Xbox 360 loud reddit I've heard that the xbox 360's disc drive is loud, but I didn't expect it to be this loud. Like a vibrating type of noise? Now of course problem is solved if I installed the game into the HDD. But 2 years ago I bought a 360 Slim 250Gb. But due to the age, I'd open it up and service it. It lasts for about 15 seconds usually then settles down to a normal level. I… 135K subscribers in the xbox360 community. My Xbox was making a lot of noise lately. Overall I pine for a 360 controller but happy overall. The Xbox 360 was not entirely intended to be built to be a quiet machine. They also have less tension then the xbox 360 controllers. Like "clig clug clug" sounds. 44 votes, 21 comments. I cleaned every aspect of it. News, reviews, previews, rumors, screenshots, videos and… Tried to play black ops 2 on my Xbox 360 the other day and realized it freezes after not even a minute of gameplay every time. Now I went to check it out and plugged it in and tried to turn it on. Related Xbox Xbox 360 Video game console Gaming forward back r/ipod /r/iPod - All the news, apps, accessories, rumours and general discussion of the Apple iPod series of devices. I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. The weirdest thing just happened my xbox 360 s it scratched line into my disk. When I put in a disc, the disc drive gets quite loud. Or else I would of stuck an ssd in there a long time ago. It sounds just as loud as my well-cooled desktop PC when I crank the fans up to 100. Nothing has worked so far. News, reviews, previews, rumors, screenshots, videos and more! Note: We are not affiliated with Microsoft in any official capacity. you can tell the noise difference from the video. I had picked up a cheap 360 that would immediately turn off, but found a Youtube video that said to check the USB ports. 67 votes, 40 comments. To do this, press X while highlighting the 'start game' icon when you want to install the disc, and a menu with various things, including 'Install' will show up. Corona Xbox 360 E (2013) is the last Xbox 360 that Microsoft made and seems to be reliable, but slightly less so than Trinity/Velje or Jasper/Kronos systems. It's pretty loud. 138K subscribers in the xbox360 community. 144K subscribers in the xbox360 community. Well, they didn't give accurate info, but they did say it will be as quiet as ever. And the fan is extremely loud. For a few months now, my 360 was placed vertical on a thick piece of cardboard. I pretty much have to install every disc game I play or play with noise cancelling headphones cause it's so ridiculously loud. The Xbox 360 controller was silent, the first Xbox One (the one from 2013) was loud (D-pad and LB/RB), next revisions were silent (2015+) and now the Series X/S D-pad is loud again. For about a week now my power bricks made this loud grinding noise whenever I turn on the xbox. That's weird cause a neighbor had a PS4 an it wasn't loud, get one of those power strips ment to protect against that box my Xbox 360 & Xbox X are on it, I actually thought about getting a One. There's an Xbox 360 and an Xbox One, but first there was just Xbox. But now the console is actually LOUDER than it was before. It happened once (a loud "not good" grinding sound on turn-on) and I immediately shut the system back down, took out the game (no damage), unplugged it, waited 2 minutes, turned it back on. I completely disassembled it, removed all dust, removed old thermal paste, and applied new paste. Posted by u/Customer-Worldly - 2 votes and 6 comments Xbox 360 S (mfr year 2010) has a loud disc tray. (I think it’s the Jasper model that’s what I’ve been calling it for the last decade lol) Got it preowned in 2013 played it non stop then it sat unused for a few years till lockdown when I booted it up again. This is a no pirate zone. It's considerably quieter, but still noticeably louder than any rival systems. 20 votes, 15 comments. Nobody is going to have a solution that works without taking the whole thing apart. I initially had my Slim vertical, then one day I pop in Mass Effect and the disc tray starts humming very loudly, almost like a light grind/rattle. REMINDER: This is a no pirate zone. I disassembled it and cleaned out a buttload of dust from it's fans, but its still humming like mad. News, reviews, previews, rumors… Posted by u/[Deleted Account] - 12 votes and 8 comments the only problem I have is the cable from the headphones to the controller, sometimes it crackles if twisted or anything, but its a separate cable so you can always replace it with a more durable one if necessary for you. There are several WD caviar drives (unsure of what type but 100% WD) can be flashed with a program (hdd hacker) to work on the 360. I don't know the motherboard version, but it is a halo 3 edition xbox 360. I took the system, disassembled it, and tried to clean it. the disc drives are always loud as hell As far as the fan unit within your Xbox or AC adapter, if it is not spinning at all, that is really the only concern to ever be had. Just be aware that Xbox 360 discs are incredibly fragile. Reddit Content Policy. Xbox 360 E model I got secondhand today. An Xbox 360 PSU could well be worse. Essentially, you just need to boost your input volume before you get to the Xbox. 126K subscribers in the xbox360 community. 