About 4 days so I purchased a used 360 from a local pawn'ish shop, but I've encountered a very odd issue with it: When turned on for the first time (in a day), it will red ring on me however, all I have to do is turn off the console and turn it back on and it boots fine (don't even have to unplug it, just a quick double tab on the button and bam, it boots).
Once booted, I can game for hours without even a hiccup. I can even turn it off and on again and the rings are nowhere in sight. Again, ONLY at cold boot (IE leaving the system off for 3+ hours min). I've tried powering up without the HDD and made sure all connections are snug, but it is hard to diagnose the problem when it only happens once a day.
Any ideas as to what could be cauing this? Problem with dirty power or a bad fan perhaps? If it doesn't get worse, I can live with this issue with no problem as it just requires me to press the button one more time, but I have a feeling the RRoD only comes back with a vengeance.
Edit: I should alo say then when the system is on (red rings or not) the PSU is always green.
Once booted, I can game for hours without even a hiccup. I can even turn it off and on again and the rings are nowhere in sight. Again, ONLY at cold boot (IE leaving the system off for 3+ hours min). I've tried powering up without the HDD and made sure all connections are snug, but it is hard to diagnose the problem when it only happens once a day.
Any ideas as to what could be cauing this? Problem with dirty power or a bad fan perhaps? If it doesn't get worse, I can live with this issue with no problem as it just requires me to press the button one more time, but I have a feeling the RRoD only comes back with a vengeance.
Edit: I should alo say then when the system is on (red rings or not) the PSU is always green.
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