So, I was playing the new Halo Mash Up Pack on Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition, (I'm pretty sure you can tell, I'm a huge fan of Halo) and I went to create a new world, and right when it got to "Preparing to Save Level" my entire house, and probably some of my neighbors, had a power surge. And, as you may have guessed by the title of this post, I got the "Red Rings of Death". So, I let it sit like that for a bit, and turned it off, and turned it back on, and thank God, all my Hard Drive stuff was still there. Here is the thing though: I'm letting it rest for 5 hours, but could this effect the console? I don't know if it could, it was a power surge, so it doesn't seem like anything with the console itself was wrong. I had only played for 10 minutes. There shouldn't really be, an issue right?
I don't know how this could have happened but power surges can ruin your electronics. Do you have your Xbox 360 connected to a surge protector?
Can you tell me more about this? I am going to have my full server rack hooked up to a UPC, would it be safe? In Oklahoma, there is all types of weather which can result in electrical surges and outages.
Actually, I looked it up and I'm not sure if you can have it plugged in to a surge protector.
Du-whut now? A surge protector is literally a power strip with some caps and fuses in between the mains input and the plugs on the side. How would that pose a compatibility issue? If your talking about plugging the UPS into a surge protector - well you could - but it would be a bit redundant since most UPS have a built in surge protector.
As for OP: yeah, it should be fine. Just be aware, there was probably a minor short that caused the malfunction, so that short may reoccur if you let it overheat or run it too much.
And chances are, if it shorts again or experiences a surge again, it'll kill it (but there's really no way to tell how much damage it took unless you're an EE).
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Possibly the power just died instead of surging. Killing the power to it instead of properly shutting down, may have caused a software glitch giving you the red rings or the first reboot. In that case, your totally fine man, no worries.
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Du-whut now? A surge protector is literally a power strip with some caps and fuses in between the mains input and the plugs on the side. How would that pose a compatibility issue? If your talking about plugging the UPS into a surge protector - well you could - but it would be a bit redundant since most UPS have a built in surge protector.
As for OP: yeah, it should be fine. Just be aware, there was probably a minor short that caused the malfunction, so that short may reoccur if you let it overheat or run it too much.
And chances are, if it shorts again or experiences a surge again, it'll kill it (but there's really no way to tell how much damage it took unless you're an EE).
Edit: (yay, my 400th post)
Possibly the power just died instead of surging. Killing the power to it instead of properly shutting down, may have caused a software glitch giving you the red rings or the first reboot. In that case, your totally fine man, no worries.
What's weird is this has happened two other times, but the two other times were on the 360 Dashboard.
The two first were like, two years ago, although I can't remember how many rings it was that appeared.This one that just happened was like, for 5 seconds.
Well, I looked it up and I was confused, it was saying not to and others said it was safe. ... I did saw one hooked up to a surge protector so I'm guessing it's safe to do it.
Others who make recommendations have as much knowledge as you. Why would you then assume they know better?
Any recommendation that does not say why and does not define the anomaly is bogus. For example, what does a surge protector do? If adjacent to any appliance, then it must somehow stop what three miles of sky could not. How does its hundreds of joules avert surges that are hundreds of thousands of joules? It doesn't. Effective surge protector says where hundreds of thousands of joules dissipate. Even a protector must not fail.
A UPS is temporary and 'dirty' power so that unsaved data can be saved. It does not protect hardware. It protects data.
Normal voltage for electronics is even when incandescent bulbs dim to 50% intensity. How often do your lights dim that much? Rarely or never? Then why do you need a UPS?
Due to superior protection already inside electronics, then a UPS in battery backup mode is not harmful to electronics. But may be harmful to motorized appliances. For example, some numbers. This 120 volt UPS in battery backup mode outputs 200 volt square waves with spikes up to 270 volts. Even AC mains are not that 'dirty'. UPS can be 'dirtiest' power. Superior protection already inside electronics makes even 'dirty' UPS power acceptable; not harmful.
