Xbox 360 Wheel May Overheat!
Techtree News Staff, Aug 24, 2007 1245 hrs IST
The company warned that when the unit is plugged into an electrical outlet, its AC/DC adapter can overheat.
Microsoft Corp has reportedly admitted that it's Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel (video game controller) has an issue with the chassis that might cause the device to overheat and release smoke when AC/DC power supply is used to energize it.
The company warned that when the unit is plugged into an electrical outlet, its AC/DC adapter can overheat. And that they've been informed about this problem by a 'small number' of customers.
Because of which, as a 'precautionary' measure, they've announced offering a free retrofit for the faulty wheel.
Meanwhile, there have been no reports of fire, injury, or property damage, Microsoft said. It said it is working with regulatory agencies, including the US Consumer Product Safety Commission on fixing the problem.
The $130 wheel-shaped video game controller in question mimics the physical sensations of race car driving for games including Microsoft's 'Forza Motorsport 2'.
So far, nearly 230,000 Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheels have been sold worldwide, Microsoft claims.
Significantly, the problem has surfaced soon after Microsoft said in July that it would spend over $1 billion to repair hardware problems in it's Xbox 360 console. This too, after the company extended warranties on it's Xbox 360 to 3 years after gamers complained of consoles locking up and showing 3 flashing red lights.
To get a free retrofit, owners of the Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel can visit xbox.com/support or call Microsoft at (800) 4MY-XBOX and register. Microsoft said, instructions if necessary, will be provided along with the retrofit.
Meanwhile, owners of the wheel are advised to stop using AC/DC power supply till such a time they receive a retrofit. They may, however, continue to operate the wheel on battery power.
USER COMMENTS
Shite, gonna have to get my adapter retrofitted! :S
by Karl, Bombay, on Aug 26, 2007 12:53 AM, Report abuse Reply
So now Xbox360 can be "human killing machine"
by Jason, Englewood, on Aug 24, 2007 06:22 PM, Report abuse Reply
So the term HotWheels is already trade marked... too bad
by Don, Milan, TN, on Aug 24, 2007 06:17 PM, Report abuse Reply
VIEW ALL LATEST
Leaked: HTC's WiMAX enabled T8290
News > Gadgets , October 11, 2008 1151 hrs IST
A new model that looks like the HTC Touch HD with WiMAX capability ...
Cheap Holographic Storage To Come Home
News > Hardware , October 11, 2008 1107 hrs IST
Will hold from 300 GB to 1 TB ...
Windows 7 Will Refine UAC
News > Software , October 11, 2008 1003 hrs IST
Will cease annoying you as much ...
iPhone Gets Brian Eno's Music
News > Gadgets , October 10, 2008 1759 hrs IST
Bloom app brings soothing music to your ears ...
Quantum Cryptography-New Kid on the Security Block
News > Security , October 10, 2008 1750 hrs IST
New solution for the ultra paranoid ...
MOST REQUESTED REVIEWS
Microsoft NEWS
|
Windows 7 Will Refine UACWill cease annoying you as much |
|
New Xbox Experience due November 19thNew features including a new dashboard, avatars, game installs and more are... |
|
External Blu-ray player for Xbox 360?News | Consumer Electronics | 10 Oct 2008 Rumours point to 'coming soon' |
Microsoft REVIEWS
|
Too Human -- ReviewReviews | Games | Reviews | 16 Sep 2008 An experience Too Ordinary. Too Human offers little more than frustration -- at... |
|
Living with Office LiveReviews | Software | Office Suites | 20 Jul 2008 For those who love Microsoft Office and need a simple backup solution, you'll... |
|
Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000Reviews | Peripherals | Webcams | 11 Jun 2008 A cool tool to chat up with your friends, or is it? |
Microsoft USER REVIEWS
|
Mice Wireless Optical Mouse 5000Microsoft | Mice | Thu, 14 Jun 2007 Very Good Mouse Microsoft have produced, |
|
Web Cameras LifeCam VX-3000Microsoft | Web Cameras | Wed, 06 Dec 2006 Package included *LifeCam VX3000 camera *Sofware CD (LifeCam ver... |
MOST POPULAR NEWS
|
Could A DVR Save Your Marriage?News | Consumer Electronics | 04 Sep 2008 ...Or should you stick to your shrink? |
|
Firefox Counters Chrome's Speed TestAccording to Mozilla's SunSpider test, Firefox 3.1 is 28% faster than Chrome on ... |
|
Nokia N96 for Rs. 40,000?False alarm everyone... We have learnt from Nokia that the N96 will be priced be... |
MOST POPULAR REVIEWS
MOST POPULAR GAMES
MOST POPULAR DOWNLOADS
|
Forbidden.exe |
|
md5deepDownloads | System Tools | 04 Sep 2008 |
|
RivaTunerDownloads | System Tools | 03 Sep 2008 |
AC?DC? thats what happens when FAGS get into the mix!
by Anonymous, , on Aug 27, 2007 04:27 AM, Report abuse Reply