Xbox 360 Red Light Problem: Do’s and Don’ts

The Xbox 360 3 red lights are a serious problemenough, your game freezes and you have the
that over 500,000 people are facing with. Theinfamous Xbox 360 3 red lights.
worst thing about Xbox 360 3 red lights is thatYou can see now, that any "fix" involving heat will
the problem won't go away (i.e. your system willonly make the problem worse. To actually fix
keep getting the red ring of death until you fix it).your Xbox 360 3 red lights, you will need to take
Before you do anything to fix Xbox 360 3 redyour system apart, and put a spacer between
lights, DON'T DO THISthe motherboard and the heat sink (the cooler).
• Do not try to fix your Xbox 360 3 red lightsThis spacer could be a washer, and it will allow the
by wrapping your system in a towel or heating itmotherboard to "breathe" when it heats up.
with a hair dryer. Both of these "Xbox 360So how do I fix my Xbox 360 red lights once and
repairs" are said to fix the red ring of death butfor all?
this is not really true.The whole issue is stopping the GPU from coming
• While it is possible to temporarily get yourloose. This is not a complicated process but you
system working again using these methods, thewill need to take your system apart and put the
fix will not be permanent and the problem will getwasher in between the motherboard and heat
worse. As you will see in a moment, the wholesink carefully.
cause of Xbox 360 3 red lights is heat.You don't need advanced technical skills or special
• Be warned: right now there is about a 94%tools to perform a simple Xbox 360 repair. But,
chance that your Xbox 360 doesn't need newunless you are very technical, you will need the
parts to be fixed. Just a little tweak is all you willhelp of a professional Xbox 360 repair guide. For
need. However, if you use those bogus Xbox 360best results, you will want to get a guide that has
repair methods you will risk turning a temporaryvideo instruction; then it's just a simple matter of
problem into a permanent; one where you willfollowing along.
need to order new parts.Xbox 360 repair only takes about an hour, and it
What is the cause of Xbox 360 3 red lights? Whydoesn't require advanced tools or skills. Just do it
is my Xbox 360 constantly freezing?right once, and you will never have to worry
As mentioned above, the cause is heat. As theabout getting those darn red lights again.
motherboard heats up, it begins to vibrate. TheseBest of luck with your Xbox 360 3 red lights
vibrations cause a loosening of the GPU (graphicsrepair.
processing unit). Once the GPU comes loose