If you are reading this article then chances are that your immunity to the Red Rings of Death has finally run out. The only solution now is to learn to fix your broken Xbox 360. Well I’m glad that you’ve found your way here instead of some website that is trying to either give you bogus information or sell you unreliable and risky methods to fixing your Xbox 360. The fact remains that until this day, there has not been a single reliable source of information that tells you how to permanently solve the RROD problem and fix your Xbox 360. I know this because I’ve searched high and low and through almost every web page on the internet. Looking for just one solid piece of information I have only come across a few sources that provide the fix that we 360 owners need.

Most of the recommended sources of information that you will find when you search Google are dangerous, risky, or unreliable at best. The first method that’s very commonly being touted as the “solution” is known as the “Towel Method”. This method involved wrapping your delicate console in a towel and letting it run until it overheats. The theory behind this is that if you over heat your system, the vital parts inside of your system that are broken will melt back together thereby fixing your broken Xbox 360. The problem with this is that overheating your system can pretty much fry your motherboard period. If that happens your Xbox 360 is a goner – I know because this very thing happened to me and I had to get a whole new Xbox 360.

The next method to fix your Xbox 360 requires opening up your system and soldering some vital components together thereby solving the problem. The problem with this method is that “soldering vital components” requires a bit of technical experience. If you’ve never used a soldering gun then I would highly recommend against the use of this method as you might make a mistake and have permanent glitches in your system. The last most common method to fixing your broken Xbox 360 is to consult with Microsoft.

This has got to be the most unreliable method that gamers have at their disposal to fix their Xbox 360. For one thing Microsoft’s customer service is awkward, long, and costly if you’re not under warranty. Aside from all of that sending your system off to some remote location in Texas to sit for two months if you’re lucky, sounds more like a gamble than a fix. And to make things better Microsoft has been known to only “temporarily” solve the Red Ring of Death error. Millions of 360 users worldwide have reported that only after a short period of time of getting their systems back the Red Ring of Death showed its ugly face again.

So because of all of the apparent nonsense that’s being handed off to people as “the solution” I am going to set the record and provide you with the one true permanent fix for the Red Ring of Death error. I know because it not only helped me, or my friends, but thousands of Xbox 360 users all around the world. You can now fix your broken Xbox 360 yourself, in the comfort of your own home, and be done and have your Xbox 360 fixed in under 1 hours time! Oh but you’re not a technical expert? Great! Even better! Because you don’t have to be. The fix is so simple and easy that it’s curious that Microsoft isn’t using it? All that will be required of you is to use a screw driver to take off the face plate, side panels, open your system up, make a small adjustment to the cooling unit and PRESTO – just like that you are done and your system is permanently fixed! And what’s even better is that video tutorials are provided so you can watch every step of the way as technical professionals who developed the fix walk you from start to finish. So take advantage of this revolutionary fix and get your system back up and running by today.

The Xbox 360 has a power ring which is nothing but the power button and the lights surrounding the power button. The lights are programmed to blink according the operating conditions of the console. The lights are arranged in a quadratic circle manner as a thin ring around the power button. The lights blink either in green or red depending upon the condition. Also the console is designed to display error messages on the screen when any problems occur within the console. Basically the codes are displayed in an alphanumeric fashion. The light blinks in green color when your console runs without any problem. But, in case any problem occurs it turns to red in color. Apart from this the number of lights glowing during an error also changes. There may be one, two, three or four lights glowing according to the situation.

DESIGN ASPECTS

Basically the hardware runs on two processors that are the CPU and the GPU. These processors are provided with heat sinks to absorb heat radiated from them. The problem now is many Xbox user have complained about hardware failure and also overheating problem of the console. The overheating is because there is no enough air circulation for natural cooling of the processor. Though the motherboard consists of an intercooler, the console is still facing the overheating problem. All these problems aroused because of poor design, insufficient testing and poor ventilation inside the console. This overheating has caused an error in the console. The error E 74 occurs on the screen when the console gets overheated. Also you can observe three red lights will be glowing in the power ring area. This problem is widely known as the ‘Red Ring of Death’ or RRoD.

REPAIRING

The console can be repaired in two ways. One is by giving the console to the Microsoft service centre or else repairing it by your own. Free service is provided by Microsoft for those consoles which are under warranty period. But, for others repairing is charged. One more draw back here is that you need to wait for up to 3 months to get your console back and hence you can’t even see your Xbox for the next three months. Few suggest a method called towel wrapping. This is done to ensure that the weak solder joints in the motherboard gets melted and gets fixed properly when you wrap a towel around the console and made it to run for an hour. But hardware experts say that by performing this kind of technique will damage the components in the mere future.

