Microsoft Xbox 360 Console - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

Hey there,
The systems have region codes, therefore if this game comes from another country... PAL (EUrope) display format does not work on NTSC (America)...

The Arcade model comes with no harddrive, no hdmi (for digital connection to an HDTV), and I beleive the controller is wired instead of wireless. If you are planning on just playing games then the arcade may be a good choice for you as it's cheaper but you may find yourself wanting a hard drive sooner than later. Without a hard drive you will not be able to purchase or rent movies and you will not be able to download game demos and Xbox Live Arcade games. To compensate Microsoft includes a disc with some of the greatest hits of XBox Live Arcade with the Arcade version. The Pro comes with a 20GB hard drive but still no HDMI. The Elite version has a 120GB hard drive and HDMI. For most people the Pro is the one to get. If you were to get the Arcade then purchase a hard drive later you will pay more than the price of the pro.

You might need a new disc all together, the one you have may have just a couple of scratches. (same thing happened to me!) all i simply did was buy a new disc (fifa) and it started working again. Hope this helps DIGMAN

try this software at your own risk

http://uploading.com/files/m53medd7/Aone_Soft_Ultra_MKV_Converter_v3.2.0610.rar

Insert the DVD into the Xbox DVD tray then close the tray.

There's really nothing special you need to do.

yo i tried everything and it turned out to be what one dude on her said about the usb ....if u look close in the usb port ...ther is 4 things sticking out ..in one port they were all straight ...in the other port they were crushed up against the wall so i took a knife and smashed them back down away from the wall make sure they are pointed down AWAY from the walll i cant plug a controller in that port but i can the other port.....soooooooooooooooooo it dont matter and bammmmmmmmmmmmm it came on i started **** in front of everyone

Hi this sounds like what happened to mine and also started with Halo 3 now it happens with all my games. Eventually you will get a red light flashing its the E74 error and will have to be sent to microsoft. The E74 error is a problem with either the AV port the Graphics chip or the AV cable itself

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dj_vision,
The problem is that you have created 2 different accounts, you have to use the account you used to complete the game to join xbox live to maintain the achievements - you can't send game data to another account. Play the original account (the one you completed the game with) and use it with Live. If you haven't discovered this yet or the other account expired get more Xbox Live and go from there.
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im having same problem and my brothers xbox 360 too. we think its because the laser is way to low

Recording Halo 3 game play may seem difficult but is easier than it seems.

1. Firstly buy a video capture card, such as the Dazzle, The Easy Cap, or the Pinnacle.
2. Go to your local Radio Shack or electronics store and buy an RCA adapter, RCA cable, and a Scart adapter
3. For my setup I followed these Instructions http://rossholdway.com/images/blogUploadimages/573596778436804.png

If you both have Xbox 360s and want to play together, just buy an Xbox Live subscription and play via the Internet. Otherwise, it is impossible to play with him via Skype because your controller would not have an adequate range to connect to his console.

My Sons Xbox had sound but a blank screen. at first i thought it was the video leads.. Borrowed a set from his friend but still the same.. blank screen but sound. I thought about the towel trick but was wary.. so instead i went to a comp repair shop. He suggested the towel trick... he said it may or not work. So being out of warranty with nothing to lose , i gave it a go.
Remove your hard drive and video leads leave just the power lead attached. Wrap your xbox in three towels and switch it on for about 20mins (which i did). Switch it off (it may already have switched itself off ! leave it to cool for about 15 mins and then plug everything back in . I was amazed to find my sons xbox up and running agian. Hope it works for you !! It did for me and i still can't belive it!

You will not be able to play the game since it is region locked since it is from Europe so you will either have to return it or you can set up an Xbox live account and say you live in Sweden bit I'm not sure if that will work or if it will be worth it because you will only beable to play that one game. Your beat thing ro do is to just return the game and buy it from a us retailer.

Unfortunately there is not. Games, DVD's, ect, are all region coded and can only be played in the region they are specified. There are some devices that allow you to change the region code 1, maybe 2 times before being permanently locked on that region. Xbox is not one of these types of devices. Hopefully the game that he bought from America is available in the UK or coming soon.

On a side note, there is one expensive option to getting his game to play, but that would require you buying and having an xbox 360 shipped to you from the US. Then he could buy games from either UK, or America and use the appropriate region coded xbox!

Its because the dvd scanner is scratched or broken

There isn't anything you cab really do without opening the xbox up.
ll DVD's have what is called a region code. this is a code that is specific to 5 regions. in North America, we are region 1, and Japan, they would be region 5. If the Xbox is purchased in North America, the DVD drive in the Xbox, is imprinted with region code 1. This mean it will only play region code 1 movies, and games.

The only thing you can do is to either mod your xbox, or replace the DVD drive with a drive from a different region, but this will make it so you can play dvds from your region.

To listen to music files encoded in Apple's AAC audio format, your Xbox 360 console will need the AAC codec (a processing file), which is available as a free download from Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

Go Here: Instructions

http://support.xbox.com/support/en/us/nxe/gamesandmedia/sharingmedia/ipod/useappleipod.aspx


Hope this helps.

The 360 wont play protected aac files, the kind you get from iTunes, but you can work around that if you burn the songs to mp3 using your computer, if you got them from itunes, they are protected and until apple and microsoft come to a conclusion on how to fix that, it wont let you do it, if you can change them to a format that will work with xbox, then you can play them, mp3, you can put the music on a disk and save to xbox or from computer to x box, there is also a patch that might work to if you download to your xbox.

Joined fixya just to say "Ross_Cham" thank You, saved one console. 1. Anote second hex data 397F-3CD6-2800-0F00-C000-0034 and go to http://easycalculation.com/hex-converter.php 2. Convert it to decimal and get the update number: Hex: 3CD6 - Decimal: 15574 Update 4. Extract $Systemupdate and put it into root of a pendrive formatted in fat32 5. Turn off the console and plug the pendrive 6. Turn on the console and wait 7. Enjoy!

fable too wont work for me and i dont know why about that . try taking your xbox apart by looking it up at www.youtube.com it will bring you through the steps and it should be working. if not buy a new xbox wo hard drive.