Fix Your Own XBox - Self Help: » Warning http://www.fixyourownxbox.com Repair XBox 360 and find X-Box service Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:29:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Common Errors and Fixes for the XBox 360 http://www.fixyourownxbox.com/2009/06/common-errors-and-fixes-for-the-xbox-360/ http://www.fixyourownxbox.com/2009/06/common-errors-and-fixes-for-the-xbox-360/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:59:03 +0000 Fix Your Own XBox http://www.fixyourownxbox.com/?p=56 Flashing red lights on the Xbox 360’s is a bad sign, but all red lights don’t mean you’re at death’s door. You can still fix it.

The front power button ring on the X-Box is divided into quadrants – four of them if you look closely enough. Each “quadrant: indicates a separate problem when it turns red. Here are some common quadrant error configs.

If all of the lights are flashing except the first this means you’re having a general hardware failure. This is the famed 3 red ring failure. The standard procedure of operation is to unplug all cables from the unit, remove the hard drive, put everything back in, and then boot up. Try this first!

If the problem is indicated in the second quadrant of the system, it is overheating. Unplug the unit from the power supply and let it cool down for a while.

Third quadrant of the Xbox 360 ring of light is also diagnosed as a hardware failure, so follow the same procedure as the red ring failure.

If all four lights are flashing on the front of your console then it’s probably a simple fix. Try removing and reinserting the AV cable from the unit, and make sure the cord clicks into place.

]]> http://www.fixyourownxbox.com/2009/06/common-errors-and-fixes-for-the-xbox-360/feed/ 19 As they lay me beneath the Red, Red Lights of Home http://www.fixyourownxbox.com/2009/06/the-red-red-lights-of-home/ http://www.fixyourownxbox.com/2009/06/the-red-red-lights-of-home/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:49:57 +0000 Fix Your Own XBox http://www.fixyourownxbox.com/?p=54 Is your X-Box on its way out or just having a bad day? One of your biggest fears is probably getting the evil “red ring of death” that will devastate any xbox owner. When you see 3 lights flashing, you’ve probably got a major malfunction.

Many people have been forced to get a new Xbox 360 after seeing this. When we noticed so many systems were dying off, we decided to publish a few clues to fixing your box. Or maybe, if this isn’t your worst nightmare yet, we can help you prevent it in the future… read more

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