131K subscribers in the xbox360 community. Now I'm only on my Xbox ( one to two hours a day) I don't play that much. 139K subscribers in the xbox360 community. Does anyone know what the problem of this is and if I… The official unofficial subreddit for Elite Dangerous, we even have devs lurking the sub! Elite Dangerous brings gaming’s original open world adventure to the modern generation with a stunning recreation of the entire Milky Way galaxy. So, I took it apart, It was really loaded with filth. Hell 360s themselves are really noisy. The triggers do in fact use Hall effect sensors, and they are very smooth. Because when I take the cardboard away, or place the console horizontal, the noises it makes are incredibly loud and annoying. 142K subscribers in the xbox360 community. 11 votes, 19 comments. When I bought my 360 it came with this Chinese power brick, it was making weird loud sound but stopped after 2 minutes so I could play Normally without those whining noises until one day , when I was playing watch dogs ,and suddenly smoke started coming out of it and it just overheated I guess . If the fan used to be quieter try greasing it. REMINDER TO ALL USERS: This is a no pirate zone. While playing Dragon's Dogma, I noticed how fucking loud this thing is. Related Xbox Xbox 360 Video game console Gaming forward back r/SubaruForester This is a place where all Forester owners can meet and discuss Forester news, mods, and general driving experiences whether its track, offroad or daily. Keep rolling with it. Related Xbox Xbox 360 Video game console Gaming forward back r/BudgetAudiophile This subreddit is for the budget minded audiophile that wants to grow out of soundbars, boomboxes, mini systems, portable bluetooth, lifestyle speakers, and PC peripheral branded audio solutions. I'm wondering if party chat will get another significant on Xbox One boost over regular game chat. 101 votes, 48 comments. News, reviews, previews, rumors, screenshots, videos and… EDIT: Also to note the old xbox 360 casing had metal internal casing for both sides then plastic on top. News, reviews, previews, rumors… Hi there! I've tried to plug my 360 Slim back in after a few years and the power button goes green, and immediately turns flashing red and the fan kicks on overdrive. I think they gave a bandwidth bump with party chat (a perk of Gold). Hated it. We also operate a zero tolerance abuse policy; any abusive behaviour will be met with a swift ban and reported to the Reddit Admins. You can take this band off with a pair of tweezers (don't let it ping into the drive) then you can clean the band with isopropyl alcohol, glass cleaner any thing like that, dry it after. That is something you should really look into to preserve its lifespan, and it will absolutely help reduce noise. News, reviews, previews, rumors, screenshots, videos 117 votes, 43 comments. 148K subscribers in the xbox360 community. This has only happened with 2 games so far out of at least a dozen, Fallout 3 and Deadrising 2. News, reviews, previews, rumors, screenshots, videos and… 147K subscribers in the xbox360 community. News, reviews, previews, rumors, screenshots, videos and… I just got an Xbox 360 S used from Facebook Marketplace. As expect there was dust all around the console. Failure rates were in line with normality with a few % failing. News, reviews, previews, rumors… Everything and anything related to the Xbox 360. But it was for Xbox 360. Knowing the motherboard revision inside your console is crucial, as that can help give a rough estimate on how long the console will last. And trust me mine is super dust free right now. That’s common right? This might be a silly question, but I’ve never owned an xbox 360 before and I just wanna be sure. please give me answers. Your post will be removed and your account may be permanently banned from this subreddit. 140K subscribers in the xbox360 community. So the one you’re inquiring might too make a noise if you get it for your Xbox One. Any Xbox Live outages should be reported to the official Xbox Support account on Twitter or on the Xbox Status website. Crypto Do not post links to, reference how to access, or otherwise discuss pirating Xbox 360 games. And I have also repaired a red ring, cleaned out all the dust from the fans and shroud, washed all plastic (inside and out) and repasted and it's still loud. If one of them is damaged and shorted, the system can behave like this. Xbox 360 Fat PSU extremely loud . News, reviews, previews, rumors… Hi guys, just got myself a first gen 360 and although it works fine omg it is loud! Played Ninja Gaiden 2 for about 20min and looks like the fans are spinning at max and although I got the disk out and let it chill for a bit, well, it keeps spinning. Business, Economics, and Finance. The disc drive is pretty loud, and I was wondering if any fixes were possible without buying a new drive completely. Frankly I always thought they were unacceptably loud. One is an NTSC and another is a PAL game that play fine on my PAL 360, it’s just that the noise is an issue. When I play COD, HALO or any game that is with a disc, my xbox is super loud. I think you might have one of those Chinese knock off Power bricks. Frustrating that games like Dying Light are set up for xbox on pc or the beauty of every game just works with xbox controller. The other day my xbox 360 started making