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I'd like to take a moment to rant about how manufacturing sucks and how we're getting ripped off.
Weird screws, propriety hardware and counter-intutitive assembly locks many of the devices that we buy today. The problem with your toaster oven, lamp, or in this case your game console - could come down to a bit of dirt or a 5 cent piece of plastic that's broken. But with uncommon tools needed to disassemble something most people - especially those with little time or resources - can't fix what they own. They need to *buy new*.
The electronics inside the XBox seem to be okay - it's the mechanical parts that are broken. Not only are the DVD drives unlike the ones you can buy at your local electronics store - they're actually have special code inside them that matches them to the motherboard. So even it you do buy a new DVD drive of the same make and model it won't read any disks. You either have to copy the internal key on the DVD drive chip (hard) or transplant the circuit board from the old drive to the new drive. Not to hard, but it requires delicate soldering work and mechanical aptitude. I understand that this is to prevent piracy of games but it SUCKS.
I can tell by the stickers on the (smashed) front of the console that this thing's probably been in the shop a couple of times before. This doesn't bode well for how well this thing is constructed. On the other hand, I'm guessing that the owners were not real gentle when handling the drives and they've been replaced at least once before.
And with the new XBox One out - it's time to update your console - right? Buy buy buy! And if you try to fix it yourself... there goes your warranty! Because to open up the box you need to break that Special Seal which is a no-no.
Not that I care at this point - it's long out of warranty.
So... time to wipe the drive and start over. I don't want to accidently sign in under somebody else's account and I don't want to mess with their saved games. So... console number... system set up... delete all.
Now to sign in with a new account enter my e-mail account... and it won't take it. It wants a Microsoft email account.
This is a little weird because I've heard of other people using normal email accounts without a problem. Back to the computer I go.
-to be continued...
-m
Weird screws, propriety hardware and counter-intutitive assembly locks many of the devices that we buy today. The problem with your toaster oven, lamp, or in this case your game console - could come down to a bit of dirt or a 5 cent piece of plastic that's broken. But with uncommon tools needed to disassemble something most people - especially those with little time or resources - can't fix what they own. They need to *buy new*.
The electronics inside the XBox seem to be okay - it's the mechanical parts that are broken. Not only are the DVD drives unlike the ones you can buy at your local electronics store - they're actually have special code inside them that matches them to the motherboard. So even it you do buy a new DVD drive of the same make and model it won't read any disks. You either have to copy the internal key on the DVD drive chip (hard) or transplant the circuit board from the old drive to the new drive. Not to hard, but it requires delicate soldering work and mechanical aptitude. I understand that this is to prevent piracy of games but it SUCKS.
I can tell by the stickers on the (smashed) front of the console that this thing's probably been in the shop a couple of times before. This doesn't bode well for how well this thing is constructed. On the other hand, I'm guessing that the owners were not real gentle when handling the drives and they've been replaced at least once before.
And with the new XBox One out - it's time to update your console - right? Buy buy buy! And if you try to fix it yourself... there goes your warranty! Because to open up the box you need to break that Special Seal which is a no-no.
Not that I care at this point - it's long out of warranty.
So... time to wipe the drive and start over. I don't want to accidently sign in under somebody else's account and I don't want to mess with their saved games. So... console number... system set up... delete all.
Now to sign in with a new account enter my e-mail account... and it won't take it. It wants a Microsoft email account.
This is a little weird because I've heard of other people using normal email accounts without a problem. Back to the computer I go.
-to be continued...
-m
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