A couple of weeks ago I ordered an OQO Model 01+, and it arrived shortly after. I made a post about it on the forums, and promised to follow up with a review of the system, so here is is, along with my original post:
http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/board/showthread.php?t=35950
So, a few weeks ago my xbox 360 decided to kick the bucket. I plugged it in and turned it on, hoping to play some portal, but to my dismay, it powered up with a very unhappy red status light, then switched off. I’d heard about it before, quite a few times, the “red ring of death”. Unrecoverable hardware error, eh? We’ll see about that.
I always have hated sending products in for repairs. There is nothing worse then paying a lot of money for something, then having to ship it off for a week or a month waiting on the company who made it to fix it. So I pulled out my multi-meter, and began the process of voiding my warranty.
My friend was borrowing my camera at the time, so I apologize for the lack of good pictures. In any case, I started by testing the voltages coming from the power brick, into the xbox. What should have been 3x 12 volts, and 1x 5 volts, would start there, then drop to around 3x 10 volts and 1x 2 volts. Something was very broken!
Hi everyone. Some of you already know me, but for those of you who don’t; My name is Justin Yates. I’m a geek of pretty much all trades from the triad area of North Carolina, currently residing in southern California. I strive to be as helpful and social as I possibly can, so if you’re ever curious about anything I post, or just want to say hi, feel free to send me an email or an IM. I plan to use the blog to post everything from reviews on hardware and software, to information about new ground breaking technologies, to my own geeky accomplishments.