So what does a surge protector do? It must address surges that can overwhelm existing and superior protection. An effective protector is located at the service entrance where hundreds of thousands of joules are made irrelevant by a more robust, more effective, and tens of times less expensive solution. A completely different device, adjacent to appliances (also called a protector) is protection only from surges that typically do not damage electronics.Two different anomalies with completely different solutions.
Which anomaly do you want to solve? Before recommending a solution, first define the problem. Low voltage or blackout clearly is not a surge. A blackout is near zero voltage. UPS is for blackouts. A surge is high voltage that may exceed thousands of volts. Only a properly earthed service entrance protection protects from typically destructive surges.
So, solve which anomaly? Blackout? Surge?One final point. Adjacent protectors can sometimes compromise superior protection already inside a gaming computer. Therefore many manufacturers (and others such as Comcast) recommend not using power strip protectors.
Well depending on what RRoD it is then you can do some super OP complexicated modding to add better cooling by adding another fan or something or just be smert and switch to PC its far more superior than console gaming and if your a crazy graphics fanatic then PC is better for that
Others who make recommendations have as much knowledge as you. Why would you then assume they know better?
Any recommendation that does not say why and does not define the anomaly is bogus. For example, what does a surge protector do? If adjacent to any appliance, then it must somehow stop what three miles of sky could not. How does its hundreds of joules avert surges that are hundreds of thousands of joules? It doesn't. Effective surge protector says where hundreds of thousands of joules dissipate. Even a protector must not fail.
A UPS is temporary and 'dirty' power so that unsaved data can be saved. It does not protect hardware. It protects data.
Normal voltage for electronics is even when incandescent bulbs dim to 50% intensity. How often do your lights dim that much? Rarely or never? Then why do you need a UPS?
Due to superior protection already inside electronics, then a UPS in battery backup mode is not harmful to electronics. But may be harmful to motorized appliances. For example, some numbers. This 120 volt UPS in battery backup mode outputs 200 volt square waves with spikes up to 270 volts. Even AC mains are not that 'dirty'. UPS can be 'dirtiest' power. Superior protection already inside electronics makes even 'dirty' UPS power acceptable; not harmful.
So what does a surge protector do? It must address surges that can overwhelm existing and superior protection. An effective protector is located at the service entrance where hundreds of thousands of joules are made irrelevant by a more robust, more effective, and tens of times less expensive solution. A completely different device, adjacent to appliances (also called a protector) is protection only from surges that typically do not damage electronics.Two different anomalies with completely different solutions.
Which anomaly do you want to solve? Before recommending a solution, first define the problem. Low voltage or blackout clearly is not a surge. A blackout is near zero voltage. UPS is for blackouts. A surge is high voltage that may exceed thousands of volts. Only a properly earthed service entrance protection protects from typically destructive surges.
So, solve which anomaly? Blackout? Surge?One final point. Adjacent protectors can sometimes compromise superior protection already inside a gaming computer. Therefore many manufacturers (and others such as Comcast) recommend not using power strip protectors.
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Probably just occasionally touch it to feel if it's warm? If it is, then it's overheating, and you can simply stop using it to take a break while it cools down. I don't know how long it takes to overheat (never owned an Xbox console), but I have a sega genesis that overheats while using it often (or at least the power adapter). I don't think your X360 will be in any danger from overheating, as long as you make sure it doesn't stay overheating for long, and turn it off as soon as it does.
Again, I have never owned an Xbox console, so I cannot be 100% certain.
Probably just occasionally touch it to feel if it's warm? If it is, then it's overheating, and you can simply stop using it to take a break while it cools down. I don't know how long it takes to overheat (never owned an Xbox console), but I have a sega genesis that overheats while using it often (or at least the power adapter). I don't think your X360 will be in any danger from overheating, as long as you make sure it doesn't stay overheating for long, and turn it off as soon as it does.
