XBox 360 Flaw "Fixed"


	XBox 360 Flaw "Fixed"

Harrison

12-11-2006 8:33 PM

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The most advanced gaming system in the world subject to the simple string.

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himself 'Goldeneyemaster' claims to have solved <A href="http://www.vnunet.com/2146529">the
problems</A> with the new
<A target="_blank" href="http://www.microsoft.com/">Microsoft</A> games console
by lifting his power supply off the floor with a piece of string. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.vnunet.com/2146769"><P>Writing on
<A target="_blank" href="http://www.gamespot.com/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=23998153%26page=0" set="yes">an
online forum</A> he said: "My 360 was crashing a lot (like once every 20
minutes). So I took the power supply off the ground and suspended it in the air
with some string. I have been playing for about three hours straight and no
crashes so far."</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.vnunet.com/2146769"><P>'Goldeneyemaster' later balanced the power supply on the edges of an open
cardboard box with the same effect.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.vnunet.com/2146769"><P>Other gamers writing on the site have followed his tip with similarly
positive results. It would appear that that power supply benefits from
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