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Gerardthedevil Has No Life
Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 601 Location: Wouldn't you like to know...
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:31 pm Post subject: my xbox made a burning smell |
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Its the original xbox. I got it in 2003. The xbox just started making this burning robbery smell. After that I just unplugged it and decided maybe its a one time only thing. Should I never use it again or do you think its ok? _________________ [img]http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b308/Kayarci/LeonNorman.jpg[/img] |
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CiaphasCain Has No Life
Joined: 22 Jan 2010 Posts: 444
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds like it's guilty of witchcraft.
I'd dunk it, and if it doesn't drown, burn it at the stake. |
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SweetxinsanityxSarah Elder Than Dirt
Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 6829 Location: 20th Ward
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not an xbox wiz but I'd suggest not trying to play it again. My brother's friend had an xbox that burned the data off his GH world tour game when he accidently dropped it when taking it to a friend's house. This might do far worse to your games if you dont check it out. Probly something got knocked loose I dunno. Something has to be burning in there if you are smelling something like rubber. _________________ Our life is made by the death of others...
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setzaroth Cold Warrior
Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 1960
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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I dunno how technically savvy you are but...turn it back on, and see what happens. Something in the cd drive migh have finnaly gave out. You might need to crack it open and have a look. |
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White_Dragon Rookie
Joined: 26 Feb 2005 Posts: 35 Location: Somewhere
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:22 am Post subject: |
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I don't know. My old xbox turns on by itself... Weird little things.
I don't think you should use it though... Burning is never a good thing.. |
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Xx_True_Dachshund_xX Forum contributor
Joined: 09 Feb 2010 Posts: 669 Location: Digging up your front yard >:3
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:42 am Post subject: |
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Just take it to some place that can fix stuff like that (we have a used video game store in town that fixes consoles) and see if they can determine what's wrong with it and if they can fix it. |
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SonicnTails Very bored
Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Posts: 251
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:35 am Post subject: |
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If it's a 2003 Xbox... get a new one, they're not that much to get.
Although I've never seen that problem before. |
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SanguinePraetor Member
Joined: 11 Jul 2010 Posts: 45
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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pcs are superior |
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setzaroth Cold Warrior
Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 1960
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="SanguinePraetor"]pcs are superior[/quote]
ya, if your cool with spending $200 everytime a new videocard comes out in order to run the games all the consoles have anyway because thats were the gaming market is strongest anyway. And since all the games are essentially graphically the same...the only reason to game on a Pc is if you have extra money to thorw around. |
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SonicnTails Very bored
Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Posts: 251
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="setzaroth"][quote="SanguinePraetor"]pcs are superior[/quote]
ya, if your cool with spending $200 everytime a new videocard comes out in order to run the games all the consoles have anyway because thats were the gaming market is strongest anyway. And since all the games are essentially graphically the same...the only reason to game on a Pc is if you have extra money to thorw around.[/quote]
Uhhhh no, not true.
Videocards from 5 years ago can still run games today. And yes, the graphics are better than the consoles, at times consoles look like crap to PC's. |
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Brianhjh
Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 8014 Location: Queen's University
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Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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I'm a PC gamer myself.
But no one publishes games on PC anymore because PC games are piss easy to pirate. They brought it on themselves.
I only ever play strategy games anyway, and I've been playing 3-4 games forever.
The last game I bought was in 2008. _________________ [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/Brianhjh/emesprani151.gif[/img] "Sarah's future makes me sad." - Benk |
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TallestPurple Newb
Joined: 24 Aug 2006 Posts: 4
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Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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morrowind was on the pc |
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setzaroth Cold Warrior
Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 1960
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Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="SonicnTails"][quote="setzaroth"][quote="SanguinePraetor"]pcs are superior[/quote]
ya, if your cool with spending $200 everytime a new videocard comes out in order to run the games all the consoles have anyway because thats were the gaming market is strongest anyway. And since all the games are essentially graphically the same...the only reason to game on a Pc is if you have extra money to thorw around.[/quote]
Uhhhh no, not true.
[b]Videocards from 5 years ago can still run games today[/b]. And yes, the graphics are better than the consoles, at times consoles look like crap to PC's.[/quote]
theres no way that was meant to be serious... I want you to upload a video to youtube of you running ModernWarfare 2 with a 5 year old video card. On normal settings, in a full online game. Or better yet...Age of empires 3, on normal settings and see what happens when you get into a naval battle with large ships. |
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SonicnTails Very bored
Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Posts: 251
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Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="setzaroth"][quote="SonicnTails"][quote="setzaroth"][quote="SanguinePraetor"]pcs are superior[/quote]
ya, if your cool with spending $200 everytime a new videocard comes out in order to run the games all the consoles have anyway because thats were the gaming market is strongest anyway. And since all the games are essentially graphically the same...the only reason to game on a Pc is if you have extra money to thorw around.[/quote]
Uhhhh no, not true.
[b]Videocards from 5 years ago can still run games today[/b]. And yes, the graphics are better than the consoles, at times consoles look like crap to PC's.[/quote]
theres no way that was meant to be serious... I want you to upload a video to youtube of you running ModernWarfare 2 with a 5 year old video card. On normal settings, in a full online game. Or better yet...Age of empires 3, on normal settings and see what happens when you get into a naval battle with large ships.[/quote]
Windows 98 can run MW2, because it's sh*t like that.
But really, I'm on an old thing that can still hold more than a thousand AI units in a game. |
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CiaphasCain Has No Life
Joined: 22 Jan 2010 Posts: 444
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Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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PC gaming would be awesome if it wasn't such a pariah for devs now.
No From Software, no Arcsys, no SNK, no Namco, no Konami, dwindling support from Capcom
Fuck that shit |
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Brianhjh
Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 8014 Location: Queen's University
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Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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I'd shit many brix if strategy game developers abondoned PC, that's my favorite genre with EUIII and Civilization franchise and I hate buying consoles to play games. _________________ [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/Brianhjh/emesprani151.gif[/img] "Sarah's future makes me sad." - Benk |
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SonicnTails Very bored
Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Posts: 251
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:33 am Post subject: |
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Dont forget the damn DRM's they're putting on them. That makes no point to a gaming laptop now, or if you're just in the army bored as hell. |
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setzaroth Cold Warrior
Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 1960
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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Theres no way Win98 can run Mw2. And even in a universe where OS requirements dont matter, the video card would need to be upgraded if you bought it new when Mw1 came out. (to play it on max settings)
The Ps3(xbox...etc) still one price. Guaranteed to play any game made for it.
And like everyone said...DRM...product keys. activation limits...
Alot of red tape I dont prefer to go through. |
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SonicnTails Very bored
Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Posts: 251
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:45 am Post subject: |
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Hell man, you dont get anything do you? It was a joke, but still MW2 is sh*t. |
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CiaphasCain Has No Life
Joined: 22 Jan 2010 Posts: 444
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:52 am Post subject: |
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So is every other shooter made in the last 5 years though, so it's whatever |
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