Blue-Screens happen, no matter what your competency level. The question is whether or not you're able to recover from them.
Desktops are way easier for amateurs to restore the system, whereas you need a small arsenal of equipment to...
actually, I'm pretty amazed at how well these things pick up over-the-air broadcasts, after doing what Keisur did -- connect a standard RCA cable and extend it out. (Works better than the tuner on my Sony WEGA TV.. haha)
Playing the...
My A51-7700 is great - zero defects in the LCD, and humming along with a 3.8GHz P4 and 2 Gigs of RAM. Recently equipped with one of the 10 TV Tuners I bought from Ramrod, and now the machine is my perfect dream machine.
Take care of...
Hey, where can I get those cool Asbestos Gloves that you guys all use?
Seriously, my 6800 Go already makes my machine run pretty warm as is -- and I'm not even gaming with my rig.
It sounds like your drive is faulty - it should be replaced under your warranty. Especially since it won't let you boot from a standard (pressed, not burned) CD-ROM.
FWIW, I see this all the time when I'm repairing Xboxes. The laser...
The bad news: It's just a plastic bezel. I doubt that would be covered, as AW could argue it was damaged via "user abuse". I'd be very impressed if AW did cover it.
The not-so-bad news: it can probably be replaced with...