EASY WAY TO REPAIR:

The simple and the easiest method to solve this problem is by repairing the console by your own. For this you need to watch some videos from the internet which gives you a step by step instruction to repair the console. The main objective is that you need to remove the X clamp from the motherboard that supports the heat sinks. After which the heat sinks are fixed back in their appropriate positions with the help of a screw and blot. This ensures that your processor gets enough air and gets cooled naturally. The main advantage in this method is that you can do the repairing work within one or two hours so that it gets ready on the same day and you can start playing your favorite game.

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.

Xbox 360 is a video game console introduced by Microsoft Corporation in the 2005. The Xbox 360 version is an advance version when compared with that its previous version. Basically, the Xbox 360 has been released with three different kinds of motherboard such as Xenon, Zypher and Falcon. The Xenon type of motherboard is the latest type released in the market. Many users have reported about hardware failure in the xenon type of motherboard. The xenon type motherboard has been affected by frequent overheating causing the GPU to fail and thus disturbs the working of the console.

RRoD

The RRoD stands for the Red Ring of Death. RRoD is a condition where your console stops working and displays an error E74 on the screen and accompanied by red lights glowing near the power button. The Xbox 360 has been loaded with some set of error codes in order to warn the user about its working obstacles. One such type of error is the E74. This error means that the hardware has been overheated due to long working hours or failure in the components in the motherboard due to weak solder joints. Apart from the three red light error there are also one or two or four red light errors. But, these errors do not affect the console very much when compared with that of the three red light error. The three red light error is considered to be the worst as it may permanently cause damage to the motherboard.

CAUSES FOR RRoD TO OCCUR:

The primary reason for the RRoD to occur is because of the overheating of the console. It is caused because of large power consumption by the inbuilt intercooler. As the power supply to the intercooler is taken from the motherboard’s main supply, the entire current flows through all the components of the motherboard. Another possibility to occur is because of weak solder joints resulting in failure of the processors to work in the motherboard. But, the major fact is that the heat sinks over the processors do not provide enough cooling as the heat developed over the surface is more than expected. The X clamp that holds the heat sinks are very tightly fixed to the motherboard causing less air to flow.

SOLUTION

The only way to solve the problem is to provide enough cooling to the processors. The X clamp are removed and fitted again by screw and bolt to the motherboard. This can be done by giving your console to the Microsoft service centers or you can do this at your own.  When you give your console to the service centre the cost for repairing is over $100 excluding shipping charges and moreover you have to wait for up to three months to get them back.

There is one more way to get rid of red lights in your Xbox 360. You can repair it on your own and hence the cost of repairing is very less. Moreover the repair work will not take more than an hour. Do not worry if you have not repaired any electronic consoles or gadgets before. All you need to do is remove the X-Clamps. You can learn about this with the help of a repair video. This video will explain each and every step to repair your Xbox and hence you can repair your Xbox in just one hour and start playing the games again today itself.

When there is a problem within the console, then you will notice that red lights are blinking in the power ring instead of the green light. These are called as the red light error. The Xbox 360 is designed to inform the users the various kinds of error it undergoes during its normal operation. For example, when there is a loose connection between the console and the display, an error message occurs on the screen and also you can see a red light glowing in the power ring. The number of red light differs for each error. It may be one or two or three or even all the four. The lights are arranged in a quadratic ring fashion of four lights. When an error is displayed simultaneously the red light will glow.

TYPES OF ERROR

The one red light error is a normal kind of error. For this you can restart the console and the problem may get solved. Sometimes there may be some technical error like loose connections. When the AV cable is not properly connected then there will be two red lights glowing in the power ring area. The most damaging kind of error is the three red light error. It is commonly known as the “Red Rings of Death” or RRoD. The problem occurs because of the overheating of the console. When the temperature inside the Xbox 360 exceeds the normal withstanding capacity, the components inside gets affected and fails to work properly. This error sometimes may lead to the failure of the entire motherboard. This error is accompanied by three red lights in the power ring. When the error occurs, an error message E 74 is flashed on the screen interrupting the game in the middle. The error mainly affects the graphical processing unit and blocks the display resulting in a black screen without any video output.

METHODS TO SOLVE

There are various methods employed to solve the red light error problems. When the problem occurs you can give your console to the Microsoft service centers. If your console gets repaired within the warranty period, then the repair work is done at free of cost. But, if the warranty period is over then you have to pay for the repairing work. In addition to this when you are sending it to the service centre you have to pay for the shipping charges too. This is considered to be costly and also you need to wait for up to 3 months to get the console back from the service center.

The other way is to repair by our own which is very easy to do. For this there is no need for any complicated devices. A simple screwdriver will do the job for you. There are some video tutorials and repair guides available in the internet. These videos will explain clearly the steps to be done to eliminate the red light error. The advantage is that, you can save over $150 and can complete your repair work within one or two hours. This will also give you a permanent fix which is not guaranteed if you send it to Microsoft. Once finished repairing restart your console and you will observe all the lights are glowing in green color.