| This basic Xbox 360 repair guide will explain what | | | | get new parts rather than just tweaking your |
| you need to do to fix the Xbox 360 red ring of | | | | system! |
| death. Plus you will learn what NOT to do to avoid | | | | Yes, it is very frustrating to have the red lights |
| damaging your system. To start with, let's cover | | | | and your system freeze up. But realistically, you |
| the cause of Xbox 360 red lights. | | | | can fix the problem in less than an hour, it doesn't |
| The cause of Xbox 360 red lights: what no Xbox | | | | require technical skills, and you can use common |
| 360 repair guide can do without! | | | | house hold tools. Fix the problem right once and |
| The red ring of death is caused by heat. When | | | | get back to care free gaming. |
| the motherboard heats up, it begins to vibrate. | | | | A simple Xbox 360 repair guide |
| These vibrations cause a loosening of the GPU | | | | You should get a professional Xbox 360 repair |
| (graphics processing unit). Once the GPU comes | | | | guide that will guide you through this process step |
| loose enough, the system freezes up. | | | | by step. It is a very simple process, and I will |
| Avoid BOGUS Xbox 360 repair guides that tell | | | | outline a simple Xbox 360 repair guide here: |
| you to use a towel or a hair dryer | | | | 1. Take the faceplate and cover off |
| There is an infamous Xbox 360 repair guide that | | | | 2. Carefully remove the motherboard, X clamp, |
| says you can fix your red lights by wrapping your | | | | and heat sink |
| system in a towel (or using a hair dryer). This is | | | | 3. Install 2 washers between the heat sink screws |
| not true, do not do anything this Xbox 360 repair | | | | and the motherboard |
| guide says, as it can permanently damage your | | | | 4. Clean off the GPU and heat sink |
| system. | | | | 5. Put everything back together |
| Right now, there is about a 94% chance your | | | | Do this, and you will no longer be plagued by |
| system does not need new parts; you just need | | | | those blasted red lights. Best of luck, and happy |
| a little tweak to get it up and running. As you saw | | | | gaming, I hope you enjoyed this simple Xbox 360 |
| above, the issue is heat and the motherboard | | | | repair guide. |
| vibrating until the GPU comes loose. Any Xbox | | | | Here is your EASY step by step Xbox 360 repair |
| 360 repair guide that proposes you use heat is | | | | guide so you can permanently fix your Xbox 360 |
| bogus. Any time you heat your system, you risk | | | | red light errors! |
| causing permanent damage and you may need to | | | | |