| | | | | heat sink. They made is small in order to |
| There is a myth that to fix red ring of death | | | | accommodate the DVD drive. The heat sink |
| errors by wrapping your Xbox 360 up in a towel | | | | keeps the system cool, but because they |
| and leaving it on! DO NOT DO THIS! may damage | | | | downsized it, your system can reach inner |
| your system, and while it may work for a little | | | | temperatures of over 100*C! |
| bit, it is going to break PERMANENTLY. It's like | | | | • Xbox 360s do not have a tilt safety device. |
| putting vegetable oil in your cars gas tank, sure it | | | | This means if you move your system while its |
| may run for a block but you have just ruined you | | | | on, it will scratch the disc---and this is NOT |
| car for a 2 minute trip! Don't break your | | | | covered in the warranty. |
| system---completely, avoid the "towel fix". | | | | • The fall 2006 update caused some Xbox |
| What do the red light errors mean? | | | | 360s to fail and boot only to the screen of death |
| • 1 light means you have had general | | | | • Microsoft reported Xbox 360 failure rates of |
| hardware failure. If you to send it in to get it | | | | 5%. Retailers reported failure rates of 30%! |
| repaired, without a warranty this costs $140. Not | | | | Microsoft never updated this number. |
| to mention it can take up to a month for you to | | | | • 94% of Xbox 360s don't need new parts |
| get your system back. Keep reading to learn how | | | | and can be fixed at home in under 1 hour! |
| you can fix it yourself at home. | | | | How to fix red ring of death errors and profit |
| • 2 lights mean your console is over | | | | from it! |
| heating---TURN IT OFF NOW TO AVOID | | | | Once you know how to fix red light error Xbox |
| SERIOUSLY DAMAGING YOUR SYSTEM! | | | | 360s you can easily buy them for under $60. If |
| • 3 lights also mean general hardware failure. | | | | you go to eBay and search for broken Xbox |
| • 4 lights simply mean there is a problem with | | | | 360s you should find a ton of people who are |
| the AV cable. Check the connection and replace if | | | | selling their system because they don't know how |
| necessary. | | | | to fix red light error Xbox 360s. You can buy |
| Shocking facts about your Xbox 360: | | | | them cheap, fix it, and either keep it or resell it |
| • Microsoft admitted that the first 11.6 million | | | | for profit. You can make about $100-$150 by |
| Xbox 360s sold had "a design flaw that could | | | | reselling it once it's fixed. |
| cause the device to fail"---this flaw was the LSI | | | | |