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Psydswipe 
Robot in Disguise
Registration Date: 11-11-2003
Clan: (MA)
Location: Michigan
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Microsoft announced today that the Xbox power cords included in systems manufactured previous to October 23, 2003 may fail. When a cord fails there is a risk for fire damage to occur; there have been reports of minor injury and minor property damage. If you own a Xbox manufactured prior to the date posted above you should visit this page in order to receive a free replacement cord. You will need to provide Microsoft with your serial number and manufacture date which are both found on the bottom of the Xbox.
The complete press release can be found here .
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02-17-2005 12:16 |
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Lunatik
Gets on the battle!
Registration Date: 10-19-2004
Clan: (MA)
Location: Quebec, Canada
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02-17-2005 13:09 |
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ScratchMonkey
Ghost in the Machine
Registration Date: 11-10-2002
Clan: (M*)
Location: San Pablo, CA
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I wonder what the fault is? I can't imagine it being a mechanical issue, as the connector shapes are fairly standardized. More likely is that the cord was made with weak materials that allow the conductors inside to short together. Perhaps an assembly line error that mixed the plastic badly and created voids, soft spots, or brittle spots.
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02-17-2005 18:40 |
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FaRmEr[CAN]
Clan Killer
Registration Date: 09-15-2004
Location: Oshawa,Ontario
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Oh well, it's a minor issue that they have fixed on time and have done a good job on getting to a quick problem solution unlike their M$ net issues with IE and other things =\ Im just waiting for Xbox 2 to come out in late December hopefully or summertime in 06'. Halo 2.5 will be one of the first games they will develop 
Halo 2 owns same with the first halo, so anything you wish that was in both of the halo's that wasn't included will surely be in the new Halo 2.5 for Xbox 2.
My xbox was bought in mid june I believe of 2002. Mine works fine and nothing has ever gone wrong "yet" which I hope nothing does. Im going to get the new cord just incase mine decides to do something dumb and cause a house fire =\
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02-17-2005 19:20 |
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ScratchMonkey
Ghost in the Machine
Registration Date: 11-10-2002
Clan: (M*)
Location: San Pablo, CA
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Tip: When you replace your cord, cut the end off the old one, so no one is tempted to use it again. You don't want it turning up at a garage sale because someone grabbed it at the landfill to recycle and then it later burns someone else's house down.
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02-17-2005 19:29 |
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FaRmEr[CAN]
Clan Killer
Registration Date: 09-15-2004
Location: Oshawa,Ontario
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Nah....I'll ship it to M$ so they can use it
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02-17-2005 19:35 |
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MechFighter
Sneaky....As Always
Registration Date: 10-07-2004
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thanx for the info, but i bought my xbox on december 2004 (NTSC US)
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02-17-2005 23:26 |
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Rein of Kaos
Viking
Registration Date: 09-25-2002
Clan: MA
Location: Phoenixville, PA
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my xbox was manufactured oct 9th, 2003... two more weeks and i woulda been ok. at least my house didn't burn down yet.
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02-24-2005 10:20 |
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Psydswipe
Robot in Disguise
Registration Date: 11-11-2003
Clan: (MA)
Location: Michigan
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Here is some interesting information on the power cord recall: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/19/xbox_recall_nofix/
Apparently the cord was never the problem, the power supply is. The new cord "has an interrupter switch that acts like a conventional fuse, tripping power to the unit."
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