Don’t Let Those Dreaded Red Rings Of Death Stop Your Game – Fix Your Xbox 360 In 1 Hour Or Less
You’re going to learn:
o How to fix red rings of death in just 1 hour
o What voids your warranty
o The danger of using the towel trick
o What each of the red lights means
o Some scary facts about the Xbox 360
o How you can benefit from the red rings of death
What will void my Xbox 360 warranty?
Any internal or software modification will instantly void the warranty.
Using the towel trick (see below) will also void your warranty (and damage your system).
Also if you use the Nyko intercooler it will void your warranty. The intercooler is actually quite harmful as it will severely drain power and burn out your system. DO NOT USE IT!
What is the towel trick? Does it repair the red rings of death?
The towel trick involves wrapping your Xbox 360 in a towel and overheating it by leaving it on. This seriously damages your console. It may work for a bit, but you’ll screw it up permanently. You have been warned. Plus, there are much safer ways to fix red light errors, as you’ll find out below.
What do the red lights mean?
o 1 red light means your console has had a general hardware failure. If you don’t know how to fix it yourself, it might cost you $140 to ship it. Not to mention a long wait of 4-6 weeks. Good thing 94% of Xbox 360’s with general hardware failure DO NOT NEED NEW PARTS! I mean, with a little tweaking you can get them up and running!
o 2 red lights mean your system is overheating. To avoid damaging the console, turn it off immediately.
o 3 red lights also mean a general hardware failure. These are the infamous “red rings of death”
o 4 red lights mean there is something wrong with your AV cable. It may be that the connection is loose. If not, you may need to get a new cable.
Did you know these horrible facts about the Xbox 360?
The system did not receive a tilt safety device. That means it scratches records when you move it if it’s on! This is not covered under warranty. DO NOT MOVE YOUR SYSTEM WHEN IT IS ON!
Microsoft reduced the size of the LSI heat sink to make room for the DVD drive. The problem is that the heat sink keeps the motherboard cool and a small heat sink means that the motherboard doesn’t heat up well. As a result, if you leave your system on, the motherboard overheats, starts to vibrate and loosens the processor connection. This then causes the red rings of death.
Microsoft said the failure rate (ie red light errors) was only 5%. However, retailers have reported failure rates of up to 30%! While Microsoft never changed this figure, it did say that the first 11.6 million consoles sold had a “flaw” that could cause them to fail. I think it’s pretty obvious that this “defect” was the reduced LSI heat sink.
The Fall 2006 Update caused some Xbox 360’s to launch only the screen of death.
All the bad stuff aside, how can I benefit from the red rings of death?
If you learn how to fix the Xbox 360 red light error (see below), you can buy them cheap on eBay. You can find some consoles selling for $60 because people don’t know how to fix them so they just want to sell them. You can buy it, fix it, and then resell it for $200. You might as well keep it to yourself.