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Xbox 360 3 Red Lights Fix

 

 

With games like Halo 3, Assassin's Creed, Grand Theft Auto, Bioshock and Call of Duty 4, the Xbox 360 is one of the most popular consoles available. Hardcore gamers like me can play for hours on end.

Unfortunately, that's why I'm also very familiar with the Xbox 360 3 Red lights and numerous other problems that have plagued the Xbox over the years. In fact, 1 in 3 Xbox 360's will encounter problems.

One of the most common problems is the three flashing red lights, which indicates a general hardware failure. This is well known among Xbox gamers as the 'red ring of death'. Thousands of agitated gamers have searched for the Xbox 360 3 red lights fix.

Microsoft does have an Xbox 360 3 red lights fix. Unfortunately, you'll be waiting 4-6 weeks for your Xbox to finally be returned to you if you send your console in to Microsoft. That's an eternity if you're a serious gamer like me. And when they return your broken console, you don't get one of the new ones...you get a refurbished old one which may or may not be the one you sent in.

If you don't want to wait that long, check out this simple repair solution you can do right at home. This Xbox 360 3 Red Lights Fix will have you playing your favorite games in under an hour.

Xbox 360 3 Red Lights 

BBC Watchdog talks abut the Xbox 360 Faults...

BBC Watchdog - Xbox 360 Faults

Watchdog reports on the 3 red lights of death problem with Microsoft's Xbox 360. I myself am on my third Xbox 360, the first I bought at launch lasted several months and after numerous "freezing" problems it gave the Ring Of Death. M'Soft replaced this console with a refurbished unit which didn't last a month before, yeah you guessed, 3 red lights. Yet again this one was replaced by Microsoft and fingers crossed it will last now as it's out of warranty BUT I have had the E67 a couple of times in the last month, not looking good. Get it sorted Microsoft.

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Xbox 360 Tips & Tricks - How to avoid getting the Xbox 360 3 Red lights 

The Xbox 360 is a very high performance gaming system, which often is what causes the system to overheat. This can lead to the Xbox 3 Red Lights.

Fortunately, there are a few ways that you can help prevent the 3 red lights. First, you'll want to make sure your gaming system is placed in an area where air can flow freely. If you keep your Xbox in a closed cabinet, you may want to take it out and let it get some air.

Prevent the Xbox 360 3 Red Lights

You'll also want to make sure the Xbox is not located near a heat source like the back side of a television, computer, monitor, or other electrical device.

It can also be very beneficial to get your Xbox up off the ground. The main idea here is to get your PSU off the ground for maximum heat release.

Whatever you do, don't put your Xbox on carpet. This will block the ventilation and will cause the system to overheat very quickly.

Prevent the Xbox 360 3 Red Lights

You can also get a hair dryer and put it on a COLD setting and use the hair dryer to blow in the vents at the side of the Xbox 360. This may sound dumb but your Xbox may have some dust that is causing it to overheat. Just make sure that you have it on the COLD setting.

By following the tips above, you can usually prevent the Xbox 3 red lights all together.

Sending your Xbox into Microsoft can be time-consuming as well as expensive. The typical cost for a repair can be as much as $140 plus shipping and handling. Thankfully you can fix most of these problems yourself. If you've had trouble with the three red lights, overheating consoles, graphic errors, or freeze ups,
check out this Xbox 360 3 Red Lights Fix.


Now, here's the cool part. Once you learn how to fix these common errors, you can start making money by buying broken xbox 360's and reselling them on places like Ebay. You can find tons of broken xbox 360's with the 3 red lights on places like Craigslist and eBay. Almost all of these can be fixed and then resold at a profit on eBay. This has turned into a part time business for many people.

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ty wrote

the 3 red lights suck dick im just gona go buy a new one

Reply Posted November 19, 2008

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ty wrote

the 3 red lights suck dick im just gona go buy a new one

Reply Posted November 19, 2008

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ty wrote

the 3 red lights suck dick im just gona go buy a new one

Reply Posted November 19, 2008

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Terra wrote

Just before new dashboard, the ring of death appeared as was about to get my monies worth of cod WAW online.Gone again for the 3rd time in just over 12 months.To much heat, Microsoft simply should of vented case properly!!.

Reply Posted November 18, 2008

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Mark wrote

I feel sorry for all these people that have the red ring of death problem

Reply Posted November 13, 2008

 
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