360 hangs at title screen

[fumanchu]

my freinds 360 is having a bad day.

he turns on the 360 and it gets to the 360 titlescreen.and just stays there,it wont show the dashboard at al.has anyone had this problem or does anyone know how to fix it,thanks.

[Inky]

is there a disc in it? if the disc is damaged sometimes the 360 won't boot. it will just continue to try and read the disc.

 

if not it may be on its way to red ring. in warranty send it back, out of warranty google x-clamp and penny fix.

[fumanchu]

got it working it was the hdd that was flocked.thanks for the reply inky.

[Inky]

got it working it was the hdd that was flocked.thanks for the reply inky.

ahh forgot about that. there is a way to format the HDD if it keeps giving problems. search around xbox scene for instructions on that if you need it.

[Bambi]

Important

 

After you format the Xbox 360 Hard Drive, all data will be lost and you cannot recover the data from the hard drive. Make sure that you want to format the Xbox 360 Hard Drive before you continue.

 

 

 

To format the Xbox 360 Hard Drive, follow these steps:

 

1. Start the Xbox 360 console without a disc in the disc tray.

2. In the System section of the Xbox 360 Dashboard, select Memory to view the Storage Devices area.

3. In the Storage Devices area, select Hard Drive if you want to format the hard drive or other storage device, and then press the Y button on the Xbox 360 Controller or the remote control to view the Device Options area.

4. In the Device Options area, select Format. You receive the following message:

This will delete all content on this device. Do you want to continue?

5. To format the drive, select Yes.

[fumanchu]

the 360 wont work with the hdd connected tothe console bambi,the only way that it will reformat now is through connection with a pc. thanks for the reply bambi.