My 360 quit workin... please help! :(

[OA]

Well, I've had my 360 since this past Christmas and have already run into a big problem: it says all discs Im putting in are "unplayable disc"

Now this past week i've been playing call of duty 2 pretty hardcore and played it a bit earlier today with no problem...however when I went to play a little while ago, problems began...

First, when I went to put the disc in, when it was loading up, the 360 was making a VERY LOUD noise..it sounded almost like something was scratchin terrible inside..and when I say loud, I mean pretty loud...it sounded almost like the disc wasn't situated right on the reader or that it was upside or something..i took it out, and placed it on again....again, the noise was crazy...

Now, the weird thing is, the game loaded up, and the noise subsided...kinda of...I played for a bit and then it started up again: it kept going and coming, however not affecting gameplay at all...

Finally, i decided to just take the disc out to see what the deal was...well once I put this disc back in, it refused to play...i tried movies, other games, nada...

The thing that sux, is that I've had my PS2 for years now, and have NEVER had one problem...this has only been a few months...
Any ideas? Thanks...

[Peanut]

It happens. If you only got it at Christmas, it should still have the warranty. Call Microsoft and get it replaced. I've never had a single problem, but I've read about some, and this probably isn't something you can just fix yourself.

[OA]

So does anyone know how the replacement stuff works? Do I have to mail mines in, wait for them to check it out, and then wait for them mail me a new/repaired one? How long does that take? Can I take it somewhere?

[Peanut]

You call and sort it out, they send you a box, you send it back with the 360 in it. Apparently their customer service is really good, so it shouldn't take too long. Luckily I've never had the need to experience it first hand.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I got the three red rings a few days ago, and it scared the hell out of me, then it never did it again. I'm now officially worried.

My DVD drive has been making a grinding noise from the day I bought it. It's been getting louder, so I figure the thing's lifespan is finite. it'll probably go right after the warrenty runs out, but I'm pretty okay with that. I just hope it lives long enough for Microsoft to get out the goddamned 360 2.0 with the HDMI jacks and the 60mm preocessor that runs cooler.

This still pisses me off. I've never owned a console that is going to croak within one and a half years.

[Peanut]

You know what's completely insane? Of all the consoles that break down, the only console that's ever actually broken on me...was a Gamecube. I'm not even kidding. One day, about a year after I got it, the thing just stopped reading discs.

[愛]

My GameCube broke last week. I went to load up Killer7, and it couldn't read the disc. I was so pissed. Now I can't play Twilight Princess.

[Jed]

If you're sending yours back don't forget to not send the HDD. A guy in college forgot and when he got it back it was formatted.

[OA]

Man, this really, really sux...only a couple of months and this happens...i imagine this will take a couple weeks to sort out...very disappointing...:(

[OA]

As an update, in case anyone else is wondering how this all works as well, I'll post my progress here in how this whole return system runs.

Today, I spoke with a guy and started the process. He had me check with 3 different games to be sure it wasnt a game causing it. After about 20-25 mins of talking, I was given the option of either mailing it in myself (and paying for shipping) for "faster service" or having them send me a box to use via UPS I believe, which should take b/w 3-5 business days to get here. I decided on the latter, even though im pissed that this thing conked out on me not even 80 days into the purchase and would rather not wait. But oh well. He says the entire process should take 3-4 weeks to resolve. I'm a bit skeptical about that but hopefully I'm wrong. Man this sux. And just when I was getting in a groove on Call of Duty 2...