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Xbox360 Forums => Xbox360 Hardware Forums => Xbox360 General / Hardware Chat => Topic started by: AGreen BHM on January 15, 2006, 09:35:00 AM

Title: How Does The 360 Know If It Is Horizontal Or Vertical?
Post by: AGreen BHM on January 15, 2006, 09:35:00 AM

I noticed that the upper left led on the 360 is lit up when my 360 is on, horizontal, and connected to my wireless controller.  That is the "controller 1" light, on the controller.  When the 360 is vertical, it is still the upper left led on the console, but just a different one (because the light that was on while the 360 was horizontal, would now be the upper RIGHT.

My question is:  how does the 360 know to change which LED is lit up?  What kind of sensor does it have that would tell it this?

Title: How Does The 360 Know If It Is Horizontal Or Vertical?
Post by: craig51 on January 15, 2006, 09:47:00 AM

i heard that there is a ball bearing inside, hence why some people were reporting a rattling noise

Title: How Does The 360 Know If It Is Horizontal Or Vertical?
Post by: Interfire on January 15, 2006, 10:19:00 AM

Yes there is a simple ball sensor inside the unit.