Xbox 360s scrape discs!

[slycat]

When they say on all the warnings and stuff to do with the console, they really do mean it. Do not move the console when there is a disc in the drive, and most certainly do not do this while it's powered on. I was foolishly resting my feet on the Xbox as it's under my computer desk (as I use the monitor for the Xbox too), I felt the urge to scratch one of my feet while a level of Burnout was loading and accidentally tilted the box to one side (it normally sits vertically). When I did this, I heard the most awful noise and quickly righted it. I turned the box off... and then on again to retrieve the disc. The damage had been done. I've got a perfect circular scratch about halfway to the middle of the disc at about a mm in width... Oddly the game still plays but I'm sure I'll get to a bit of the game which relies on data under that scratch, and then I've had it...

So let this be a lesson to you all: Don't be like Sly. Don't use your Xbox as a footrest. And definitley do not move the Xbox while it's on!

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[rogerirrelevant.livejournal.com]

Conversely, I've tipped almost a pint of Coca-Cola into my PC in the past by mistake, and it kept going.

And thinking about it, a pint of water down the grille of my old 14" portable TV. The TV never stopped, but didn't have a picture for a few hours whilst it dried out... ;)