xbox 360 verical vs horizontal

rory129 · 11-07-2009, 06:46 PM

i was wondering if anything would happen if i left my xbox 360 vertical instead of horizontal becasue someone once told me it could mess up the disc drive

Elimin8or · 11-07-2009, 06:56 PM

No, it'll be fine. For a while, my friend had his vertical, and it was fine. If something goes wrong, all that can happen is you scratch up the disk that is in it.

PohTayToez · 11-07-2009, 07:00 PM

As long as it isn't being touched, it really doesn't make a difference. But as Elimin8or mentioned touched on, if the XBox is moved while running, it can scratch up the disk. When it is vertical, it is quite easy to knock over if you bump it, which will put some nice scratches on your disk. I've actually done it a couple of times now, but the game were fine after I took them to get them polished.

Aastii · 11-07-2009, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by PohTayToez

As long as it isn't being touched, it really doesn't make a difference. But as Elimin8or mentioned touched on, if the XBox is moved while running, it can scratch up the disk. When it is vertical, it is quite easy to knock over if you bump it, which will put some nice scratches on your disk. I've actually done it a couple of times now, but the game were fine after I took them to get them polished.

I did it the day I got it by accident, I knew not to do it but why I did it, idk, put it from verticle to horizontal, ironically because I thought it may wobble and scratch the disc or fall and scratch the disc

. That cost me £10 for a replacement forza 2 disc

Elimin8or · 11-07-2009, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by PohTayToez

As long as it isn't being touched, it really doesn't make a difference. But as Elimin8or mentioned touched on, if the XBox is moved while running, it can scratch up the disk. When it is vertical, it is quite easy to knock over if you bump it, which will put some nice scratches on your disk. I've actually done it a couple of times now, but the game were fine after I took them to get them polished.

actaully I meant just simpliy with it off, you move it, then possibly when you turn it on...though i doubt it. I have done it with computers before.

rory129 · 11-07-2009, 08:05 PM

Hey thanks guys but I would have it in a place where it wouldn't be able to fall because that has happened to me previously and it runes my disc

Fatback · 11-07-2009, 10:41 PM

5 of the 7 times my Xbox 360 broke it was standing vertical. So IMO don't stand it up just lay it down.

Aastii · 11-07-2009, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Fatback

5 of the 7 times my Xbox 360 broke it was standing vertical. So IMO don't stand it up just lay it down.

7 times!?!? Either you use it way too much, use it in the wrong way, store it in the wrong way or are just unlucky, wtf are you doing to your cconsoles, mine have never had so much as an rrod.

7 consoles??!!?!?

Fatback · 11-07-2009, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Aastii

7 times!?!? Either you use it way too much, use it in the wrong way, store it in the wrong way or are just unlucky, wtf are you doing to your cconsoles, mine have never had so much as an rrod.

7 consoles??!!?!?

lol, Well like I have said before I used to be a pretty big gaming addict. The first 360 I had got RROD 2 weeks after I had got it. The 2nd-4th had disk drives stop working. The 5th and 7th had fans to break which made them over heat. The 6th had the video go out on it. The one I have now with the new jasper chip works great. I have had it for about a year and have never had a problem with it. Of course I don't play much anymore, I used to play 14 hours a day, and just leave my 360 on get up and start playing again the next day. That was when I wasn't going to school and had nothing to do.

PohTayToez · 11-07-2009, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Aastii

7 times!?!? Either you use it way too much, use it in the wrong way, store it in the wrong way or are just unlucky, wtf are you doing to your cconsoles, mine have never had so much as an rrod.

7 consoles??!!?!?

7 consoles really isn't that abnormal with the earliest XBox 360s. I've known people that have gotten 4 or 5 RRoD, and I've definitely read online from people that have gotten more.

11-07-2009, 06:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
rory129 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Richboro, PA Posts: 134	xbox 360 verical vs horizontal i was wondering if anything would happen if i left my xbox 360 vertical instead of horizontal becasue someone once told me it could mess up the disc drive

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Fatback Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Kannapolis, NC Age: 18 Posts: 2,510	5 of the 7 times my Xbox 360 broke it was standing vertical. So IMO don't stand it up just lay it down. __________________ Display: 40" Polaroid LCD TV Mobo: ASUS M4A78-EM CPU:AMD Phenom X3 8650 @2.6Ghz RAM: 4GB OCZ Blade Series @908Mhz GPU: XFX HD 4850 512MB PSU: 400w Corsair HDD: OS:250GB Seagate 7200.10/Storage:WD Caviar Blue 320GB OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit/Linux Ubuntu 32bit Fatback Definition

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11-07-2009, 07:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
PohTayToez Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Illinois Age: 20 Posts: 3,353	As long as it isn't being touched, it really doesn't make a difference. But as Elimin8or mentioned touched on, if the XBox is moved while running, it can scratch up the disk. When it is vertical, it is quite easy to knock over if you bump it, which will put some nice scratches on your disk. I've actually done it a couple of times now, but the game were fine after I took them to get them polished.

11-07-2009, 08:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
rory129 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Richboro, PA Posts: 134	Hey thanks guys but I would have it in a place where it wouldn't be able to fall because that has happened to me previously and it runes my disc