a loud humming noise when playing discs. Picked up a 360 slim from my local used game store and put in Tony Hawk American Wasteland. Is there a fix for this? The left one is somewhat okay, but the right one is really loud and annoying. Bully is a 2006 open world sandbox made made by Rockstar Vancouver, originally published for the PlayStation 2, but has since made it's way onto a plethora of new platforms such as the Xbox 360, PC, iOS, Android, PS4 and Xbox One. Is it possible in anyway to lubricate xbox 360 phat fan? I've changed the thermal paste, gives out hot air and perfect temps, and it's still loud. News, reviews, previews, rumors, screenshots, videos and… For the past month or so, virtually every time I start up my 360 slim, the power brick goes batshit crazy with this loud grinding/whirring sound. i think some games are installed on the hard drive, and some are not. I decided to give it a good cleaning. News, reviews, previews, rumors… Yeah, I know there is a fan in the xbox one because it was making a really loud humming sound. But the fans themselves are completely sealed. Like louder that a car at times. My second generation XBOX 360 from 2010 is suffering from overheating issues. So I just brought a new replacement consol to replace my broken 360. I hadn't used it for about 6 months, and now it is extremely loud. Sound didn't happen a second time but I think the natural hum of the system is lower, implying a slower fan-speed. However, I think she stored it in a way that was just lying there. Share Better time than ever since physical games are dirt cheap. I noticed whenever I play games on my console with discs (I played banjo series and no problem but they weren’t discs). I havent changed any of the consoles fan settings as long as i remembered. It's gonna need it. In addition, 360 cases had a lot of variations, many of which gripped discs like the jaws of life. The eco cases, in particular, like to crack the center of discs. News, reviews, previews, rumors, screenshots, videos and… I noticed that on some, if not most, 360 games I have tend to make the disc drive loud if they are not installed on the HDD. Back in the day people put ram heat sinks to help prolong the life of the console. It's the grease that's dried. The problem is that the fan is too loud, it will get hot to the touch, and shut off randomly on any game played. 53 votes, 22 comments. I just got a pre owned xbox 360 Slim. News, reviews, previews, rumors… Do not post links to, reference how to access, or otherwise discuss pirating Xbox 360 games. The Digital Fix: Install 360 games onto the hard drive. Reddiquette. 151K subscribers in the xbox360 community. News, reviews, previews, rumors, screenshots, videos and… Sounds pretty much as it should, phat 360 dvd rom drives are loud at the best of times in operation. Posted by u/REAL_DoritosMAN - 2 votes and 4 comments Discussions and links concerning the repair of broken consoles are allowed, as is posting pictures of your Xbox 360 case modifications. It produced a noise when the 360 was on. thats when the console is quiet. Unfortunately the Xbox 360 official hard drives only work. News, reviews, previews, rumors… Reddit Content Policy. . It's easily done. It was making a loud noise and my brother said it was probably because it was vertically so he flipped it horizontally then it made a weird grinding noise. I opened it up, cleaned the dust, and oiled up the fan bearing. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns. I've opened an Xbox One PSU and nearly threw up, it was DISGUSTING. Whereas the Elite 2 is much quieter. should I be concerned and will the disc drive break quickly if I keep using it? also can I fix this without having to open up xbox. Even if it is just as loud as the Xbox 360 is now, I won't have a problem Discussions and links concerning the repair of broken consoles are allowed, as is posting pictures of your Xbox 360 case modifications. Launched in 2005, it was succeeded by the Xbox One, which hit the market 8 years later in 2013. 150K subscribers in the xbox360 community. I can be a little ocd sometimes lol. 128K subscribers in the xbox360 community. So, I just got my hands on a Xbox 360 Halo 3 Edition. Pls let me know what you think. 149K subscribers in the xbox360 community. I just grabbed a brand new Chrome Blue controller, but I pulled it out of the box and the d-pad makes a ton of noise, more than any of my 3rd… Do not post links to, reference how to access, or otherwise discuss pirating Xbox 360 games. Idk about them being sturdier, but my controller has remained clicks after 7 years or so, while my launch xbox 360 controller's bumpers are much less clicky. You want to trick the game by calibrating and THEN boosting your volume. The only thing i did was that i install the Aurora Dashboard. 135K subscribers in the xbox360 community. 