Posts Tagged ‘xbox 360 repair’

Xbox 360 3 Red Rings - Fixing It

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

Xbox 360 red lights in power switch? Here are some of the methods within this article to fix this problem and get you back to playing your game.

1. The most famous towel trick

Firstly, there is a towel trick that you can use to get your xbox 360 back into working condition within 20 minutes. It is not recommended unless you have a fire extinguisher because chances of your xbox 360 catching on fire is very high. This trick uses towels to wrap the xbox 360 in and overheat the xbox 360.

2. Sending back to Microsoft

A lot of people use this fix as they originally bought the xbox 360 from Microsoft. There is a catch though, because sending your xbox 360 back to Microsoft costs $140 and 2 weeks for them to repair it. Another added risk is that the repair is not guaranteed.

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Repair of Xbox 360 - Blame Microsoft

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

Microsoft has been sued for violation of consumer protection laws for continuing to sell the Xbox 360 despite being aware the hardware is (allegedly) likely to suffer the Red Rings of Death and fail. "Microsoft cannot deny that the console has a problem, after all it has extended the warranty on all units to cover the general hardware failure indicated by those three flashing red lights for a full three years.”

One thing that Microsoft will not do, however, is come clean with the exact size of the problem, although some analysts estimate this to possibly be as high as 15 percent. Many times, the repair fee for your video game system will go over $150 USD for sending to repairs to Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. If you have ever shipped your video game system to Microsoft, Nintendo or Sony in the past for repairs, or you visited your local video game retailer, undoubtedly you have found that you are just a 'number' on a long list of pending repair orders.

Looks like even the Elite version of the Xbox 360 is not free from the red rings of death. A good thing is to take advice and direction from XBox 360 users just like yourself who got just as frustrated as you are but who also have experience in electronics repair. Spending a few dollars now on a Xbox 360 repair manual and you can have a proven, safe, permanent and easy way for fixing your own Xbox 360 right away. If it just doesn't work, get your money back for the manual and send your XBox 360 to microsoft or your local booked-up repair center like you were already planning to do.

Presently, they are all that's available and more than enough to get your XBox 360 running permanently. Microsoft has openly admitted that there are major flaws within their product and using Xbox 360 system repairs is absolutely necessary. Repair center have been overloaded with waiting times for nearly over a month and even more with more and more people sending their consoles to get a Xbox 360 system fix. If you are in a dilemma of wanting to have your Xbox 360 up and playing on it without the hassle of sending it away for repairs, then you have come to the right place.

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The Ultimate Cure of Xbox Ring of Death

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Common sense advice would be to prevent rather than fix the Xbox ring of death. Given the fact that most of the technical problems that lead to the appearance of the red ring of death are triggered by overheating, you should try to keep the game console as well as possible. Hence, do not place the game console on the carpet and do not move it while the power is on. Then, proper air-ventilation of the area where the console is located could also help one avoid the necessity to fix the Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death.

Solutions to fix the Xbox ring of death

A well spread but controversial way to fix the Xbox ring of death is popularly known as the “towel” method and it consists in the wrapping of the console in several towels. You are supposed to leave it like that for about twenty minutes and then it should work. This exceptional solution is becoming the talk of the day in many social networks around the net. Nevertheless, chances are that you will do even more damage to the Xbox since the towels would prevent ventilation and increase the heat inside even further.

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