jaml311 Posted June 27, 2007 CID Share Posted June 27, 2007 not to long ago my xbox 360 quit working and instead of green lights around the power button it turns to 3 blinking red lights. does any one know of any way to get this fixed without having to send it off to someone to get it fixed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerspec88 Posted June 27, 2007 CID Share Posted June 27, 2007 Far as i know, you have to send that in to Microsoft to get that fixed, and i still belive if you have a launch 360, you can get it fixed for free (but idk if they have gone away with that now) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostmaster Posted June 27, 2007 CID Share Posted June 27, 2007 red ring of death. If you have a warranty, take it back to the store. Otherwise you'll have to send it back to MS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted June 27, 2007 CID Share Posted June 27, 2007 There is 1 trick it and tends to work most times Ive done it twice and it did fix the xbox. you will need a really thick towel or bed sheet Wrap the box up in the towel or bed sheel really tight, turn it on. and wait till it over heats and shuts off. I usually takes about 15 - 20 minutes. (don't worry it will shut off before it becomes too hot and damages it) Unwrap it, it will be very hot. let it sit for about 20 mins to cool down, then turn it on and it should work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaml311 Posted June 27, 2007 Author CID Share Posted June 27, 2007 sounds flimsy u sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostmaster Posted June 27, 2007 CID Share Posted June 27, 2007 yeah the towel trick. Its a temporary measure though. If you can live without it a couple of weeks, I would send to to M$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaml311 Posted June 27, 2007 Author CID Share Posted June 27, 2007 so how long is temporary ???????????? couple min? couple hours? days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostmaster Posted June 27, 2007 CID Share Posted June 27, 2007 depends on how long it takes for the board to bend and break the solder around the GPU again. It could take minutes, or days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaml311 Posted June 27, 2007 Author CID Share Posted June 27, 2007 no idea what your talkin bout but it sounds like it might work ill try it out later and let you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostmaster Posted June 27, 2007 CID Share Posted June 27, 2007 The most common reason that you get the "red ring of death" on a 360 is due to the thing getting hot and bending the mainboard inside the box. This causes the solder to break, thus killing the mainboard. THis is due mainly to the hardware designers putting the GPU right under the DVD drive, thus restricting the air flo in the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaml311 Posted June 27, 2007 Author CID Share Posted June 27, 2007 ok but i dont understand how over heating again could fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostmaster Posted June 27, 2007 CID Share Posted June 27, 2007 it will melt the solder and hopefully close the circuit again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted June 27, 2007 CID Share Posted June 27, 2007 yeah the towel trick. Its a temporary measure though. If you can live without it a couple of weeks, I would send to to M$. so how long is temporary ???????????? couple min? couple hours? days? I did it on 2 xboxes and one worked for about 2 weeks with no problem. the other hasent had any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saygoodie Posted June 27, 2007 CID Share Posted June 27, 2007 yeah and when you do fix it, make sure you give it a LOT of room, so that the hot air doesn't get pushed back in to the xbox. I haven't had any over heating problems, but the DVD drive did start messing up once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted June 27, 2007 CID Share Posted June 27, 2007 Seriously try the towel trick. It works. I haven't tried it but I know people who have. If your worried about it happening again I would just send her in to MS. I sent in 4 Premium consoles in so far. I bought an Elite so now I own both Premium and Elite. I have to have a back up now since I lost trust in MS in their consoles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug7272 Posted June 27, 2007 CID Share Posted June 27, 2007 It is a manufacturing defect in the motherboard. It warps from the heat and ruins itself. red ring of death. If you have a warranty, take it back to the store. Otherwise you'll have to send it back to MS. IMO this is the best advice you recieved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostmaster Posted June 28, 2007 CID Share Posted June 28, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunted 2 Posted June 28, 2007 CID Share Posted June 28, 2007 i'll try this and let you know if it works because i have a broken 360 sitting here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunted 2 Posted June 28, 2007 CID Share Posted June 28, 2007 WOW DUDE it fuckin worked LMFAO :shock: Good shit Dlewis now i can return this for credit toward an elite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunted 2 Posted June 28, 2007 CID Share Posted June 28, 2007 I just did it and YES it works but for how long is the ? I am gonna take this back to the store for credit now that it works and get an elite 360 to go with my other working one. DOUBLE POST :idiot2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug7272 Posted June 28, 2007 CID Share Posted June 28, 2007 :2funny: Thats frickin awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunted 2 Posted June 28, 2007 CID Share Posted June 28, 2007 Man i had it wrapped in a towel and wondering if its gonna catch fire and in a few minutes my screen popped up in the dashboard by itself so i turned it off to let it cool off and i got a fan from radio shack i had laying around so i put it behind it pulling air out of it to keep it cool and it stayed on for about an hour now and i even played a few games. If anyone else does this dont be stupid and keep using it because as he said it might be a temp fix so return it while you can for credit and get a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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