Xbox problem...

Okay, the Xbox that I got from a buddy of mine is acting up.

Saturday night I hooked the thing up and turned on the power. Got the Xbox screen followed by a screen that says, "This Xbox unit requires service. Please contact Microsoft for details" , or something like that.

Now, can I run a lens cleaner through it? The Xbox had some dust on it, and from how my buddy talked about it, it sounded like it worked the last time he played it. And I do trust him because he has never given me a reason to doubt him at all.

Or, since I didn't have a controller hooked up to it, should I just have plugged in a controller in the first place and this would have never happened??

Ir should I just use the Xbox for target pracice (Since the games and other stuff in my opinion was worth it alone for the trade) and buy another one??

Well, I turn it on, and the Xbox screen comes on. I open the disk tray and pop in a disk, and close it up. Sometimes the disk tray will open and shut a few times, and then I get a screen that says "Your Xbox needs attention" and nothing happens. I turn it off and turn it back on again. I can hear the disk try to spin (or spin) and the tray stays closed. But each time I get the flashing red and green light.

Is it easy to pull apart and clean if this is the problem?

Did he try to mod it? That could have been a problem.

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That's the question that I am going to ask today at work.

I did a search also, and according to Wikipedia, Microsoft used off the shelf PC parts in the Xbox. So hopefully it won't be as tough to fix as a regular PC.

Okay here's my fix. I go to work today and my buddy is there. I ask why my Xbox is not working. He says, "Really?? No big deal. Just bring it to work tomorrow and I'll give you another one." I'm thinking, great. Are these stolen?? I ask, "Why do you have two?" He says, 'I have four actually. I have family members with more dollars than sense, and they don't communicate really well. Two years ago I got two Xboxes for Christmas and last year I got two more."

So tomorrow he's giving me another one. But this time he's also giving me the DVD player adaptor. I guess this deal is getting sweeter by the minute.

Ze box works!!

Yesterday I went to Game Stop (Yes, I hate the place. Yes, I am stupid) and found a controller wire for $5, and I also found Fable for $10. And I couldn't pass that up.

So last night I come home with the new Xbox, and find my brother-in-law in the livingroom with my PS2. I'm thinking, dangit!! Why can't I hook it up to the big TV?? And why is he at my house?? So into my bedroom I go. I plug it in, turn it on and feed it a game. And I proceed to play into the night.

Now, how do I hook it up to XBL?? Who do I have to pay?? And is it worth it since it's not a 360??