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Yes, I have the original thompson and it is about to say goodbye to the
cruel world. I am surprised that it lasted this long. I think that can
be attributed to only weekends use for the first few months.
Anyway, I remember someone here had mentioned a similar problem
recently here and I am not able to find the thread to find out what
worked for him. I guess my options are:
1. Try adjusting the pot
2. Buy a new drive and replace
3. Buy a new xbox.
3.1 From Ebay/Store New
3.2 Refurbished
3.3 Pay $80 to MS and get it replaced
I am going to try #1 tonight and I might break it altogether.
What are the things that I should remember while exercising #2? What
did you learn the hard way? What is the preferred drive? How good are
Samsung SD-616T listed at http://stores.ebay.com/BestDealComputer? Will
I be able to play on Live after replacing my drive with any other
drive? Any restrictions on that?
I called 1-800-4MYXBOX yesterday to find out Microsoft's solution to my
problem. It was a funny experience. The guy on the other side insisted
on starting every sentence with " I apologize for that..". I explained
him the problem and told him that I need to try 2-3 times before the
xbox accepts my game or movie. After listening to the whole problem his
first solution was to "switch the xbox off and on and try again." I
told him that I keep doing that and it works eventually and I have
already told him this earlier. Then his next solution was even more
amazing.
" I apologize for that, but have you tried deleting the saved games on
your xbox?"
"No. I cannot do that. I will lose all my games."
"I apologize for that but it is possible that this is caused by a
corrupt game save file"
"Are you telling me that my movie is not starting as there is a corrupt
game file saved somewhere"
"yes"
"wow"
"In the worst case due to a faulty hardware"
"We both know that is the case. I have a thompson DVD drive and it is a
well known fact that they die in a year or two, right?"
"<pause> yes"
" What are my options?"
" You can pay $79.99 by credit or debit card and you can ship it to a
MS service center"
" Where do I have to ship it?"
" In <somewhere>, KY"
" So they are going to replace the drive for me?"
" They will replace the xbox for you."
<No mention of the type of new drive or if they will transfer my game
saves>
" What is the address where I have to ship this?"
" I cannot tell you the exact address unless we receive the payment of
$79.99 by credit or debit card"
" Ok. Thanks for your help"
" I apologize for your problems. Please write down the reference no for
your call ######"
<while driving>" Ok #######. I wrote it down. Thanks"
Yes, I have the original thompson and it is about to say goodbye to the
cruel world. I am surprised that it lasted this long. I think that can
be attributed to only weekends use for the first few months.
Anyway, I remember someone here had mentioned a similar problem
recently here and I am not able to find the thread to find out what
worked for him. I guess my options are:
1. Try adjusting the pot
2. Buy a new drive and replace
3. Buy a new xbox.
3.1 From Ebay/Store New
3.2 Refurbished
3.3 Pay $80 to MS and get it replaced
I am going to try #1 tonight and I might break it altogether.
What are the things that I should remember while exercising #2? What
did you learn the hard way? What is the preferred drive? How good are
Samsung SD-616T listed at http://stores.ebay.com/BestDealComputer? Will
I be able to play on Live after replacing my drive with any other
drive? Any restrictions on that?
I called 1-800-4MYXBOX yesterday to find out Microsoft's solution to my
problem. It was a funny experience. The guy on the other side insisted
on starting every sentence with " I apologize for that..". I explained
him the problem and told him that I need to try 2-3 times before the
xbox accepts my game or movie. After listening to the whole problem his
first solution was to "switch the xbox off and on and try again." I
told him that I keep doing that and it works eventually and I have
already told him this earlier. Then his next solution was even more
amazing.
" I apologize for that, but have you tried deleting the saved games on
your xbox?"
"No. I cannot do that. I will lose all my games."
"I apologize for that but it is possible that this is caused by a
corrupt game save file"
"Are you telling me that my movie is not starting as there is a corrupt
game file saved somewhere"
"yes"
"wow"
"In the worst case due to a faulty hardware"
"We both know that is the case. I have a thompson DVD drive and it is a
well known fact that they die in a year or two, right?"
"<pause> yes"
" What are my options?"
" You can pay $79.99 by credit or debit card and you can ship it to a
MS service center"
" Where do I have to ship it?"
" In <somewhere>, KY"
" So they are going to replace the drive for me?"
" They will replace the xbox for you."
<No mention of the type of new drive or if they will transfer my game
saves>
" What is the address where I have to ship this?"
" I cannot tell you the exact address unless we receive the payment of
$79.99 by credit or debit card"
" Ok. Thanks for your help"
" I apologize for your problems. Please write down the reference no for
your call ######"
<while driving>" Ok #######. I wrote it down. Thanks"