25 votes, 20 comments. Bass to [see list] regular instrument cable = Out to xbox with RS Real Tone cable. Now on the PS3 side. Hi, loving my new xb1x but noticed the fan can get loud at some points. you should also clean the two spindles that the band goes on. Result was a quiet power supply. Any ideas on how I could keep it still? Thanks in advance, Smokll. I need to play epic games through steam now. When I lay the console on its side its sounds the way it should and I hear a faint hum. cleaned about 7 years worth of dust out of my 360 slim the other day and the fan is still very loud and the system gets very warm almost hot while running any game. I can hear the fan on my Xbox 360 Elite from the couch it sounds insanely loud and dull. We operate a zero tolerance abuse policy. Hello there, as the title states I'm having issues with my 360. The… My take on this is that it nothing to do with a GPU fan which is only applicable to a v1. I opened the PSU to try and find the fan, but its a blower My xbox 360 elite was pretty loud when I got it so I decided to open it and clean it. It's normal. As soon as the disc started reading it began to make a really loud grinding noise, kind of like a lawnmower. Everything & Anything Xbox 360 Related. I'm pretty sure the xbox 360 power supply has a fan built in to prevent overheating. It could well be a defective fan, but could have been damaged through lack of cleaning. 66K subscribers in the originalxbox community. Look up iFixit guides for the 360 and see if there's any guides for disassembling the PSU and cleaning it, and then replacing the fan. Trinity/Velje Xbox 360 slims (2010-2013) had the CPU and GPU down to 45nm and combined into one chip. From experience of building a PC years ago there is a special solution to use to remove the old paste or rubbing alcohol. 114 votes, 23 comments. They unplugged it right after. I had my Xbox 360 for 10 years and every single time I used it with my friends, there would be a loud grinding noise coming from the system. Hmmmmm mine 360 e is not loud at all so if it wasn't this loud before you opened up and applied thermal paste then something got seated weird or perhaps you lost/ misplaced some of the insulation rubber sticker pad thingies lol Got a 100-240v power supply. That power supply looks surprisngly very clean. We also operate a zero tolerance abuse policy; any abusive behaviour will be met with a swift ban and reported to the Reddit So i have a problem with my Xbox 360 slim because my disc drive is extremely loud when playing a game, with loud i mean like really loud like a… Greetings! I have bought a moded 360 xbox 2-3 years ago and i only used it to play games from the hdd. With the Xbox 360 slim there is only one outer layer of Plastic covering the top end of the DVD drive hence the loader audible disk drive noise while doing game installs or any heavy disk read activity. The xbox is almost exactly 4 years old, it's the 250G Halo Reach version. Install you're disc games onto a hard drive and run them from there, at which point the discs only being used for the initial security check. Xbox 360 Repairs & Customisations, Discussion & Game Recommendations. Your power supply is clean and pretty good looking. I cleaned the fans, disc drive, heatsinks, and I cleaned the old thermal paste and added new ones. Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now The Xbox 360 Slim specifically addresses the loud DVD disc spin noise found in previous models and I recently got a xbox 360 from someone and one of the controllers has really squeaky/crunchy bumpers, I assume something is either in the controller or something is wrong with the spring. My original Xbox games don’t make the disc drive loud when I play them. Hey, so my Xbox 360 (Slim), according to my sibling, made a loud pop and shut off when they were watching shows on it. The system likely hasn't been cleaned internally or had the thermal paste replaced. 1K votes, 424 comments. But I needed it because the 360 would be left in a country that uses 220v. News, reviews, previews, rumors, screenshots, videos and… The original intention of the popup was to grab the attention of the user to notify them that ISO files are commonly associated with Xbox 360 piracy (we’re not saying people who use ISO files are pirates), as unmodified Xbox 360s do not create game backups in an ISO format. The Xbox 360 is Microsoft's hugely successful follow-up to the original Xbox. It gets quieter when the console is laying flat and sounds about normal when I lightly push the disc tray further into the console. Right now, the Xbox 360 isn't that loud, and the Xbox One SHOULD be quieter. News, reviews, previews, rumors, screenshots, videos and… When the tray is open you can see a small black rubber band, they are most likely to be the cause of the issue. It… 151K subscribers in the xbox360 community. Check all the USB ports. My experience with installing the games is that, post-install, the disc spins for only a few minutes at game start. If you're talking about the buzzing, which I assume you are, yes that is normal for 360 disc drives. News, reviews, previews, rumors… View community ranking In the Top 1% of largest communities on Reddit. Stick with Microsoft power supply. News, reviews, previews, rumors… I recently got Sonic Heroes and boticed "damn, this is loud" you can hear the game reading the disk. Reminder to ALL USERS: Our Rules. They make the dry noise when stopping. I'm not tech savvy so I don't want to open it up. Or if party chat and game chat have equality now with the new Skype tech. Mines a first generation fat. After that disc verification phase (maybe five minutes?), the console gets data from the hard drive, the media drive is unused & console relatively quiet. UPDATE: There are TWO methods for greatly reducing this sound. I have very bad… I recently bought an Xbox 360 and when I stand it up vertically the disk vibrates the entire console making a loud noise not too dissimilar to an electric toothbrush. