Problem: XBOX turns suddenly off (playing for some time Rockband or Lips)

[yasn]

Hi,

I have a problem with my Xbox (JTA'ged Jasper 16mb, XBR3): after playing Beatles Rockband or Lips for approx. 30mins, it suddenly turns off: no error message, no blinking, just off. It starts ok again, but after another appox. 30mins - bam again!

It does not happen with every game, e.g. GTAIII (XBOX 1) runs ok for 3 hours and more, GTA4 runs for hours...
But with Beatles Rockband and Lips... thats just the games my wife wants to play and it sort of embarasses me, I was only allowed to buy the box cause I promised her that she would also like it cause of the karaoke games ;-)
So could it be cause of the mics? I mean if it was temperature related, GTA4 would stress it lot more, wouldn't it?

I'm talking playing from original disk and from ripped to internal HDD, doesn't make a difference.

Has anybody had this issue?

Thanks!

[Arakon]

if it was temperature related, it would do the overheat emergency thing (2 red lights, fans at maximum speed).

[Gazcoigne]

try flashing your XBR image over 360flash to ensure all dash files are 100% intact

may not be the solution just throwing ideas at you.

strange problem ive never heard of before

check ur psu isnt throwing a wobbler either and that there isnt any loose cables etc

ie sitting still playing gta or your wife dancing about singing lol

[yasn]

>> ie sitting still playing gta or your wife dancing about singing lol

LOL I had told her it was her singing - so horrible the xbox couldn't stand it ...

[yasn]

but I found the reason and did'nt believe it at first: it is the TV!
- I play upstairs on my computer monitor via HDMI - no problem!
- For my wife I took the xbox into the living room for her to play on our TV (old CRT) via SCART - problem!

To verify:
- I played GTA on the TV SCART - same thing after 30min off!
- And opposite - Rockband on HDMI - no problem!

but why and what between TV and XBOX goes so wrong to turn the box off..?

bad cabling, faulty contact, short, no good grounding...?

How to find out?

[maximilian0017]

- I played GTA on the TV SCART - same thing after 30min off!

Are you using the simple Compsite/Right/Left cable with a scart converter or are you using a cable with the scart connector directly attatched?

[yasn]

>> Are you using the simple Compsite/Right/Left cable with a scart converter or are you using a cable with the scart connector directly attatched?

Yes, the simple one that came with my xbox. Plus it was connected to a scart switch.
But that did not matter - same thing when exclusivly /directly attached to TV or through this scart switch.

With another old CRT it works, so I think I'll just give up with this one.
I wanted to buy a bigger flatscreen for a long time.

Thanks everybody!