| If you are an Xbox 360 owner for any length of | | | | depending on the severity of the problem. After this |
| time or know someone who has, then you are | | | | period of time, you get your Xbox 360 system back |
| probably experienced the dreaded "Red Ring Of | | | | and hopefully it is repaired. Hopefully meaning |
| Death ". What are the "red ring of death errors?" | | | | Microsoft doesn't guarantee the problem will be |
| They are when 3 of the four lights around in the | | | | fixable, and the console was returned without being |
| front of the console start flashing red when the | | | | damaged in transit process. |
| system is turned on. This isn't the only problem which | | | | The best solution to fix the ring of death issue is to |
| can affect your Xbox 360, but this problem is one | | | | perform it yourself at home. To do this, I suggest |
| that often requires repair work to be done on the | | | | you to pickup a professional Xbox repair guide with |
| Xbox 360 in order for the blinking red lights to go | | | | detailed video instructions. Home repair guide offers |
| away. | | | | step-by-step instructions on how to easily fix the "3 |
| The Xbox 360 red ring of death mean your system | | | | flashing red lights " as well as other Xbox 360 issues |
| is encountering a general hardware failure. Turning the | | | | like overheating, graphics errors, and freezings. If you |
| system on and off or allowing the console to cool | | | | don't know what you are doing. Rest assured, the |
| down will not fix the problem. The system will need | | | | guide is designed for non-technical people, and it |
| to have repairs done. Microsoft support can perform | | | | shows you how to safely take it apart and how to |
| the "fix" for you, but there are some issues regarding | | | | do each step safely. It is not so scary once you get |
| this. First, in order for Microsoft to repair your Xbox | | | | a good look at your system and you are shown |
| 360, they will charge you $140 plus shipping. This | | | | what to do! |
| process alone can take between 8-10 weeks | | | | |