Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death Errors: Facts and Myths

 heat sink. They made is small in order to
There is a myth that to fix red ring of deathaccommodate the DVD drive. The heat sink
errors by wrapping your Xbox 360 up in a towelkeeps the system cool, but because they
and leaving it on! DO NOT DO THIS! may damagedownsized it, your system can reach inner
your system, and while it may work for a littletemperatures 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 itThis means if you move your system while its
may run for a block but you have just ruined youon, it will scratch the disc---and this is NOT
car for a 2 minute trip! Don't break yourcovered 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 it5%. Retailers reported failure rates of 30%!
repaired, without a warranty this costs $140. NotMicrosoft 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 howand 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 overfrom it!
heating---TURN IT OFF NOW TO AVOIDOnce 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 with360s you should find a ton of people who are
the AV cable. Check the connection and replace ifselling 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 millionfor profit. You can make about $100-$150 by
Xbox 360s sold had "a design flaw that couldreselling it once it's fixed.
cause the device to fail"---this flaw was the LSI