Thanks to its amazing range of games and unrivaled power, the Xbox 360 has been the best selling games computer for many years now. However, under that sexy cover lurks a darker side, and one that rears its ugly head all too often. Yes, I'm talking about the feared Xbox 360 Red Ring Of Death.
The red Ring Of Death is so called because when the console overheats, it flashes 3 red lights on the front of the case indicating a hardware failure. The error is essentially a result of the Xbox 360's slim line case and shortage of acceptable cooling. If you play games for a significant period of time, or if the console is stuck in a corner, or enclosed space then the heat isn't in a position to dissipate fast enough and the console fails.
fortunately , it's not terminal, even though it will need you to apply a fix ; simply restarting the machine will not work I'm scared. There are several fixes that can be applied to get rid of the red ring of death error, but firstly a note of alert. The so called Xbox 360 Towel Trick is a common way to attempt to solve the problem.
This fix involves wrapping the console in a big bath towel and letting it overheat even more! The idea behind this is that the acute heat will cause the damaged solder tracks on the main board to 're-flow' so fixing the issue. Your Xbox should be completely wrapped up in dry towels, thus obstructing all the airflow and permitting an enormous quantity of heat to build up inside the case. The entire process should be done for approximately fifteen mins, after which your Xbox 360 will amazingly start to work again.
I'm not sure where to start telling you how bad an idea the
Xbox 360 Towel Fix is. Not only is it a non-permanent fix at best, but almost all of the time it just will not work. Worse than this, {however | though] is the indisputable fact that you run an extremely high risk of setting your console, yourself and probably your home aflame. Do not try this deadly stunt. It may be free to try but you could lose an awful lot more than one or two dollars saved rather than buying a proper guide.
So, the simplest way to mend your damaged console without turning to the
Xbox 360 towel trick? Simple, just get a downloadable guide from the Net, preferably one with clear high-res videos, and you can fix the problem yourself using only standard household tools in under an hour. I fixed my damaged Xbox 360 18 months back and its still running fine. Thanks to one of these guides I have also been able to fix over forty other machines for friends, family and best of all.. Paying patrons. I know this works, and what's more all of my towels are where they belong - in the bathroom.
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