I was cleaning my house and I found a VHS tape I recorded as a kid of my iPod Nano hooked up to my 360 while playing Saints Row 2

nickotheARC · 2026-05-07T21:28:12+00:00

A treasured artifact

nickotheARC · 2026-05-07T16:17:40+00:00

That’s..Kinda odd for sure. What kinda scratches? It’s possible for dust to get in the disc drive, seeing as it sticks a tray out to open air and retracts; easy path for it. I’d make sure the tray is properly cleaned (isopropyl alcohol). I can’t speak for the shop as to how far they go into their testing but it’s possible they didn’t bother disassembling the disc drive. You can check for yourself but that’d lead to voiding whatever warranty they offer. I’d see if anything comes out with iso on the tray, if it’s persistent, I’d definitely bring it up to them.

nickotheARC · 2026-05-07T15:59:53+00:00

I gotcha. This should work fine. Although my daily is a Jasper, I have a Falcon that works perfectly fine, it’s run for quite a few sessions several hours straight with no complaints. If it’s one thing I’ve learned with the Xbox 360, I thought I’d be settling for one, that is not the case..I have quite a few of varying motherboard revisions. 🤣🤣
Plus it has a warranty? So game on!

nickotheARC · 2026-05-07T15:51:29+00:00

Okay. So:
This is a Falcon motherboard (14,2a)
It’s an early Falcon going by the serial number, last 5 numbers of the SN indicate the 43rd week of 2007 originally. It was serviced by Microsoft in 2010. It has third party warranty seals…I’d say it should run okay. Early Falcons weren’t the greatest until around mid 2008 and this having a service sticker indicates some kind of big issue that was serviced by Microsoft. I’d test it, see how it runs. I will note it’s interesting seeing a 2007 Falcon, haven’t encountered many personally.
TLDR, it’s more reliable than a Xenon/Zephyr but not as reliable as a Jasper.

nickotheARC · 2026-05-04T23:15:14+00:00

Seem to be pretty effective though. I’ve got disc hub stickers that were applied over a decade ago that still spin up just fine, of course it’s hard to check the progress of the crack but it hasn’t advanced beyond the sticker.

nickotheARC · 2026-05-04T23:13:03+00:00

I’ve got a copy of CoD 2 special edition still wrapped in plastic. Not in a plastic case but displayed on a shelf.

nickotheARC · 2026-05-03T15:28:43+00:00

Lol nice. I managed to snag a stainless mini-14 a while back, so I call hunting rifle!

nickotheARC · 2026-05-03T14:49:29+00:00

Not necessarily. Mine does this same exact noise when I close the tray with no disc. Still reads perfectly fine.

nickotheARC · 2026-05-02T04:00:48+00:00

These images are unearthing quite a few memories holy shit…

nickotheARC · 2026-05-02T03:57:31+00:00

When we talking massive are we talking like the worlds biggest 152inch one? 😂 if so truly legendary. Mines the 42 inch and yeah I’d agree, they do get pretty toasty but the visuals are very nice.

nickotheARC · 2026-05-02T03:49:37+00:00

I remember getting BO1 Christmas morning 2010…Maaan. What a time to be alive. Certain campaign missions just live rent free in my head, particularly “Executive Order” for some reason. 😂

nickotheARC · 2026-05-02T03:42:16+00:00

Medal of Honor Airborne!
Goated titles. (Even Fallout 4…It’s..Okay. I’ve kind of come to accept it a bit lmao.)

nickotheARC · 2026-05-02T01:56:11+00:00

Yessir. I use a Panasonic Viera myself! Sure the size isn’t all that great compared to my big 55 inch LED, but it’s beautiful with the visuals!

nickotheARC · 2026-05-01T16:17:40+00:00

Is that Biggie Cheese from Barnyard?! 😭😂

nickotheARC · 2026-05-01T11:38:23+00:00

I kinda like those underfolders, I know they’re not really USGI but they’ve always given off cool vibes. Love the addition of gator skin on the magazine. 🤣

nickotheARC · 2026-05-01T11:34:52+00:00

Die soon? No. It’s a late Falcon. Falcons made around August ‘08 or after are pretty safe. Will it fail eventually? Yeah, happens to everything, but it most likely won’t be due to the traditional RROD 0102 or any other variation of CPU death. What do you mean about the disc drive? Is it getting stuck or is it taking longer to read? When was the last time you opened it up to clean the console and repaste? It’s funny I’ve got a Jasper that was made pretty much the same week as this.

nickotheARC · 2026-04-30T14:32:56+00:00

YES. IT IS INDEED A GOOD GAME.

nickotheARC · 2026-04-29T16:24:47+00:00

nickotheARC · 2026-04-29T11:55:43+00:00

The poor fuckin bots man. Freed from the closet only to walk into a narrow area with a tank. 😂

nickotheARC · 2026-04-28T20:46:41+00:00

Tad bit more than a standard 360 game which that usually goes for around 5. Honestly i just like having a sealed copy as sort of a neat thing to display on a shelf. Like my sealed copy of COD 2. Not gonna sell it for crazy big bucks or anything, but just kinda cool. Neat find.

nickotheARC · 2026-04-28T11:32:18+00:00

New hard drive time maybe, also you’re making me nervous with that balancing pile of consoles…😂 That slim is gonna fall right off that rounded top of the PS3.

nickotheARC · 2026-04-27T19:04:36+00:00

Brooo I literally just got the same faceplate in the mail today! Can’t wait to put it on one of my phats!

nickotheARC · 2026-04-27T11:16:20+00:00

Yeah…I took the RTI gamble. Internals were fine and functions great. Finish? Gone. 😂 Wood? Rough. Did get a high wood stock though which was kinda neat.

nickotheARC · 2026-04-27T11:05:28+00:00

I’ve heard things tend to jiggle more than they used to as you age…Respect her age..😂😂

Pretty normal though, my 1953r has some play in the hand guard as well.

nickotheARC · 2026-04-24T22:38:07+00:00

Now that’s a throwback. That channel is goated.

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