in, it's fine.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

Don't know why I didn't think of trying this earlier, but my 360 only makes the noise when I have a game in and I'm on the dashboard. When no game is in, it's fine.

When I had MLB 2k7 in, the noise is really loud. I just put in Lego Indiana Jones and the noise is much lower and tolerable. Might vary from game to game.

 

[KALEL114]

If it gets the red rings Microsoft will do it for free, I'm not exactly sure about the price if it is anything else.

Isn't the extended warranty expired?

 

[StrainedEyes]

Don't know why I didn't think of trying this earlier, but my 360 only makes the noise when I have a game in and I'm on the dashboard. When no game is in, it's fine.

When I had MLB 2k7 in, the noise is really loud. I just put in Lego Indiana Jones and the noise is much lower and tolerable. Might vary from game to game.

If it plays fine, don't bother sending it back.

 

[SuBe]

My 360 is humming

Is it a catchy tune?

 

[jdlynch1]

Isn't the extended warranty expired?

Idk, I thought they would repair the thing as long as you had the RRoD.

 

[Raiden]

Sometimes my 360 (after I powered it on) would make a huge noise like the fans went ballistic or something, but thankfully it usually died down. This past weekend, I had a scare when I moved my 360 to my living room because after I hooked up all the cables, my 360 displayed 3 (out of 4) red corners of a circle, and I couldn't power it on. After disconnecting and reconnect the power cord, the problem went away, but I definitely thought to myself "Oh ****, my 360 had died after owning it for less than a month).

 

[Spidey-Bat]

The loud humming has stopped. I think it have been from not using the 360 for a long time. Also the MLB 2k7 disc might have been causing the loud noise; other discs have not done the same.