"Teranews" <the_schizoid_man@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Okay I was loading the the halo 3 beta when all of a sudden I get this
> mesh kind of overlay on the screen and the machine locks up.
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> I switched off the on again and had the three red lights of death.
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> Shat meself, switched off and on again and the 360 fired up.
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> Then playing Gears of War single player same mesh overlay then freeze up.
> Although no red lights that time.
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> Anyone else had this kind of mesh overlay on the graphics, then freezing?
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> Is my 360 knackered? Or is this a known thing?
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> Cheers.
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Yep, connections on the GPU, apparently due to the heating and cooling of
the system and the X shaped clip that holds the heat sinks down on the board
causing apparent flexing, the chip has many a dry joint to the system board.
Have a google for 3 red light fix, or get the unit replaced.