Inside Microsoft's Xbox 360
by Anand Lal Shimpi, Kristopher Kubicki & Tuan Nguyen on November 16, 2005 5:09 AM EST- Posted in
- Systems
The Wireless Controllers
Microsoft implemented a proprietary 2.4GHz RF protocol for use with wireless controllers and the Xbox 360. The $399 Xbox 360 comes with a single wireless controller, while the $299 core system features a wired controller; regardless of what it comes with, all Xbox 360 units feature support for up to four wireless controllers.
Amazingly enough, even loaded with a battery pack, the wireless Xbox 360 controllers are lighter than the smaller Xbox S controllers. The new controllers are extremely well designed and mark a true evolution from the original gargantuan Xbox controllers that debuted 4 years ago.
The RF transmitter and receiver antennae are located at the front of the Xbox 360, behind the power button:
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ghxost - Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - link
Just signed up to say this fixed my 360. Had the RROD with 3 lights one day and nothing worked at all although the power brick and its lights seemed fine.After tearing in I found all the thermal grease was not on the chips for the cooling but all around them all over the surrounding board, nice job (it was a refurb from Gamestop...) and it still had the original x-clamp so I'm not sure if the bad grease job was from Microsoft or Gamestop, either should have used less though...
Anywho, once cleaned and properly secured, works like a champ :)