Again, I have never owned an Xbox console, so I cannot be 100% certain.
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It was a sign from god to ditch your inferior console and go to the PC Master RaceFrom my experience, I just kicked my console and it worked. I can't say I would recommend it though.
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Du-whut now? A surge protector is literally a power strip with some caps and fuses in between the mains input and the plugs on the side. How would that pose a compatibility issue? If your talking about plugging the UPS into a surge protector - well you could - but it would be a bit redundant since most UPS have a built in surge protector.
As for OP: yeah, it should be fine. Just be aware, there was probably a minor short that caused the malfunction, so that short may reoccur if you let it overheat or run it too much.
And chances are, if it shorts again or experiences a surge again, it'll kill it (but there's really no way to tell how much damage it took unless you're an EE).
Edit: (yay, my 400th post)
Possibly the power just died instead of surging. Killing the power to it instead of properly shutting down, may have caused a software glitch giving you the red rings or the first reboot. In that case, your totally fine man, no worries.
You may want to read my post while you still can, some of them have been randomly disappearing lately *cough*
What's weird is this has happened two other times, but the two other times were on the 360 Dashboard.
The two first were like, two years ago, although I can't remember how many rings it was that appeared.This one that just happened was like, for 5 seconds.
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Old one, it's lasted well and hasn't had really any problems other then that.
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Others who make recommendations have as much knowledge as you. Why would you then assume they know better?
Any recommendation that does not say why and does not define the anomaly is bogus. For example, what does a surge protector do? If adjacent to any appliance, then it must somehow stop what three miles of sky could not. How does its hundreds of joules avert surges that are hundreds of thousands of joules? It doesn't. Effective surge protector says where hundreds of thousands of joules dissipate. Even a protector must not fail.
A UPS is temporary and 'dirty' power so that unsaved data can be saved. It does not protect hardware. It protects data.
Normal voltage for electronics is even when incandescent bulbs dim to 50% intensity. How often do your lights dim that much? Rarely or never? Then why do you need a UPS?
Due to superior protection already inside electronics, then a UPS in battery backup mode is not harmful to electronics. But may be harmful to motorized appliances. For example, some numbers. This 120 volt UPS in battery backup mode outputs 200 volt square waves with spikes up to 270 volts. Even AC mains are not that 'dirty'. UPS can be 'dirtiest' power. Superior protection already inside electronics makes even 'dirty' UPS power acceptable; not harmful.
So what does a surge protector do? It must address surges that can overwhelm existing and superior protection. An effective protector is located at the service entrance where hundreds of thousands of joules are made irrelevant by a more robust, more effective, and tens of times less expensive solution. A completely different device, adjacent to appliances (also called a protector) is protection only from surges that typically do not damage electronics.Two different anomalies with completely different solutions.
Which anomaly do you want to solve? Before recommending a solution, first define the problem. Low voltage or blackout clearly is not a surge. A blackout is near zero voltage. UPS is for blackouts. A surge is high voltage that may exceed thousands of volts. Only a properly earthed service entrance protection protects from typically destructive surges.
So, solve which anomaly? Blackout? Surge?One final point. Adjacent protectors can sometimes compromise superior protection already inside a gaming computer. Therefore many manufacturers (and others such as Comcast) recommend not using power strip protectors.
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This is by the far the best first post I have ever seen.
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Probably just occasionally touch it to feel if it's warm? If it is, then it's overheating, and you can simply stop using it to take a break while it cools down. I don't know how long it takes to overheat (never owned an Xbox console), but I have a sega genesis that overheats while using it often (or at least the power adapter). I don't think your X360 will be in any danger from overheating, as long as you make sure it doesn't stay overheating for long, and turn it off as soon as it does.
Again, I have never owned an Xbox console, so I cannot be 100% certain.
Ok. Thanks for trying to help out anyway.
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No problem.