| | | | | on the hard drive and doing this will help to |
| There are three options to choose from when | | | | remove it. |
| you have the Xbox 360 3 Flashing Red Lights | | | | Next, you can try is to unplug the console and |
| problem. The reason the problem occurs is due to | | | | turning it so it is in a vertical position. Take a hand |
| the console getting too hot and overheating. | | | | and apply pressure or squeeze the area where |
| Nothing can be done about this because it is | | | | the hard drive is contained. The pressure causes |
| completely due to the design of the equipment. | | | | the motherboard to reset itself. It will not reset |
| The heat it encounters because of game play | | | | the internal data but will help to fix the problem |
| causes the Xbox 360 3 Flashing Red Lights to | | | | most of the time. Make sure the console is off |
| show. To counter act this Xbox 360 3 Flashing | | | | when this step is applied. |
| Red Lights problem, you might consider letting the | | | | Third, make sure your console is not running from |
| console sit where there is maximum air flow | | | | an extension cord or surge protector and is |
| instead of in a closet or cabinet where it is stuffy. | | | | running into a wall outlet. The power surges can |
| First, to try to fix the Xbox 360 3 flashing Red | | | | allow games with a high power setting to run on |
| Lights problem, you can turn the console off and | | | | lower settings causing the game to overheat. The |
| unplug anything attached to the console including | | | | power brick could also be set on a box so the fan |
| the hard drive. Put everything taken off back on | | | | can move the air in and out as it needs to make |
| to clear the cache. There can be bad data stored | | | | it easier to cool itself. |