The Xbox 360 is a video game console where multimedia game software can be installed and played in the console. Now-a-days, almost all the devices that are built today are designed with the latest technologies available in the market. These technologies have reduced the size of the gadgets and showcases improved features in them. The Xbox type consoles are the latest consoles that are built with advance processors. The processors working speed is much greater than that of a personnel computer. With advance graphical processors the multimedia games looks great and looks very real. Though there is much applause for these devices, feedbacks from users are not satisfactory. The reason is the hardware problems in the console. Such a case has been reported with the Microsoft’s Xbox 360.

FEEDBACKS FROM USERS

Xbox 360 was introduced in the market in the year 2005. Since then many changes were made within the consoles hardware. Even the Xbox 360 comes with three different types of motherboards. The latest motherboard pattern has been reported with major hardware problem. The users have complained about the consoles overheating problems. The console gets overheated within a short period of time and pops up an error message on the screen. This error is accompanied with glowing of red lights in the power ring area. The error is known among gamers as the “Three Red Light Error”. This is also famously known as the “Red Ring of Death” or RRoD.

RED LIGHT ERRORS

The console is programmed to display error messages to the users then and there. When any problem occurs, the console operation is interrupted and an error message is displayed on the screen along with red light glowing in the power ring. The power ring is a thin ring shaped LED lights placed around the power button. There are totally four LED lights placed in four quadrants. The number of lights glowing during an error depends upon the type of the error. Generally, the number varies from error to error. The three red light error occurs because of the overheating of the console. The console consists of heat sinks which are placed over the processors to cool the hot air that are radiated from the region. The heat sink collects the hot air and cools them. The heat sinks are attached to the motherboard by means of two X clamps beneath the motherboard in order to give a firm support. Apart from the three red light error there are also other red light errors. These errors are not considered as serious as the 3 red light error as they do not cause much damage to the motherboard when compared to that of the three red light error.

REMEDIES

The possible solution to this problem is to provide enough air supply to the console, so that they always run in a cool environment. You can send your console to Microsoft by paying around $125 for the repair work and you need to wait for up to 3 months. Recently, many have tried to repair the console on their own with the help of a repairing videos and guides. These video guides are available in the internet and you can watch them and repair your console on your own with the help of normal household tools. These videos will be dealing about the various ways with which you can repair your Xbox and also about the removal of the X clamps from the motherboard. This is highly recommended by gamers instead of sending the console back to Microsoft.

Video gamings have grown drastically with the help of technology. They are having advanced processors that are similar to that of the personnel computer processors and come with inbuilt graphical cards. Xbox is one such gaming console introduced by the software giant Microsoft. The latest version is called as the Xbox 360 which has increased its processing speed to several mega hertz’s than the previous version and has come with increased storage space and DVD drive to change the game. The Xbox 360 has also shown improvement in the external interfacing of gadgets like joystick, guns, USB, etc.

HARDWARE CONFIGURATION

The Xbox 360 looks very slimmer than the Xbox and is very elegant, light weight and stylish. The outer surface has all the ports and DVD drive with power button surrounded by four quadrants of LED lights. The inner configuration of Xbox is that there will be two “X” shaped clamps over which the graphical processing unit and the central processing unit are mounted. Above which a part of the inner space is covered by the DVD and the rest are covered by the hard disk and the memory components making your processors jam packed. The processors are provided with inter coolers by means of a fan.

HARDWARE PROBLEMS
Since the Xbox 360 is introduced in the market there has been lot of complaints about the hardware failures. The most common complaint is the overheating and making the LEDs to glow red in color. You can play with your console only if the lights are green if not then you have a problem. There are also simple problems like the AV cable not connected properly with the console may also result in error. Now, the common problem occurring is the error called as e74. During which three red lights will be glowing. This kind of error may cause serious problems to the hardware. They call this as ‘red ring of danger’ or ‘3 red light error’.

RED RING OF DANGER

This problem has been taken to the Microsoft, and several attempts were made to solve this problem. But in the consoles which Microsoft has already sold, this problem exists. If it is under the warranty period then Microsoft itself fixes the error at free of cost. But, for other consoles you have to spend more than $125 and also along with the shipping charges to the Microsoft service centers. All the above you have to wait for about three or four weeks to get it back.

However, there is a solution to this problem. You can also repair the console by your own with simple devices. Only one thing you have to do, you need to watch the online videos which will show you how to do the repair work.

These videos comes with a ebook which will be very useful. Video tutorials and online demonstration of how to open the console is also there to help you. This gives a step-by-step process to remove each and every component from the console. The red light problem is due to lack of air flow to the processors. This may also due to reduced external ventilations also. Therefore, always keep your device in a cool surrounding. Now, you just need to remove the “X” clamps and keep the remaining components as such. By doing this enough air flows and cools your processors.

After finishing this close the console, restart it. Now you will see all the lights in green. Try this simple method instead of spending more money and wasting time.