OK, I know a lot of people in the Flash/Macromedia community have Xboxes, so this is somewhat worthy of a blog post. Apparently some Xboxes (very few, mind you) are possibly likely to catch fire and burn you to death while you sleep (or something like that).
Microsoft isn't charging for the replacements (as far as I can tell) and they seemingly don't ask you to send in your current cable while you wait the 2-4 weeks while your replacement cable gets shipped to you, so there isn't really a "downside" to checking it out.
Why are Xbox replacement power cords needed? The replacement power cords are designed to protect consumers and their Xbox consoles from rare electrical component failures that can pose a fire hazard.How great is the risk? Fewer than one in 10,000 consoles have experienced these component failures. In almost all instances, any damage caused by these failures was contained within the console itself or limited to the tip of the power cord at the back of the console.
Check to see if your Xbox applies by entering your serial number and manufacturing date over on Xbox.com. And naturally, if you don't know those numbers off the top of your head, they have a handy GIF that explains where to find the 411. There, you've been warned.
Posted by peter on February 17, 2005 at 11:14 AMThanx for the info.
Last year my X-Box almost cught on fire. I can still use it without any problems, maybe this explains what happened.
Posted by: Boyzoid at February 17, 2005 02:29 PMSee, this is why I stuck with the ps2 ;)
Posted by: Ryan Guill at February 17, 2005 03:52 PM