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Xbox 360 doesn't RROD after being drenched in water

July 10, 2008 in Blog comments 33

This Xbox 360 got drenched in water, thrown around in a luggage across inter-continental travel and still survives 2 years without having the dreaded Red Ring of Death (RROD)

It’s not like I treat my 360 with special care. It got drenched in water. Yes, it rained so hard that water came pouring down the stairs from the roof and into my home (now that doesn’t happen very often)! And it happened at night, so I didn’t realize it until the next morning. And what a shock I got! My 360 Premium was a goner for sure I thought. It was just soaked! However, a little blowing with a hair dryer fixed everything and the 360 works without a glitch.
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  • 1
    Zeon I Jul 13, 08
    I have one thing to say. WTF. My cousin has a 360 that was blown on gently and got RRoD and this one survives transcontinental travel?
  • 0
    Bale Fire Jul 13, 08
    Well there's no reason why it shouldn't? RROD is about heat not how carefully you handle it
    • 2
      Ameer Jul 13, 08
      Electronics and water tend not to mix very well.
  • 0
    Bale Fire Jul 13, 08
    Yeah but that would cause it to malfunction, not RROD.

    People tend to associate any 360 malfunction=RROD
    • 0
      Slumpy monkey Jul 13, 08
      RROD means hardware failure, Not overheating.

      While yes, Overheating can cause hardware failure its not the only thing that can cause RROD.
  • 0
    Storm Jul 13, 08
    Using a blow dryer wasn't the best idea...doesn't that heat affect electriciy as well? :S
    • 0
      Slumpy monkey Jul 13, 08
      No, I doubt he kept his xbox on while blow-drying. Aslong as you dry the xbox soon enough it will work without any major damage.

      Same goes for other electronics. As long as its not on when it gets soaked it should be fine.
  • 1
    BANDITO ATTACK Jul 13, 08
    and here mine couldn't even survive CoD3
  • 0
    Pyrazor Jul 13, 08
    Well the hardware is a lot more secure nowadays. It's not like they RROD as much as they used to.
    • 0
      Onvacation Jul 13, 08
      It said two years, So it was probably an first production model
  • 0
    TurMoiL911 Jul 13, 08
    I forgot who it was, but I remember somebody posted in the Xbox 360 forum that their drunk friend peed on their 360 and it still worked. I also remember he said he later sold and the guy said it still worked fine, but it made a weird smell when it was hot.
    • 0
      Shadow of Death Jul 14, 08
      Yes, I remember that

      And the guy he sold it to was contacted and asked about it, and the guy said "It smells a little weird when it gets hot, but works fine" (paraphrased, of course)....
  • 1
    Deadman Rules Jul 13, 08
    I bet half the problems people have aren't even the RROD, they just *bleep* something up on their own and blame it on RROD so they get a new xbox. My brother knocked his over and my friend stepped on his, they both stopped working and were replaced because they said they got the RROD. It's really not that big of an issue as people make it out to be.
    • -1
      auctoria Jul 13, 08
      That was one of the funniest things I've ever read on Neo.
      • 0
        Slumpy monkey Jul 13, 08
        Why? its true. In fact many people recommend it as advice to get their console fixed for free.
        • 0
          auctoria Jul 14, 08
          I ment to put it as a reply to Turmoils original post, my bad.
      • 1
        TurMoiL911 Jul 13, 08
        It's funny because it's true.

        Two of my friends sent their 360's in with the "RRoD" when they wanted to fix their disc-reading errors. Hell, one friend has his 360 fall out a window.
  • 0
    kik36 Jul 13, 08
    Hopefully he won't have any corrosion inside. That's awesome he was able to save it!
  • -2
    Final Blade Jul 13, 08
    This doesn't sound possible. I mean no system can withstand being drenched in water and thrown around in travel.
    • 0
      Slumpy monkey Jul 13, 08
      Actually alot can, As long as the system has no electricity running through it at the time of it being drenched, as long as it tries fast enough without rusting it should be fine.
      • 0
        Final Blade Jul 14, 08
        Thats not always true slumpy depending on how its build and structure it could in fact not work anymore despite being drowned in water, Watches for example if its not water resistant dies immediately.

        It doesn't need anything running though, it may find places where the water gets captured and stays there.

        And lets not forget the travel in the system as well. I love how I state the same thing Ameer said or anyone else and gets thumbs down.
        • 0
          Onvacation Jul 14, 08
          watches die because they're always on. you don't turn it off to take it with you unlike xbox, And like said, if you make sure theres no water anywhere in the system before you start it again, it'll be fine. the only reason water damagings electronics is because the current is spread to the wrong places anyway. No current = no problem
        • 0
          Fatal Error Jul 14, 08
          "Thats not always true"

          ^Key word: always. It's true in some instances.
        • 0
          Onvacation Jul 15, 08
          ''actually alot can''

          ^Key word: alot. Means most or many.
          If you're gonna stick up for someones arguement, make sure they don't fall for the same flaw you point out plz
        • 0
          Fatal Error Jul 15, 08
          And guess what? Most or many can survive water damage. GG.
        • 0
          Onvacation Jul 15, 08
          What the flying *bleep* are you going on about Fatal. You turn my point agaisnt me as if i'm arguing that no electronics can survive water?

          HAHA im SAYING that most or many can survive you complete jackass.
  • 2
    RabidChinaGirl Jul 14, 08
    I'm pretty surprised this guy's 360 survived the flood (Halo pun, hrr hrr)! I've seen laptops destroyed much more easily (namely drunk college kids + water + electronics = disaster)...

    Then again, slumpy monkey makes a good point ^

    I've had to send my 360 in before for disc-read errors, which is a fairly common problem in early generation consoles like mine.

    Everyone likes to laugh about RROD, especially people who dislike the Xbox and Microsoft, but it's come to the point where people don't even realize that not every issue IS an RROD. Yeah, it's not a big deal, but when I had mine sent in, so many people came up and asked or joked about it getting the RROD. Just a little ignorance among gamers.
  • -1
    Fishlock Jul 14, 08
    I once heard that one of Microsofts very own 360s got the RROD during a convention-thing.

    Funny, ain't it?
    • 1
      Shadow of Death Jul 14, 08
      Yeah, but supposedly it was because they stuffed them in demo boxes, with little way for the heat to escape....Recipe for disaster, TBH....
    • 0
      Fishlock Jul 15, 08
      And jeez, whats with the thumbs down? Im a big Xbox fan and even I find this funny.
      • 0
        Onvacation Jul 15, 08
        Fanboy-ism for you. I thumbed you back up one
  • 0
    OkamiAlucard Jul 14, 08
    dude...thats kinda awsome...i mean i know my 360 can handle a little taveling but water i dunno.
  • 0
    Bunnyburn Jul 14, 08
    That's some serious durability. Water I can understand, but surely something would have broken during travel that rough?
    My Xbox never goes anywhere, and I live in a desert, but at least I know that if I ever feel like traveling on foot in the Amazon, I could bring my Xbox and it would be fine.

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