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Thinking maybe it’s overheating I would assume the thermal paste needs replacing. It becomes almost completely silent after 30 seconds or something. The Xbox 360 is making a loud noise (when I play physical discs, but not when I play installed games) but at the same time the louder the fans get the hotter the Xbox gets. When I got it, it was dusty inside the top of the console, and inside where the fan is. Everything and anything related to the Xbox 360. Do you guys know what's causing this or how to fix it? 13 votes, 12 comments. Turn up your volume a little if you can't hear it. Looks like the old thermal paste needs to be removed and new thermal paste applied. So yeah, this is why I prefer the 360 over the xbox one, the xbox one acts completely garbage while despite keeping the 360 for a decade, is working as if I just got it (except for the loud fan noise). So because the fan was too loud i enter to the dashlaunch to change some settings. if the game is installed, you cd drive only needs to so what game it is and the rest is read from the hard drive. News, reviews, previews, rumors… Hey folks, I have a 360 Slim which is a replacement of an old one I bought at a local store. Because on the 360, there was a huge difference in quality between party chat and game chat. For those that do know and don't, the Xbox 360 was plagued with the infamous "Red Ring of Death" where consoles mostly suffered from GPU failures as the GPUs had a defective design. Take for example Far cry 5 it does get louder during intense scenes but if I pause for instance it will go fully quiet I guess that my fan is operating normally and it just scales the levels if it is more demanding on those 4k games. Usually when the fan is being extra loud that means that the console is not cooling properly, so it ramps up the fan to compensate, the problem is that it is usually because the thermal paste is not properly transferring heat from the processor to the heat sink, so the only solution is to take it apart and Do not post links to, reference how to access, or otherwise discuss pirating Xbox 360 games. It even made the noise when my 360 was in US. News, reviews, previews, rumors, screenshots, videos and… My media drives on multiple 360 consoles are usually hovercraft-loud as well. The 360 never lags, never disconnects from xbox live, and rarely freezes. Any abusive behaviour will be met with a swift ban and reported to the Reddit Admins. if the game is not installed, then it need to read all from the disc, thats when its loud. The only time my 360 made any loud noise was playing Fable 2 though I actually read someone's blog stating that Fable 2 killed 3 360's one right out of Discussions and links concerning the repair of broken consoles are allowed, as is posting pictures of your Xbox 360 case modifications. We also operate a zero tolerance abuse policy. 67 votes, 17 comments. Can't imagion Heroes is the most intence game, as well, its Sonic Heroes. In the latter case it would usually be done to reduce noise anyway and the better solution is to do what Smoke-Dry said and replace the GPU heat sink with a larger one from a later model Xbox. English is not my native Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now Everything and anything related to the Xbox 360. this is an old post but i dont know why you got downvoted when its a big big no-no to move any spinning drive (hard drive or disc drive) while it's reading something, the xbox 360 had a massive defect where the disc would scratch to the point of breaking due to moving the console while it was reading a disc Don't like that I can't replace the batteries with my rechargeables and it didn't even come with a usb cable. The owner said that she barely used it, and I can tell because she didn’t have much games for it. News, reviews, previews, rumors, screenshots, videos and… Everything and anything related to the Xbox 360. This week I tried to do something about it. 0 or custom fan installation. At first I thought it was overheating but the problem doesn't occur when watching Netflix or playing games that I've downloaded. Posted by u/CaloricEnd - 1 vote and 1 comment Do not post links to, reference how to access, or otherwise discuss pirating Xbox 360 games. Is this normal? Is there a way to fix or is there something wrong with my 360? The original "fat" Xbox 360s were notoriously loud, especially when compared to even the early PS3s. Recently I got myself a 250GB original Hard Drive for my Xbox 360 and I am wondering if I should install my games on the Hdd… 149K subscribers in the xbox360 community. Do not post links to, reference how to access, or otherwise discuss pirating Xbox 360 games. You can mod a little if you know how to install a quieter fan but if just recommend to stick to it. Discussions and links concerning the repair of broken consoles are allowed, as is posting pictures of your Xbox 360 case modifications. Is anyone else’s 360 fans very loud and do they get warm/hot or may i have caused damage to the system while i was cleaning it. cnp ykxbnt uhw afpee yljh tduki qfe irypfc hre juizq