UPDATE – 06/27/2008 @ 4:32PM: Received repaired console. The serial number was the same, but the manufacturing date was different. So, it was pretty obvious that they replaced the sticker on the back of this Xbox 360 Elite.
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UPDATE – 06/15/2008 @ 12:02PM: Well, what I thought was a cooling problem was not. I got the three flashing red lights again yesterday. I received the box from Microsoft to ship it to the repair center, which is what I’ll do tomorrow.
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UPDATE – 06/09/2008 @ 1:07PM: I moved the Xbox 360 from the entertainment center and is now standing upright. I played for a little bit last night & this morning without problems. So, I’m hoping it was just a cooling issue.
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Yesterday while playing GTA IV, it started to lock up on me. So, I wanted to make sure it wasn’t the game as there have been reports of GTA IV locking up on some PS3’s and Xbox 360’s. So, I started to play Guitar Hero II and that locked up on me also. This is the same thing that happened with my other Xbox 360 before it got the infamous three flashing red lights. So, I called Xbox support and it never flashed the three lights except while on the phone with the first agent. They had me perform normal troubleshooting and told me to call back in fifteen minutes. I called back and talked to someone else. They decided it was a hardware issue and that it is going to cost me $99.00 to fix since it’s out of the warranty timeframe… by a month. I explained that it was getting three flashing lights also at random times. The person said he’ll mark it as a three flashing lights issue since that issue is part of the extended warranty, but if they don’t get the three flashing lights when they receive it, they would call me. They are sending me the box within 3 – 5 days and I will ship it off to them. After I got off the phone, I tried four times to turn the Xbox 360 on and got the three flashing lights. I’m hoping they experience the same issue as it will be a bummer to fork out $99.00 for them to fix it.