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ozmium Advanced Member
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Posted - 2009/03/04 : 05:14:27
Since the Xbox 360's introduction in November, 2005, a significant quantity of Microsoft's game consoles have experienced a field malfunction that is indicated by three flashing red lights on the front of the console. It's The Xbox 360' Red Ring Of Death or E74 error.
The "Red Ring of Death" is a very common problem. In July 2008, Microsoft admitted that over 800,000 people are dealing with it and 30% of all consoles sold are failing and the rest have a chance of failure. With an Xbox which suffer from the red ring of death, you will not be able to play games with peace of mind or any enjoyment and you can't use Xbox live membership without constantly dropping from online games, and losing level progress.
Owning a broken $400 game system is annoying. If you don't fix the red ring of death, your system will only get worse with time, and your Xbox may stop working altogether (which will cost you in the hundreds of dollars to fix).The sooner you fix red ring of death the better, but first you should know what is wrong with your Xbox 360?
The main cause of the 3 flashing red lights is overheating. In fact, it is an electrical connection failure between the CPU,GPU and the motherboard.due to an engineering flaw in the construction of the Xbox 360. When Microsoft designed it, they downsized the heat sinks ( which keep the system cool ) to accommodate the DVD drive, and they chose a slightly unusual way of mounting to link them to the processors. So when you play on your Xbox for too long, the temperature reaches beyond 120 degree, the motherboard heats up and begins to vibrate and flex against the X-Clamp plastic support . These vibrations loosen the soldering holding the graphics processing unit in place. This causes an electrical failure and the Xbox red ring of death error will happen.
** How do we fix this ? **
There is a myth going around that to fix the red ring of death errors by wrapping your Xbox 360 in a towel, turning it on for 20 minutes or so, and letting it overheat . BE CAREFUL !!! If you use this bogus repair method, you will risk turning a temporary problem into a permanent damage. This crazy method works for a few hours because when you wrap your console and turn it on, there is no ventilation for the heat to escape. It's like putting vegetable oil in your cars gas tank, sure it may run for a block but you have just ruined you car for a 2 minute trip! Your Xbox 360 is a piece of high tech equipment not a toaster, avoid completely the "towel fix" and any "fix" involving heat.
** Is there a secure permanent fix for this ? **
Of course, believe it or not fixing the Xbox red ring of death is not a difficult process and you don't need advanced technical skills or special tools to perform the "fix" yourself, I suggest you see a professional Xbox 360 repair guide with detailed clear video instuctions and pictures. These guides are developed by technicians with good knowledge and many years of experiences in the electronics and video game repair industry. They will show you step by step how to take your Xbox 360 apart safely, how to remove the X-clamp and heat sink, how to apply the washers and artic thermal compound, and put it all back together. There is also written instructions with the videos and the 24/7 tech support can assist you to save time and money and get your Xbox 360 up and running within 2 hours
Those Xbox red ring of death errors will be a distant memory and now you can enjoy gaming again without fear of freezing.
Be careful there are some repair guides in the market which are a total scam .
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Posted - 2009/03/04 : 08:13:43
wow such bad info, you only wrap your 360 in a towel to force the RROD and for your 360 to break so you can send it in for a new motherboard.
catjam Senior Member
United Kingdom
407 posts Joined: Oct, 2008
Posted - 2009/03/04 : 15:23:28
Happened to my cousins boyfriend so he got hold of the microsoft uk customer support or whatever it`s called
and he told them what happened and that he had it for about 3 years
they told him they would have a look at it for him and sent out a courier to pick it up
just over a week or so later he got a parcel with a letter saying sorry they couldn`t fix the problem
and gave him a brand new xbox with an apology for any inconvenience.
I know they can easily afford it but i think it was still good of them to do that
Brian K Advanced Member
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Posted - 2009/03/04 : 18:57:51
there are a ton of videos on youtube of people wrapping their 360s =/
the thought crossed my mind for about a second when mine died...decided to call microsoft instead and after it being in texas for about a week they sent me a new one with my old face plate =P
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ozmium Advanced Member
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Posted - 2009/03/06 : 00:34:26
yeah my friend owns a ps3 he left it on for three days nonstop playing and we checked the back it wasent even warm ps3s are awsome
Rayovac Advanced Member
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Posted - 2009/03/06 : 00:36:29
quote:Originally posted by ozmium:
yeah my friend owns a ps3 he left it on for three days nonstop playing and we checked the back it wasent even warm ps3s are awsome
SNES > N64 > PS3 > Wii > Xbox360
If you ask me...
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latininxtc Advanced Member
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Posted - 2009/03/06 : 03:00:03
quote:Originally posted by C Cell:
SNES > N64 > PS3 > Wii > Xbox360
If you ask me...
u rate SNES the best??? wow. what surprises me is how high u ranked the N64. there were not a lot of good games on that system.
and i've been thinking bout selling my Wii and getting a 360 b/c there are so many games that are coming on there! especially since FF games will start to come on the 360s that'll b badass. no longer are you able to get all the games u want on 1 system
Rayovac Advanced Member
United States
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Posted - 2009/03/06 : 03:36:57
quote:Originally posted by latininxtc:
quote:Originally posted by C Cell:
SNES > N64 > PS3 > Wii > Xbox360
If you ask me...
u rate SNES the best??? wow. what surprises me is how high u ranked the N64. there were not a lot of good games on that system.
and i've been thinking bout selling my Wii and getting a 360 b/c there are so many games that are coming on there! especially since FF games will start to come on the 360s that'll b badass. no longer are you able to get all the games u want on 1 system
I wasn't being serious. I do still have my SNES and N64 and love them dearly though. I love me some retro gaming.
Edit: There were a lot of good games for the 64. You just have to know where to look.
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Audio Warfare Advanced Member
United Kingdom
3,047 posts Joined: Mar, 2009
Posted - 2009/03/06 : 15:12:59
quote:Originally posted by silver:
I'm on my 3rd 360 and out of warranty now.
Same. :-/ Very badly built consoles.
The N64 was amazing. Couldn't imagine how many hours me and my mates clocked up on Mario Kart, Wave Race, Goldeneye and Perfect Dark. Mario 64 was revolutionary, the Zelda games where freakin awesome. There were a good few other decent games for it as well.
Quality over quantity FTW.
If it wasn't for Tony Hawks and RPG's I wouldn't even have bothered with a PS.
Snes and 64 aren't retro gaming, don't make me feel old. :P Spectrum FTW!
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Meathead Advanced Member
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Posted - 2009/03/06 : 15:16:54
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Posted - 2009/03/04 : 22:22:41
I do still have my SNES and N64 and love them dearly though. I love me some retro gaming.
