well as some of youll know i bought an xbox 360 a few weeks ago. i bought call to duty 3 the other day and when i go to play it today, the controller wont turn on the unit. so i push the power button and dont think anything of it. the controllers round lights just keep flashing though and wont connect to the unit though. i tried new batteries, then i tried to push the button for the controller to connect to the unit manually. nothing worked. when i manually tried to connect it, the light went in circles for about 15 sec then went back to flashing. the intructions are about useless. does anyone know what in the world i can do to get the unit back up and running?

brett

 

in the past what I have done is hook the controller to its cord, then plugged it in to the unit, and then turned it on. Here is a link to the kb article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906947

 

i dont know if it has a cord? its an elite and thats about all i know about it. ill look in the box to see what all it came with

brett

 

crisis adverted. i guess i needed to push the controller connecter button on the unit along with the controller. thanks for you help and the link

brett

 

here are some pics of the cord, I can't remember if they came with it or not, but these recharge kits are worth the scratch.
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x...playchargekit/

 

i saw those at best buy but i dont know where they plug into the unit at? this is my first system since the old school nintendo

brett

 

check the picture

 

That elite system is sweet lookin. Is it as cool in person? Might have to trade in my white one...

 

Just got off work, looks like you got it fixed

 

thanks guys for the responses. i dont think my controller has the cord though. is it supposed to be standing up like that or can it be flat?

deception

yes it is that sweet. i like it alot and have been trying to decide what kind of tv to get so i can enjoy the hd qualities. im looking at a 56" plasma i think? there are so many choices

brett

 

no, always lay it flat, there is something with the dvd player in them that doesn't always play nice when they are stood up. I can't remember if mine came with the cord or if that was part of the rechargable battery set up I bought since i got them when I bought the 360 and i got mine almost 2 years ago. You might also want to invest in one of the intercoolers to help keep it cool. As far as TV's, go DLP, my dad has one and madden 07, burnout revenge, and need for speed carbon look soooooooooooooooo sweeeeeeeeeettt

 

what are ya'lls gamer tags and i'll add ya on there. My gamertag is ParalyzedBandit I dont play a whole lot, especially in the summer, but when i do, i play Forza2, FightNight Round 3, Halo2, and Call of Duty 3

 

I don't play online, I'm a cheap (insert b word)